A kamikaze drone has attacked a military base in Tiraspol, the capital of the unrecognized republic of Transnistria, the press service for the region’s security ministry told RIA Novosti. The Sunday incident reportedly caused a fire but resulted in no casualties. Tiraspol is the capital of the unrecognized republic of …
Read More »Drone attack hits St. Petersburg – media (VIDEOS)
A powerful blast rocked the Russian city of St. Petersburg early on Saturday when a drone crashed into an apartment block, local media have reported. City authorities have confirmed “an incident” took place and that an evacuation was underway. According to local outlet Fontanka, the explosion occurred in the northern …
Read More »Friendly fire targets US drone in Red Sea
The German frigate Hessen, which was deployed to the Red Sea as part of an EU mission, mistakenly fired on an American drone earlier this week, the German Defense Ministry said on Wednesday. Berlin had previously disclosed the Hessen’s first successful engagement, in which the vessel shot down two Houthi …
Read More »Russian defense chief inspects drone production facilities (VIDEO)
Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has inspected drone production facilities in the central part of the country, where he was shown new types of unmanned aircraft and new materials that make them more resilient to attacks and other types of impact. In a statement on Saturday, the Russian Defense Ministry …
Read More »Drone attack on Crimea and Azov Sea repelled – Russian Defense Ministry
Ukrainian forces were foiled in their attempt to launch drone attacks against several targets, with 22 unmanned aerial vehicles downed by Russian air defenses and another 13 intercepted over the Sea of Azov and the Republic of Crimea, according to Russian officials. Traffic on the main bridge linking mainland Russia with …
Read More »Mass drone attack on Moscow repelled – mayor
Ukrainian forces have targeted the Russian capital in an attempted coordinated drone attack, with at least 20 UAVs intercepted over Moscow, Bryansk, Kaluga and Tula regions early Sunday morning, according to the mayor and the Defense Ministry. “A massive drone attack was attempted tonight… The air defense forces shot down UAVs in …
Read More »Ukrainian drone strike kills child in Russian border region – governor
Three people, including a young child, have been killed and two others severely wounded in a suspected Ukrainian drone attack on Russia’s Belgorod Region, Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said Thursday morning. According to the governor, a plane-type UAV was intercepted by the air defenses en route to the regional capital, but its …
Read More »Ukrainian drone strike causes blackout in Russia – governor
Russian air defense systems engaged several hostile targets over the Kursk region on Friday morning, but one of the incoming drones managed to hit an electrical substation causing a blackout, according to governor Roman Starovoyt. “A Ukrainian drone dropped two explosive devices on a substation,” Starovoyt wrote on Telegram at 5:00am local …
Read More »Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow and Crimea foiled – MOD
Two unmanned aerial vehicles were destroyed en route to Moscow in the early hours of Sunday, while at least half a dozen attempted to strike various targets in the Crimean Peninsula, the Defense Ministry said in a statement. “The air defense repelled a drone attack on Moscow over the Istra district …
Read More »Ukrainian drone targets Russian ‘atomic city’ – governor
An unmanned aircraft has targeted the Russian city of Kurchatov, an industrial hub near the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant, the governor of Kursk Region said on Friday morning. The attack resulted in minor damage to a non-residential building, Roman Starovoyt wrote on Telegram. No one was hurt in the incident, …
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