On the night of May 31, Kharkiv was attacked by enemy UAVs, the Shevchenkivskyi and Kyivskyi districts were affected. In total, eight hits were recorded, there is damage and one person injured.
In May, more than 89,000 enemy targets were hit and destroyed with the help of drones. The enemy is copying the experience of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and is actively scaling up its unmanned units.
Overnight, Sumy was subjected to a series of Russian UAV and guided aerial bomb strikes. There are destructions, including a fire at an industrial enterprise and damage to residential buildings, but, preliminarily, there are no casualties.
The President of Ukraine instructed to increase the production of interceptor drones, attracting more funding from partners. There will also be separate funding for the Ukrainian ballistic program.
The movement of enemy strike UAVs has been recorded in the Chernihiv, Kyiv, Zhytomyr, Kharkiv, and Dnipropetrovsk regions. At night, the enemy launched a combined attack on Ukraine.
Overnight, rescuers extinguished a fire in a private house caused by falling UAV debris. Two people were injured and received medical assistance.
Enemy drones have been detected moving in the Kyiv region. Air defense forces are working in the region, residents are urged to remain in shelters.
On the morning of May 23, Russian drones attacked the Kyiv region. Air defense forces are working, local authorities urge people to remain in shelters until the end of the alarm.
29 flights were delayed for departure and 33 for arrival at Sheremetyevo airport due to the threat of a drone attack. Russian air defense forces reported shooting down 159 Ukrainian UAVs over Russian regions.
The Cabinet of Ministers allowed attracting charitable contributions through United24 for the purchase of UAVs and tactical-level electronic warfare equipment for the “Drone Line” project. Up to 10 million drones will be produced in Ukraine in 2025.
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has approved the new "Vespa-15" strike drone for use in the Armed Forces, which can hit enemy equipment and manpower day and night, and is also resistant to electronic warfare equipment.
Russian troops shelled Kupiansk at around 8 a. m., killing a 55-year-old woman. Four employees of the municipal service were injured, three of them were hospitalized. A company car was damaged.
Russian drones attacked Kozacha Lopan, wounding two men. After that, the occupiers struck an FPV drone at the "ambulance" brigade that arrived at the scene.
An agent of the Russian special services was planning an attack with kamikaze drones on the power lines that feed Kyiv. He tried to attach a GPS tracker to the power line support.
The meeting discussed the missile program, production and use of drones. They also paid attention to the protection of Ukrainian infrastructure.
"Typhoon" received the "Nebokrai" mobile workshop for repairing and manufacturing FPV drones in the field. The cost of the workshop was 527.5 thousand UAH.
Russian troops carried out 110 shellings of the Sumy region. Four civilians were killed, including one child, 14 people were injured, and civilian infrastructure was damaged.
A Russian FPV drone attacked a village in the Zaporizhzhia region, damaging a car on the roadway. According to preliminary information, there were no casualties.
Cherkasy was attacked by enemy drones at night, which caused 5 fires at different addresses. Residential apartments, a warehouse and a country house were damaged, one person was injured.
In March and April 2025, Ukrainian drones hit over 160,000 enemy targets. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Syrskyi noted the increase in the efficiency of UAVs.
Latvian companies will supply 12,000 drones within the framework of the Drone Coalition. Support for the coalition to Ukraine in 2024 amounted to EUR 1.8 billion.
Russian military personnel have begun to use motorcycles more actively for assaults due to a shortage of light equipment. This is also done for faster movement and to avoid strikes by Ukrainian drones.
Japanese company NTT successfully tested the world's first drone capable of inducing and redirecting lightning to protect infrastructure. During the test on December 13, 2024, the drone withstood a strike of up to 150,000 amperes and remained in the air.
The Russian education system is becoming increasingly politicized and militarized after the invasion of Ukraine. This is aimed at educating young people in the spirit of aggressive nationalism and promoting readiness for military service.
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin ratified the comprehensive strategic partnership treaty with Iran. The document, signed in Moscow on January 17, 2025, solidifies the status of strategic partners and covers all areas of cooperation.
On April 19, the AFU struck the launch site of Russian UAVs near Tiotkino in the Kursk region. As a result of the attack, up to 20 drone operators were eliminated.
In the first quarter of 2025, Ukraine imported 127. 8 thousand civilian drones worth $371.3 million. This is 39% more than in 2024, with 98% of the drones coming from China.
State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko said that Russia did not adhere to the "Easter truce". Shelling and attacks on border guards continued on the border in Sumy, Chernihiv, and Kharkiv regions.
Russia officially announced the end of the "Easter truce". The Russian Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of violating it and resumed attacks on the positions of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on all sections of the front.
In the morning of April 21, 2025, Russian troops attacked the village of Bilozerka in the Kherson region with drones. As a result, a 72-year-old woman who was on the street died, and two men were injured.
