Russia is modernizing kamikaze drones, changing the color and guidance system to overcome electronic warfare. It also launches drone-imitators that can carry explosives to exhaust air defense.
On the night of May 20, Russia attacked Ukraine with 108 Shahed drones. Ukrainian air defense destroyed 93 UAVs in the eastern, northern and central regions.
On the night of May 19, Russia attacked Ukraine with 112 drones. Air defense destroyed 76 "Shahed" drones, but Kharkiv, Sumy, Donetsk, Cherkasy, and Kirovohrad regions were affected.
On the night of May 18, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 273 drones, of which 88 "shaheds" were shot down. 128 drone simulators were lost locationally.
On the night of May 17, Russia attacked Ukraine with 62 drones. Air defense forces shot down 36 enemy UAVs in the eastern, northern, southern, western and central regions.
On the night of May 16, russia attacked Ukraine with 112 Shahed-type drones and others. Air defense forces shot down 73 strike UAVs, 36 simulators were lost locationally. Odesa, Zhytomyr, Chernihiv, Mykolaiv, and Kyiv regions were affected by the russian attack.
Ukrainian defenders destroyed a rare Russian ZALA Z-20 drone equipped with artificial intelligence in the Lyman direction of the Donetsk region. The drone costs $200,000.
On the night of May 15, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 110 Shahed-type drones. Air defense forces shot down 62 UAVs. Sumy, Dnipropetrovsk, Poltava, Kyiv, and Ivano-Frankivsk regions were under attack.
On the night of May 13, the enemy attacked Ukraine with 10 "Shahed" UAV simulators from Primorsko-Akhtarsk. Ukrainian air defense successfully shot down all 10 enemy drones.
On the night of May 12, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 108 «Shahed» and other UAVs from different directions. Defense forces shot down 55 «Shahed» in the east, north, south and center of the country, but 30 simulators were lost.
On the night of May 11, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 108 Shahed-type drones and simulators. Defense forces shot down 60 UAVs, another 41 simulators were lost locally.
At night, after the end of the three-day "truce", Russia launched "Shaheds" at Ukraine. The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported a threat of strike UAVs in several regions, including Sumy, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia.
The parade featured the leaders of 30 countries, the military and the equipment Russia is using in its war against Ukraine. After the parade, Putin congratulated the DPRK military.
The National Security and Defense Council stated that the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation is spreading false accusations of Ukraine violating the ceasefire. In fact, the Russian Federation is violating its own "truce", hitting civilians in Kharkiv region with drones, launching air strikes on Sumy region and attacking at the front.
During the day, the Russians shelled settlements in Kharkiv region with various types of weapons. In Vasylivka, a man was blown up by an explosive device, houses and infrastructure were damaged.
On May 7, the enemy launched 31 attack UAVs. Air defense forces shot down 20 "Shahed" drones in the north and center of Ukraine. Uman and surrounding villages in the Cherkasy region were damaged.
In Kyiv, a family of zoo volunteers and 5 of their cats died as a result of a Russian drone attack, one cat survived and ended up in the hospital.
On the night of May 6-7, Russia attacked Ukraine with missiles and drones from various directions. The defense forces shot down 2 ballistic missiles and 81 strike UAVs, but there are casualties in 5 regions.
Zelenskyy instructed the Ministry of Defense and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to cooperate with partners to finance the production of interceptor drones. Ukraine has significantly strengthened its drone capabilities for defense.
Airports closed in a number of Russian cities, and the "Carpet" plan was introduced in Moscow. The mayor of Moscow announced an attack by Ukrainian drones, which were allegedly shot down in the Moscow region.
At night, Russia attacked Ukraine with 136 UAVs. 54 Shahed-type drones were shot down, 70 were locationally lost. Kharkiv, Odesa and Dnipropetrovsk regions were affected.
On the night of May 6, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with kamikaze drones, carrying out more than 20 strikes on various districts of the city. Private houses and a shopping center were damaged, there are victims.
On the night of May 6, Kharkiv was subjected to a massive drone attack, with 17 hits recorded in four districts of the city. Residential buildings, a car and a restaurant building were damaged, and two people were injured.
On the night of May 6, Russian troops launched a massive attack on Kharkiv, using UAVs, a series of explosions were recorded in the Industrialnyi, Kholodnohirskyi, Shevchenkivskyi and Kyivskyi districts.
On the night of May 6, Russian troops attacked Kharkiv with a Shahed-type drone, hitting the central district. As a result of the strike, a private house caught fire, and information about casualties is being clarified.
Over the past day, the enemy shelled 7 settlements in the Kharkiv region. 4 people were injured in Zolochiv, including two children, 2 in Kupyansk, and 3 in Tsirkuny.
Overnight, Russia launched two ballistic missiles and 116 drones at Ukraine. Air defense forces shot down 42 drones, 21 UAVs did not reach their targets, Sumy and Donetsk regions were affected by the russian attack.
Russian troops shelled Kharkiv region, using KABs, UAVs and rockets. There are dead and wounded among civilians, houses, administrative buildings and educational institutions were damaged.
On the night of May 4, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 165 drones. Air defense forces destroyed 69 enemy Shahed-type UAVs. Kharkiv, Donetsk, Dnipropetrovsk, Cherkasy and Kyiv regions were affected.
On the night of May 3, the Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with two ballistic missiles and 183 drones. 77 Shahed-type ударних БпЛА drones were shot down in the east, north, south, and center of the country.