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- 20h ago
Russia and Ukraine escalate drone strikes as Moscow airports restrict flights and Ukrainian cities are hit
Russia says it downed 610 Ukrainian drones overnight and restricted flights at Moscow's four main airports, while Ukrainian officials report deaths in Kherson and Sloviansk.
- Sep 11
Russian strike on Pavlohrad shopping mall kills five as aerial attacks hit Ukrainian cities
A daylight drone attack on a commercial centre in Pavlohrad injured 67 people, while overnight bombardments hit residential buildings in Kyiv and an industrial plant in Dnipro.
- Aug 3
Russia says it downed 635 Ukrainian drones overnight; at least 14 killed in cross-border strikes
Ukrainian drone attacks killed nine people across three Russian regions, while Russian strikes left five dead in eastern and southern Ukraine, marking one of the highest single-night exchange tolls of the war.
- Aug 2
Ukraine hits Engels bomber base, Saratov refinery and Wildberries hub in overnight drone barrage
Overnight August 1-2, Ukrainian forces struck the Engels strategic bomber airfield, a Rosneft refinery in Saratov, and a Wildberries logistics centre in Samara region, while Russia claimed a record 1,158 drones intercepted.
- Aug 1
Russian ballistic missile barrage kills nine in Kyiv, damages Lithuanian embassy; Ukraine intercepted only one of 27 Iskanders
Overnight strikes on 1 August hit five districts of the Ukrainian capital with 35 missiles and 185 drones, killing nine people and wounding more than 30, including four children. President Zelensky said a single ballistic missile was intercepted, citing a lack of Patriot systems.
- Jul 18
Ukrainian drone strike kills 7 at Russian logistics hub, over 370 drones target Moscow region
A Ukrainian drone attack on a Wildberries logistics centre in Kotovsk killed seven night-shift workers and injured 24, while over 370 drones targeted the Moscow region overnight, with air defences downing most.
- Jul 10
Ukraine's drone campaign cripples Russian refineries, triggering fuel crisis for 50 million
A wave of Ukrainian drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and fuel depots has triggered a nationwide fuel crisis, with long queues, rationing, and remote work directives spreading across multiple regions.
- Jul 4
Ukraine strikes St. Petersburg oil terminal and Baltic port in large-scale drone attack, fuel shortages spread across Russia
Ukrainian drones struck an oil terminal in St. Petersburg and the Baltic port of Vysotsk overnight, Russian officials said, as Kyiv's campaign against Russian energy infrastructure deepened fuel shortages across the country.
- Jul 4
US envoys Witkoff and Kushner urge compromise in Kyiv after Moscow talks with Putin
US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday following a meeting with Vladimir Putin in Moscow, urging both sides to compromise as the war threatens to continue into winter.
- May 31
Ukrainian Drones Strike Saratov Refinery and Oil Depot, Triggering Fuel Rationing in Occupied Crimea
Ukrainian forces launched a wave of overnight drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, striking the Saratov refinery and an oil depot near Taganrog, which prompted Moscow-installed authorities in occupied Crimea to impose strict fuel rationing.
