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Leningrad Region Asks Veterans to Join New Air Defense Units After Drones Smash Oil Export Terminals

Ukraine has launched an increasing number of attacks on critical oil and export infrastructure in the region since mid-March.

Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 1 in Belgorod Region

Local authorities said the person was riding on a motorcycle near the border with northeastern Ukraine.

Smoke Plume Rises Above Krasnodar Oil Depot After Ukraine and Russia Trade Deadly Barrages

Authorities in Krasnodar said a woman and a teenage girl were killed in a Ukrainian drone attack on the port town of Tuapse.

Ukrainian Drones Reportedly Target Petrochemical Plant in Bashkortostan

The Sterlitamak Nitrogen-Hydrogen Plant produces ammonia, nitrogen-based fertilizers and chemical components used in jet fuel.

Zelensky Says Kyiv Seized a Russian Position With Drones and Robots. Is This a Game Changer?

Experts said Zelensky’s statement highlights how unmanned systems “are already transforming both tactics and strategy” in the war.

Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 1 in Lipetsk Region

Authorities said the attack took place in the city of Yelets, where four people were hospitalized for injuries they suffered in the attack.

Russia and Ukraine Trade Drone Strikes Ahead of Easter Truce

“Ukraine will adhere to the ceasefire and respond strictly in kind,” Zelensky said in a post on X.

Ukrainian Drone Strikes Kill 1 in Volgograd Region

Russia’s Defense Ministry said 57 Ukrainian drones were downed in the Volgograd region between Thursday night and early Friday morning.

Drone Debris Kills Man in Village Near Novorossiysk

Russia’s Defense Ministry said it intercepted 69 Ukrainian drones across Russia between Monday night and Tuesday morning, including in the Krasnodar...

Russia Summons Japan’s Ambassador Over Ukraine Drone Deal

Terra Drone Corporation said last week that it would make a “strategic investment” in Amazing Drones, a Kharkiv-based firm that develops and manufactures...

Ukrainian Drone Attack Kills Child and Parents in Vladimir Region

A second child, a girl, survived but was hospitalized for burns, regional authorities said on Tuesday morning.

Ukrainian Strikes Hit Southern Russia, Killing 1 and Wounding Several Others

Unverified reports said chemical plants tied to fertilizer and explosives production were targeted in the attacks.

Ukraine Renewing Drone Strikes on TurkStream Facilities, Gazprom Says

The company said three Ukrainian drones targeted a compressor station in the southern Krasnodar region overnight.

Finland Probes New 'Unmanned Aircraft' Crash Near Russian Border

An "unmanned fixed-wing aircraft" was detected on the ice of Lake Pyhajarvi in eastern Finland, near the border with Russia, during a morning patrol.

Ukrainian Drones Damage Ust-Luga Port Again

Ukraine has struck Baltic Sea ports multiple times over the past week in a bid to deprive Russia of windfalls from soaring oil prices.

Ukrainian Drone Strike Kills 1 in Rostov Region

Authorities said that the port city of Taganrog bore the brunt of a wider air assault on the southern Rostov region.

Fire Reported After Ukrainian Strike on Ust-Luga Port

The northwestern port suffered damage this week when it was targeted by drones in an attack claimed by Ukraine's military.

1 Killed in Ukrainian Drone Strike on Belgorod Region

Belgorod region Governor Vyacheslav Gladkov said one drone struck a vehicle in the border village of Malomikhaylovka, killing the driver.

Kremlin Denies Report It’s Sending Iran Attack Drones

Top spokesman Dmitry Peskov said information about reported drone shipments to Tehran was “fake.”

Major Oil Refinery in Leningrad Region Reportedly Damaged in Ukrainian Drone Strike

Authorities said that an industrial site was damaged in the Kirishky district, which is home to the Kirishinefteorgsintez oil refinery.

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