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Drones
‘White Swan’ Strategic Bombers Withdrawn to Russia’s Far East
Apparently in an attempt to put its Tu-160 strategic bombers “out of harm’s way” following Ukraine’s Spiderweb drone strike Moscow has begun dispersing them as far away as possible.
June 8, 2025
NATO
Why Has Russia Moved Strategic Bombers to Eastern Siberia?
Open-source satellite images have revealed an apparent redeployment of Tupolev TU-95 strategic bombers to the Belaya airbase, 4,000 kilometers from Ukraine.
May 6, 2025
F-16
Ukrainian F-16 Pilot Shoots Down 6 Russian Cruise Missiles in Single Sortie
A Ukrainian Air Force spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that one of its F-16 pilots had shot down the missiles during the massive Dec. 13 Russian missile attack.
Jan. 7, 2025
Kyiv
Another Ukrainian Portable Missile Brings Down a Russian Cruise Missile
Ukraine’s border guards posted a video of its Zhytomyr detachment’s air defense unit engaging and destroying a Kh-101 cruise with a MANPADS missile somewhere over the Kyiv region on Sunday.
Nov. 19, 2024
ATACMS
Was Attack on Ammo Depot in Russia’s Bryansk Region First Cross-Border ATACMS Strike? Russia Says Yes
Reports suggest Ukraine may have used US-made ATACMS missiles for the first time to strike a military facility in Russia, after Biden gave the go-ahead for long-range strikes.
Nov. 19, 2024
Drones
Russia Launches 120 Missiles, 90 Drones in Sunday Attack on Ukraine – Zelensky
The Ukrainian president said in his Sunday morning address that Ukraine managed to down more than 140 aerial targets thanks to air defense groups and jets, including the F-16s.
Nov. 17, 2024
Drones
Waves of Russian Drones, Missiles Hit Across Ukraine
The drone strikes persisted intermittently for multiple hours on Sunday morning, followed by dozens of missiles, including the Kinzhal hypersonic missiles.
Nov. 17, 2024
Belarus
Why Has Russia Deployed Two of its Kinzhal Carrying Aircraft to Belarus?
Military commentators are puzzling over the reasons why Russia has moved two of its MiG-31K fighter aircraft, which carry the Kinzhal high velocity ballistic missile, to Belarus this week.
Oct. 11, 2024
Kyiv
Ukraine Downs Two Kinzhal Missiles Over Kyiv, Third Hits Key Airfield in Khmelnytsky Region
The missile attack on Kyiv resulted in debris falling in three districts, causing damage. However, the consequences of the strike on the Starokostiantyniv airfield remain unclear.
Oct. 7, 2024
F-16
Did Ukraine Lose More F-16 Fighter Aircraft in Thursday’s Missile Attack?
Several pro-Russian media sites carry unconfirmed reports that Ukraine lost more of its F-16s after the airfield in which they were based was hit by Kinzhal high velocity missiles.
Sept. 28, 2024