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☆ Russia's new drone strikes are to create the impression of limiting Ukraine's counteroffensive but are having little actual impact, experts say
  + stars: | 2023-05-15 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
But the strikes don't appear to be having any real impact on Ukraine's efforts, they said. The earlier assessment added that Russian forces were "more focused on sustaining a regular series of missile strikes than the actual effectiveness of the strikes." It's not clear exactly when the expected Ukrainian counteroffensive will start, but Ukraine's deputy defense minister said that when it does "Russia will be in panic." However, it added that Russian forces have used significantly fewer high-precision missiles in these latest strikes, in comparison to earlier campaigns against Ukraine's critical infrastructure. Meanwhile, it added, Ukrainian forces "have been more effective in shooting down Russian precision systems."
☆ A Ukrainian donation drive built an 'Army of Drones' and picked up an unusual system called a 'Shahed Hunter' for Kyiv's forces
  + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
It has used the funds to purchase thousands of UAVs, and systems to hunt Russian drones. The Shahed Hunter system is a network of radars and signal jammers that can detect Russian drones from around 25 miles away, Fedorov said. It's unclear where, exactly, the Shahed Hunter systems have been used or how many times they have been deployed. But Fedorov noted that Ukraine needs more of the systems to defend against continuous waves of Russian drone attacks. On Sunday night alone, Ukraine's air defense systems shot down 35 drones — 30 of which targeted Kyiv, according to the country's defense ministry.
☆ Ukraine military says all 35 drones Russia launched overnight destroyed
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
May 8 (Reuters) - Ukraine's top military command said on Monday that its forces destroyed all 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia had launched overnight at different targets around the country. It added that in addition, 61 airstrikes and 52 attacks from the heavy rocket salvo fire systems were launched over the past day on the positions of Ukrainian forces and populated areas. "Unfortunately, there are dead and wounded civilians, high-rise buildings, private homes and other civilian infrastructure were damaged," it said. Kyiv's Mayor Klitschko said that at least five people were injured in the capital amidst damage done to buildings and infrastructure. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Michael PerryOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wave of attacks ahead of Russian holiday
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +2 min
CONFLICT* Ukraine's top military command said its forces destroyed all 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia had launched overnight at targets around the country. * Russia's Wagner mercenary group appeared to ditch plans to withdraw from Bakhmut, saying it had been promised more arms and suggesting it may keep up the assault on what Russia sees as a stepping stone in the Donbas region. * At least five people were wounded by Russian strikes on Kyiv, officials in the Ukrainian capital said. Press service of "Concord"/Handout via REUTERSEU WEIGHS SANCTIONS ON CHINA* The European Union has proposed sanctions on Chinese companies accused of selling equipment that could be used in weapons to support Russia's war machine, the Financial Times said. RECENT IN-DEPTH STORIES* ANALYSIS-Russia's mercenary boss deepens fog of Ukraine war while deflecting blame* INSIGHT-Ukraine's nuclear deal with Canada's Cameco carries big risks, rewards* ANALYSIS-Kremlin incident gives Putin cover to deepen war* COLUMN-Global ammunition race may decide Ukraine warEditing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Ukrainians with cellphones and machine guns are forcing Russia to change how it launches its drone attacks
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Ukraine's flexible and adaptive air defenses have forced Russia to change its drone tactics. STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesThis marks yet another turn in the drone war between Russia and Ukraine. In the days after Russia invaded in February 2022, Ukrainian drones armed with anti-tank missiles or even homemade bombs wreaked havoc on Russian armored columns. "Drip-feeding lots and lots of Shaheds for several months" also depleted Ukraine's stockpile of air-defense missiles and shells, Bronk said. STR/NurPhoto via Getty Images"The Orlan is one of the biggest problems because it can fly above the range of" portable air-defense missiles and anti-aircraft guns, Bronk said.
☆ Russia's war on Ukraine latest: Wave of attacks ahead of Victory Day holiday
  + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
May 8 (Reuters) - Russia carried out drone, missile and air strikes on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities through the night, escalating attacks in the run-up to its cherished Victory Day holiday that celebrates the defeat of Nazi Germany. CONFLICT* Ukraine's top military command said its forces destroyed all 35 Iranian-made Shahed drones that Russia had launched overnight at targets around the country. * Kyiv's mayor said at least five people were wounded in the capital amid damage to a fuel depot, cars, buildings and infrastructure. * Russia has intensified shelling of Bakhmut hoping to take it by Tuesday - Russia's Victory Day holiday, Ukraine's top general in charge of the defence of the besieged city said, vowing to do everything to prevent it. EU WEIGHS SANCTIONS ON CHINA* The European Union has proposed sanctions on Chinese firms accused of selling equipment that could be used in weapons to support Russia's war machine, the Financial Times said.
☆ Ukraine says it downed hypersonic Russian missile with U.S. air defence system
  + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Olena Harmash Tom Balmforth | Olena Harmash | Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukrainian Air Force Commander Mykola Oleshchuk said the Kh-47 Kinzhal had been shot down on Thursday night over the region outside Kyiv. The Air Force said it had been taken down by a U.S. Patriot air defence system. Ukraine said the missile was fired during a drone attack on Kyiv and other cities in the early hours of Thursday. Ukraine's Air Force was previously seen as unable to shoot down ballistic missiles, which Russia used to strike residential areas and Ukraine's power infrastructure. The Air Force on Saturday said it shot down eight Shahed drones launched by Russia on the eastern and south-east Ukrainian regions in an overnight attack.
☆ Ukraine says it used a US-made Patriot system to shot down a Russian hypersonic missile for the first time
  + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Ukraine reportedly shot down a Russian hypersonic Kinzhal missile for the first time. One of the photos shows a nose cone that strongly resembles the one used in the Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile, the outlet noted. A shot of a Patriot missile battery firing an interceptor in a US Army test. The Patriot missile defense system is a ground-based interceptor able to eliminate airborne threats. The Kh-47M2 Kinzhal missile was introduced in 2017 as one of Russia's "super weapons."
☆ Moscow says US behind Kremlin drone attack, Russian forces target Kyiv
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Pavel Polityuk | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +5 min
Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov, without providing evidence, said Ukraine had acted on U.S. orders with the alleged drone attack on the Kremlin citadel in the early hours of Wednesday. "Attempts to disown this (attack on the Kremlin), both in Kyiv and in Washington, are, of course, absolutely ridiculous. Separately, Russia's foreign ministry said the alleged drone attack "must not go unanswered" and that it showed Kyiv had no desire to end the 15-month old war at the negotiating table. Russian emergency services quickly extinguished a fire at the Ilsky oil refinery, one of the largest in southern Russia, after a drone attack set product storage facilities ablaze, TASS news agency reported. Reporting by Kyiv, Moscow and Amsterdam buros Writing by Gareth Jones Editing by Nick MacfieOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Ukrainian air defenses repelled the most intense attack on Kyiv this year, military chief says
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( Josh Pennington Olga Voitovych Helen Regan | Josh Pennington | Olga Voitovych | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +4 min
CNN —Ukrainian air defenses withstood Russia’s most intense air attack on Kyiv since the start of the year overnight into Thursday, the capital region’s military chief said. Last night, the aggressor launched another large-scale air strike on the capital,” Serhiy Popko, head of the Kyiv city military administration, wrote on Telegram. Russian air attacks have targeted Kyiv on three days out of the past four, Popko said. Russian oil refinery firesAlso early on Thursday, fires broke out in two oil refineries in southwestern Russia, following separate alleged drone strikes. It is unclear who is responsible for the drone attack.
☆ Ukrainian air defences destroy 18 out of 24 Russian drones overnight
  + stars: | 2023-05-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
May 4 (Reuters) - Ukrainian air defences said they downed 18 out of 24 kamikaze drones that Russia launched in a pre-dawn attack on Thursday. In a statement, Kyiv city administration said that all missiles and drones targeting the Ukrainian capital for the third time in four days, have been destroyed. "The Russians have attacked Kyiv using Shahed loitering munitions and missiles, likely the ballistic type," the administration said. Out of 15 Shahed kamikaze drones fired at the Black Sea coastal city of Odesa, air defences destroyed 12, while three struck a university compound. The latest blasts were reported less than 24 hours after Kyiv said 21 people died in a Russian strike on the city of Kherson.
☆ Russia launches unsuccessful strikes on Kyiv - Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
May 3 (Reuters) - Russia launched a third nightly round of attacks on Kyiv in six days, city authorities said early on Wednesday, but air defence systems destroyed all its drones, with no immediate reports of casualties or destruction. Air raid sirens blared for several hours in Kyiv, the surrounding region and most of eastern Ukraine, with the skies clearing only at dawn. Russia used Iranian-made Shahed drones in the attacks, it added. It was not immediately known how many drones were shot down. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Clarence FernandezOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ Ukraine war live updates: Grain deal meeting set to take place; Russia targets Ukraine's capital and other regions in drone strike
  + stars: | 2023-05-03 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Air raid alerts sounded in various parts of Ukraine overnight as Russian forces reportedly launch a mass drone strike against the country. The capital Kyiv was among the locations targeted by Russian forces again last night, marking the third time in six days that the city has been targeted. Ukraine's Air Force Command said Wednesday that its defense forces had destroyed 21 of 26 Russian "Shahed-136/131" type one-way attack drones overnight. The drones had been launched from both the north, from the Bryansk region in Russia and to the north of Ukraine, and the south, from the eastern coast of the Sea of Azov. In other news, the deputy defense ministers of Russia, Ukraine and Turkey will reportedly meet in Istanbul on Friday May 5 to discuss a possible extension of the grain export deal that has helped to ease vital agri-food exports from Ukraine and cap global price rises.
☆ Ukrainian drones strike Crimea oil depot, Russian official says
  + stars: | 2023-04-29 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +4 min
A still image from a video shows smoke rising following an alleged drone attack on oil depot in Sevastopol, Crimea, April 29, 2023. A massive fire erupted at an oil depot in Crimea after it was hit by two of Ukraine's drones, a Russia-appointed official there reported Saturday, the latest in a series of attacks on the annexed peninsula as Russia braces for an expected Ukrainian counteroffensive. Mikhail Razvozhayev, the Moscow-installed governor of Sevastopol, a port city in Crimea, posted videos and photos of the blaze on his Telegram channel. Razvozhayev said the oil depot was attacked by "two enemy drones," and four oil tanks burned down. Razvozhayev said the oil depot fire did not cause any casualties and would not hinder fuel supplies in Sevastopol.
☆ Iranian drones used by Russia in Ukraine are powered by stolen Western tech, research shows
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Tim Lister | ) edition.cnn.com   time to read: +8 min
Russia wants Iranian drones and ballistic missiles; Iran wants Russian investment and trade. And for the Russians, Iranian drones are a bargain substitute for much more costly missiles, stocks of which are dwindling, according to Western officials. Last October, the head of Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Kyrylo Budanov, said Russia had ordered about 1,700 Iranian drones of different types. “These modifications have prevented investigators from identifying the acquisition networks facilitating the international supply of key components into Iran,” CAR says. CARThe revenues from the sale of hundreds of Shahed-136 drones to Russia will likely be reinvested in further improving the industry.
☆ Russia's Iranian-made drones are powered by German technology stolen 17 years ago, experts say
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The engine for drones that Russia is using in Ukraine is based on stolen technology, experts said. Conflict Armament Research said the German technology was stolen by Iran in 2006. Russia has used the Iranian-made drones to destroy buildings and kill civilians in Ukraine. It said that this proves for the first time that Mado is "indeed the producer of engines" found in Shahed-136 drones used against Ukraine. The group then connected the Mado engines to German technology stolen in 2006.
☆ Russia's military has been preparing for a drone-filled battlefield, and even its cooks are being trained to shoot them down
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Stavros Atlamazoglou | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +7 min
Counter-drone training has also become common throughout the Russian military. Having used drones and seen drones used with increasing frequency, the Russian military has also expanded its counter-drone training. The threat is now considered so widespread that most Russian troops, regardless of military specialty, are getting instruction in spotting and dealing with drones. Ukraine's military has been bolstering its drone defenses throughout the war, as shown in the Western military aid being sent to Kyiv. Despite having kinetic and electronic-warfare countermeasures to take out Russian drones, Ukraine still faces a difficult challenge.
☆ Russia is using a new delivery of Iran's Shahed drones to strike Ukraine to make up for a lack of precision munitions, reports say
  + stars: | 2023-04-23 | by ( Isobel Van Hagen | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
Russia used Iranian Shahed exploding drones to strike Ukraine, an ISW report said. It is aiming to "offset the degradation" of its precision munition supply, the think tank said. The Russian military used drones to target Kyiv for the first time in 25 days. Iran is becoming a global leader in the production of deadly and effective drones, the Guardian reported in February, despite the country previously denying involvement in Ukraine. Iran's Shahed-136, and its smaller cousin, the Shahed-131, which Russia is also using, are loitering munitions that are a cross between a drone and a missile.
☆ Russian Drones Target Odessa as Ukraine Seeks More Air Defenses
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Marcus Walker | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Russian drones hit infrastructure in the southern Ukrainian port city of Odessa overnight, as the battle for control of Ukraine’s skies continued. Ukraine’s air force said it shot down 10 out of 12 Iranian-made Shahed drones fired at Odessa by Russian forces. Public infrastructure was hit, the Odessa district military administration said, without specifying. There were no reports of casualties.
☆ A 1960s-era cannon is 'kicking ass' against Russia's drones, but the country that makes ammo for it won't send more to Ukraine
  + stars: | 2023-04-19 | by ( Benjamin Brimelow | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +10 min
But Switzerland, where Gepard ammo is made, is not allowing more of that ammo to be sent to Ukraine. The Gepard SPAAGA German Gepard anti-aircraft tank during an exercise near Munster in June 2007. German defense company Krauss-Maffei Wegmann built 570 Gepards between 1963 and 1980 — 420 for the German Bundeswehr, 95 for the Dutch army, and 55 for the Belgian army. Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty ImagesAfter being criticized for its reluctance to send heavy weaponry to Ukraine, the German government promised some 50 Gepards to Ukraine in April 2022. In February, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius announced that German firm Rheinmetall would restart ammo production for the Gepard.
☆ The chip industry's open secret: Adversaries' military tech relies on U.S. components
  + stars: | 2023-04-17 | by ( Kristina Partsinevelos Cait Freda | Kristina Partsinevelos | Cait Freda | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +9 min
Qaem-5 precision-guided munition, documented by Conflict Armament Research in Ukraine. Shahed-131 UAV documented by Conflict Armament Research in Ukraine. Circuit boards of four different items of Russian military equipment found in Ukraine by Conflict Armament Research investigators. Electronic components documented by Conflict Armament Research investigators in Ukraine. Source: Conflict Armament Research
☆ Ukraine's getting new gun trucks and rockets to fight off Russia's exploding drones, US official says
  + stars: | 2023-04-05 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +4 min
Kyiv is slated to get several 30 mm gun trucks and mobile laser-guided rocket systems. These weapons are part of a new $2.6 billion security package announced by the Pentagon. Though the gun trucks are new, truck-mounted weaponry will not be a ground-breaking addition to Ukraine's arsenal of American weapon systems. Ukraine's military said in a daily update on Wednesday that Russian forces launched 17 Shahed-136 drones in an attack and that 14 of them were shot down by Kyiv's air defenses. The US official said that this week's new security package "includes important capabilities for air defense and to counter Russian unmanned aerial systems."
☆ Russian Drones Hit Odessa as Ukraine Makes Fresh Diplomatic Push
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Ian Lovett | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Kyiv, Ukraine—Russian drones struck the southern port city of Odessa overnight, while Finland was poised to officially join the North Atlantic Treaty Organization on Tuesday. Russian forces launched 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones from the east coast of the Sea of Azov into Ukrainian territory, according to Ukraine’s air force. Fourteen of the drones were shot down, Ukrainian officials said, but several state-owned enterprises in Odessa were hit.
☆ Russia launches 17 drones on Ukraine, 14 destroyed - Ukraine's Air Force
  + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: 1 min
April 4 (Reuters) - Russia sent 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones to attack Ukraine overnight, Ukraine's Air Force command said early on Tuesday, with its air-defence systems destroying 14 of them. "In total, up to 17 launches of UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) attacks were recorded, presumably from the eastern coast area of the Sea of Azov," the command said in a statement on the Telegram messaging app. Yuriy Kruk, head of the regional military administration in the Black Sea port city of Odesa, said the region was struck with a number of drones. "As a result of the work of the air defence systems, there is damage," Kruk said on the administration's Facebook page. Reporting by Lidia Kelly in Melbourne; Editing by Lincoln Feast.
☆ Ukraine war live updates: Russian strikes overnight kill civilians; Estonia calls China peace plan 'extremely unfair'
  + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Natasha Turak | ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: +1 min
Several people were killed in different parts of Ukraine after overnight Russian strikes, Ukrainian state media reported, claiming the attacks were carried out by Iranian-made "Shahed" drones and fighter jets. Power was lost again for a number of towns as emergency teams work to bring it back, local authorities said. A much-talked about Chinese peace plan presented by Beijing was branded as "extremely unfair" by Ukraine ally Estonia, whose leadership says that the 12-point plan does not respect Ukraine's territorial integrity. Chinese President Xi Jinping's highly publicized visit to Moscow earlier this week failed to achieve any sort of breakthrough in the Russia-Ukraine conflict, but visibly touted the closeness between Xi and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin. Meanwhile, Ukraine's military leadership is signaling that a much-anticipated counteroffensive is coming "very soon" as Russian forces appear to lose momentum in parts of eastern Ukraine.
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