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Stay informed with the most recent updates and in-depth analysis on the Ukrainian Air Force and air defence operations in 2025, as they continuously face and counter drone and missile attacks from Russian forces. Our page offers detailed coverage of the various engagements, including the successful interception and destruction of enemy UAVs and the strategic strikes on enemy positions. Key incidents involve the downing of numerous "Shahed" type drones and the tactical responses to missile threats in various regions of Ukraine. Explore how these developments affect the broader context of the ongoing conflict, insights into military tactics, and the resilience of Ukraine's air defence systems against intense and frequent aerial assaults.
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destruction of a Russian strike drone Air defence fighters destroy Russian Shahed attack drone: "Shot down! Film it, Vovan! Ah, nicely done!". VIDEO A video was posted online showing a fragment of the combat work of air defence soldiers. 3 378 2 Previously in trend: War

Air defence destroying Shaheds 103 out of 176 "Shaheds" destroyed, another 67 drones lost in area - Air Force On the night of 18 February 2025, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 176 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 543 1

Shaheds Russian Shaheds spotted in several regions of Ukraine - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 17, Russians attacked Ukraine with attack drones. 3 673 3

missile There was air raid alert in number of regions. Air Force reported missiles in direction of Chernihiv (updated) Russian troops attempted to strike Chernihiv.  All clear signal was given at 3:55 p.m.  1 771 2

Air defence operations on 17 February Air defence forces shot down 83 drones out of 147, another 59 lost in location - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 17 February (from 21.00 on 16 February), the enemy attacked with 147 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitator drones from the following directions: Oryol, Bryansk, Kursk, Millerovo, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk - Russia. 495 4

Ukrainian Air Force Air defense forces destroyed more than 850 targets launched by Russians in week During the week (from 10.02.25 to 16.02.25), air defense shot down more than 852 enemy air attack vehicles. 336 3

Air defense forces shot down 95 enemy UAVs within 24 hours 95 out of 143 "Shaheds" destroyed, another 46 drones lost in location - Air Force On the night of February 16, 2025, Russian troops attacked with 143 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 718 0

Air defense forces shot down 33 enemy UAVs during day 33 out of 70 "Shaheds" destroyed, another 37 drones lost in location - Air Force On the night of February 15, 2025, Russian troops attacked with 70 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 490 0

Shahed Russia attacks Ukraine with strike UAVs – Air Force (updated) On the evening of Friday, February 14, Russian attack drones were spotted in Ukrainian airspace. 3 922 8 Previously in trend: War

destruction Ukrainian Air Force destroys Russian stronghold in Kursk region from where Russia launched drones – General Staff. VIDEO On Thursday, 13 February, the Ukrainian Air Force conducted a precision strike on an enemy military facility near the village of Yelyzavetivka in the Kursk region of the Russian Federation. 6 558 15 Previously in trend: War

Air defense forces shot down 73 enemy UAVs Air defense forces shot down 73 drones out of 133, another 58 did not reach targets - Air Force On the night of February 14, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 133 Shahed attack UAVs and simulator drones of various types from the following directions: Millerovo, Kursk, Bryansk, Shatalovo, Primorsko-Akhtarsk. 493 0

Shaheds Ukraine is being attacked by Russian drones – Air Force On the evening of February 13, Russians launched attack drones in Ukraine. 5 604 25

Shaheed attack on February 13, 2025 Russia attacked Ukraine with 145 UAVs: 85 targets shot down, 52 lost in location - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of February 13, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 140 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 631 0 Previously in trend: War

shaheds Ukrainian Air Force spots Russian "shaheds" in several regions (updated) On the evening of 12 February, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with "shaheds". 6 083 16

Russia attacked Kyiv with Iskander missiles 6 Iskander-M ballistic missiles and over 70 Shahed missiles destroyed - Air Force On the night of February 12, 2025, Russian troops attacked Kyiv and Kryvyi Rih with Iskander-M ballistic missiles (S-400 anti-aircraft guided missiles). Six launches were made from the Bryansk region and one from the Crimea. 5 616 10

Shaheds Russians are attacking Ukraine with drones - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 11, enemy attack drones entered the airspace of Ukraine. 3 543 7

Russia attacked with missiles and UAVs on 11 February 2025 Russian Federation attacked Ukraine with 19 missiles, including ballistic missiles, and 124 drones - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS Russia has launched a combined strike with various types of air-, land- and sea-based missiles - a total of 19 cruise, ballistic and guided aerial missiles - at gas production facilities in Poltava region. 4 790 11 Previously in trend: War

missile, cruise Russians launch "Kalibrs": air alert in most regions. MAP On the night of 11 February, Russians launched cruise missiles at Ukraine from the Black Sea. 4 380 1

Russians attacking Ukraine with missiles Air aid alert has been declared throughout Ukraine: Russians are attacking with cruise missiles. Drone attack is ongoing (updated) An air raid alert has been in place in the central, eastern and southern regions since the night of 11 February. In the morning, the threat of cruise missiles was reported. Air alert has been declared almost throughout Ukraine. 14 798 15

shaheds Russians launched Shaheds from several directions - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 10, Russians launched attack drones in Ukraine. 2 966 2

An explosion was heard in Odesa on February 10 There was explosion in Odesa: Air Force warns of high-speed targets from Black Sea An explosion occurred during an air raid in Odesa on the evening of February 10. 2 479 1

Shaheds’ attack on 10 February 2025. Number of targets hit Russia launched 83 UAVs at Ukraine: 61 targets destroyed, 22 locally lost. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 10 February, Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 83 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 500 0 Previously in trend: War

Air defence performance over week Air Defence Forces destroy 637 drones and missiles over a week, - Air Force During the week from 3 to 9 February, the air defence of the Armed Forces of Ukraine shot down 637 drones and missiles fired by Russian invaders on the territory of Ukraine. 260 0

Shaheds attack Ukraine Air Force: 70 out of 151 Shahed drones destroyed, 74 more locally lost - Air Force On the night of February 9, 2025, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 151 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 1 082 3

result of air defense operations on night of February 8 Air Defense Forces shoot down 67 enemy drones, another 71 lost in location - Air Force On the night of February 8, the Russians attacked Ukraine with 139 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones from the following directions: Kursk, Orel, Millerovo, Bryansk, and Shatalovo. 1 203 4

shahed Russians launched Shaheds at Ukraine – Air Force (updated) On the evening of Friday, February 7, Russian invaders launched strike UAVs to attack Ukraine. 4 856 18 Previously in trend: War

"Servant of the people" Fedir Venislavskyi Air Force specialists are not being transferred to infantry – "servant of people" Venislavskyi. VIDEO Fedir Venislavskyi, a member of the Parliamentary Committee on National Security and Defence and a 'servant of the people', explained the need to transfer servicemen from other branches of the Armed Forces to the Land Forces of the Armed Forces. 2 142 36

Air defence managed to shoot down GAB over Zaporizhzhia. What is known Air defence system manages to shoot down Russian GAB over Zaporizhzhia, not for first time - Air Force Earlier, the network said that on 6 February, experimental weapons were used against the Russian GAB in Zaporizhzhia. 4 177 63

Shaheds’ attack on 7 February 2025. How air defence worked 81 UAVs out of 112 launched by Russians were shot down. 31 were lost locally - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 7 February 2025, Russian troops fired 112 "Shahed"-type strike UAVs and various types of UAV imitators at Ukraine. 647 3 Previously in trend: War

shaheds Ukraine is being attacked by Russian strike UAVs, - Air Force On the evening of 6 February, Russian troops launched attack drones in Ukraine. 1 658 0

Shahed attack on February 6 Russia launched 77 UAVs over Ukraine. 56 targets shot down, 18 lost in location - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of February 6, 2025, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 77 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 591 0 Previously in trend: War

Shaheds Russians launch strike UAVs against Ukraine - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 5, Russians attacked Ukraine with attack drones. 3 313 3 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Shaheds’ attack on 5 February. How many targets were hit Ruscists launched 104 UAVs at Ukraine. 57 targets were shot down, 42 were lost locally. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 5 February 2025, the Russian occupiers attacked Ukraine with two "Iskander-M" ballistic missiles from the Kursk region and 104 "Shahed" attack UAVs and imitator drones. 555 0 Previously in trend: War

Shaheds Russian UAVs spotted in several regions of Ukraine - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 4, enemy troops launched attack drones at Ukraine. 2 586 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Zelenskyy held a meeting on the development of the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Zelenskyy held meeting on development of Air Force: we are expecting French fighter jets. PHOTOS President Volodymyr Zelenskyy held a meeting on the development of the Air Force and, above all, Ukrainian aviation. 3 615 62

Shaheds’ attack on 4 February 2025. How many targets were hit Russia launched 65 UAVs at Ukraine. Air defence shot down 37 targets, 28 were lost in area. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 4 February 2025, the Russian occupiers launched 65 "Shahed" attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones into Ukraine. 539 4 Previously in trend: War

Shaheds Russians launch strike UAVs against Ukraine - Air Force (updated) On the evening of February 3, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with attack drones. 2 481 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

memory of fallen soldiers Ukrainian pilot Ivan Bolotov was killed while performing combat mission - 831st tactical aviation brigade. PHOTO A Ukrainian fighter pilot, Captain Ivan Bolotov, was killed during a combat mission. 17 491 41

Ukrainian air defense fighters destroy a Russian drone Over 2300 enemy targets destroyed by Ukrainian Air Force in January In January 2025, air defense shot down more than 2,300 enemy air attack vehicles. 563 4

Air Defense Work February 2 Air defense forces destroyed 40 Enemy UAVs out of 55. Another 13 lost in location - Air Force On the night of February 2, 2025, the Russians attacked with 55 Shahed-type strike UAVs and various types of imitator drones from the directions of: Kursk, Orel, and Prymorsko-Akhtarsk. The air attack was repelled by aviation, anti-aircraft missile troops, electronic warfare units, and mobile fire groups of the Air Force and the Ukrainian Defense Forces. 558 1

Air Force on February 1 Russia fired 165 air strikes at Ukraine: Air defense shoots down 56 drones, 61 more drones are lost in area. INFOGRAPHICS У ніч на 1 лютого 2025 року російські війська запустили по Україні 165 повітряних цілей, серед яких балістичні та крилаті ракети, керовані авіаційні боєприпаси та 123 ударні дрони-камікадзе типу "Shahed". 2 886 26

shahed Russians launch attack UAVs against Ukraine - Air Force On the evening of Friday, January 31, Russian attack drones were spotted in Ukrainian airspace. 3 235 6

Shaheds’ attack on 31 January 2025. How many targets are hit Russia launched 102 UAVs at Ukraine: Air defence systems shot down 59 targets, 37 were lost locally, 4 are still in air. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of 31 January 2025, Russian troops launched 102 "Shahed"-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones into Ukraine. 481 4 Previously in trend: War

Shaheds Russians launch strike UAVs from several directions - Air Force (updated) On the evening of January 30, Russian troops launched attack drones against Ukraine. 3 199 8 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

EW Butusov: 10 radar systems operators transferred from Air Force to Marines, 3 of whom went AWOL From one of the Air Force's radio engineering brigades, 10 operators of meter and centimeter wavelength radar stations were reassigned to man rifle positions in the Marines. 102 829 126

Shahed attack on January 30, 2025. How many targets were shot down? Russian Federation launched 81 UAVs. 37 targets were shot down, 39 were lost in location - Air Force. INFOGRAPHICS On the night of January 30, 2025, the Russian invaders attacked Ukraine with 81 Shahed-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 586 0 Previously in trend: War

shaheds Ukraine is being attacked by Russian drones - Air Force (updated) On the evening of January 29, Russian troops launched attack drones against Ukraine. 4 253 7

Air defence forces shot down 29 enemy UAVs over last day 29 out of 57 "Shaheds" destroyed, 14 more drones lost in area - Air Force On the night of 29 January 2025, Russian troops attacked Ukraine with 57 "Shahed"-type attack UAVs and various types of imitation drones. 837 2