Anti-aircraft warfare

Two Russian UAVs destroyed in Mykolaiv region, - AC "South" In Mykolaiv region, air defense forces destroyed two Russian drones. 16.05.23 20:20 449 0 Previously in trend: War

RMA should solve problem of operation of video surveillance cameras during missile attacks, - Air Force Local administrations should solve the problem of the operation of video surveillance cameras during missile attacks, so that the enemy cannot observe live the work of Ukrainian air defense. 16.05.23 16:16 14 656 54 War in Ukraine

Night attack on Kyiv: most aerial targets were destroyed, fragments of rockets fell in several districts of capital On the night of May 16, a series of loud explosions rang out in Kyiv. fragments of rockets fell in the Shevchenko, Solomyansky, Darnytsky, and Obolon districts. 16.05.23 06:22 25 332 79 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

AFU successfully destroy Russian anti-aircraft defense before counteroffensive, - Forbes The Ukrainian military has been able to systematically destroy Russian air defense systems that protect Russian ground forces from missiles and air strikes. This could play a major role in a future counter-offensive, allowing the Ukrainian Armed Forces to control the airspace over Ukraine. 12.05.23 07:51 24 205 45 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

90% of air defense effectiveness applies only to certain cruise missiles and Iranian drones, not to S-300, guided bombs, Iskanders - Air Force We can only talk about Ukrainian air defense effectiveness in terms of percentage in relation to enemy air targets that it can shoot down. 11.05.23 22:11 3 663 26 Previously in trend: War

Effectiveness of Ukrainian air defense approaches 90%, Kyiv’s - up to 100%, - Washington Post If in the first months of the full-scale invasion, Ukraine’s air defense intercepted about 50% of Russian missiles, today this figure is approaching 90%. 11.05.23 17:32 5 823 27 Previously in trend: War

U.S. Army has Iron Dome air defense system, request needed to transfer it to Ukraine, - Congressional hearing The U.S. Army has the Iron Dome air defense system and could provide it to Ukraine to protect it from Russian missile strikes if the government requests it. 10.05.23 23:30 8 030 50 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

In first wave of launch, 100% of Russian missiles were destroyed, - Ihnat In the first wave of the launch, 100% of the enemy missiles were destroyed, in the second - 15 out of 17. 09.05.23 11:04 7 614 12 Previously in trend: War

Air defense is operating in Dnipro, - RMA Explosions heard by residents of Dnipro are work of air defense. 08.05.23 22:35 5 408 2 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

US has no doubts about veracity of Ukraine’s claims about shooting down a Russian hypersonic missile with Patriot system - CNN The US is confident in the accuracy of Ukraine’s claims that it used the US Patriot air defense system to intercept a Russian hypersonic missile 07.05.23 23:29 6 257 22 War in Ukraine

Turkey refused USA to send Russian S-400 air defense systems to Ukraine, - Cavusoglu The US asked Turkey to hand over the "S-400" SAM to Ukraine, but Ankara refused. 07.05.23 16:32 13 816 91 World

In world, there have been no cases of destruction of ballistic missiles from Patriot air defense system, - Ihnat Ukraine became the first country whose Defense Forces managed to do this. 07.05.23 15:21 18 869 142 Previously in trend: War

OC "South" on tactics of Russian shelling: They are testing and exhausting our air defense system Загарбники використовують різні тактики з метою виснаження української системи протиповітряної оборони. 07.05.23 14:51 1 474 9 Previously in trend: War

"Yes, we shot down "having no analogs" Kinzhal", - Air Force Commander, Oleschuk On the night of May 4, in the sky over the Kyiv region, Ukrainian air defense systems shot down a Russian Kh-47 "Kinzhal" missile. 06.05.23 09:41 22 645 149 Previously in trend: War

Armed Forces shot down Kinzhal hypersonic missile for first time, - mass media. PHOTOS Ukraine’s Armed Forces successfully intercepted a Russian X-47 Kinzhal hypersonic missile for the first time at around 02:40 a.m. on 4 May in the skies over Kyiv. 05.05.23 12:20 21 766 109 Previously in trend: War

On May 4, during a scheduled flight, a Bayraktar TB2 drone lost control and was destroyed, - Ukrainian Air Forces Air Force Command released information that on May 4, a Bayraktar TB2 drone lost control in sky over Kyiv and was destroyed by mobile fire teams. 04.05.23 23:07 26 927 181 War in Ukraine

Air raid alert in Kyiv. Explosions are heard in capital. VIDEO On evening of 4 May 2023, an air raid alert was announced in Kyiv at 20:00. 04.05.23 20:24 28 667 70 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Russians are trying to wear out our air defense with attacks of "Shaheds", - Ihnat Russian invaders are attacking Ukraine with kamikaze drones to wear out our air defense. 04.05.23 10:19 2 365 15 Previously in trend: War

Air defense destroyed 18 "Shahed" out of 24 launched by Russians over Ukraine and reconnaissance UAV, - Air Force On the night of 4 May 2023, the enemy again attacked with Shaheds from the north (Bryansk region) and from the south - the eastern coast of the Azov Sea. 04.05.23 07:21 6 406 5 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

IRIS-T system has destroyed more than 60 air targets in Ukrainian sky since October 2022, - Air Force. VIDEO Ukraine has already received the second IRIS-T system. 03.05.23 11:08 4 173 21 Previously in trend: War

Anti-aircraft gunners showed wreckage of Russian missiles shot down at night. PHOTOS The Centre Air Command showed the wreckage of downed Russian missiles that the occupiers launched at Ukraine on the night of 1 May. 01.05.23 16:52 7 543 2 War in Ukraine

At night, air defense destroyed 15 out of 18 cruise missiles launched by Russians over Ukraine - Air Force On the night of 1 May, air defense forces destroyed 15 of the enemy’s 18 cruise missiles. 01.05.23 07:26 18 068 59 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Air defense forces destroyed all enemy missiles and UAVs in airspace of Kyiv, - KCMA At night, the Russians carried out another massive air attack on Ukraine. The attack was a complex one, using cruise missiles and drones simultaneously. 01.05.23 06:48 15 144 52 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Second division of "Patriot" systems is already in operation, - Commander of Air Force Oleshchuk. PHOTO Commander of the Air Force of Ukraine Lieutenant General Mykola Oleshchuk said that the second division of the Patriot air defense system has already taken up combat duty. 27.04.23 21:24 11 204 50 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Air defense is priority #1 for Ukraine, - Reznikov For Ukraine, obtaining air defense is priority 1, because it is security throughout the country - both in Lviv, Vinnytsia, Ternopil, Odesa, Kharkiv, Kyiv, and Zhytomyr. Because it can "fly" anywhere. 27.04.23 09:50 2 163 35 Previously in trend: War

Italian Skynex air defense systems are already on combat duty in Ukraine - Shmyhal. PHOTOS Italian short-range air defense systems Skynex are already on combat duty in Ukraine. 26.04.23 23:04 9 557 11 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

"Patriot" air defense system is already on combat duty in Ukraine. VIDEO The Patriot anti-aircraft missile system is already on combat duty in Ukraine. 26.04.23 15:44 19 357 78 Previously in trend: War

Using "Patriot" against S-300 missiles is usually not rational decision, - Air Force The mission of Patriot air defense systems, which Ukraine received from allies, is primarily to defeat ballistic missiles, and using them against S-300 missiles is usually not a rational solution. 26.04.23 10:50 6 004 28 Previously in trend: War

Armed Forces critically lack control of sky to stop Russians, - Times The military is so short of anti-aircraft weapons that it could lose control of its skies to Russia, according to classified Pentagon documents seen by the media. 22.04.23 16:16 7 025 21 Previously in trend: Aid to Ukraine

Traitor Aksenov says that air defense forces worked in sky over Crimea The so-called head of the occupying "administration" of Crimea, the traitor Serhii Aksenov, reported that air defense forces had worked in the sky over Crimea. 22.04.23 10:27 1 883 6 Previously in trend: War

Patriot is already on combat duty in air defense system of Ukraine, - Air Force The "Patriot" SAM has already started combat duty in Ukraine. 21.04.23 11:11 3 829 12 Previously in trend: War

OC "South" about another attack by drones: Ruscists are looking for air defense forces and means Russian occupation forces are looking for new tactics on the battlefield and are trying to determine the location of Ukrainian air defense systems. 21.04.23 10:33 1 101 1 Previously in trend: War

Kyiv Telegram channels publish video of an unknown object falling and moment of explosion. VIDEO At 21:57, a flash was seen lighting up Kyiv and its region’s sky. 19.04.23 22:49 42 481 164 Kyiv News

On April 19 evening, air defense is operating in Dnipro city Head of Presidential Office of Ukraine Andrii Yermak reported on air defense operations of Ukrainian Armed Forces in Dnipro on Wednesday evening. 19.04.23 21:33 4 645 10 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Ukraine needs to build a multi-level air and missile defense system as soon as possible, - Reznikov Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said that the stronger air defense is, the more resources Ukraine will be able to use to win. 19.04.23 20:23 3 716 61 War in Ukraine

Germany handed Ukraine second Iris-T system, - Spiegel On April 16, Ukraine received the second of four promised IRIS-T air defense systems (SLM) from Germany. 19.04.23 13:33 4 776 24 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Patriot will allow to drive Russian aviation away from our borders and shoot down ballistic missiles, - Air Force The Air Force commented on the provision of the Patriot air defense system to Ukraine. 19.04.23 10:48 5 520 33 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine still needs more modern and powerful weapons from its partners, priority is air defense, - Reznikov The air defense system remains a priority for Ukraine. 16.04.23 15:34 1 578 31 Previously in trend: War

"Leaked" Pentagon documents show Ukraine’s air defense system is running out of ammunition - The New York Times According to The New York Times, leaked Pentagon documents paint a gloomy picture of Ukraine’s air defense. Ukraine’s air defense needs a significant amount of additional ammunition. According to the newspaper, this could lead to Russian President Vladimir Putin sending military aircraft to Ukraine in a way that could change the course of the war. 11.04.23 00:56 36 927 123 Previously in trend: War

Ukraine cannot shoot down all Russian guided aerial bombs, because this will exhaust Ukrainian air defense, - Air Force Enemy guided bombs could theoretically be shot down by anti-aircraft missiles, but this would deplete Ukrainian supplies and leave Ukrainian skies defenseless against Russian cruise missiles, planes and helicopters. 09.04.23 18:31 10 814 85 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Discussion about planes for Ukraine continues without pauses, - Reznikov Another air attack by Russian criminals on peaceful Ukrainian cities once again emphasized that one of the main priorities for Ukraine is the strengthening of the air defense and anti-missile defense system. 04.04.23 15:58 1 799 11 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Activity of enemy in air is fixed. Occupiers are looking for new tactics of attacks, OC "South" In recent days, the activity of the enemy in the air has increased significantly. 04.04.23 13:55 2 675 4 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine

Air defense forces have learned to counteract launches of "shaheed" from different directions, - Ihnat The occupiers launch "shaheds" in small groups from different directions, so it is more difficult to counter them. 29.03.23 17:15 5 177 19 Previously in trend: War

Air defense destroyed 12 "Shaheds" and reconnaissance UAV, - Air Force On the night of March 28, the enemy attacked Ukraine with "Shahed-136/131" attack drones and guided aerial bombs. 28.03.23 06:11 2 791 1 Previously in trend: Russian aggression against Ukraine War

Destruction of enemy UAV in night sky. VIDEO The Air Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed an enemy drone during a night attack. 28.03.23 00:23 14 144 22 Previously in trend: War

Air Defense Forces of Ukraine shoot down several "Shahed" in Kyiv and Dnipro regions Russia is attacking with drones from two directions. In Kyiv and Dnipro regions, several enemy attack drones of the "Shahed" type have already been shot down. 27.03.23 23:43 5 723 9 Previously in trend: War

Zaluzhnyi discusses situation in Bakhmut and strengthening of Ukrainian air defense with Chief of UK Defense Staff Radakin Commander-in-Chief of Ukrainian Armed Forces Valeriy Zaluzhnyi had a telephone conversation with Chief of British Defense Staff Admiral Tony Radakin. 24.03.23 21:38 1 990 2 Previously in trend: War

It is more difficult for mobile air defense vehicles to shoot down targets at night, - Air Force The work of mobile anti-aircraft fire groups at night becomes more difficult, because it is more difficult for them to spot a target without having radars to detect it. 24.03.23 09:11 4 065 31 Previously in trend: War