In the early hours of December 2024, as the sun began to rise, the sound of drones filled the air. This was the first successful all-drone assault on Russian positions — a groundbreaking event in the history of modern warfare.

On the night of February 11, the Russian army launched 124 strike drones and up to 18 cruise missiles at Ukraine. Aviation was involved in repelling Russia's air attack, according to the Ukrainian Air Force.

Russian forces carried out a coordinated strike, using a mix of missile types targeting gas extraction infrastructure in Poltava Oblast - this overnight attack marks one of the largest air assaults in recent weeks,

KYIV (Reuters) -Overnight Russian drone attacks sparked a fire in Kyiv and injured a woman and damaged several houses in the northeastern city of Sumy, Ukrainian officials said on Monday. The Ukrainian military said on Monday that it had shot down 61 out of 83 drones with 22 more likely downed by electronic warfare.

As a series of drones hit Ukrainian cities, a new report by the Institute for the Study of War (ISW) suggests Russia is "leveraging" technological innovation and experience gained in the war in Ukraine "directly against NATO states.