Drone attack

Ukraine deploys 228 specialists to five Middle East countries to intercept drones

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said teams had been sent to the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and Jordan, states that have come under fire during the Iran war.

Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky delivers a speech during a joint press conference with France's President Emmanuel Macron, at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 13, 2026.
FILE PHOTO: Smoke rises following a strike on the Bapco Oil Refinery, amid the U.S.-Israeli conflict with Iran, on Sitra Island Bahrain, March 9, 2026.

Iran escalates attacks on Gulf states, targeting key oil and gas facilities

STING FPV interceptor drone is displayed at an exhibition of Ukrainian drone makers in an undisclosed location in Ukraine

Inside the Ukrainian interceptor drones wanted around the Gulf

Smoke rises after an explosion at the US Embassy compound in Baghdad, Iraq, following a rocket and drone attack, according to security sources, March 17, 2026.

NATO deploys Patriot missile defenses to Turkey as Iranian attacks continue against Middle East


Israel condemns Russia's deadly drone, missile barrage on Kyiv neighborhood

Russia's sweeping Russian drone and missile attack on a Kyiv neighborhood killed 28 Ukrainians, including three children, and wounded over 150.

Rescuers stand atop an apartment building hit during Russian missile and drone strikes, amid Russia’s attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 31, 2025

Renewed drone attacks on Kurdistan region of Iraq

The Kurdistan Regional Government has accused the Iranian-backed Popular Mobilization Forces of being behind the attacks.

 An Iranian drone is displayed during the National Army Day parade ceremony in Tehran, Iran, April 18, 2025.

Russia's night attack on Kyiv leaves eight injured, including child, Ukraine says

The capital and most of Ukraine were under air raid alerts for several hours overnight following Ukrainian Air Force warnings of Russian missile and drone attacks.

A view shows an apartment in a residential building destroyed by a Russian drone strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Kyiv, Ukraine July 21, 2025.

Ukraine drones target St. Petersburg as Putin visits city for naval parade

The Ukrainian attack forced Russian authorities to close the airport for five hours, as Vladimir Putin marked Russia's Navy Day in the city.

 Russia's President Vladimir Putin attends a meeting with CEO of Rostec state corporation Sergei Chemezov in Moscow, Russia, June 17, 2025.

As drone attacks target northern Iraq's Kurds, West urges Baghdad to act - analysis

The Kurdistan autonomous region is growing increasingly frustrated with Baghdad’s response. The leaders have likely communicated this to their Western allies.

A member of the Kurdish security forces stands guard with smoke billowing in the background on July 17, 2025

Twin earthquakes strike off Russia's Kamchatka region, Russia says it downed 142 Ukrainian drones

The quake was at a depth of 10 km (6.21 miles), GFZ said. Russia reportedly shot down over a number of regions in the European part of Russia as well as over the Black Sea overnight.

 Seismic activity earthquake Russia map Richter scale.

Unidentified drone kills PKK member, injures another near Iraq's Sulaymaniyah, sources say

Drone attacks in Iraq have become more frequent in recent months, though this is the first attack near Sulaymaniyah in months, sources said.

Smoke rises after a drone attack targeted oil facilities in the Zakho area of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Iraq July 16, 2025.

Drone strikes shut oilfields in Iraq's Kurdistan, cut output by up to 150,000 bpd

Several oilfields halted operations due to significant infrastructure damage, the Kurdistan region's Natural Resources Ministry said.

 Smoke rises after a drone attack targeted oil facilities in the Zakho area of Iraq's Kurdistan region, Iraq July 16, 2025.

US Embassy condemns drone attacks on Iraq's oil fields

The drone attacks have been a continued source of concern for Erbil and the Kurdistan regional authorities, who govern the Kurdish autonomous region in northern Iraq.

A view of a damaged building following missile attacks, in Erbil, Iraq, January 16, 2024

Russia launches 597 drones, 26 missiles on Ukraine, Zelensky says

The hundreds of drones were said to have been launched in the early hours of Saturday morning.

 Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy speaks during a joint press statement with Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the first day of the two-day Ukraine Recovery Conference (URC2025), on plans for the reconstruction of Ukraine, in Rome, Italy, July 10, 2025.