Reports of drone attacks in Ukraine
Researchers say drone attacks, especially those by FPV drones, are so ubiquitous that the total number is impossible to log. But the number of attacks reported by the Ukrainian defense ministry and other sources has risen dramatically.
Source: Armed Conflict Location and Event Data Project
Note: Data does not capture all attacks and shows only those that were reported. Data as of January 31, 2025
The New York Times
They’re being deployed far more often, too. With each year of the war, Ukraine’s military has reported huge increases in drone attacks by Russian forces.
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The war’s evolution could have major geopolitical implications.
As the precarious relations between Ukraine and the Trump administration threaten future military aid, the kind of conventional weaponry that the Americans have spent billions of dollars providing Ukraine is declining in importance.
Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.
By Marc Santora, Lara Jakes, Andrew E. Kramer, Marco Hernandez and Liubov Sholudko March 3, 2025
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When a mortar round exploded on top of their American-made Bradley infantry fighting vehicle, the Ukrainian soldiers inside were shaken but not terribly worried, having been hardened by artillery shelling over three years of war.
But then the small drones started to swarm.
They targeted the weakest points of the armored Bradley with a deadly precision that mortar fire doesn’t possess. One of the explosive drones struck the hatch right above where the commander was sitting.
“It tore my arm off,” recounted Jr. Sgt. Taras, the 31-year-old commander who, like others, used his first name in accordance with Ukrainian military protocols.
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