Drone Warfare – Ukraine War Videos – Page 12

Demonstration footage shows the Mark I anti-drone missile, developed by Estonia’s Frankenburg Technologies, during a live-fire event. The missile is designed to intercept aerial targets at ranges of up to 2 km and altitudes of around 1.5 km, using an electro-optical seeker and solid-fuel propulsion for rapid interception. Frankenburg and Poland’s state-owned PGZ announced a production partnership in Poland for the Mark I system, with planned capacity of up to 10,000 missiles per year.

Kostiantynivka has become a ghost city, coming under constant Russian shelling. Occupying forces continue to strike the city with artillery, multiple launch rocket systems, guided bombs, and heavy aerial bombs, causing further destruction to residential areas and civilian infrastructure. Once a living industrial city, it is now being steadily erased - leaving behind empty streets, shattered buildings, and constant danger for those still trapped there.

Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces achieved a world-first by intercepting a Shahed-type drone using a STING interceptor launched from a surface platform. The operation was carried out by a division of unmanned surface systems within the 412th Nemesis Brigade. The successful engagement highlights a new approach to countering aerial threats using surface-launched interceptor drones. Ukrainian units indicate that further developments are underway, with plans to integrate STING launches from unmanned surface vessels as a routine capability.

Crews of Yak-52 aircraft from the 11th Army Aviation Brigade “Kherson” are engaged in combat operations against Shahed-type kamikaze drones. The aircraft are being used to detect and intercept incoming UAV threats, supporting air defense efforts against drone attacks.

Ukraine’s Special Operations Forces struck a logistics base of the secretive Russian drone unit “Rubicon” in occupied Mangush, Donetsk region, on the night of April 17. The operation was carried out by SOF middle-strike drone units, with explosions and large fires reported at the site. “Rubicon” is known for deploying a wide range of Russian unmanned systems against Ukrainian forces, including FPV drones (both standard and fiber-optic), strike drones such as Molniya and Lancet, as well as reconnaissance UAVs like ZALA, Orlan, and SuperCam, along with naval drones.

A Shahed drone struck a depot in Dnipro, with the moment of impact captured on video. Before hitting the target, the drone clipped and tore down overhead contact lines.

According to released battlefield reports and footage, Ukrainian strike units carried out a series of coordinated attacks in a single day against Russian military targets in occupied Crimea, Donetsk, and Zaporizhzhia regions. The reported targets included air defense systems such as Pantsir-S1, Osa-AK, and Buk-M1, as well as two reported Iskander missile support sites, fuel storage facilities, and an ammunition depot linked to the 758th Logistics Center of the Black Sea Fleet. Additional strikes reportedly hit a workshop and UAV storage site associated with the Rubikon unit in Donetsk region. Notably, some of the published strike footage reportedly began specifying the weight of the warhead used, with several clips indicating a 60 kg payload.

Russia launched a mass overnight drone-and-missile attack across Ukraine, with Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, and Kharkiv among the hardest-hit cities. Ukrainian officials said Kyiv was struck in four districts, with at least a dozen people killed nationwide, including a 12-year-old child in the capital, while dozens more were wounded. Residential buildings, civilian infrastructure, and non-residential sites were damaged as emergency crews fought fires across multiple locations. In Kyiv, debris hit a multi-story residential building, and another strike caused a fire on the first floor of a separate apartment building. Odesa reported seven dead and 11 injured in multiple waves of attack, while Dnipro and Kharkiv also suffered casualties and damage to homes, vehicles, and infrastructure. Explosions and strike reports also came from other regions as Russia carried out one of its largest recent aerial assaults on civilian areas.

An enemy FPV drone was neutralized during an attempted attack on operators of the 73rd Naval Special Operations Center in the Zaporizhzhia region. According to reports, one of the servicemen initially attempted to use a net launcher, but obstacles made it nearly impossible. As the drone approached for a strike, an operator identified as “Odesa” used small arms to destroy it at close range, preventing the attack and protecting the team.

Footage shows a sequence of FPV drone strikes targeting a Russian assault trooper. The video captures multiple hits in quick succession, followed by what appears to be a detonation of carried ammunition.