Officials reported that two UAVs struck the central part of the city, with one of the confirmed impacts hitting a kindergarten building.
The strike adds to the growing number of attacks on civilian infrastructure, once again putting non-military sites in the direct path of drone warfare.
The moment a drone struck a bus standing at a stop in Dnipro was captured on video. Reports indicate the UAV was guided, meaning the operator could see and control the strike location.
The impact caused a massive fire, with the bus and multiple nearby vehicles burning out completely. Surrounding areas were heavily damaged by the blaze. At least one person was killed and four others were reported injured. Emergency services continue working at the scene.
The Sapsan crew of the 105th Border Detachment “Khymera” reportedly used a STING interceptor drone developed by Wild Hornets to bring down a Russian Shahed UAV.
According to the published description, the target drone was equipped with an R-60 air-to-air missile, or what may have been its mockup. The interception highlights the continuing evolution of Russian long-range drones and the growing role of Ukrainian interceptor systems in countering them.
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.
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.
This footage shows a Ukrainian STING interceptor drone recording the moment another STING takes down a Russian Shahed in the sky.
A rare angle on modern aerial combat, showing how interceptor drones are becoming an increasingly important tool against enemy kamikaze UAVs.
In this footage, the Ukrainian P1-Sun interceptor drone successfully shoots down a Russian Shahed attack drone in mid-air.
The strike highlights the growing role of specialized interceptor UAVs in defending the sky and countering long-range kamikaze drones.
Pilots of the 1st Separate Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces (14th Regiment) struck Shahed drone operators and their launch positions during active deployment. The attack targeted personnel and launch equipment directly at the moment of preparations, disrupting the launch process.
The 190th Training Center of Ukraine’s Unmanned Systems Forces conducted the world’s first remote interception of a Shahed-type drone using the LITAVR interceptor developed by F-Drones. The pilot controlled the drone from a significant distance away from the launch site.
The new tactic allows interceptors to be deployed in advance, while operators control them remotely from a safe command center. Only internet connectivity at both locations is required, removing the need to place trained pilots along the entire perimeter.
LITAVR has been supplied to Ukrainian forces since autumn 2025, with a range of up to 60 km and a ceiling of 9.5 km. It uses inertial guidance without GPS, automatic terminal targeting, and destroys targets via kinetic impact or detonation. The system is already intercepting hundreds of drones of various types each week.
This video captures the moment a Russian Shahed-136 kamikaze drone is shot down by a gunner on board a Ukrainian “anti-drone” Yak-52 over the southern sector of the front.
Light piston aircraft like the Yak-52 have already been used multiple times to hunt Russian UAVs. Since the Yak-52 has no built-in machine guns, the role of the shooter is taken on by a soldier sitting in the instructor’s seat, with the canopy open, firing directly at the drone in flight.
A low-tech platform, a high-risk mission – and one less Shahed in the sky.
