From 27,711 to 40,438 in Two Months: Ukraine’s Drone Kill Rate Is Climbing Fast
The Ministry of Defense said DELTA video-confirmed each kill, helping Ukraine track 260,000 Russian drones destroyed this year.
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Defense Forces Completed Over 449,000 UAV Missions in July - General StaffIn July, unmanned systems of the Defense Forces of Ukraine completed over 449,000 missions, which is 3% more than in June. Robotic systems increased by 41%, and the ratio of FPV drones is 1.6 to 1 in favor of Ukraine.
Wild, Wild Donbass — Drone Warfare On The Front Lines: Shoot It Down! - Armed Forces Press
The skies over the Donbass have become one of the most contested battlespaces in modern warfare — and this footage shows exactly why. A Russian soldier manning a dual machine gun desperately tracks a Ukrainian drone weaving and diving over a military convoy, unleashing burst after burst in a frantic attempt to bring it down. The drone holds its line. The gunner keeps firing. This is the new face of ground warfare — not tanks rolling across open …
Air defense downs 112 of 138 enemy drones; hits by drones, missiles at 16 locations
In the early hours of Wednesday, Ukraine’s Defense Forces neutralized 112 enemy drones, but hits by strike UAVs and missiles were recorded at 16 locations, reported the Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine on Wednesday morning.
From 27,711 to 40,438 in two months: Ukraine’s drone kill rate is climbing fast
Ukraine is shooting down drones at a fast-rising rate. Ukraine's Defense Forces destroyed 40,438 Russian fixed-wing drones, or "wings", in July 2026, Ukraine's Defense Ministry reported on 11 August. The July figures mark a defense scaling up as fast as the threat it counters. Since the start of the year, Ukraine's Defense Forces have destroyed 195,000 Russian "wings" and 66,000 copters. A counter-drone effort is growing month by month against a…
In July, 40,438 Russian aerial drones were destroyed, compared to 27,711 at the end of May.
Since beginning of year, defense forces have neutralized more than 260,000 Russian drones
Since the beginning of 2026, units of the Ukrainian Defense Forces have neutralized more than 260,000 Russian aircraft- and copter-type drones. All engagements have been verified by the DELTA combat system.
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