Russian forces carried out a large-scale combined strike on Ukraine on the night of 19-20 January, launching 372 drones and missiles, with Ukraine's air defence downing 342 Russian aerial assets.

Key Points and Summary - Russia’s twin-seat Su-30SM “Flanker-H” is a 4+-generation multirole fighter derived from the Su-27 family. -Powered by two AL-31F turbofans, it reaches roughly Mach 2, carries up to eight tons of weapons on 12 hardpoints, and ...

Kyiv has prioritized taking out Moscow’s air defense assets as part of its defensive strategy. Russia’s advanced surface-to-air missile (SAM) systems have proven to be a major roadblock for Ukraine’s war efforts amidst the invasion. Over the last ...

TOKYO/MOSCOW, Dec 9 (Reuters) - Japan has scrambled jets to monitor Russian and Chinese air forces conducting joint patrols around the country, the Japanese defence ministry said late Tuesday, amid rising tensions between Tokyo and Beijing. Two Russian Tu ...

A Tu-95 strategic bomber of the Russian air force is seen through the cockpit glass dome during a patrol mission, provided by the Russian Defence Ministry, Jan. 21, 2026

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the Ukrainian Air Force is not performing satisfactorily in repelling Russia's daily drone attacks. Source: Zelenskyy in his evening address Quote: "The Air Force's work against Shaheds is unsatisfactory.

This is Kateryna Hodunova reporting from Kyiv on day 1,428 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Russian forces may find favorable conditions for mechanized assaults in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk Oblast due to frost and frozen ground,

Ukraine’s security services say their elite Alpha special forces spent 2025 quietly dismantling some of Russia’s most prized air defense systems, inflicting an estimated 4 billion dollars in damage. The campaign,