Overview

• Russia launched 149 Shahed-type and imitator drones from Kursk, Briansk, Orel, and Primorsko-Akhtarsk on the night of April 26–27, 2025.
• Ukrainian Defense Forces successfully downed 57 drones and caused 67 imitator UAVs to vanish using aviation, anti-aircraft systems, electronic warfare, and mobile fire units.
• The attack targeted six regions, including Zhytomyr, Dnipro, Odesa, Donetsk, Sumy, and Cherkasy, causing widespread alarm and damage.
• In Pavlohrad, Dnipro region, a man was killed and a 14-year-old girl was injured during the assault, highlighting the human toll of the ongoing drone warfare.
• This latest escalation underscores the intensifying arms race in unmanned aerial warfare between Russia and Ukraine, with Ukraine bolstering its defenses through international support and localized drone production.