Around 4,000 Ukrainian drone strikes recorded on Russian territory in 2025
A Ukrainian soldier is training to operate a drone for use in combat on the front line at an undisclosed location in the Kharkiv region on 29 October 2025. Photo: EPA/SERGEY KOZLOV Around 8,300 war-related incidents have been recorded on Russian territory since the start of 2025, according to an investigation by Novaya Gazeta Europe. Ukrainian drone strikes that were not intercepted accounted for almost half of the total, with about 4,000 attacks recorded, or 48%.