Analysts record huge rise in Russian glide bomb, missile and drone strikes on Ukraine in 2025
Residents survey the destruction following a Russian airstrike on a nine-storey apartment block in the Kyiv region city of Vyshhorod, Ukraine, 30 November 2025. Photo: EPA / Maxym Marusenko Russia has launched over 60,000 glide bombs, 2,400 missiles and over 100,000 drones at targets in Ukraine this year, according to United24, a Ukrainian presidential initiative which raises funds for the country’s defence against the ongoing Russian invasion.