Drone war escalated: injured and dead on both sides!

Drone war escalated: injured and dead on both sides!

In the night of Thursday, July 17th, 2025, there were again a number of drone attacks between Russia and Ukraine. Russia reported that a Ukrainian attack on the Belgorod border region killed a woman. As a result, further attacks in Belgorod and Woronech injured several people, including three young people who were injured by debris from a shot drone. There were also severe losses in Ukraine when a person was killed in Dnipro and five more were injured in Nikopol. Overall, a dead and four injuries were reported to two border regions by Russian authorities, while the Russian Ministry of Defense stated that they had intercepted 126 Ukrainian drones that were involved in these attacks.

the report of vienna.at according to the Ukrainian air force also set for defense and reported 64 drone attacks from which 41 were intercepted or destroyed. These ongoing disputes show the continued escalation of the conflict, which has been in February 2022 since the beginning of the Russian War of Agency.

intensive air strikes and strategic goals

The air strikes to support military operations have become more intense in the past few weeks. On July 8, 2025, Russia planned the largest air raid in the war against Ukraine and fired a total of 728 drones and 13 rockets, with the city of Luzk particularly affected. Almost half of the drones used was part of the Gerbera type, which has no explosive heads. However, the Ukrainian air defense achieved a high success rate by firing 711 of these drones with inexpensive catchment drones.

In addition to air strikes on civilians, Russia is particularly aimed at recruitment centers in order to undermine Ukraine mobilization efforts. In this context, the territorial recruitment center in Winnyzja was hit, which led to the company had to be stopped. There were also attacks in Poltawa and Krementschuk that could significantly affect the recruitment of new soldiers. In this tense situation, the front line stability remains a major challenge. Puzzle strategies such as the use of Kamikaze drones, such as the Shahed 136, have also heated their use in Ukraine.

international reactions and support for Ukraine

The international community has reacted: US President Donald Trump announced that the United States will provide military support from Ukraine and set Russia a period of 50 days to end the conflict, otherwise sanctions would impose. NATO plans to deliver further patriot flight defense systems to Ukraine. Germany has already provided three patriot units, and a meeting of Patriot owner states is scheduled in the coming week to further coordinate this support.

In Ukraine, there is also a strategic reorientation of the air defense. The Ukrainian armed forces trained special soldiers to shoot FPV drones with shotguns. The quick innovation potential of Ukraine is also evident in the development of new technologies for drone defense. The high level of shooting of over 90% in Russian Shahed drones is an example of the efficiency that could be achieved in Ukrainian air defense. These developments are crucial to counteract the recruitment problems prevailing in the war by offering drones more user possible uses.