Air Force of Ukraine
The Air Force of the Armed Forces of Ukraine (Повітряні сили Збройних сил України, or Ps ZSU) is a separate branch of the Ukrainian Armed Forces responsible for air defence and combat aviation. It operates tactical aircraft, anti-aircraft missile brigades, and radar units across the country. The branch reports to the General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
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Ukraine and Lockheed Martin discuss scaling up PAC-3 and F-16 supplies in Kyiv talks
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with a Lockheed Martin delegation in Kyiv to discuss expanded deliveries of PAC-3 interceptors and F-16 fighters, the possibility of servicing F-16s in Ukraine, and a long-term strategic partnership in which Ukraine would share battlefield experience.
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Russia hits Kyiv energy facility and medical buildings in large drone attack, one killed in city
On 20 October 2026, Russia struck Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with a large overnight barrage of strike drones, including jet-powered Shaheds. Debris hit an energy facility in the Shevchenkivskyi district, a medical building in the Solomianskyi district and the upper floors of a medical facility in the Holosiivskyi district, while a drone falling near a gas station on the edge of the Holosiivskyi district killed one man. Four Kyiv districts were partially de-energised, and the metro and funicular halted briefly before service resumed.
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Russian missile strike hits residential area in Zaporizhzhia, injuring five including a child
Russian forces struck a residential area in Zaporizhzhia around 5 a.m. on 17 October with multiple missile strikes, damaging multi-storey apartment buildings and injuring five civilians, including an 11-year-old girl. The blast wave also damaged the office of the Suspilne Zaporizhzhia broadcaster, though no staff were inside. The attack was part of a broader overnight Russian assault on multiple Ukrainian cities that also hit Kryvyi Rih and Kherson.
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Russia hits Kyiv with massive missile and drone attack hours after Trump envoys leave
Russia launched a combined missile and drone assault on Kyiv overnight on September 7–8, striking the capital with ballistic and cruise missiles, anti-ship missiles, and 166 strike drones. At least two people were killed, more than 50 civilian objects were damaged across multiple districts, and air defenses downed 175 of the incoming targets. The attack came shortly after US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner left the city following talks with President Volodymyr Zelensky.