A video of a drone exploding upon impact in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv in 2022 has been falsely described on social media as an Iranian drone exploding in Israel during an exchange of military strikes between the longstanding enemies in June 2025.

An unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) belonging to the Israeli Air Force crashed this Wednesday (18) in Iranian territory after being hit by a surface-to-air missile during an operational mission.

Military says surface-to-air missile took down Hermes UAV, air force is constantly working to maintain air superiority The post In first, Israeli drone shot down over Iran; IDF says no fear of information leaking appeared first on The Times of Israel.

It was the deadliest attack on the Ukrainian capital in almost a year, and came as Moscow has intensified air assaults on the city.

(Reuters) -Waves of Russian drones and missiles struck districts across the Ukrainian capital Kyiv early on Tuesday, damaging an apartment building, sparking fires and injuring up to 16 people, city officials said.