Russian forces launched a combined missile and drone strike against Ukraine on the night of July 25 to 26, increasingly integrating missiles into overnight strike packages after primarily relying on drones in Spring and early Summer 2025, according to Critical Threats. The strike packages indicate a shift in Russian tactics, as reported by Critical Threats, moving from drone-only attacks to a more integrated approach involving both missiles and drones. This development follows a period where drones were the main component of Russian overnight strikes. Separately, alerts were issued for UAV threats in Gatchina, Saint Petersburg, the Republic of Tatarstan, and the Chuvash Republic. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian Stryker armored vehicle reportedly withstood multiple Russian drone attacks without sustaining damage, according to social media reports. This particular Stryker was described as having a modified armor configuration consisting of slat armor, a thick layer of rubber, and another layer of slat armor, a design that significantly increased its weight. There was also mention of a Russian video purportedly showing an attack on a Ukrainian Stryker, which social media reports characterized as an "invincible tank" that absorbed all drone attacks. The modification described involved a "stryker, slat, rubber, slat" armor plan.
