Hunting Russian Drones in a Prop Plane With Shotguns and Rifles
This month, a beaten-up, Soviet-era propeller-driven plane taxied to a
halt on a rural runway and two of Ukraine's top air aces clambered
out, one carrying a rifle. The pair, clad in olive-drab flight suits,
are part of a low-tech solution to the high-tech problem of Russian
drones.
The 56-year-old pilot, who learned to fly as a hobby before the war,
and the gunner, 38, a former auto mechanic who had never been in a
plane before the invasion, are part of a squadron dedicated to
knocking down the unmanned Russian attack and reconnaissance aircraft
that are the bane of ground troops and civilians.
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https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-drone-hunting-e2fea5fc
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