Armed only with an assault rifle in an open cockpit, a Ukrainian gunner is part of an aerial unit that is shooting down Russian drones from Soviet-era Yak-52 propeller planes. Three low-cost planes donated by a Dutch NGO patrol the Odesa region, downing multiple Shahed drones in a single flight.

The Russian military is deploying faster, remotely controlled, jet-powered drones to paralyze Ukraine’s energy and logistics infrastructure, creating a growing challenge for the…

Armed only with an assault rifle in an open cockpit, a Ukrainian gunner is part of an aerial unit that is shooting down Russian drones from Soviet-era Yak-52 propeller planes.…