Ukrainian Air Defender: Machine Guns Aren't Enough to Kill Russian Attack Drones Anymore

Russian drone attacks are becoming more complex, and enemy threats are more difficult to destroy, said for Business Insider chief of a Ukrainian air defence mobile unit. He said they need weapons with...

Russia’s attack drones are flying higher and faster. A Ukrainian air defender says old machine guns aren’t enough to kill them anymore.

Ukrainian mobile air defense units use truck-mounted machine guns to shoot down Russian drones. Photo by Yevhenii Vasyliev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty Images Russia’s drone attacks are becoming increasingly complex, with enemy threats becoming harder to kill, the team leader for a Ukrainian mobile air defense unit told Business Insider. He said higher-reaching weapons are needed to beat them. Oleksiy, the deputy commander of an air defense u…

Ukrainian air defender: Machine guns aren't enough to kill Russian attack drones anymore

Ukrainian mobile air defense units use truck-mounted machine guns to shoot down Russian drones.Photo by Yevhenii Vasyliev/Global Images Ukraine via Getty ImagesRussia's drone attacks have become more complex and difficult to defend against.A Ukrainian team leader overseeing a mobile air defense unit said the drones fly faster and higher.He said his unit needs shoulder-launched missiles in addition to the machine guns it has been using.Russia's d…

The air attack reflected aircraft, anti-aircraft missile troops, REB units and unmanned systems, mobile fire units of the Ukrainian Defence Forces.