‘A life-or-death race’: the volunteers protecting Kyiv’s skies from new jet-powered drones

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Volunteer air defense units around Kyiv are struggling to counter Russia's new, faster jet-powered drones that fly at higher altitudes and speeds, making them difficult to intercept with existing weaponry. These drones, capable of reaching approximately 600 km/h and altitudes up to 10 km, have reduced Ukraine's interception rate to 50-60%, posing a significant challenge to the capital's air defense network as Russia intensifies its air campaign.

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Russia’s latest weapons have left Ukraine’s civilian air defence teams frantically trying to adapt as winter approachesSeveral hours into Kyiv’s nightly curfew, much of the capital lay dark and quiet. High above, on the roof of a grey tower block on the city’s outskirts, a small group of men in uniform stood beside two heavy machine guns, scanning the horizon.

‘A life-or-death race’: the volunteers protecting Kyiv’s skies from new jet-powered drones

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