MediaFaro AnalysisFeb 18, 2025

On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters.

In a small town south-east of Kyiv, a team of civilians sit in the back of a pickup truck with machine guns pointed at the sky hoping to shoot down Iranian-made drones that target the Ukrainian capital on a near-daily basis.

The drone hunters’ local knowledge and military-style training have made them a force to be reckoned with.

https://mediafaro.org/article/20250217-on-the-ground-with-ukraines-volunteer-drone-hunters?mf_channel=mastodon&action=forward

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On the ground with Ukraine’s volunteer drone hunters

In a small town south-east of Kyiv, a team of civilians sit in the back of a pickup truck with machine guns pointed at the sky hoping to shoot down Iranian-made drones that target the Ukrainian capital on a near-daily basis. The drone hunters’ local knowledge and military-style training have made them a force to be reckoned with. 

FRANCE 24
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https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/may/09/judges-with-machine-guns-the-part-time-drone-hunters-defending-kyiv

Judges with machine guns: the part-time drone hunters defending Kyiv

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