Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones

The New York Times
Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones Workers at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Sunday. (photo: Laura Boushnak/NYT)

They are lumbering and noisy and relatively easy to shoot from the sky. Over the New Year’s weekend, the Ukrainian military said it downed every single one of the 80-odd exploding drones that Russia sent the country’s way.

“Such results have never been achieved before,” a Ukrainian Air Force spokesman said on Tuesday.

But beneath that result lies a question: How long can Ukraine sustain its effort when many of its defensive measures cost far more than the drones do?

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