Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones

The New York Times

Workers at the site of a Russian missile and drone strike in Kyiv, the Ukrainian capital, on Sunday. (photo: Laura Boushnak/NYT)

Ukrainian Forces Grow More Adept at Defending Against Russian Drones

The New York Times

04 january 23

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?