Russia’s Air Defenses Are So Overwhelmed That Its Own Soldiers Are Shooting at Ukrainian Drones With Rifles — and Still Missing
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Reuben Johnson
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National Security JournalRussia’s Air Defenses Are So Overwhelmed That Its Own Soldiers Are Shooting at Ukrainian Drones With Rifles — and Still Missingnationalsecurityjournal.orgUkraine's drones are overwhelming Russia's air defenses so completely that soldiers have been filmed firing assault rifles at them from the ground — and in one case, a Russian missile missed and blew the lid clean off Moscow's own refinery. Now the crews are running out of ammunition entirely: one unit in Crimea posted a public plea begging Moscow for missiles, saying they can see the targets but have "nothing" to hit them with. The Ukrainian designer behind the drones says even he was stunned how easily they got through.
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