Ukraine

Ukraine develops new drone-hunting UAVs to try to keep Russia at bay

Watch: Ukraine has accelerated its drone usage

The war in Ukraine has accelerated drone usage massively, with both sides developing technology that has not previously been seen on the battlefield.

But with Ukraine’s air defences stretched, Kyiv has been forced to develop new tactics to try to keep Russian UAVs at bay.

Forces News Ukraine reporter Simon Newton looks at how Ukraine is turning UAVs into drone-hunters and sending them out to intercept their Russian rivals.

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