Ukraine's newly formed air defence units protect country from Moscow's missiles
In recent weeks, Ukraine has faced some of the heaviest Russian airstrikes since the war began.
Russia has fired hundreds of drone and missile attacks at Ukraine, but many of them have been shot down by the country's newly-formed air defence units – including ones posted around Kyiv.
Despite some of the personnel only being armed with Man-Portable Air Defense Systems (MANPADS) and machine guns, they are defending their country from aerial attacks.
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There is even a unit made up of veterans who all have combat experience but, due to injury or other reasons, cannot fight on the frontline.
Using Stinger missiles and Browning machine-guns, the unit has managed to shoot down 17 Iranian-made Shahed drones and 11 of the 48 cruise missiles Russia launched on Kyiv, as shown in the video above.
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