Since mid-2025, Ukraine has allowed–and even encouraged–civilians exempt from military service to fight drones.
The New York Times travelled to Ukraine to meet Valerey Slipkan and Timur Fatkullin, who are using an old Soviet An-28 to shoot Russian drones out of the sky.
Watch ‘Ukraine’s Flying Drone Hunters’ on Youtube and NYTimes.com
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