The Ukrainian military published footage showing a Yak-52 light aircraft crew shooting down Russian drones with small arms, according to the army. The location and timing of the incident were not disclosed.
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The Ukrainian army published a video on Saturday morning showing a Yak-52 aircraft, a Soviet-era trainer, being used to intercept Russian drones. The crew fires small arms from the open cockpit to down the drones. The footage is the latest example of Ukraine's adaptive tactics against Russian aerial reconnaissance and attack drones. The location and date of the operation were not disclosed.
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