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Western weapons, experience hardened Ukrainian air defenses
Updated On: 12 May, 2023 08:02 AM IST | Kyiv | Agencies
The scramble has become an almost nightly event since Russia resumed regular air attacks on Kyiv on April 28, after a nearly two-month lull
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A Ukrainian air-defense unit demonstration near Kyiv. Pic/AP
By the time Kyiv residents hear the air-raid sirens signaling an imminent Russian attack, Ukraine’s air-defense units are already on the move. From camouflaged positions, they dart out by truck to farm fields around the capital, ready to take down enemy drones or missiles.
The scramble has become an almost nightly event since Russia resumed regular air attacks on Kyiv on April 28, after a nearly two-month lull. The units have intercepted every drone and missile fired at the capital since then, using Western weapons and their growing experience.
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