Ukraine's volunteer air defense to combat drone attacks | DW News

Kyiv is under the heaviest aerial assault since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion. In recent weeks, hundreds of drones and missiles have rained down on the capital — killing dozens of people, injuring hundreds. As Ukraine pleads for more advanced systems, many of the defenders on the front line are volunteers: 

Ordinary citizens often using old weapons to fight back against modern drone warfare. Who are they?

00:00 Ukraine's volunteer air defense
07:11 Oleksiy Goncharenko

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Post from DW News on July 28, 2025

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