Russia is launching drones in small groups to make our air defense operations as difficult as possible," Yuri Ignat said. “We have to scavenge planes, fly huge distances in our F-16s to intercept just two of Shahid's drones, then come back. All this is very difficult to do in the context of air combat."

Russia is launching drones in small groups to make our air defense operations as difficult as possible," Yuri Ignat said. “We have to scavenge planes, fly huge distances in our F-16s to intercept just two of Shahid's drones, then come back. All this is very difficult to do in the context of air combat."