With Kyiv's air defense teams scrambling to keep up with Russian jet-propelled UAVs since late summer, Russia has been terrorizing Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with jet-powered UAVs, adding to the now-familiar threat from UAVs and conventional Shahad missiles. Capable of flying at speeds of around 600 kilometers per hour and at higher altitudes, these new weapons pose serious challenges to mobile fire teams and interceptor UAV operators. The Kyiv Independent spent two days with soldiers of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade outside the capital to see how Ukrainian units hunt incoming Russian drones and adapt in a constant technological race. Photography: Y.

With Kyiv's air defense teams scrambling to keep up with Russian jet-propelled UAVs since late summer, Russia has been terrorizing Kyiv and Kyiv Oblast with jet-powered UAVs, adding to the now-familiar threat from UAVs and conventional Shahad missiles. Capable of flying at speeds of around 600 kilometers per hour and at higher altitudes, these new weapons pose serious challenges to mobile fire teams and interceptor UAV operators. The Kyiv Independent spent two days with soldiers of the 112th Territorial Defense Brigade outside the capital to see how Ukrainian units hunt incoming Russian drones and adapt in a constant technological race. Photography: Y.