Posted on 06/22/2024 9:33:29 AM PDT by marcusmaximus
Dramatic video shows Kyiv's propeller-driven Yak-52 hunting down a Russian drone.
UKRAINE are using WW2-style planes to hunt down Russian drones on the battlefield in a blow to Vladimir Putin's increasingly desperate war effort.
Air Marshal Greg Bagwell, a retired RAF commander, told The Sun Ukraine has taken inspiration from Britain's famous Spitfires and are making headway in the skies against Vlad's meatgrinder troops.
In a scene reminiscent of WW2, dramatic video showed Kyiv's propeller-driven Yak-52 plane in an intense dogfight with a Russian drone in the sky above southern Ukraine in April.
The 1970s two-seater training aircraft chased Vlad's spy drone while a co-pilot in the backseat fired a volley of shots from a machine gun at the invading UAV.
Within minutes, Ukraine's Spitfire-style plane - dubbed the 'Drone Hunter' - can be seen circling Russia's Orlan UAV after it took damage from a direct hit over Odessa.
Ukraine's military have been consistently adapting and improving their aircraft and weaponry since Vlad launched his barbaric full-scale invasion in 2022 - and the Yak-52 is the latest innovative project.
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