Iranian drones pose a fiendish military problem for Ukraine
Shahed-136s can be sent in large volleys from several directions, overwhelming air defences
THE ALARM came around 8am. A worker at the power station on the outskirts of Dnipro was telling his crew to take cover when the windows blew out. A cruise missile struck a small building nearby. A second hit soon after. With huge plumes of smoke rising, police officers arriving at the scene were met by a stampede of stray dogs running away.
This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline “Shooting Shaheds”
Europe October 22nd 2022
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- Ukrainian Railways reconnects a city scarred by a bombing
- France is sending weapons and air-defence systems to Ukraine
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- Europe’s ambivalence over globalisation veers towards scepticism
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