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☆ A Ukrainian captain says his unit shot down every drone it met despite having 'antiquated' guns
  + stars: | 2024-05-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
A Ukrainian platoon has shot down all of the drones it's encountered, its captain told The Guardian. Oleksandr Zhygun said his soldiers are using "antiquated" guns to do it, per the outlet. AdvertisementA Ukrainian captain operating near Kyiv said his platoon has shot down every Russian drone it has encountered, despite having what he describes as "antiquated" guns. But in eastern Ukraine, Ukrainian troops are struggling against Russia's night-vision drones, a Ukrainian soldier told the Kyiv Post last month. Asked whether Ukraine could still win the war, Zhygun told The Guardian it was a "difficult" question and that they needed more air defense systems.
Persons: Oleksandr Zhygun, —, Zhygun's Kalashnikov, Yehven, Dolin, Zhygun, Ukraine's Organizations: Ukrainian, Guardian, Service, Ukraine's 241st Brigade, Territorial Defense Forces, Soviet Union, Patriot, Republicans, The Institute Locations: Ukraine, Soviet, Kyiv, Afghanistan, Ukrainian, Kyiv Post, Russia, Ukraine's, Avdiivka
☆ Ukraine turned a Soviet antiaircraft gun into a deadly ground weapon that can kill dozens of soldiers at a time, report says
  + stars: | 2023-11-27 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +3 min
The truck-mounted modified gun can kill dozens of Russians at a time, the unit told the Daily Beast. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . AdvertisementUkrainian soldiers have turned a Soviet-era antiaircraft gun into a fast-moving ground weapon that can kill dozens of Russian soldiers at a time, the Daily Beast reported. The resulting weapon is one that can hit targets spread out up to 328 feet apart, and can kill dozens of soldiers with one blast, the report said. AdvertisementEvegeny Iitvin, a sergeant in the unit, told the Beast that in just three days one of the guns had "already destroyed 1,000" Russian soldiers.
Persons: —, Evegeny, Jake Epstein, It's, Iitvin, Biden Organizations: Daily, Service, Artillery Battery Unit, Ukraine's 241st Brigade, 241st Brigade Locations: Ukraine, Soviet, Russia, Soviet Union
☆ A lawyer-turned-fighter codenamed 'Witch' has gained viral fame defending Ukraine as a mortar commander in the fiercest battlefronts of the war
  + stars: | 2023-04-28 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com   time to read: +9 min
Mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar is better known in Ukraine by her callsign "Witch." Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. A baptism of fireJunior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces. Junior Lieutenant mortar platoon commander Olga Bigar of the Ukrainian Territorial Defense Forces.
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