The volunteers scan the sky day and night, looking for armed, flying drones that Russia is using to sow chaos in parts of Ukraine
On a rooftop in Kyiv, shortly after midnight, volunteer soldiers gather around a twin Maxim machine gun.
The volunteers guard the sky day and night, even though lately the Ukrainian army’s air defences have kept Russian attacks mostly at bay. Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesperson for the Ukrainian air force, told the country’s national media that officials are expecting a significant increase in Russian drone attacks against Ukraine this winter. He said about 1,000 Shahed drones were used in six months last winter.
The group was named after the famous An-225 Antonov cargo plane that was destroyed during the fights for Hostomel airport.Oleksandr leads the way into a small, warm room on the rooftop where members of the unit can rest when the skies are quiet. There’s tea and coffee, a sofa that can fit two people, a single mattress on a wooden frame and some other soft cushions. The number of people on duty changes with the level of danger.
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