Stopping Russians from killing Ukrainians is an act of love.”Borovskiy built his first drone with a soldering iron in a friend’s kitchen. I know units who’ve given up on them.”A Ukrainian explosives expert examines a fallen Shahed drone following an air attack in Kharkiv in June. Photograph: Sergey Bobok/AFP/GettyRussia’s Iranian-made Shahed drones have become some of the most dreaded weapons in the war. “The problem is you have to detect the incoming drone,” Borovskiy explains. The Shahed carries a 90-kilo warhead, the Beaver up to 20 kilos.”A Ukrainian drone strikes a Russian aircraft deep inside Russian territory on June 1st.

Source: The Irish Times August 21, 2025 11:31 UTC