Watch: Ukraine's race to counter a new type of Russian drone
Ukraine is facing a new challenge from a high volume of inexpensive Russian drones, with nearly 3,000 launched in August alone. Current defense methods using missiles and fighter jets are proving too costly, forcing Ukraine to race to develop more affordable counter-drone technologies.
Why it matters
This highlights a critical and evolving aspect of modern warfare, impacting Ukraine's defense strategy and resource allocation, and potentially influencing future military technology development globally.
Russia launched nearly 3,000 of these new drones in August alone and while Kyiv has used missiles and fighter jets to fight against them, it is proving too expensive.
Ukraine is now in a race to develop low-cost weapons that can counter them.
The BBC's Abdujalil Abdurasulov spoke with Ukrainian air defence units about how they are fighting against this new threat.
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