00:00We visited one of the mobile air defense units guarding the Ukrainian capital from attack by Russian drones.
00:12Interceptor drones are responsible for the majority of takedowns of Iranian-style Shahids.
00:18But they're not always the best option, as we found out.
00:23The team launches a small quadcopter to check for radio frequency signal strength.
00:30The plan is then to launch an interceptor drone on a training exercise.
00:34But the screen goes blank and communication with the drone is lost.
00:39They suspect because of electronic interference, so no interceptor launch.
00:45Ukrainian mobile defense teams do have a backup, though, the machine gun.
00:50There are different conditions, when Browning will really work.
00:55First of all, it's very bad weather, which impacts on the work operators.
01:01They don't fly in the snow.
01:03And the air targets, which are below the view of the radar, at 100 meters, are also the target of
01:15the mobile air defense unit.
01:18this footage shows olex's team trying to bring down a shahead drone earlier the same day
01:35this is a deeply shattered defense which includes different kinds of weapons and equipment
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02:14on businessinsider.com
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