Ukrainian Military Using Crop Dusters to Shoot Down Russian Drones

As the Ukrainian air defense systems have become increasingly stretched, Kiev has deployed agricultural aircraft armed with missiles to shoot down Russian drones. 

Ukraine's use of the Zlin Z-137 Agro Turbo armed with R-73 air-to-air missiles was first reported at The War Zone. “The turboprop-powered Zlin Z-137 Agro Turbo is seen swooping low over a Ukrainian cornfield, very much its traditional operating environment,” the outlet explains. “In this. . .