Wall Street Journal, an American media outlet, interviewed Ukrainian Air Force crews who use the Yak-52 primary trainer aircraft. This primary trainer is mainly used to shoot down Russian "Geranium" suicide drones. The operations of the Ukrainian Air Force have amazed Americans. A mechanic was sitting in the rear seat with a submachine gun acting as a gunner. When the trainer aircraft approached the Russian drone at a distance of 50 to 60 meters, the rear-seat gunner jumped out of the cockpit and fired at the Russian drone.
This brought back memories of aerial combat scenes from World War I, said the Wall Street Journal reporter. Ukraine has been using this tactic for a long time. Several Yak-52s have been lost, some crashing due to stalls while chasing Russian drones, and others being hit by the blast waves from destroyed Russian drones.
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