The Ukrainian army has begun to use a plane from the time of World War II, the Yak-52to hunt Russian drones in the sky. This propeller plane, originally designed as a flight coach in the USSR, has become a Unusual but effective tool to combat the threat of Russian recognition drones.
Reports indicate that Ukrainian pilots are almost adding new trophies to their registration, demolishing Russian drones such as Orlan and the Toes. The images that have surrounded through the Internet show New brands of ‘trophies’ in the Yak-52 fuselagehighlighting the successful destruction of at least six drones Orlan and two Zala.
In a recent video, a Ukrainian Yak-52 is shown next to a Russian drone, while Two pilots demolish the objective. The most peculiar thing about this tactive is that the YAK-52 does not have machine guns.
Instead, a soldier, sitting in the instructor pilot seat with the open cabin, plays the gunner paper firing manually against dronesan approach that some Russian officers have compared to shoot in a shooting gallery.
Several analysts point out, that these tactics remind those of World War II, when older planes fought with less sophisticated means. The Yak-52, despite being a sports training plane, has proven to be a Effective tool in the modern fight against Russian drones.
