‘Unrestricted Permission to Kill’: Inside Kherson’s Drone War
In Kherson, where civilians face daily attacks from Russian forces positioned just a few kilometers away across the Dnipro River, Kyiv Post met two soldiers from a National Guard mobile fire group and their regiment’s intelligence chief.
Deep underground in Kherson, a staircase leads to a bunker where people and essential infrastructure find refuge. The winding corridors under fluorescent light create an endless maze-like walkway. Two National Guard soldiers, Oleh "Hades" and Mykola "Cousin," serve in a mobile fire group tasked with intercepting and destroying Russian drones.
Hades, a chief sergeant with experience in the Anti-Terrorist Operation and now an air-defense unit member, discusses the drone threat with Cousin, a junior sergeant who has been with the regiment since May 2024. The two explain the unpredictable nature of drone attacks, the shift in Russian drone technology, and the personal challenges of confronting these deadly weapons.
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