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Meet the Ukrainian volunteers shooting down Russian drones

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Mariel Müller in Pereyaslav, Ukraine
July 28, 2025Advertisement
Ukrainian IT student Sofia Horobchenko leads a double life: By day, she studies in her university dorm; by night, she helps defend her country against Russian drone attacks as part of a volunteer air defense unit.
Despite limited resources and outdated weapons like the 140-year-old Maxim machine gun, her unit has successfully intercepted drones threatening civilian areas.
For more, watch the video above.
(This video summary was created using AI. A journalist edited it before publication.)