Those thinking the war in Ukraine has echoes of the world wars were greeted with a new sight last night. Videos circulating on social media showed a Ukrainian single-piston propeller-driven Yak-52 shooting down Russian reconnaissance drones over the southern city of Odesa using machine guns. The scene looked like a dogfight straight out of World War Two, taking the jets vs drones debate in an unexpectedly new direction.
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