Ukrainian Predator Police Brigade hunts drones too

This footage shows one of Ukraine's Police Brigades, known as Predator, attempting to shoot down multiple drones in Kostyantynivka, Donetsk. Like its sister Brigade, Lyut (also Liut) Predator is comprised of police personnel who were militarized at the outbreak of hostilities between Russia and Ukraine. As has been repeatedly borne out both by military units and champion professional shooters, gunning down drones is no easy feat, and trying to do it with an assault rifle as opposed to a shotgun is even more difficult. On the other hand, as drones proliferate on both sides of the conflict, there's no shortage of opportunities for practice- however high-risk that practice might be.

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