Ukraine is leaning on helicopter crews to hunt down and shoot Russia's exploding drones out of the sky

Ukraine is leaning on helicopter crews to hunt down and shoot Russia's exploding drones out of the sky

Ukraine is using its helicopters as defenses against Russian drones, and says they are very successful.Ihor Tkachov / AFPUkraine's helicopters are so successful at air defense that it's increasing the number in the role.Its commander-in-chief said that helicopters can shoot down up to 40% of drones in their area.It plans to upgrade and alter more of them to be better able to spot Russian targets.Ukraine is using its helicopters as drone-killers,…