Ukraine's Military Honors Grandfather for Shooting Down Russian Drone with Kalashnikov
A Ukrainian soldier known as "Grandfather" has been awarded a medal of bravery for shooting down a Russian exploding drone with his Kalashnikov automatic rifle. The soldier, who has been fighting in Zaporizhzhia for over a year, downed the drone with his rifle after hearing it approaching above him. The drone is believed to be an Iranian-made Shahed drone, which has been supplied to Russia and used to repeatedly attack Ukraine.