The ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine continues to escalate.
Ukrainian air defense forces are using mobile air defense units to intercept Russian missiles and drones, with the Dual Mount Stinger portable air defense system being used to intercept targets from a distance of five kilometers and at an altitude of up to three kilometers. The air defense job takes "good eyesight and ingenuity," according to Oleksandr, a commander of one of the mobile units. The soldiers are defending their country and their families, and have learned not to sleep at night due to the recent Russian missile attacks on Kyiv and the region.