Russia’s jet-powered drones overwhelm Ukraine, killing dozens

As the war drags on in Ukraine, its civilians are again suffering.Thirty-eight people were killed in the village of Myla on August 29, when a Russian drone attack struck an ammunition depot. Another 12 were killed in attacks across the country on September 1.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4US envoys headed to Russia and Ukraine to relaunch mediationlist 2 of 4Ukraine takes the war to Russia’s space programme in tactical shiftlist 3 of 4Ukrainian intel agencies in Kyiv firefight: What happened and why?list 4 of 4Ten injured in Ukraine as Kyiv expects talks with US envoys in coming daysend of listCivilian deaths have sharply increased this summer as Russia is using jet-powered drones, which fly at about half the speed of a passenger jet and are more difficult to intercept than propeller-powered drones.Jet-powered drones numbered about 2,800 in August, said Ukraine Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat, compared with about 1,500 in July, several times the number launched in June. Ukraine has an interception rate of more than 90 percent against propeller-powered drones, but only 60 percent against the jet-powered variant, Ihnat said.(Al Jazeera)Ukraine said Russian forces suffe...