The ever-resourceful Ukrainians have found another use for the homegrown Aeroprakt A-22 (sold as the Foxbat LSA in the U.S.) and it's really annoying the Russians. After a few months of success with Air Force pilots and rear gunners with shotguns taking out Russian drones in a Yak-52, the military is now training pilots and gunners to use the rag-and-tube A-22 to do the same. Previously the LSAs have been used as single-use flying bombs and have taken out some high-value targets. According to Forbes, Russian bloggers say it's time to do something about the new role and its inspiration.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://www.avweb.com/aviation-news/drone-downing-ukrainian-piston-planes-annoying-russians