Ukrainians with cellphones and machine guns are forcing Russia to change how it launches its drone attacks

• Ukraine's flexible and adaptive air defenses have forced Russia to change its drone tactics.
• Most recently, Russia has used large salvos of carefully routed drones to avoid Ukrainian defenses.
• The dynamic is an example of Ukrainian effectiveness and Russian ability to learn, one expert said.

Ukraine's flexible and adaptive air defenses have forced Russia to change its drone tactics.

Instead of launching a few Iranian-made Shahed-136 kamikaze drones at a time, Russia is sending large salvos and carefully routing them to avoid Ukrainian defenses.