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Russia has a new drone tactic: dive-bombing with Iranian-designed Shaheds from on high to avoid small arms fire

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Russia 's Shaheds are starting to dive straight down from high altitudes to avoid gunfire.

A spokesperson for Ukraine 's air force said the drones are diving down from about 2 kilometers in the sky.

It's an adaptation to Ukraine 's tactic of shooting down Shahed drones with heavy machine guns.

Launches of the Shahed have risen sharply over the last year .

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