Ukraine converted $55,000 recreational SkyRanger ultralights, the kind of hobby kit-plane you’d find at a weekend flying club, into a functioning bomber squadron. Ten aircraft, each carrying a Soviet-era 100kg ordinance, had already flown a joint strike near occupied Crimea’s Perekop Isthmus months before the picture was even published. Russia’s entire air defense doctrine is built to catch missiles and military drones. It was never built to catch a Sunday flying club. Join the channel as a member! We’re building a global community of people who are passionate about Ukrainian victory, honoring NATO alliances, and dislike dictators as much as I do: / @wesodonnellx Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the heroes. Crimea is Ukraine. Chapters! 00:00 – Ukraine’s hidden bomber‑drone squadron unveiled 01:22 – Transforming a hobby ultralight into a combat bomber 02:41 – Coordinated ultralight bomber raid

Source: Ukraine Turned $55,000 Recreational Planes Into a Strike Aircraft Squadron — and Hid It for Months