Ukraine asks US for big drones, hoping to counter Russia’s Iran-made kamikaze drones

Ukraine has made a new appeal for the United States to supply it with powerful drones and anti-drone missiles, hoping Washington will reverse its previous rejection as Russia increasingly turns to kamikaze drones and attacks civilian infrastructure.
With Moscow’s invasion in its ninth month, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov in a November 2 letter requested four MQ-1C Gray Eagle unmanned aerial systems or drones, and in a separate document, asked for the first time for a counter-drone missile, according to a document seen by Reuters and people familiar with the request said.