Frontline Ukrainian farmers take up arms to protect crops from drone strikes

Ukrainian agricultural workers operating near active combat zones are taking up personal arms to defend their properties against ongoing Russian drone strikes. Former international grain logistics manager Viktor Hordienko is among those who have shifted from coordinating global maritime shipments to using shotguns against hostile aerial devices on frontline farms.

Maintaining agricultural output near the front line remains vital for Ukraine's national economy and domestic food supply. However, constant military risks and aerial bombardments have turned routine farming into hazardous defensive actions. Hordienko's experience highlights the severe disruption to Ukraine's agricultural sector and the human cost borne by local food producers during the ongoing invasion.

Sources: LSM.