Eleanor Beardsley
NPR correspondent reporting from Izium, Ukraine, providing on-the-ground coverage about local defenses against Russian FPV drones and interviews with residents and medical personnel.
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Mar 20, 2026 • 5min
The Ukrainian town enmeshed in netting to evade deadly Russian drones
Eleanor Beardsley, NPR correspondent reporting from Izium, Ukraine, paints a vivid scene of streets swathed in overhead netting. She explores low-tech defenses against lethal FPV drones. Short interviews with residents and a doctor show how nets tangle drone propellers and reshape daily life. The report outlines Ukraine’s plan to expand netting across the front lines.
