To protect against Russian airstrikes, Ukraine's defenders 'shoot and scoot'

A member of a Ukrainian mobile air defense team scans the sky near the southern port city of Odesa for an incoming Russian attack. Using a mix of old Soviet and new Western air defense systems, Ukraine shoots down the vast majority of Russian missiles and drones and has managed to keep Russia's much larger air force from achieving air superiority. (Michael Shtekel / Media Center Ukraine)

OUTSIDE KYIV, Ukraine — When Russia launches an airstrike on Kyiv, the first line of defense is parked in this sprawling field of hay and bright red poppies outside the capital.

The protection consists of two Ukrainian soldiers and their American-made Humvee, with a U.S. Stinger missile system mounted on back.