In the early months of the invasion, in 2022, the Russians tried to suffocate Ukraine’s economy by imposing a naval blockade of its ports. About 20 million tons of grain got stuck in the port city of Odesa, causing global food prices to spike and raising fears of famine in parts of Africa and the Middle East that rely on supplies from Ukraine.

Ukrainian special operators described to Business Insider how they came under Russian fire driving buggies near the front lines.

Russia’s Defense Ministry said its forces shot down at least 287 Ukrainian drones overnight into Thursday morning.

The aerial bombardment followed a night of attacks in which Russia fired three ballistic missiles and 151 drones, Ukraine’s air force said.

The drones are still in limited supply and are not always the ideal interception method, Ukrainian soldiers and an official told Business Insider.