Kyiv's killer drones...made from cardboard

FLAT-PACK cardboard drones were used by Ukraine to destroy five jets at a key Russian air base and inflict major damage inside the country.

- Tara Fair

The devices, below, from Australia, which cost just £2,750 each, have been in Kyiv's hands since March, following a £15.7million deal with Canberra to supply 100 a month.

The low-tech framework may be largely made with wax-impregnated paper and rubber bands, but it is packed with a military-grade guidance system.

Their maker, Australian SYPAQ, they are easier to assemble than flatpack furniture.

They are said to be so light, they can be launched by catapult...or even thrown like a giant paper plane.

The drones arrive with a lightweight board frame, propeller unit firm claims SYPAQ Brandtowning Strategy into Capability and an avionics system, which troops can programme with a target location.