Sign up to see the future, today Can’t-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech A video of Ukrainian soldiers shooting down Russian drones with rifles — while leaning out of Soviet-era propeller planes like World War 1 combatants — went viral last week. The footage shows soldiers taking aim at the drones and pulling the trigger, causing them to plummet towards the ground and erupt in giant fireballs, drawing comparisons to war-based video games. Because disinformation surrounding the war in Ukraine has run rampant on social media, you might question the video’s authenticity. But as the Wall Street Journal reports, it’s a very real phenomenon, highlighting the latest developments in drone warfare — and how 21st-century tech is now clashing with decidedly old school close-range combat. According to the newspaper’s sources in the Ukrainian forces, the country’s 11th Army Aviation Brigade has eliminated dozens of Russian drones by having soldiers lean out of prop planes — decades-old Yak-52 aircraft, originally intended for aerobatics training — with rifles and shotguns. The planes are far …