Ukraine's war drones are catching new rides into battle

A Ukrainian operator holds an interceptor drone, increasingly armed on motherships, at a secret training site. Jake Epstein KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine started out in uncrewed naval combat by rigging driverless speedboats to slam into Russian warships and explode. The unusual tactic worked, rattling a classically superior navy. Then Russia adapted, forcing Ukraine to again get creative. Now, Ukraine is increasingly transforming its drone boats into drone motherships. These vessels can set attack…