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When Drones Cross the Line
In the early hours of 10 September, a wave of Russian drones launched against targets in Ukraine crossed a dangerous threshold both literally and politically.
For the first time, Poland confirmed that multiple unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), believed to be Russian in origin, entered its airspace and were shot down...
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