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Ukraine’s drone attacks on Russian bombers prompt key military powers to assess own vulnerabilities

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FILE PHOTO: An servicemen of the 15th Operative Purpose Brigade Kara-Dag, of the National Guard of Ukraine, prepare a Darts strike drone for flight over positions of Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Kupiansk, Kharkiv region, Ukraine May 11, 2025. Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty/Serhii Nuzhnenko via REUTERS/File Photo

Servicemen of the 15th Operative Purpose Brigade Kara-Dag, of the National Guard of Ukraine, preparing a Darts strike drone for flight over positions of Russian troops, near Kupiansk, Ukraine, on May 11.

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