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Ukraine's drone campaign is challenging Russia's grip on Crimea

Ukraine's drone campaign is challenging Russia's grip on CrimeaWorldPing

Russia had maintained an iron grip on Crimea since it seized the territory in its initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. But Ukraine is now waging a sustained drone campaign on the peninsula.

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