Europe | Remote-control war

Ukraine is betting on drones to strike deep into Russia

With the West dithering about long-range munitions, drones offer an alternative

A military operator launches a FlyEye WB Electronics SA, a Polish reconnaissance drone, bought in the frame of program 'The Army of Drones' during test flights in the Kyiv region on August 2, 2022, prior to being sent to the front line. - 'The Army of Drones' is a project initiated by the General Staff of the Armed Forces and the Ministry of Digital Transformation which is a comprehensive program in which organisation purchases drones, repair them, and train operators. (Photo by Sergei SUPINSKY / AFP) (Photo by SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP via Getty Images)
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