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As Russian drone incursions escalate, NATO weighs costs of shooting back

For years, NATO countries have watched Russian drones breach their airspace, reluctant to shoot them down for fear of escalation. That restraint is now beginning to erode.

After Russian drones injured civilians in Romania, while Russian electronic jamming continued diverting Ukrainian drones toward critical infrastructure in the Baltic region, NATO fighter jets finally began shooting intruders down.

But using expensive air-to-air missiles to destroy cheap, one-way Geran and Gerbera drones is h

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Ukraine needs changes to avoid losing war, ousted defence minister says | Reuters

Ukraine appears to be slowly losing the war against Russia, ousted Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov told Reuters, warning that Kyiv has a window of several months to make key decisions needed to turn the tide in its favour.

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