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Protecting Ukraine's capital against Russia's drone attacks

Mathias Bölinger
February 9, 2023

Laden with explosives, Russia's Iranian-made 'suicide drones' can spend significant time in the air before finding a target and crashing into it. DW's Mathias Bölinger went to meet Ukrainian soldiers whose job it is to shoot them down.

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Mathias Bölinger, head of DW's investigative unit
Mathias Bölinger DW-Reporter and head of investigations. Former correspondent in Beijing and Kyivmare_porter
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