Built in the shadows and launched at night, Ukraine’s long-range drones are rattling Russia

By DEREK GATOPOULOS and VOLODYMYR YURCHUK, Associated Press
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — At a secret location in rural Ukraine, columns of attack drones are assembled at night and in near silence to strike deep inside Russia.
Their targets are strategic: oil refineries, fuel depots, and military logistics hubs. Since the summer, Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign has ramped up dramatically, pounding energy infrastructure across Russia and stretching Moscow’s air defenses thin.
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