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Russia deploys jet-powered drone targeting power infrastructure

Original: 💬 # Russia has for the first time used a jet-powered drone equipped with a warhead designed to destroy high-voltage powe

Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said on September 30 that Russia has for the first time used a jet-powered drone carrying a warhead designed to destroy high-voltage power pylons and steel bridge structures. The claim points to a new escalation in attacks on Ukraine's energy grid, with observers watching whether such drones will be used more widely against critical infrastructure.

Why now: Reports of a new Russian drone capability aimed at Ukraine's power grid raise concerns about escalating infrastructure attacks.

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• 💬 # Russia has for the first time used a jet-powered drone equipped with a warhead designed to destroy high-voltage power pylons and steel bridge structures, presidential adviser Serhii "Flash" Beskrestnov said on Sept. 30. https:// kyivindependent.com/russia-str… · rvps2001 · 1

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