# Russia invades Ukraine -- The regional situation

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**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Tags:** ukraine-invasion\
**Created:** [December 30, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349 "2023-12-30T18:43:41Z")\
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**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 6:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/russia-invades-ukraine-the-regional-situation/995349/1703 "2026-05-24T06:34:51Z")

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[Russia are using drones to hunt down individuals](https://www.smh.com.au/world/europe/in-northern-ukraine-it-was-boy-versus-russian-drone-the-boy-won-20260516-p5zxqr.html?utm_source=smh-web&utm_medium=share_article&utm_campaign=world&utm_content=subscriber+alldigital&utm_term=product_feature) - not just military but civilians, for terror purposes.

They trails optic fibres up to 20km long so they can’t be jammed. Story above details how one was hunting a boy and his family, he managed to grab and break the fibre disabling the drone.

So they are absolutely suitable for assassinations, flying nap of the earth to the target.

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