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We followed a drone from UK factory to Ukraine front line

Business Insider · August 17, 2026 at 7:22 AM

We followed a drone from UK factory to Ukraine front line

Ukraine has become a global leader in drone tech, but it still needs Western weapons and planes in its fight against Russia.

Business Insider gained access to one company building high-tech reconnaissance drones in Wales, then took a 1,800-mile journey east to visit a Ukrainian unit deploying the drones in the hunt for Russian targets.

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We followed a drone from UK factory to Ukraine front line

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