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Sasha Vakulina

Banderol, Russia’s new low-cost weapon testing Ukraine’s air defences

Russia deployed Banderol munitions in its overnight large-scale attack on Ukraine on Thursday, in what has become Moscow’s growing use of a low-cost weapon designed to overwhelm Ukraine's air defences.

Ukraine’s Air Force said the Banderols were intercepted during a barrage that also included cruise missiles and Shahed-type drones.

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