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Ukraine war latest live: Special Forces destroy Russian drone depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast

Hello, this is Chris York reporting from Kyiv on day 1,385 of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: Drones operated by Ukraine's Special Operations Forces (SSO) destroyed a drone depot in occupied Donetsk Oblast overnight on Dec. 9, the unit reported in a post on social media. According to the SSO, the depot belonged to the 9th 51A Motorized Rifle Brigade and was housing "a significant number of tactical-level reconnaissance and strike drones." The SOO also claim

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