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Germany arrests Ukrainian national suspected of spying for Russia

The suspect allegedly collected relevant information in connection with Russia's war against Ukraine, including on the production of armored vehicles, ammunition, and explosives, as well as on military personnel and facilities on NATO's eastern flank.

Inside the institution where Ukraine races to counter Russia's evolving drones

In a government office, researchers of drones and electronic warfare gather around a small metal device recovered from a Russian Geran drone. Its purpose —  to measure the Earth’s magnetic field for navigation. "This is the most recent component we found, about a week or two ago," said one of the researchers. Outside, a Russian drone’s jet engine roared — a sound that has become almost constant in Kyiv in recent months as advances in drone technology allow Russia to strike farther, more often

About Dnipropetrovsk Oblast

The Kyiv Independent's news and on-the-ground reporting from Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, which covers 31,974 square kilometers (12,348 square miles) in central-eastern Ukraine. Dnipropetrovsk Oblast's population is approximately 3.2 million, and its administrative center is Dnipro, Ukraine's fourth-largest city and major economic hub. Ukrainian forces use the region as a logistics base for operations in the eastern and southern fronts.

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