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An ambulance car on a road covered in anti-drone netting in Izium, Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on Feb. 22, 2026.
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Drone warfare is tragically transforming humanitarian aid

by Alex McDonald

"Drone! Drone! Drone!" — trainees shout as miniature helicopter blades buzz overhead. At a Safer Access security course near Kyiv in late February, aid workers are learning how to react when their mission comes under fire. Seconds later, they shout: "Attack! Attack! Attack!" The trainees throw themselves into the snow. There’s a flash of mottled green and iridescent purple: a grenade with propellers, dives toward them. It hits, explodes. They count to five, then scramble for cover. The course,

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