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UK intelligence: Belarus' ongoing military drills 'highly unlikely' to lead to Minsk's direct involvement in Russia's war

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"Although Russia's use of Belarusian territory was instrumental in Russia's failed advance on Kyiv early in the invasion, Belarusian forces have limited offensive capabilities and there is a remote chance that they have deployed forces into Ukraine," the U.K. Defense Ministry said in its intelligence update on Sept. 9.

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Drone warfare has become one of the defining technologies of Russia’s war against Ukraine. The Kyiv Independent's Kollen Post and Nick Allard spent a night with a drone team from Nemesis, one of Ukraine’s elite drone units, as they carried out bombing missions against Russian positions.

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