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Yeshiva World News · Aug 18, 2026

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Ukraine is increasingly sending near-real-time commercial satellite imagery directly to frontline drone units, allowing operators to identify Russian troops, equipment and concealed positions and strike them within minutes or hours, the New York Times reports. The imagery has been used to target Russian air defenses, electronic warfare systems and logistics sites, including in Russian-controlled Crimea and Zaporizhzhia.

Ukraine is increasingly sending near-real-time commercial satellite imagery directly to frontline drone units, allowing operators to identify Russian troops, equipment and concealed positions and strike them within minutes or hours, the New York Times reports. The imagery has been used to target Russian air defenses, electronic warfare systems and logistics sites, including in Russian-controlled Crimea and Zaporizhzhia.

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