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Thermal-imaging equipment made by Chinese firm Guide Sensmart shown in Irbis Sky Tech document seen by EUobserver (Photo: EUobserver)

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Leaked: Russian academia and firms building Putin's drone army

Leaked files shed light on how private-sector Russian firms, Russian academia, and Chinese components are helping to create Russian president Vladimir Putin's fearsome drone air-force.

Russian UAVs (unmanned aerial vehicles) wreaked havoc in a bombardment on

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

Thermal-imaging equipment made by Chinese firm Guide Sensmart shown in Irbis Sky Tech document seen by EUobserver (Photo: EUobserver)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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