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In a sharp escalation of its drone campaign targeting strategic industries deep inside Russia, Ukraine seems to have fitted Cessna-style light planes with remote controls, packed them with explosives and flown at least one of them more than 600 miles to strike a Russian factory in Yelabuga, 550 miles east of Moscow.

Ironically, the Russian factory produces—you guessed it—drones.

Russians on the ground recorded the shocking scene as the light plane dove onto the sprawling Alabuga Special Economic Zone industrial campus, where workers assemble Iranian-designed Shahed drones that, just like Ukraine’s DIY Cessna-style drone, can range as far 600 miles with an explosive payload.

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[-] saltesc@lemmy.world 29 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

This is the equivalent of wrapping ping pong balls in tin foil, putting a lighter underneath for a few seconds, and suddenly effective smoke bombs.

Edit: Yes, you can try this at home. But outside and obviously don't rip the fumes like a bong.

[-] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 17 points 4 months ago

You forgot the part where the smoke bombs were able to travel a vast distance undetected after you threw them at a low speed.

[-] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

I feel like that's easy enough to fix with flint and some kindling/match heads.

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