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  "title": "A bird in the hand: How Ukraine's Sokil drone could improve battlefield reconnaissance",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/a-bird-in-the-hand-how-ukraines-sokil-drone-could-improve-battlefield",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-24T10:41:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "New Voice of Ukraine",
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    "url": "https://english.nv.ua/russian-war/ukraine-codifies-sokil-reconnaissance-drone-in-spring-2026-50653035.html"
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  "summary": "Ukraine codified the Sokil fixed-wing reconnaissance drone in spring 2026, developed to make operational reconnaissance more accessible and widely available.",
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      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/24/a-nato-drone-maker-says-ukraines-underground-factories-hold-a-lesson",
        "published": "2026-10-24T11:54:01.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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