{
  "id": 193864,
  "title": "'Escalatory spiral of attrition: Drone technology allowing Ukraine to resist Russia asymmetrically'",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/05/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-05T20:30:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "France 24",
    "slug": "france-24",
    "url": "https://www.france24.com/en/escalatory-spiral-of-attrition-drone-technology-allowing-ukraine-to-resist-russia-asymmetrically"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Sharon Gaffney is pleased to welcome Peter Zalmayev, director of the Eurasia Democracy Initiative. He rejects narratives that portray Moscow as only now \"taking the gloves off,\" against Ukraine, arguing instead that Russia has consistently pursued maximalist objectives while adapting its tactics to battlefield realities. Although Ukrainian innovation, particularly in drone warfare, has…",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "New Voice of Ukraine",
        "title": "Russia plotted assassination of German drone company CEO — report",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/06/russia-plotted-assassination-of-german-drone-company-ceo-report",
        "published": "2026-08-06T00:35:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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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."
}