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Plumes of smoke rise after a Russian drone strike. Reuters
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A police officer fires at a drone flying overhead. AFP
Smoke rises from a building after a drone attack. AFP
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A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds. Reuters
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Debris near the site of a drone attack. AFP
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Police stand guard as smoke rises from buildings. Reuters
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A drone in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings. AP
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Plumes of smoke rise after a Russian drone strike. Reuters
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Firefighters in action after a drone fired on buildings in Kyiv, Ukraine. AP
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A drone approaches for an attack in the Ukraine capital. AFP
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A police officer fires at a drone flying overhead. AFP
Smoke rises from a building after a drone attack. AFP
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A Ukrainian serviceman takes cover as an air-raid siren sounds. Reuters
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Debris near the site of a drone attack. AFP
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Police stand guard as smoke rises from buildings. Reuters
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A drone in the sky seconds before it fired on buildings. AP
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Plumes of smoke rise after a Russian drone strike. Reuters
Iran reportedly helping Russia with drone trainers
'The New York Times' reports that trainers are from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps
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