How Ukraine blinded Russia’s drones: Operation Vivaldi explained

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The Russia-Ukraine war is airborne. With Operation Vivaldi, Ukraine found a way to advance by blinding their enemy’s drones—but risked geopolitical fallout. Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/@TheEconomist?sub_confirmation=1 Ukraine spent months mapping where Russia’s drone crews operated and how they were resupplied, then hit their supply nodes, headquarters and operators. Alex Turner, The Economist’s defence editor joins David Rennie, our geopolitics editor, to discuss how drones changed modern war. They explore how the operation worked, why Ukraine is now striking deep inside Russia and…

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