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Jun 2024
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How Ukraine Built a Weapon to Control th...

THE WALL STREET JOURNAL & GIMLET
About this episode

Ukraine has sunk or damaged about two dozen Russian ships using a technical innovation: naval drones. WSJ’s James Marson unspools the story of the drones’ development and explores how they’re turning the tide in a key area of the war.


Further Reading:

- How Ukraine’s Naval Drones Turned the Tide in the Battle of the Black Sea 


Further Listening:

- Ukraine Makes a Deal with Wall Street 

- Ukraine's $30 Billion Problem 


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