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Iran acknowledges sending military drones to Russia before the invasion of Ukraine

By Jason Beaubien

Published November 6, 2022 at 7:57 AM EST

Iran has acknowledged providing military drones to Russia for the first time, though they claim the shipments were sent before the invasion of Ukraine.

Jason Beaubien

Jason Beaubien is NPR's Global Health and Development Correspondent on the Science Desk.

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