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Middle East, Ukraine
Ukrainian drone mercenaries' recruitment networks revealed

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The Ukrainian army preparing a fibre-optic FPV drone on the front line in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, on 27 October 2026.
The Ukrainian army preparing a fibre-optic FPV drone on the front line in Kramatorsk, in the Donetsk region, on 27 October 2026. © Maria Senovilla/EPA/MaxPPP

A flurry of job ads for drone specialists in the Gulf has recently appeared on the Signal networks of Ukrainian drone warfare veterans. A team which draws on US, French and Ukrainian operators is being put together with a potential deployment to Yemen to counter the Houthis in mind.

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