The Ukrainian experts dismantling bombs for clues to Putin’s arms supply

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Revealed: Europe’s role in making of Russia’s drones

Oleksandr gently manoeuvred a piece of circuit board under the microscope, watching as the intricate network of chips and tiny wires was rendered in large on an adjacent screen.

Three shiny silver letters came into focus: “FSB” – a jumbo-size rendition of a tiny hologram sticker on the board, hardly visible to the naked eye, showing it had passed through the quality control procedure of the Russian security agency.

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