The Economic Impact of Drones in the War in Ukraine

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Wendell: The dummies are particularly effective I think or could be at countering the menace of the Russian-lonset drones which have been really ticking out a lot of the Ukrainian-filled artillery. But in addition there's an economic aspect because an expensive American how it's a, for example, can cost up to $4 million. And at the same time you're encouraging Russia to expend their shells and ammunition on something that is fake that doesn't exist.

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