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Ukraine's drone campaign is challenging Russia's grip on Crimea

NPR | By Greg Myre,

Leila Fadel

Published August 14, 2026 at 3:43 AM CDT

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Russia had maintained an iron grip on Crimea since it seized the territory in its initial invasion of Ukraine in 2014. But Ukraine is now waging a sustained drone campaign on the peninsula.

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Greg Myre

Greg Myre is a national security correspondent with a focus on counter-terrorism.

Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.