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These Nets Used to Catch Fish. Now They’re Catching Russian Drones

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By Svitlana Vlasova, Victoria Butenko and Tim Lister, CNN (CNN) — Nets once used to protect tulips in the Netherlands are getting a new lease of life – protecting Ukrainian soldiers and civilians from Russian drones. So are discarded fishing nets and all sorts of mesh that can stop a drone from hitting its target. Across Europe, farmers and fishermen are collecting such items in an effort to save lives thousands of miles away. Russia’s drones ta…

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These nets used to catch fish. Now they’re catching Russian drones

Nets once used to protect tulips in the Netherlands are getting a new lease of life – protecting Ukrainian soldiers and civilians from Russian drones.

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