Enemy UAV downed near Ukrainian-controlled Sievierodonetsk

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The drone was moving from militant-held positions outside the town of Popasna towards Sievierodonetsk, which was occupied by Russian-backed separatists early in 2014 and liberated by the Ukrainian army in July 2014.

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Ukrainian military intelligence experts earlier predicted that Russian proxies would intensify the use of drones in eastern Ukraine due to the development of a new model of combat drones by Russia.