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The “crazy professors” making drones for Ukraine

Small-scale weapons manufacturers in Ukraine are supplying the front line with drones, causing concern for the government. Midnight Lab, an unlicensed company, designs and builds military gadgets.

Small-scale weapons manufacturers are springing up in Ukraine to supply the front line.
Tech entrepreneurs turned drone makers after their city fell to the Russians.
Volunteers have been supplying the Ukrainian armed forces since 2014.
Midnight Lab, an unlicensed company, designs and builds military gadgets including drones.
The Ukrainian government is concerned about the uncoordinated supply of drones on the front line.

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