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In one respect, the liability of Nato increases quite substantially because Finland has an 800-mile border with Russia. It considerably expands the direct contact between Nato and Russian territory in a way that we didn’t have before”, said Jonathan Eyal, an associate director at the Royal United Services Institute.

The drones have carried out unexpectedly successful Ukrainian attacks in the early stages of Russia’s invasion - before the Russian forces were able to set up their air defenses in the battlefield, according to Jack Watling of the London-based Royal United Services Institute. He said Ukrainian forces "have been essentially flying in at a low-level and then coming up and raiding with them. So striking targets of opportunity.”