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A video shared on social media with claims it shows Israel’s Iron Dome missile defence system failing to intercept a Hezbollah drone actually shows a Ukrainian drone targeting an oil refinery in Tuapse, Russia, earlier this year. 

One post on X, formerly Twitter, is captioned: “Video shows Israel’s Iron Dome failing to intercept Hezbollah’s drone as it makes its way to pound a regime’s power plant in northern occupied territories.” 

The video has also been shared on Facebook, sometimes with the caption “a Hezbollah drone reaches oil refineries in northern occupied Palestine”.

But the video shared with these claims is not recent, and does not show a Hezbollah drone attack. The video actually shows a Ukrainian drone striking a Russian oil refinery in Tuapse,…

Drones are becoming more advanced by the day, and with that, many new startups are coming up. There are many different initiatives that assist drone startups, and one such organisation is the UK-Ukraine TechExchange.

TechExchange is a non-profit initiative designed to support startups in the UK and Ukraine, focusing primarily on AgriTech and DefenceTech sectors. Its mission is to support the war effort and aid in Ukraine’s reconstruction by linking startups with opportunities for growth, investment, and a network to speed up innovation.

“Being Ukrainian, I’m dedicated to aiding Ukraine’s war effort in any way possible,” Andriy Dovbenko, the founder of UK-Ukraine TechExchange explains. The programme is for startups from both nations and they intend to raise the…