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Russia is likely using spy balloons in a bid to get Ukrainian forces to expand its stock of surface-to-air missiles, according to British military officials. The U.K. Ministry of Defense (MOD) said in a Sunday intelligence update that was posted to Twitter that balloon-like objects had been detected in the skies above Ukraine. British military officials said the objects, which it believed were likely to be Russian, were used as part of a ploy to get Ukrainian forces to use up their ammunition. "Ukrainian officials reported that they shot down at least six of these. Earlier on 12 February 2023,...
