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- Ukraine claimed its first successful use of a 'FrankenSAM' air-defense system on Wednesday.
- Oleksandr Kamyshin, a minister, said Ukraine used one to shoot down a Russian drone.
- The hybrid systems aim to make older weapons capable of working with modern US-supplied ammo.
Ukraine shot down a Russian "suicide" drone on Wednesday, in a first for its hybrid air-defense systems known as "FrankenSAMs," an official said.