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Oleh Shyriaiev (r) with Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy (l) in Sumy, Ukraine, on 6 August, with redacted map (Photo: President of Ukraine)

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EU states should shoot down Russian jets violating their airspace to deter further aggression, one of Ukraine's most battle-hardened military figures has said.

When a Russian warplane crossed from Syria into

Oleh Shyriaiev (r) with Ukrainian president Volodomyr Zelenskyy (l) in Sumy, Ukraine, on 6 August, with redacted map (Photo: President of Ukraine)

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Andrew Rettman is EUobserver's foreign editor, writing about foreign and security issues since 2005. He is Polish, but grew up in the UK, and lives in Brussels. He has also written for The Guardian, The Times of London, and Intelligence Online.

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