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Her death was at the hands of Russian forces; Troian died during an operation near Pokrovsk, after completing more than a thousand successful missions and serving from the Ukrainian Donetsk Oblast all the way behind enemy lines, in the Russian city of Kursk.
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In theory, the ship would drop a drone behind enemy lines before defenses could react and then return to base autonomously.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
The Joshua Zeman documentary follows a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
In the corner of the Mosquito hangar is the body of a Horsa glider, an unpowered WWII transport aircraft that was towed into the air and used to deliver troops and weapons behind enemy lines.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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Rachel Elspeth Gross, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
In theory, the ship would drop a drone behind enemy lines before defenses could react and then return to base autonomously.
—Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 17 Aug. 2025
The Joshua Zeman documentary follows a daring rescue led by a heroic team of zookeepers and volunteers who risked their lives to save thousands of animals trapped in a zoo behind enemy lines during the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 17 Aug. 2025
In the corner of the Mosquito hangar is the body of a Horsa glider, an unpowered WWII transport aircraft that was towed into the air and used to deliver troops and weapons behind enemy lines.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Behind enemy lines.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/behind%20enemy%20lines. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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