Social media backlash as Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger says Ukraine's drones are made by housewives

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Social media backlash as Rheinmetall's Armin Papperger says Ukraine's drones are made by housewives
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Senior officials in Kyiv are taking a swipe at the head of German defense giant Rheinmetall, whose unflattering comments about Ukrainian drone technology and the role of women in the war against Russia ignited a social media backlash.

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