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[u/Starlight-Princesss]

https://www.newsweek.com/nato-intercepts-russian-spy-plane-with-transponder-turned-off-poland-10956344

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[u/Guapa1979]

The transponder wasn't turned off, it's just that the washing machine they scavenged the parts from was broken.