Ukraine: On the front line
The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Quentin Sommerville travels to the frontlines in north-eastern Ukraine where drone technology is transforming the battlefield.
In Ukraine drone technology is transforming the battlefield and the rules of war are being rewritten. The ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½â€™s Quentin Sommerville travels to the frontlines in the northeast of the country, and meets some of the Ukrainian prisoners who could help solve a critical shortage of manpower in the country’s war with Russia.
Correspondent: Quentin Sommerville
Producers: Lindle Markwell, Thanya Doksone and Liubov Sholudko
Sound: Andy Fell
Production co-ordinator: Gemma Ashman
Editor: Penny Murphy
(Photo: Yakut, a drone pilot with the 13th Khartia Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard, flying a First Person View (FPV) drone using a VR headset. Credit: ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½)
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