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Ukraine - On the Frontline

The BBC’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 BBC’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

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28 minutes

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Mon 19 Aug 202416:00
BBC Radio 4

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  • Sun 18 Aug 202413:30
    BBC Radio 4
  • Mon 19 Aug 202416:00
    BBC Radio 4