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How drones and the battle for Ukraine are changing the future of warfare

Drones have made the war in Ukraine more immediate and more deadly – and opened up a new battleground in Ukraine.

Almost none of this technology was here in Ukraine a year ago; now it is commonplace.

Drones, which were once peripheral to the war, are a central component for both sides, alongside infantry and artillery as Ukraine struggles to hold back Russian advances.

Aeneas, a soldier from the Khartia Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard, takes the BBC's Quentin Sommerville and camera journalist Darren Conway on a tour of his drone teams, embedded along the frontline in Lyptsi, Ukraine.

25 July 2024

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