"On the edge of a copse, Danilo and two fellow soldiers stared intently at a screen. On it was a live video feed from a drone. ‘It’s quite simple to use. We put the drone up, call in an artillery strike and see where it lands. Then we adjust the position,’ said Danilo, a member of Ukraine’s 63rd Mechanised Brigade.The drone offered a panoramic view of the city of Snihurivka, occupied since the spring by Russian troops. There was an industrial estate, buildings and a grain silo, used by the enemy as a lookout point. The latest attack missed its target. ‘We were 300 metres off,’ said Danilo, pointing to the feed that showed a puff of grey smoke. The trio were standing next to a white satellite dish connected to Elon Musk’s Starlink system. Immediately behind them was a well-developed network of first world war-style trenches, dug beneath a line of bare autumn trees. For months the Russians were a mere kilometre away, hidden in civilian houses and dugouts. ...”
A woman stands in front of the 'memory wall of fallen defenders' in downtown Kyiv
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