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Drones have made the war more brutal, with people on the move targeted within expanding zone
An artillery unit of the 28th Mechanised Separate Brigade fires an M109 howitzer on Russian positions, on the outskirts of Kostiantynivka, eastern Ukraine, in May. As ceasefire talks have flared and faltered, the battle for eastern Ukraine has only intensified under drone attacks around the towns of Kostiantynivka, Pokrovsk and Kupiansk. Photo / Tyler Hicks, the New York Times
Even several kilometres from the front line, anything that moves is a target.
That's because as Russia's summer offensive gains momentum, it is increasingly relying on drones of all kinds to gain control over Ukraine's territory.
Under attack by drones, Ukrainian soldiers are struggling to maintain supply lines around the