How drone combat in Ukraine is changing face of warfare

Reuters

Published Mar 26, 2024 06:12

By Mariano Zafra, Max Hunder, Anurag Rao and Sudev Kiyada

March 26 (Reuters) - The Ukraine conflict has been characterised by drone deployment of an unprecedented scale.

Thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have been sent into the skies above the battlefield by both sides, enabling pilots to remotely track enemy movements, guide artillery and accurately drop explosives - both nearby and hundreds of kilometres away, deep in rival territory.