Drones buzz overhead, troops hunker underground in Ukraine's hellish kill zone
The front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years.
According to NPR, the front line in the Russia-Ukraine war stretches more than 700 miles and has barely moved in four years.
Yet straddling this line is the kill zone, dominated by constantly evolving drone technology.
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