The average life expectancy of a Ukrainian fixed-wing drone at the beginning of this war was about six flights. The military aid we have given to Ukraine has made a profound and transformative difference, he says. "I think it is also highlighted a bunch of stuff we are really, really good at"
After a year of a conflict that was predicted to last just days, we examine the battle lines—seeing an opportunity for Ukraine that may not come around again. We look at the strains on Russian civil society by speaking with self-exiled citizens. And one Ukrainian woman who returned to Kharkiv tells us how the war has changed her.
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