Into the 'kill zone': How Ukraine fights a war of the future
This Is Why
Sky News
4.0 • 552 Ratings
🗓️ 27 October 2025
⏱️ 16 minutes
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Summary
Later, a Russian soldier waves a white flag from the basement entrance of a gatehouse which was targeted by Ukrainian quad-copter drones.
It's become a war of the future in the so-called "kill zone" in the Donbas region of Ukraine - where the trench lines are gone and drones rule the skies.
Tom Cheshire speaks to Sky's international correspondent John Sparks - who spent 24 hours watching the life-or-death drama from a high-tech control hub where a Ukrainian unit runs their operations.
Producer: Tom Gillespie
Editor: Wendy Parker
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