Soldiers of Ukraine's 150th reconnaissance and strike battalion eat a simple barbecue while expressing uncertainty about which US leaders will support them. The troops focus on daily operations rather than political news after three and a half years of war. A squad assembles and launches a bomber drone at dusk, loading two 3.5kg explosives and using a catapult, then quickly disperses to avoid Russian surveillance. The frontline near Dobropillia faces frequent Russian attacks and recent civilian casualties. The battalion seeks to prevent Russian buildups and destroy enemy logistics ahead of an expected autumn offensive.
Volodymyr Zelenskyy is in the White House and Donald Trump has just promised to give Ukraine very good protection. When this development is passed on to the group around, one of the soldiers pipes up From who? and laughs, such is the uncertainty about who the US really supports. But in reality the troops are not following the news closely.
After three and half years, the war has its own momentum, technology and schedule. Soon after, a squad of soldiers drive out with a bomber drone into the night. It is assembled on the edge of a field where the sunflowers are nearly at their fullest extent. Two 3.5kg explosives are inserted, then wings and nose are attached, before it is launched from a catapult.
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