TUESDAY August 22, 2023: 'DRONE WARS' by award winning, ZUMA Press photo-journalist Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez: In the conflict in Ukraine, drones have become a weapon of choice. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of carrying out drone strikes on its territory. Drones have been deployed by both sides in the conflict, with Russia using Iranian-made drones on targets in Ukraine, while Ukraine says it is rapidly increasing its production of drones as demand grows on the front line. Although Ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an ''inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process''. These weapons are profoundly changing the ways that wars are being fought. Welcome to 'DRONE WARS'
© zReportage.com Story of the Week #902: TUESDAY August 22, 2023: 'DRONE WARS' by award winning, ZUMA Press photo-journalist Hector Adolfo Quintanar Perez: In the conflict in Ukraine, drones have become a weapon of choice. Russia has repeatedly accused Ukraine of carrying out drone strikes on its territory. Drones have been deployed by both sides in the conflict, with Russia using Iranian-made drones on targets in Ukraine, while Ukraine says it is rapidly increasing its production of drones as demand grows on the front line. Although Ukraine hasn't claimed responsibility for specific drone strikes, President Volodymyr Zelensky has previously said that attacks on Russian territory are an ''inevitable, natural and absolutely fair process''. These weapons are profoundly changing the ways that wars are being fought. Welcome to 'DRONE WARS'

A Ukrainian military drone pilot controls a drone from the ground in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. Drones have been deployed by both sides in the conflict, with Russia using Iranian-made drones on targets in Ukraine, while Ukraine says it is rapidly increasing its production of drones as demand grows on the front line.
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A member of a Ukraine military brigade holds a homemade bomb that will be attached to a drone aircraft and sent on a mission near the frontlines with Russia.
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Ukrainian servicemen attach a homemade bomb to a drone aircraft before its deployed on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. The use any type of materials available to make their explosives and homemade missiles.
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A member of a Ukrainian military brigade carrying a drone for launch during a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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Members of a military brigade launch a drone aircraft on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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Members of a military brigade launch a drone aircraft on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. The drone brigades activities consist of creating surveillance and attack aircraft, and using any type of materials to make their explosives and homemade missiles.
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Members of a military brigade watch as drones are deployed during a morning mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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Smoking cigarettes, members of a military brigade of military drones during an early morning mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. Their activities consist of creating surveillance and attack drones, while using any type of materials available to make their explosives and homemade missiles.
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Members of a Ukrainian military drone brigade monitor an aircrafts flight path during an early morning mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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A soldier with a Ukrainian military brigade launches a small surveillance drone aircraft on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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Members of a military brigade prepare a drone aircraft before its deployed on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front. Their activities consist of creating surveillance and attack drones.
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Members of a military brigade prepare a drone aircraft before its deployed on a mission in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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A Ukrainian service member concentrates as he pilots a drone from the ground in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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A Ukrainian drone lands with parachute deployed into a field in the Kherson area, a few kilometers from the Russian front.
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Ukrainian soldiers collect a drone aircraft after landing it in a field by parachute in the Kherson area, near the Russian front.
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