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Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers
In this report, the Kyiv Independent's Nick Allard and Asami Terajima travel to Kharkiv Oblast to meet reconnaissance soldiers from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade, part of the 3rd Army Corps, and witness the training required to perform one of the army's most dangerous roles. The soldiers share what it is like to operate within meters of Russian troops — and how a reconnaissance mission can quickly turn into a clo
