With drone swarms and real-time satellite feeds, how do you hide an army? How do you cross a border that the enemy spent months fortifying? Ukraine found out in August 2024, when its forces entered Russia’s Kursk region and launched its offensive. This is how it happened.

Every day, thousands of Russian First-Person-View (FPV) Drones fly over the sky in Ukraine. Those piloting them are looking for equipment, positions, soldiers, volunteers, journalists, and even civilians. This is the story of what it feels like to survive the kind of attack that many people do not, and what it means to work on Ukraine's frontline in the age of the flying killer robot. 

To voluntarily go into a warzone is pretty nuts. Usually, you need a solid reason. Something like defending your country, your family, your way of life. These are profound, meaningful things that motivate you to break the boundaries of logic, of safety and survival, and push yourself to see and do the unthinkable.

He skated, laughed, fought, and bled. In the end, Air Assault Forces Sergeant Roma “Sova” Tarasiuk gave everything for Ukraine. Now, his memory lives on.

Inside the Australian BUSHMASTER—a rugged armored vehicle helping Ukraine’s Air Assault Forces on daring missions in Russia’s Kursk region.