From AI to Starlink: how drone tech is reshaping war in UkraineKYIV, Ukraine, Feb 20, 2026 (BSS/AFP) - As the war in Ukraine drags into its fifth year, drones have come to completely dominate the front line -- a transformation in modern warfare that is being watched around the world. "Modern warfare is now impossible without drones," Koleso, a Ukrainian infantry soldier, told AFP in eastern Ukraine. Unwilling to send more men that necessary into the kill zone, Ukrainian troops use ground drones to ferry supplies to dangerous areas and to evacuate wounded soldiers. - Starlink -In another alternative to radio control, Ukrainians have begun attaching Starlink terminals to drones. "We opened the chapter of the war of drones with drones," said Marko Kushnir of General Cherry, a leading interceptor drone maker.

Source: Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha February 20, 2026 03:00 UTC