With the war in Ukraine set to drag on into a third year, and with little movement on the front lines, both sides are pushing for the technological edge that could lead to a breakthrough. The use of drones has intensified in recent months for both reconnaissance purposes and for attacking enemy positions. The ABC's Europe correspondent Steve Cannane spent a day with the Achilles company, one of Ukraine's attack drone units operating along the eastern front. This story was filmed by 7.30's Shaun Kingma.

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