Ukraine gamifies combat, as soldiers start killing for points and rewards
Europe • Sep 6, 2025, 10:54 AM
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In Ukraine, the war is increasingly dominated by drones, but a new programme launched by Ukraine's military is now awarding points to pilots who steer drones with controllers, crash into targets and upload recordings of their killings. The effort is part of a broader trend in which tech influences how war is raged, with even the head of its programme saying they had created the "first military Amazon". Story by Rachael Griffiths.
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