Along the Dnipro River in southern Ukraine, the front line has remained largely static, but fighting continues every day. The Kyiv Independent’s Francis Farrell and Olena Zashko embedded with Ukraine’s forces in Kherson Oblast, following FPV drone and night bomber teams tasked with defending river islands. The two also joined river operations training to see how such missions differ from those on land. From daytime drone flights to nighttime logistics missions, the report shows how the war on