{
  "id": 8458007,
  "title": "Why drones can't replace Ukraine's reconnaissance soldiers",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/why-drones-cant-replace-ukraines-reconnaissance-soldiers",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-19T12:00:40.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Kyiv Independent",
    "slug": "kyiv-independent",
    "url": "https://kyivindependent.com/why-drones-cant-replace-ukraines-reconnaissance-soldiers/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Kyiv Independent's Nick Allard and Asami Terajima travel to Kharkiv Oblast to meet reconnaissance soldiers from Ukraine's 60th Mechanized Brigade, part of the 3rd Army Corps, and witness the training required to perform one of the army's most dangerous roles.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Business Insider",
        "title": "Ukraine's defense companies say soldiers want drones that do more on their own so one operator can control more at once",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/19/ukraines-defense-companies-say-soldiers-want-drones-that-do-more-on",
        "published": "2026-09-19T11:30:01.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}