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How drones have changed the nature of battlefield medicine

There have been hundreds of thousands of casualties on both sides of the war in Ukraine, and by some estimates, more than 80% are now caused by drones. It’s changed the nature of not just warfare but how care is delivered on the battlefield.

WUNC’s Jay Price reports.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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