Summary

This week marks one year since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the eastern part of the country, frontline units in Ukraine are using drones to modernize a war using that has often seemed an echo from last century. For a transcript of this story, click here . News wrap alternative : Check out the latest segments from the NewsHour, and choose the story you’re most interested in watching! You can make a Google doc copy of our Five Facts and discussion questions that work for any of the stories here.

Five Facts

• Who are the individuals and organizations featured in this story?


• What are some of the reasons drones are being used in the war in Ukraine?


• Where is Ukraine? Where are drones being used in this story?


• When did the war in Ukraine start?


• Why do some Ukrainian soldiers prefer older style drones?


• How might drones affect the course of the war?

Focus Questions

Do you think drone technology will help Ukrainians in their fight to defend their sovereignty (right to rule themselves)? What other strategies might help them? Media literacy : It's important to analyze news stories about warfare from a human level as much as possible. It's been one year since Russia invaded Ukraine.

1. How do you think the Ukrainian soldiers feel about using drones to defend themselves? Why was their country invaded one year ago?


2. Does it make a difference in how this story is told that NewsHour's Nick Schifrin is in the field with the Ukrainian soldiers? How so?


3. What if the title for this lesson were "Top stories: Drone warfare in Ukraine + News wrap 2/24/23 + Student video"? Why is the word "defense" used? Which title do you think is better or more accurate? Explain.
   
   
   
   
   • If you are not sure about why the war in Ukraine started in the first place, what could you do to find out?
   
   
   
   

Alternative: See, Think, Wonder : What did you notice? What did the story make you think? What story would you want to find out more about? Where would you go to learn more?

For More

What students can do : Sometimes it's important to take a step back when watching news coverage about war. Talk with a friend or family member about how this story made you feel. What questions do you have? Why have humans invaded other humans' lands since time immemorial? ( time immemorial is an idiomatic expression used to refer to a point of time in the past that was so long ago that people have no knowledge or memory of it.)

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