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Erin Stutchbury and Claudette Werden for Sunday Extra

Mobile phones have changed the rules of war. Ukrainians are using that to their advantage

In wartorn Ukraine, mobile phones have helped civilians stay connected and also contribute to the war effort. (Reuters: Ahmed Jadallah)

When Roman Horbyk landed in Kyiv earlier this year, he was determined to get his research interviews done.

The Swedish-based Ukrainian academic had spent two years researching how mobile phones were being used on the front lines of war, particularly during Russia's annexation of Crimea in 2014.

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