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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Adrienne Martinez

Ukraine War Impact: Birds Build Nests From Discarded Fibre-Optic Drone Cables on Front Line

A bird's nest woven with discarded fibre-optic drone cable is being studied as evidence of how wildlife is adapting to Ukraine's war-scarred landscape. (Photo for illustrative purposes only) (Credit: Pixabay/Manfred Richter)

A tiny bird's nest woven from dried grass and discarded fibre-optic drone cable has become a striking symbol of how the war in Ukraine is reshaping not only the battlefield but also the natural world.

Found by Ukrainian servicemen near the front line, the unusual nest, along with another similar discovery, was sent to Kyiv's National Museum of the History of Ukraine in the Second World War for preservation and study.

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