'Water, water': a Ukrainian soldier draws his friend's agony

Near Chasiv Yar: Ukrainian drone pilot Andriy began drawing the horrors of the war with his graphic pencil, trying to stay sane even as he realised he...

Near Chasiv Yar: Ukrainian drone pilot Andriy began drawing the horrors of the war with his graphic pencil, trying to stay sane even as he realised he had watched a close friend agonise.

"You put these emotions down on paper in your spare time, and it helps you not to go mad," said the 48-year-old, taking a break from flying his reconnaissance drone in eastern Ukraine.

"The monsters that I draw can't be filmed or photographed, but they have been my reality for the past two years," he said.

One of the drawings stands out.

It depicts the agony of a soldier that Andriy watched for hours through his drone, before realising he knew the man very well.