For a group of soldiers testing new drones to use on the Donetsk frontlines, Ukraine's Independence Day comes as an anniversary to be celebrated when the war with Russia ends. "Unfortunately, we want the war to end, and only then will we celebrate. Before the war, you know, it was a very great day,” says 27-year-old Callsign NATO. He and other servicemen from the Tactical Group Medoyid (Honey Badger) are spending the day before Ukraine’s Independence Day in an open field at an undisclosed location testing out the new FPV (first person viewer) drones. Kyiv celebrates independence from the Soviet Union as the long war with Russia has reached a dramatic moment, with Ukrainian forces mounting an incursion in Russia's Kursk region and Moscow eyeing more east Ukrainian towns. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES