LISTEN | How does Ukraine's points-for-kills system work?: The Current 15:48 Ukraine is using video game point systems to track kills

Ukrainian soldiers are using a video-game-style system that rewards them with points for successful drone strikes, such as 12 points for killing a Russian soldier, 40 for destroying a tank.

“Basically, what Ukraine has implemented is a market … called the Brave1 Market , where units can go online, look at what defence technology is available for sale,” said Tim Mak, a war correspondent based in Kyiv.

“If you get more confirmed kills or you capture more enemy soldiers … you can then use those [points] to get more equipment and drones,” he told The Current .

The Brave1 Market has been described as an Amazon marketplace for war. It went

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