Ukraine turned war into a point-based game with a real-world rewards market

Ukraine turned war into a point-based game with a real-world rewards market

If you listen closely to the sounds coming from the Donbas on this frigid Winter day, you won’t just hear the whistle of incoming 152mm shells or the persistent buzz of drone engines in the sky. You will hear the sound of Ukrainian men and women’s fingers tapping away, in a muddy dugout near Bakhmut, as they stare at a cracked tablet screen.These warriors aren’t scanning Netflix or a social media profile. They are looking at a leaderboard. To th…