And war technology keeps evolving. Now there's a new threat – drones equipped with a real fibre optic cable which unrolls as they fly. "We cannot detect them or neutralise them, so there are probably a lot more drones in the area right now than we know," says Yurii.
Only one shop has a fridge and a dozen kids crowd around a communal computer taking turns to choose a song to blare out, causing adults to wince as they go about their day.Although the hydro-electric plant came online in 2007, it took a few more years to connect it to the local town, and then more time to connect individual homes and businesses.
So, some people like barber Damian are still enjoying the novelty of getting wired up only a year and a half ago."Until I got power I had nothing and couldn't do anything. When I got power I bought everything at the same time."He's not joking. At night his tiny barber shop is a beacon of power with a TV playing music videos, strings of Christmas lights and the buzz of his hair clipper. Like moths, young people hang out in his barber shop like a youth hostel.
"Getting power has changed my life," he smiles. "The money I'm earning now from the barbershop is helping me pay for school fees again."Embracing electricity is very much a business decision for Damian. At home he shares one light bulb between the two rooms that make up the small house.
Elsewhere in the town sisters Tumba and Lucy Machayi sit on the crossroads watching the world go by.
Like many young people, they're glued to their phones.It has also been the biggest party in Wales in every Westminster election since 1922.
Sir Keir has said the UK risked becoming anwithout stricter controls on migration.
He plans to ban recruitment of care workers from overseas and tighten access to skilled worker visas.Morgan has previously said proposals from Sir Keir could pose "challenges" for social care services if they could no longer recruit overseas workers.