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(Dan Tri) – UAVs fly over the front line, causing Russian and Ukrainian soldiers to face threats from the air that could strike at any time.
UAVs are becoming dangerous weapons on the front lines of Russia and Ukraine (Photo: UP).
According to the Washington Post, it is now difficult for Russian and Ukrainian soldiers to move on the front lines without being detected and attacked.
Therefore, soldiers on both sides now have no choice but to rush from one fortification to another, hoping that the enemy’s UAV operator is not skilled enough to find them inside the line.
However, not everyone is lucky to survive because professional UAV operators can follow an infantry soldier into their hiding place to attack.
Oleksandr Nastenko, commander of the drone unit in Ukraine’s 92nd Army, said the increase in the number of small UAVs has turned the area around the line from a `gray zone` to a `dead zone`.
He said: `Those who dare to move day and night under the surveillance of UAVs will die immediately.`
Low-cost drones deployed in Ukraine have changed the way of fighting in the future.
After that, UAVs flew in the airspace above the front line between the two sides and electronic warfare devices also appeared.
Andrew Coté, an official at US UAV company BRINC Drones, said: `What we are witnessing is lightning war with drones.`
Coté said that drones in Ukraine are changing the game like tanks were in World War I. `UAVs bring the situation to a standstill because if you go out, you will be hunted.`
Technological advances may have saved lives because UAV pilots can operate a little further from the front lines.
However, with the dense presence of UAVs, many of which have thermal cameras operating at night, the space where soldiers can move safely is narrowed.
The current situation, combined with large minefields and a lack of soldiers and ammunition, makes it difficult for Ukraine to conduct a counter-offensive campaign to regain territory like in 2022, according to the Washington Post.
Russia, a country with an abundant missile arsenal and superior aviation power, has taken advantage of Ukraine’s ammunition shortage to advance deeper on the eastern front.
Ukraine can now only rely on UAVs to prevent the Russian convoy from rushing forward to gain territory.
`If we don’t have enough ammunition, we will lose this war,` said Denys, 31, a drone commander with Ukraine’s 45th brigade.
In addition, jamming systems that disrupt UAV frequencies are also making missions more difficult.
Ukrainian soldier named Fox, 32 years old, said that last fall, his unit could freely use UAVs to attack Russian targets.