Man Against Machine: Stories from Ukraine's Donbas Front Line
More than four full years into the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the headlines have become dominated by drones. Both on the front lines and far behind them, unmanned aerial vehicles are used in the tens of thousands every month. On the front line, swarms of first-person view drones hunt their targets incessantly, whether armored vehicles (now a rarity) or individual soldiers. Far behind them, long-range strikes on Ukrainian cities and Russian refineries have brought the war to every corner of each country.
TL;DR
- Ukrainian commander Myrik spent nearly three months on the front lines in Novoekonomichne.
- Novoekonomichne is located in the Pokrovsk-Myrnohrad salient, a primary Russian objective.
- Drones are now a dominant feature of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, used in large numbers.
- Front-line drones hunt armored vehicles and soldiers, while long-range strikes hit cities and refineries.