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DRONES ARE CROWDING UKRAINE’S SKIES, LARGELY PARALYZING BATTLEFIELD

By Siobhán O'Grady
and 
Kostiantyn Khudov
April 14, 2024 at 1:08 a.m. EDT

A Ukrainian soldier who goes by the call sign Ulysses stands by as his fellow
soldier, Denys, prepares to launch a reconnaissance drone in February in the
Donetsk region in Ukraine. (Alice Martins for The Washington Post)

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DONETSK REGION, Ukraine — So many drones patrol the skies over Ukraine’s front
lines — hunting for any signs of movement — that Ukrainian and Russian troops
have little ability to move on the battlefield without being spotted, and blown
up.

Instead, on missions, they rush from one foxhole to another, hoping the pilots
manning the enemy drones overhead are not skilled enough to find them inside.
Expert drone operators, their abilities honed on the front, can stalk just a
single foot soldier to their death, diving after them into hideouts and
trenches.


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