- Ukrainian troops sometimes must wait up to a week to move just 300 meters because constant drone surveillance makes even short movements a life-or-death decision.
- The front’s "zero line" is saturated with attack and reconnaissance drones—Ukraine calls it a deadly “kill/death zone” where attacks can come with little warning.
- Moves rely on narrow windows created by fog, rain, wind, and electronic‑warfare jamming, plus MANPADS and robots—technology helps, but soldiers still must hold forward positions.
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