- A Ukrainian soldier, Serhii Krynitskyi, spent nearly a year (346 days) living in a cramped foxhole near Chasiv Yar, filming raw video diaries and watching a close comrade die there.
- The rise of cheap attack drones has reshaped the front — troops now operate in tiny, scattered teams across a roughly 30 km "kill zone," making large formations and routine rotations too dangerous.
- Krynitskyi was awarded the Hero of Ukraine but struggles with lasting trauma; he’s since been speaking to schoolchildren about his experiences.
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