Ukraine Finally Pushes the Frontline Back
Peter Zeihan
4 min
Ukraine has reshaped battlefield tactics by using memory drones to starve Russian front lines of supplies. The tide of battle has changed significantly for Ukraine as tanks return to fight.
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Vladimir Putin
Chapters
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0:00
New Drone Tactics
Ukraine introduces memory drones to target critical infrastructure deep behind Russian lines. Drones starve Russian front lines of fuel and ammo, allowing infantry and tanks to advance.
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2:14
Frontline Shift
The front moves back as tanks clear positions previously held by Russian forces.
Key points
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Ukraine uses memory drones that load a decision tree to attack targets independently.
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Russian electronic warfare cannot jam these drones once they have made their decision.
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Ukraine targets areas over a thousand miles from the front using these drones.
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Drones starve large portions of the Russian front line of fuel and ammunition.
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Ukraine uses artillery to locate enemy positions before deploying drones against drone crews.
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Infantry disables anti-vehicle mines to allow tanks to attack Russian holed-up positions.
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Tanks obliterate Russian positions where troops have holed up after drone strikes.
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The front moves back for the first time in two years as square miles are cleared.
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The tide of battle has changed significantly but the technology supply remains limited.
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Who and where
Places · 4
- Russia 2
- Ukraine 1
- Switzerland 1
- Moscow 1
People · 1
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Vladimir Putin 2
President of the Russian Federation
Photo 1
1. Photo: Пресс-служба Президента России, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons · Wikidata · redrawn in our house style (Vladimir Putin)
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