- Drones now dominate the skies, even 400,000 additional troops wouldn’t break the stalemate.
- Russia launched nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine in 24 hours.
- The Storm Brigade claims to have cleared Mynkivka from Russian forces, but a former Azov commander criticizes the operation due to high losses.
- A radar gap in Crimea allowed for the destruction of a launch pad for Zircon missiles via drone strike.
- Maps of the day – the direction of the largest Russian strike; Mynkivka in the Sloviansk sector.
- Videos of the day – destruction of the Bastion system in Crimea; an attack on the center of Lviv; a Ukrainian family sheltering in a basement during an air raid; a pilot from a Yak-52 training aircraft shoots down an attacking drone.
The ongoing conflict in Ukraine is increasingly defined by drone warfare, with both sides heavily reliant on unmanned aerial vehicles for reconnaissance and attack. Recent assessments from Russian military accounts suggest a significant shift in battlefield dynamics, impacting traditional military strategies. The following is a summary of events from Tuesday, March 24th. The situation may have evolved since then.
“Drones have completely taken over the battlefield. In 2024, you could slip through on a motorcycle, in 2025 run through the forest, and now only the luckiest get to the target. Air control is total. Movement is only possible in bad weather. Evacuation from the front lines has practically stopped,” began Alexander Kharchenko, a correspondent for RIA Novosti, in a recent post.
According to Kharchenko, fighting has reached a stage where taking refuge in a bunker for months is a reasonable survival strategy.
“Of course, we necessitate to achieve a breakthrough on the front, but how can we achieve it? Even if we identify another 400,000 volunteers, the situation will not change. We can send three men into the attack instead of one. But that will only increase losses, and there will be no breakthrough on the front,” the Russian military journalist continued.
His assessment of the stalemate gripping the Russian invasion is stark: “
