Ukraine is actively using drones on the frontline, as well as Russia, and thanks to UAVs, the battlefield is now in the palm of your hand, which also makes it much more difficult for the Ukrainian army to solve logistical issues. It is likely that soon there will be no one at all on the 10 km wide front line.
Ashot Harutyunyan, the Сommander of the UAV Service of the Ukrainian Volunteer Army, spoke to Apostrophe TV about this 10 km line, the UAV war at the front, the difficulties that arise, and alternative solutions.
He emphasised that Ukraine and Russia are currently ranked first among the world's leading countries in the development of unmanned systems. The only challenge for Ukraine is the production of components for these systems:
"Ukraine and our adversary Russia are currently ranked first among the countries leading the world in the development of unmanned systems. The only thing is that we do not produce components for these systems, and we have to rely on supplies from our partners, not all of whom are reliable."
According to him, it is the use of UAVs at the front that leads to the fact that "...we and the enemy have problems with logistics near the front line".
"Operational supply of ammunition became very difficult, as the battlefield is in the palm of our hands thanks to UAVs. Our soldiers have to carry it all at night to avoid being detected,'' he says.
Harutyunyan even suggests that the active use of UAVs could lead to the fact that "...in the foreseeable future, there will be no one at all - neither a person nor any other living being - in the territory 3-5 km deep from the contact line in both directions."
As an alternative, he considers the use of unmanned systems for cargo delivery and other logistical issues, because "..there are no obstacles in the air for UAVs, except for electronic warfare."
Earlier, we reported that North Korea has provided Russia with a large number of containers with ammunition, the number of which can reach up to 3 million artillery shells.