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The Russians Couldn’t Take Avdiivka With Tanks. Then Putin Threw Tbousand of Soldiers, Still Couldn’t Take It With Infantry. Now They’re Trying With Drones.After two months Russian assault on Avdiivka, a key Ukrainian strongpoint in eastern Ukraine’s Donbas region, appears to be petering out...
https://www.forbes.com/sites/davidaxe/20...45c0d7194c

The unit CNN visited asked for their names and location to be withheld for their safety. Their operations room is about 15 square meters, with boxes and plastic bags of munitions, multiple piles of drone chassis and propellers, one large TV screen, and two pairs of goggles, more commonly used in gaming. 

“We’ve had days so busy to launched 15 to 20” drones, said one pilotand “got 10 minutes between flights to rest, never imagined this would be my war.” Pilot said that only about a third of those trained are able to operate the goggles extended period, and some experience dizziness or disorientation after use.

This eastern bank has become an unexpected success story. Begun as a series over summer, so Kyiv has augmented its forces on occupied side of the Dnipro River. 

This is to pressured Russian units and Putin costly progress, Ukraine forces can then move toward the Western access route to meet Putin soldiers in the Crimean peninsula.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/12/12/europe/uk...index.html