We have made progress with UAVs, but there have been no qualitative changes in how our forces are deployed, - Butusov
There are currently no significant changes in the way troops are deployed. Changes are taking place, but very slowly.
This was stated on Radio NV by Yurii Butusov, commander of the UAV platoon of the 13th Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine "Khartiia" according to Censor.NET.
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"In fact, since 2022—and I’ve spoken about this at length—Ukraine has had many opportunities to stop the enemy, to prevent the Russians from advancing further, and to prevent them from breaking through or seizing territory. All of this required significant organizational changes. So far, this has not happened. Whether it will happen in 6, 9, 12, or 15 months is also a big question. Right now, the only thing we can say with certainty is that a turning point has indeed occurred at the tactical level," he emphasized.
Butusov noted that the Defense Forces’ successes are linked to innovations, the development of UAV units, and innovations in the UAV industry.
"Unfortunately, we are not seeing any significant changes in how our troops are deployed. Changes are happening, but they are very slow, and everything is moving at a snail’s pace, with major problems—and in some areas, no progress is being made at all. The front lines are held by the infantry. We are proud that we are able to inflict heavy losses on the enemy using our UAV units.
But a key issue is being highlighted in our media: the enemy is also inflicting major losses on us using UAVs. And the enemy is also breaching our sections of the front line primarily with the help of UAVs. Drones are now the main means of breaching our battle formations," the commander emphasized.
