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Ukraine’s Forward Drone Line

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Senior Fellow and Director, Center for Defense Concepts and Technology
Bryan Clark
Ukrainian soldiers operate a Bliskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)
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Ukrainian soldiers operate a Bliskavka attack drone to strike Russian positions in the direction of Kostiantynivka, Ukraine, on May 15, 2026. (Getty Images)

Bryan Clark appears on ChinaTalk to discuss what the front line in Ukraine looks like in year four—where infantry sits underground for six months without seeing the sun, where 2 percent of casualties come from small arms, and where the “forward line of troops” has been quietly replaced by a forward line of UAV teams.