Russia keeps jamming Ukraine's drones and it's making their operators get closer to danger.
That's forced Ukraine to shuffle its drone operators, such as first-person-view (FPV) pilots, closer to avoid jamming and counter Russia's own drone operators.
In the early months after Russia's full-scale invasion, drone operators could pilot miles from the front, which kept them safer from conflict.
Drone operators, who have received extensive training, are indispensable for their side — and high-value targets for enemies.
Some of these relatively cheaper drones can have an outsized impact, with some FPV drones taking out high-cost, high-value targets such as Russian T-90 tanks.
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