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https://euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/25/kostyantynivka-falling/

Here’s an article that discusses the impact of it falling

When artillery and troop movements were key then holding an urban environment like that was critical. Now that drones rule, the plains are more defensible than a city, there’s a reason the width of the grey zone / contested zone is much wider now. Losing any ground is obviously not ideal but it’s not as bad a thing as it once was.

It has been a fortnight filled with so much good news. Yes the orcs have landed a few blows but Ukraine definitely has this rounds on points.

Good point.

(I was going to make a hammer reference but I figure that’s probably worn thin.)

I’m not a Ukrainian drone designer, but at a guess: weight and cost.

Recoilless shotguns arent just pulling the stock off your grandpa’s shottie. They have a specific gas chamber design that is specific (ie not cheap to buy). They’re also not light so the drone has to be able to lift it.

Heavier drones like that werent widely available initially - UA were just getting in as many DJI drones from China as they could lay their hands on. Now they are making their own they can adapt the design to different uses.

Also using a low cost quad drone to kamikaze another drone was probably cheaper than specialist ones to shoot them down.