Ukraine's Most Lethal Soldiers

21 tptacek 5 9/16/2025, 5:44:10 PM theatlantic.com ↗

Comments (5)

tptacek · 4h ago
Just as a piece of writing, this is more intense than anything Tom Clancy ever did. It is crazy that all of this is actually happening.
kelipso · 2h ago
Considering their track record with the Ghost of Kiev and similar stories, I would say 90% chance, it’s actually a Tom Clancy ripoff.
jncfhnb · 2h ago
Unless they become autonomous I don’t think drones will be as huge as people think. They’re dynamic mines, basically. That’s undoubtedly a crazy effective concept. But most countries aren’t as bloodlusted as Russia to order their troops and material to charge into a minefield. Unless electronic warfare hits a new inflection point I feel this is just going to make war more heavily indexed on long range strikes
heavenlyblue · 2h ago
If they use encrypted chat, that means they also somehow communicate between teams residing in different buildings, and I doubt they use wires for that. Does that mean it's radio? And if it is, what stops drones from homing in on their radios?