# How Ukrainian reconnaissance soldiers survive under a sky full of drones

https://mins.news/en/item/127309

- The Kyiv Independent, 2026-11-03 14:40 UTC
- World
- Original: https://kyivindependent.com/what-it-takes-to-survive-as-a-ukrainian-reconnaissance-soldier-under-a-sky-of-drones/

> In Kharkiv Oblast, reconnaissance soldiers from Ukraine’s 60th Mechanized Brigade clear buildings under Russian drone surveillance and counter Russian infiltrators. FPV drones have reshaped their role, but troops still enter positions and fight Russian soldiers when drones cannot reach them.

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