New tactic: Ukrainians ambush Russians with fast RC cars charged with powerful explosives

The fighting around Lyman has entered a phase where small-unit infiltration and counter-infiltration tactics define the tempo of the entire front. Russian forces are trying to exploit forest belts, river crossings, and gaps in the line to create pressure points that could threaten both Lyman and Izium from new directions. Ukraine, however, is responding to these attempts not by matching manpower, but by escalating its technological edge on the battlefield. The Third Army Corps has become a focal point of this shift, integrating increasingly sophisticated unmanned systems into daily frontline operations. This sector has turned into a testing ground for new concepts where drones, not infantry, take on the riskiest tasks. The outcome of this technological arms race will determine whether Russia can expand its bridgehead—or whether Ukraine can neutralize it without committing large forces.

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