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'Zhdun' lurker drones and active drone duels define frontline UAV tactics

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Multiple signals from the Dobropilje and Zaporizhia directions describe a solidifying tactical pattern: stationary UAVs known as ‘zhduns’ (lurkers/waiters) are placed along movement routes by both sides to maintain persistent surveillance and engage passing targets. Rybar reports that at Dobropilje, operators on both sides now treat hunting each other’s recon, strike, and lurker drones as a dedicated combat task — effectively formalising drone-on-drone duelling as a frontline constant. An RT documentary filmed in recently captured Seversk adds another layer: Ukrainian forces had deployed ground-based zhdun drones along access routes during the city’s final defence, reportedly operated by women of the ‘Sara Connor’ national battalion. Separately, Russian 4th military base operators in Zaporizhia are concurrently striking Ukrainian hexacopter launch and control nodes while using dedicated anti-drone interceptors to down incoming UAVs — adding an interceptor-versus-hexacopter dimension to the same tactical picture.

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