Drone swarms expose limits of Russia's Arena-M armor in Donbas clash
Ukrainian drone swarms exposed the limits of Russia’s Arena-M active protection on T-72B3A tanks in a July Donbas battle near Shakhove: the system could neutralize some drones but could not prevent tank losses amid large drone volumes, underscoring how drones are reshaping frontline warfare; Russians pushed two columns toward Shakhove from Vozdvyzhenka and Novoekonomichne, Rodynske fell after prolonged fighting, and the Pokrovsk–Dobropillia front is now more fortified as Moscow looks for a way to keep tanks viable on a drone-dominated battlefield.
