[symbolicAGI]

This war is Peak Sniper.

The Line of Contact is becoming too lethal for soldiers and crewed weapons. In Ukraine, drones account for the majority of russian casualties. The "grey zone" between opposing dug-in positions has greatly widened beyond rifle range. Drones are now out-ranging the Soviet era artillery that russia uses.

So it is simply too dangerous for a sniper to crawl across 20-30 Km of grey zone under enemy observation day and night to reach an advantageous sniper's nest.