As President Trump wrestles to deliver on his campaign promise to end the war on Ukraine by helping to bring about a negotiated peace deal, the effort has, in part, been undermined by an escalating exchange of kamikaze drones by both sides.

Many of Ukraine’s most stunning operations have been spectacular enough to sell Ukraine’s western partners on the war yet have had a devastating effect on Ukraine’s war effort. The offensive in Russia’s Kursk region was a bold operation that made it look like Ukraine could take the war to enemy territory.