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I'm guessing the point is that those armies are prepared for "WWII" style combat and not the cyberpunk drone-infestation that is the current war the Ukrainians are fighting.
The opposite is true. The fighting in Ukraine is retarded WWII combat but with drones being the artillery's smaller and (slightly - or for Russians: much more) precise sister. But exactly nobody but Russia (and Ukrainians mostly trained to the same (non-)standard back then) would fight an artillery based trench war in the first place in this day and age.
Contrary to the tales people tell this is NOT a modern war. It's obsolete bullshit caused by the inability of both sides to do better (Russians can't anyway and Ukraine is usually lacking equipment so hard that they can only move very slowly). Yes drones are a thing. And they will stay a thing in the future. But not like in Ukraine because that static fight with lackluster air-defense on both sides is very unique indeed.
So how do you expect modern war between similarly strong forces to go differently without either side gaining air superiority?
The moment you cannot move fast, digging in is the obvious choice.
digging in with equipment that can defend you is a lot different than digging in without it ..