A big part is kinda just doing it. I am trying to learn and it is kinda wild. I am currently working a warehouse job so it is hard to find the time. Try and go back and implement some of your favorite homework assignments in Rust.
I think a hard part of Rust is the mind shift. It just feels very different from anything else I have tired. I am doing some encapsulation for my learning, but it is not clear where to read about it and there are few examples out there.
Slowing them down and damageing carts is worth while. And accumulates as they do multiple passes on broken rail. Not to mention needing more patrols to catch the Ukrainians doing this. The game is about attrition and headache.