The Russia-Ukraine conflict has radically changed the understanding of modern warfare. Aviation no longer has absolute control of the air, and advanced tanks and armored vehicles have had their vulnerability exposed by relatively inexpensive unmanned systems. And over three-and-a-half years of war, the Ukrainian army, inferior to the Russians in terms of mobilization and resources,…
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The new procurement system marks a major step away from Soviet-style centralized bureaucracy and was a response to the logistical challenges of Kyiv’s war of attrition against Russia. It also reflected a shift in combat operations from massive mechanized attacks to increasingly flexible tactics using unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
Western media buzz with speculation about potential Trump-Putin meetings in Alaska. Moscow sees another bargaining chip. But in Kyiv, military planners work from a different timeline — one measured not in months of negotiations, but years of grinding conflict that Russia still believes it can win through sheer persistence. The daily bombardment of Ukrainian cities…
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The new European security architecture must be built on a Ukrainian foundation
The full-scale war against Ukraine sets new rules and military doctrines that have to be taken into account when building a collective European security system aligned with new challenges and technologies. This war is totally turning the traditional concepts of warfare upside down: aviation can no longer control space without hindrance, while large ships and…
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The Kremlin’s nuclear rhetoric fails to work: Ukraine hits the strategic aviation
In autumn 2024, the Kremlin made another step towards fresh nuclear blackmail. On 25 September, Vladimir Putin publicly hinted at the possibility of expanding the conditions for the use of nuclear weapons, stressing the need to “forecast the development of the situation” and update strategic documents to new circumstances. And on 19 November 2024, Putin…