Confrontation, conflict and combat undoubtedly exist all around the world. As retired British Army general Sir Rupert Smith, former Deputy Supreme Allied Commander Europe, declared in his 2007 classic, The Utility of Force, “War no longer exists. The Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 shocked the Western world, for it was a kind of conflict thought to be long gone. Keywords: Ukraine, Russia, war, drone, innovation, tank, maneuver For all the technology being introduced, not only do tactics remain important, but the war itself is closer in many aspects to the “classic” wars of the twentieth century than to any futuristic concept of warfare.

While there are many lessons to be learned from this war, it is not as much a break with the past as it is a continuation of it.

However, a closer look shows a more nuanced picture. The war, which has sent seismic shocks throughout the world, was conceived by many to be a new kind of conflict, with innovative, high-technology weapons and equipment bringing a sea change to the history of warfare.

Abstract: This article deals with the tactical lessons of the first six months of the Russian war in Ukraine.

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