Massive-scale NATO workouts in Estonia revealed severe tactical shortcomings in intense drone warfare. Ukrainian drone specialists simulated the destruction of 17 NATO armored autos.

Russia and Ukraine have proven the world the way forward for warfare – America and its NATO allies weren’t prepared for it. This conclusion was reached throughout large-scale workouts that NATO nations carried out in Estonia in Might final 12 months, UNN experiences on the subject of The Wall Road Journal.

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The writer of the publication, WSJ editorial board member Jillian Kay Melchior, recognized severe tactical shortcomings and vulnerabilities within the situations of intense fight operations utilizing drones, which had been noticed throughout the workouts known as Hedgehog 2025.

These workouts concerned greater than 16,000 servicemen from 12 NATO nations, who educated along with Ukrainian drone specialists, together with fighters recruited from the entrance line.

In Ukraine, the entrance line is generally stabilized, however the workouts simulated a battlefield the place tanks and troops nonetheless have some capability to maneuver. In a single state of affairs, a battle group of a number of thousand troops, together with a British brigade and an Estonian division, tried to launch an assault. Nevertheless, throughout the offensive, they didn’t consider how clear drones had made the battlefield.

– the publication says.

On the identical time, a crew of about 10 Ukrainians, performing because the enemy, launched a counterattack in opposition to NATO forces. In about half a day, they simulated the destruction of 17 armored autos and carried out 30 "strikes" on different targets.

Recall

NATO Secretary Basic Mark Rutte acknowledged that Russia is struggling heavy losses in Ukraine and is advancing on the velocity of a backyard snail.