The Evolution of Ukraine’s Asymmetrical Combat Tactics

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Ukraine has employed evolving asymmetrical combat tactics in its fight against Russia, leveraging both conventional and insurgency-style methods over the past four years.

In 2022, Scott Sweetow wrote, “Of Roadside Bombs and Drones: Putin’s Looming Insurgency Problem,” where he argued Ukraine’s fight against Russia would rely on a combination of conventional and asymmetrical insurgent tactics. Four years of combat later, we asked Scott to revisit his arguments.Image: National Information Warfare Center PacificIn your 2022 article, you argued that Ukraine’s tech-driven resistance could rapidly evolve into an insurgency-style force. Four years in, how have those assessments held up? Could one argue that Ukraine today operates more like an insurgency in some respects than a conventional state military? Classic insurgencies pit asymmetric or guerrilla forces against organized, The post The Evolution of Ukraine’s Asymmetrical Combat Tactics appeared first on War on the Rocks.