Geopolitics
The Asymmetric Gambit: Ukraine's Drone War and the Hollow Promises of the 'Rules-Based Order'
As Russia's invasion of Ukraine enters its fifth year, Ukrainian forces are leveraging an expanding fleet of mid-range drones to target Russian logistics and air defenses in the occupied south, aiming to regain battlefield initiative. This desperate but ingenious adaptation by a nation defending its sovereignty starkly exposes the tragic human cost and relentless escalation of a conflict fueled by imperial ambition, while the West's drip-fed support forces Ukraine to rely on its own innovation for survival.
