Drones

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), more commonly called drones, have proved to be an effective weapon for the Ukrainian and Russian militaries. Some drones are used for reconnaissance while others are used to attack enemy positions, vehicles, facilities, or other types of targets.

Papers about Drones and the Ukraine Conflict

Drones and Ukraine. Issue No. 91 of Strategika features three essays that explore the legal framework surrounding the use of drones as weapons, how drones have changed the battlefield (drawing on experiences from the Russia–Ukraine war), and what the use of drones in armed conflict today means for future defense planning. Strategika, Hoover Institution, March 14, 2024.

Russian Military Drones: Past, Present, and Future of the UAV Industry, by Pavel Luzin, Foreign Policy Research Institute, November 2023, PDF, 32 pages.
https://www.fpri.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/russian-military-drones-.pdf

Evolution Not Revolution: Drone Warfare in Russia's 2022 Invasion of Ukraine, by Stacie Pettyjohn, Center for a New American Security (CNAS), February 8, 2024, PDF, 67 pages.
https://www.cnas.org/publications/reports/evolution-not-revolution

News Reports about Drones

March 18, 2024, "Drones are key to gain advantage over Russia, Ukraine army chief says", Reuters.

January 25, 2024, "Inside Ukraine's secret FPV drone labs racing to stay ahead of Russia", Europmaiden Press.

January 25, 2024, "Cheap but lethally accurate: how drones froze Ukraine's frontlines", by Luke Harding, The Guardian.

January 30, 2023, "Ukraine Building Strike Drone Units", by Inder Singh Bisht, The Defense Post. A special unit of the Ukraine Armed Forces is being established that will integrate drones, Starlink satellite communication, and targeting intelligence together to better strike Russian targets.

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