This report identifies initial lessons for armed forces
in NATO countries and politics and society from
observing the course of the Russia-Ukraine War and the defence
of Ukrainians. Drawing lessons from Ukranian
homeland defence since February 2022, the
report offers possible applications to doctrine,
structures, and training for the armed forces
of NATO member states. Moreover, it provides
political recommendations derived from Ukrainian
experiences.
The report is based on open-source intelligence
information and a series of 20 extensive interviews
with combat-experienced Ukrainian commanders
and soldiers. The observation of the war and
discussions with Ukrainian forces revealed ten
areas in which the Ukrainians are particularly
innovative and unusual in their use of strategies
and tactics, at least some of which are new to the
armed forces in NATO.
This report pursues two simple questions
throughout ten dimensions: What are the
Ukrainians doing particularly well? And what can we
in NATO, the EU, and beyond learn from them?
Authors
- Published in
- Slovakia
