During NATO exercises in Estonia last May the Ukrainian military demonstrated serious flaws and vulnerabilities of the alliance during a battle with unmanned aircraft, writes the American newspaper The Wall Street Journal.
During a training battle, a unit of only 10 Ukrainian soldiers managed to defeat two NATO battalions, the publication writes.
As reported by the Ukrainian service of the BBC, the data of the WSJ was also confirmed by the Ukrainian expert in the field of defense and educational programs Elena Tregub.
Russia and Ukraine have shown the world the future of warand the US and its allies proved unprepared for it, the WSJ summarizes.
During the exercise, the military simulated a battlefield where many different types of unmanned aircraft operated. The goal was to create stress and cognitive overload for the military to test their ability to adapt under fire.
In Ukraine, the front line moves, as a rule, slowly, but the exercises envisioned a battlefield where tanks and troops could move.
According to one of the scenarios, a combat group of several thousand soldiers, including a British brigade and an Estonian division, tried to conduct an attack. But during the offensive they did not consider the drone factor, WSJ cited several sources.
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The NATO battlegroup “was just walking around without any means of camouflage, setting up tents and deploying armored vehicles,” said one participant who played the role of the enemy. “Everything was destroyed”.
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According to one scenario, a battle group of several thousand soldiers, including a British brigade and an Estonian divisiontried to launch an attack. But during the offensive, they didn’t take the drone factor into account, the WSJ quoted several sources as saying.
The NATO battlegroup “was just walking around without any means of camouflage, setting up tents and deploying armored vehicles,” said one participant who played the role of the enemy. “Everything was destroyed”.
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During the operation, the Ukrainians used Delta, its advanced combat management system.
The exercises, known as “Hedgehog 2025”, involved more than 16,000 servicemen from 12 NATO countries, who trained alongside Ukrainian drone operators, including front-line soldiers.
date:2026-02-14 00:28:00