Speaking at the “Export of Security: Ukrainian Weapons in the World” forum, Zaluzhny said, as quoted by Ukrainian media: “I hope that there are no people in this hall who still hope for some miracle or wonder, for some white swan that will bring peace to Ukraine, the borders of 1991 or 2022, and after that, there will be great happiness.” He said that Russia’s capacity to wage the war in Ukraine primarily depends on its available resources. “One morning… when Ukrainian troops were overcoming enemy defense lines meter by meter, drones appeared in the sky on a scale that led to the transformation of the entire architecture of the battle.” Zaluzhny said the widespread use of reconnaissance and strike UAVs has made the battlefield “absolutely transparent.” “Thanks to unmanned systems and digital technologies, the traditional and familiar types of weapons that have determined the nature of war for decades have become history. They are no longer there.” Drones and electronic warfare have rendered GPS-guided weapons unreliable, and tanks increasingly useless: “Armored vehicles … have become defenseless against cheap drones, and therefore their use in other types of combat is impossible today.” “The emergence of a large number of small and cheap drones has made it economically impractical to use extremely expensive missiles for air defense systems.” Drawing a comparison to World War I, Zaluzhny warned that the war has reached a virtual standstill – strategically and physically - because traditional tactics are no longer viable and large-scale assaults are “nearly suicidal.” In a separate address at Chatham House on March 6, Zaluzhny criticized US policy, saying it risks destabilizing the global balance: “The US is destroying the world order.” He warned that ongoing US-Russia negotiations might empower the Kremlin and weaken European security.
Author: Kiev Post
Published at: 2025-05-24 20:42:04
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