NATO admiral hails Ukraine's drone operation as the 21st-century Trojan horse
Photo: Admiral Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation (Getty Images)
Ukraine's creativity, including its Spiderweb large-scale attack on Russian air bases with drones, could be a serious lesson for Western armies, says Admiral Pierre Vandier, NATO's Supreme Allied Commander Transformation, in an interview with AFP.
“What the Ukrainians did in Russia was a Trojan horse,” Vandier said.
The admiral reminded that the history of the Trojan horse began thousands of years ago.
“Today, we see this kind of tactic being reinvented by technical and industrial creativity,” he added.
According to Vandier, the operation showed how important innovation and adaptation are to victory, as modern warfare methods change at lightning speed. “It was a real coup,” he said.
“We are entering a dynamic era where armies must rely on both major planning but also adaptive planning,” the admiral said.
Vandier added that we will witness continuous innovation, where “week by week, month by month or year by year, we will be able to invent things we hadn't anticipated.”
Operation Spiderweb
On June 1, the Security Service of Ukraine conducted a unique operation to destroy Russian strategic bombers.
SBU drones hit four military bases: Olenya, Ivanovo, Dyagilevo, and Belaya. According to SBU chief Vasyl Malyuk, the drone strikes hit more than 40 Russian strategic aircraft.
