Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has become one of the main drivers transforming modern warfare. The mass use of drones, artificial intelligence, satellite technologies, and digital battle-management systems is changing not only battlefield tactics but the very logic of warfare. Ukraine’s experience demonstrates that technology can partially offset an adversary’s advantages in manpower and material resources, while adaptive velocity and the ability to turn combat data into actionable battlefield solutions are becoming increasingly important sources of military advantage.
In an interview with Ukrinform, Can Kasapoğlu, a senior fellow and defense analyst at Hudson Institute, discussed how Ukraine’s experience is reshaping our understanding of modern warfare; why technology can compress military arithmetic but cannot abolish it; what lessons NATO should draw from the Russia-Ukraine war; and how Ukraine can preserve its technological edge after the war. The conversation also covered Ukrainian-Turkish defense cooperation, the tactical and strategic effects of Ukraine’s long-range strikes against Russia, the war’s implications for the international security order, and Ukraine’s future role in European security.
