Russia’s ‘hybrid war’ strategy: Drone incursions ‘disrupt, disorient, destabilise Western countries’

Russia is increasingly weaponizing drones as part of its hybrid warfare strategy, leveraging their low cost and psychological impact to disrupt, destabilise, and drain the resources of Western nations, explains Natasha Lindstaedt, Professor in the Department of Government at the University of Essex. She emphasises that while Ukraine has adapted quickly with high drone interception […]