Book Review: Tactical and Strategic Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War: Western Security and Defence in the 21st Century edited by Thomas-Durell Young and Jarosław Gryz (2025)
Pub. online: 19 June 2026
Type: Book Review
Open Access
Open Access
Received
26 October 2025
26 October 2025
Accepted
1 March 2026
1 March 2026
Published
19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Abstract
The Russo-Ukrainian war, that was forecasted by some experts to last merely a few days,
is already into its 5th year. Mounting evidence conveys that Russia started the invasion of Ukraine
by ignoring all of the concepts it had been advocating and implementing since the beginning of its military
reform in 2008. The war has demonstrated several essential changes in the battlefield operations, war-waging practices,
recruitment of troops, and force structures.
This collection of chapters portrays how new technologies and innovations impact tactics and are arguably
rewriting the rules and norms of conflict. These innovations allowed for the creation of new
methods of OSINT analysis and war monitoring. The book, consisting of twelve separate studies,
examines different issues and topics relevant for today’s journalists, academics, as well as military
experts and practitioners.
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The author declares that Artificial Intelligence was
not used in the preparation of this book review in any way.
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.
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Tactical and Strategic Insights from the Russo-Ukrainian War:
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.
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