Ukraine’s unique use of drones to attack tanks with a hand grenade is a winning strategy. This is a brilliant cost effective strategy to destroy Russian military hardware. My first vision of a Ukrainian hand grenade dropped through an open tank hatch was what I thought to be a one in a million shot. This is now a regular occurrence, they even land grenades through the driver’s open hatch, this generally doesn’t cause a dramatic cook-off, but it still stops the tank.

When we see a tank cook-off as the stored mutations in the turret ignite, the flying turret is an endearing visual representation of Russian aggression gone violently wrong. That is an inexcusable failure of the invading and occupying force – a genuine lack of know how. Where Russia dominates in sheer numbers of soldiers and equipment, they lack the strategic endeavor, local tactics and troop motivation for victory.

Ukraine has had to do more with less, they have been supplied with enough western weapons to not capitulate, but not enough to push for decisive victory. Fortunately, what Russia lacks in innovation and motivation, Ukraine is able to even the battle with their application of technology and sheer will to win. Ukraine is using drones for both reconnaissance and offense, they are supplied loitering munitions to take out fighting vehicles and tanks.

No navy, no problem. The fast attack craft are taking Russian naval assets out, the Russian Black Sea fleet is too scared to head out to sea as they are targeted. Now Russian commanders are learning the fleet hidden in Sebastopol harbour is not safe either. Ukraine sends the drones out, the S-400 systems light the drone up with their radar, and a missile then takes out the S-400 site – brilliant. They will be likely sending their ships back to the safe harbour of Novorossiysk, that is as long as Ukraine decides to leave them alone there.

The drones Ukraine is fighting the war with has reinvented early 21st century tactics. As the war progresses, Ukraine will search for new methodologies to mitigate their distinct battlefield disadvantages. Ukraine has developed tactics to neutralise Russian tank dominance and highlight the failures of their military doctrine. The low-cost kamikaze drones Ukraine employs to destroy Russian tanks has been highly successful, Ukrainian drone tactics will be repeated and improved upon in military colleges for decades to come.