{"id":14062,"date":"2026-02-05T11:03:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/?p=14062"},"modified":"2026-02-05T11:03:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T10:03:25","slug":"a-new-face-of-war-russian-military-strategy-post-ukraine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ndc.nato.int\/fr\/a-new-face-of-war-russian-military-strategy-post-ukraine\/","title":{"rendered":"A new face of war – Russian military strategy post-Ukraine"},"content":{"rendered":"

NDC Outlook 2026-02: A new face of war – Russian military strategy post-Ukraine<\/em><\/em>, by Oscar Jonsson1<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Among Russian strategists, there is a strong renewed appreciation for positional warfare and a strategy of attrition. This is a pivot from Russia\u2019s pre-war strategy of \u201cactive defence,\u201d which sought to move away from positional defence towards manoeuvre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The strength of a positional and defensive strategy comes from technological innovation, with an exponential growth in unmanned systems and space-based sensors, which are believed to make the battlefield transparent. The transparent battlefield concept challenges key principles of manoeuvre warfare, such as concentrating forces and surprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key priority for Russian strategists is to break the positional deadlock and re-establish the conditions for manoeuvre. This can be done through technological development in AI and drones and a more networked military that can mass fires across the entire depth of the adversary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In a potential war with Russia, NATO will face a military that is experienced on a drone- and sensor -rich battlefield and that is increasing its ability to look beyond the frontline and strike further into the operational depth. The Russian military is putting effort into re-establishing the conditions for manoeuvre while denying their adversary the ability to do the same.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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This publication was funded in 2024 by the Russia Strategic Initiative, U.S. European Command. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily represent the views of the Department of War or the United States Government.1<\/a><\/sup> \u21a9\ufe0e<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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