Ukraine's audacious asymmetric attack on Russia inspires Taiwan

Drones, AI-driven strikes offer clues for Taipei's offensive strategy vs. China

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2025-06-04 Spider Web

 A satellite view shows Russian military aircraft, some sitting destroyed, at the Belaya air base, near Stepnoy, Russia, on June 4, after Ukraine launched a drone attack. © Reuters

Derek Grossman is an adjunct professor in the practice of political science and international relations at the University of Southern California. He formerly served as an intelligence adviser at the Pentagon.

Ukraine's audacious, creative, and, apparently, highly successful counterattacks on strategic targets across Russia have already challenged traditional assumptions and concepts of modern asymmetric warfare -- i.e. unconventional strategies and tactics adopted by a force when the military capabilities of powers are significantly unequal.

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