The Russian-Ukrainian War, 2023: A Second Year of Hell and the Dawn of Drone Warfare

This book describes, in great detail, the second year of Putin’s 'Special Operation' to obliterate Ukraine.General (Ret) Harrel’s previous book, entitled _The Russian Invasion of Ukraine, February - December 2022,_ described the initial invasion, identifying the units and weapons on the battlefield with military precision.Now he continues the story of Ukrainian resistance in the face of overwhelming odds.The author knowledgeably reports on twenty-first century mechanized warfare, and how drones and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) have evolved to dominate the tactical, operational, and strategic levels of war.The year 2023 saw the dawn of drone warfare as combatants on both sides of the conflict at first tinkered with the use of civilian hobby-type machines but then, having had great success, rushed forward to design, purchase (often with crowd funding) and deploy drones through all domains of the battlefield.Drones performed reconnaissance, targeting for artillery and direct attacks, s