Nicholas Drummond

Nicholas Drummond is a former British Army officer who now works as a defence analyst and strategic consultant specialising in land warfare.

Putin is scraping the barrel with 'glide bombs' in Ukraine

It’s not easy to say this, but Ukraine’s offensive to retake lost territory has fizzled out. Autumnal weather has turned the rolling steppe into a sea of mud. Like last winter, the conflict has entered a renewed phase of static, attritional warfare. It means that any new attempt to break through Russian lines will need