Thread by @Mylovanov

NATO: "We are fucked!"

10 Ukrainian soldiers eliminated 2 NATO battalions in a half a day of training.

So, the myth of all-powerful NATO that can stop Russia is no more.

WSJ: NATO forces were horrible and wiped out in a 16,000-troop drill in Estonia. 1/

Exercise Hedgehog 2025 brought 12 NATO states together with Ukrainian battlefield drone teams.

In one scenario, a 10-person Ukrainian team acting as an adversary mock-destroyed 17 armored vehicles and carried out 30 additional strikes in half a day. 2/

Ukrainians eliminated 2 NATO battalions in a single day of the simulation. They were not able to fight anymore.

The NATO side “didn’t even get our drone teams.” 3/

30 drones operated in less than 4 square miles.

Even at roughly half the real Ukrainian front’s drone density, “there was no possibility to hide,” — Aivar Hanniotti, who led the adversary unit. 4/

Ukraine deployed Delta, its AI-enabled battlefield system.

Real-time intel, rapid target ID, shared data, and fast kill chains — see it, share it, shoot it — within minutes or less. 5/

NATO restricts data sharing. Ukraine floods units with information to accelerate strikes. Speed and integration now decide outcomes. 6/

One NATO commander watching the drill concluded: “We are fucked.”

The battlefield is transparent. Drone saturation is rising. Without rapid adaptation, armor and mass formations become liabilities. 7X

Source: wsj.com/opinion/nato-h…