Lifetime Learning: Ukraine Strikes Back - The Evolution of the Ukraine War from Invasion to a War of Robots

frank sobchak (associate professor, joint military operations department) russia invaded ukraine in february 2022, expecting victory in two weeks. across four years the war has seen a series of evolutions and innovations, from bayraktar drones, to world war i style stasis, to new technology cutting off supply lines in seized crimea and threatening to have strategic effects on russia’s petrochemical income. our speaker will discuss how the war has evolved in parallel with technology, touching on the regional and global implications of the conflict.note: professor sobchak is joining us in a personal capacity. the views he will share with us are his own and do not reflect the official policies or positions of the u.s. naval war college, the u.s. navy, the department of defense, or any entity of the u.s. government. this lifetime learning course is presented by the friends of snow library. for more information or to register, visit https://friendsofsnowlibrary.org/2026-fall-ltl-courses/