“War 2026. People vs Machines”: Ukrainska Pravda announces the annual conference program

11/ 02/ 2026

Listen to online Stop   Over nearly four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have transformed the rules of warfare. The experience gained by Ukraine’s Defense Forces since 2022 has made the Ukrainian army one of the most technologically advanced in the use of drones, electronic warfare, and network-centric solutions. To document these changes, military personnel, engineers, weapons manufacturers, experts, and decision-makers will gather in Kyiv on 27 February 2026 for Ukrainska Pravda’s annual conference “War 2026. People vs Machines”. As part of the programme, Arsen Zhumadilov, Director of the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Procurement Agency, will discuss the agency’s work in a conversation with Sevğil Musaieva. Officers of the 3rd Army Corps and the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine will speak about preparations for comprehensive changes within the defence forces. Borys Martynenko, entrepreneur and the first commander of the 14th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment, will explain how deep strike drones have changed the course of the war. Representatives of the 12th Azov Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine will share their experience in recruitment. Participants will also have an opportunity to engage with representatives of Ukrainian drone manufacturing companies. Assessments of the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be presented by US Army General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1997–2000) and Michael Kofman (USA), a military expert, American defence analyst and Senior Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA). Join the conversation about how technology is reshaping warfare. Tickets and additional information are available via the link

Over nearly four years of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukrainians have transformed the rules of warfare. The experience gained by Ukraine’s Defense Forces since 2022 has made the Ukrainian army one of the most technologically advanced in the use of drones, electronic warfare, and network-centric solutions. To document these changes, military personnel, engineers, weapons manufacturers, experts, and decision-makers will gather in Kyiv on 27 February 2026 for Ukrainska Pravda’s annual conference “War 2026. People vs Machines”.

As part of the programme, Arsen Zhumadilov, Director of the Ministry of Defence’s Defence Procurement Agency, will discuss the agency’s work in a conversation with Sevğil Musaieva. Officers of the 3rd Army Corps and the 13th Khartiia Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine will speak about preparations for comprehensive changes within the defence forces.

Borys Martynenko, entrepreneur and the first commander of the 14th Separate Unmanned Systems Regiment, will explain how deep strike drones have changed the course of the war. Representatives of the 12th Azov Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine will share their experience in recruitment. Participants will also have an opportunity to engage with representatives of Ukrainian drone manufacturing companies.

Assessments of the fourth year of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine will be presented by US Army General Wesley Clark, former Supreme Allied Commander Europe (1997–2000) and Michael Kofman (USA), a military expert, American defence analyst and Senior Fellow at the Center for Naval Analyses (CNA).

Join the conversation about how technology is reshaping warfare. Tickets and additional information are available via the link