Ukraine Rains The ‘Wrath of Man’ Upon Russia

Necessity, and survival, remain the mother of invention.

James Zumwalt | July 1, 2026

The movie “Wrath of Man” was released in 2021. The plot involved an armoured car security guard who, to would-be robbers, appeared to be an easy target. However, as they would discover, they were deadly wrong.

That plot, in a nutshell, sums up how Ukraine initially appeared to Russian President Vladimir Putin in 2022 when he decided to invade the country. Eight years earlier, in 2014, Putin annexed the Crimean peninsula, taking it away from Ukraine in a matter of weeks.

Timing was everything back then as Putin acted just after a revolution had left Ukraine somewhat discombobulated. Undoubtedly, it was the relative ease with which Moscow annexed Crimea that led Putin to believe a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 would also be quick. Like the would-be robbers above, however, he was deadly wrong.

With the Russia-Ukraine war now in its fourth year, Kyiv has been raining down the Wrath of God upon Russian invasion forces. It has resulted in the Russians suffering casualties at least two to three times greater than the Ukrainians. It has led as well, most recently, to an even more shocking development for the Russians.

While Ukraine’s success is attributed to a number of things, such as Russian tactics (massive human wave assaults and inferior training), costly offensive operations, and Ukrainian defensive advantages, Ukraine has demonstrated a phenomenal capability to raise the technological bar in warfare. In fact, it has caused the U.S. to start reassessing its military prowess as its status as the world’s greatest superpower might be in danger. The need to do so is reflected by the fact that possibly 60%–80% of Russian casualties have been inflicted by drones.

As early as 2010, Ukraine recognized a need for drones—i.e., unmanned aerial vehicles. While that need was met mostly by importing from foreign manufacturers, it was in 2014 as the threat posed by Russia and separatists became........

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