Illya Sekirin
In March 2022, Illya Sekirin – a Ukrainian born, naturalised Canadian – volunteered to fight for Ukraine and was trained as a drone operator. In addition to frontline service, he worked as a translator for the Ukrainian General Staff and became an unofficial advisor to several members of the Stavka [Ukrainian High Command], a body chaired by President Volodymyr Zelensky. He advised on multiple operations; on drone strategy and tactics; and authored a paper that informed Zelensky’s decision to create Unmanned Systems Forces as a separate branch of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
Books
- Rise of the Machines : Drone Warfare in the Russia-Ukraine War – Tactics, Operations, Strategy Author
