How Zelensky is channeling Churchill to ’set Russia ablaze’ | Defence in Depth

The devastating impact from the destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam by Russia, whether through direct action or incompetence, falls under the umbrella or irregular warfare. If you’re after a mission statement for irregular warfare, you can’t get much better than Winston Churchill’s entreaty in 1940 to the newly-created Special Operations Executive to ‘set Europe ablaze’. In today’s Defence in Depth video analysis, associate editor Dominic Nicholls explains the impact such action has on the battlefield and how we have seen irregular activity such as sabotage, spying and propaganda conducted by regular state forces on both sides. Find our Defence in Depth playlist here: For our podcast Ukraine: The Latest, visit: #ukraine #russia #war #putin #Украина #war #churchill #winstonchurchill Subscribe to The Telegraph with our special offer: just £1 for 3 months. Start your free trial now: Get the latest headlines: and are websites of The Telegraph, the UK’s best-selling quality daily newspaper providing news and analysis on UK and world events, business, sport, lifestyle and culture.