“During almost four years of full-scale Russian invasion, the Ukrainians changed the rules of hostilities. The experience gained by the Defense Forces since 2022 has made the Ukrainian army one of the most technologically advanced in the use of drones, EW and network solutions. To record these changes, the military, engineers, weapons manufacturers, experts and decision-makers will gather on February 27, 2026 in Kyiv at the annual conference of “Ukrainian Pravda” “War 2026. People vs. Machines”.”, — write: www.pravda.com.ua
“We are holding this conference for the third time to record how war is changing and to look together for answers to these changes. War today is not only the front line, but also the speed of decisions, technological superiority and the limits of human endurance.
This conference is a space for honest conversation between those who fight, who support the army, who make political decisions and work with diplomacy.
Advertising:
This year we will focus on technology solutions that define advantage on the battlefield, and at the same time – on a person as the most vulnerable and most valuable element of this war. We will talk about how the approach to human capital changes in the conditions of a long war and why no strategic advantage is possible without it.” – shares the moderator of the conversation with the secret guest, editor-in-chief of “Ukrainian Pravda” Sevgil Musaeva.
The export of Ukrainian weapons abroad, the sale of front-line solutions, the possibility of concluding new security alliances will be discussed within the framework of the discussion “Is the state ready not just to sell front-line solutions, but to scale them to an industrial level”. On the other hand, we will not avoid the issue of the effectiveness of veteran policies and adaptation to civilian life in the discussion “Human capital. How to maintain a balance between the people needed by business and the army”.
In the block of practical cases: how deep strikes changed the course of the war – it will be told Boris Martynenkoan entrepreneur and the first commander of the 14th separate regiment of the BpAK. Michael Kaufmanmilitary expert from the USA, will share their assessments of the situation at the front, and the representatives 12th brigade of NSU “Azov” – recruiting experience. Within the program officers of the Third Army Corps and the 13th Brigade of NSU “Charter” will tell about the preparation of complex changes in the Defense Forces.
The presenters of the event will be the journalist of “Ukrainian Pravda” Olga Kyrylenko and the journalist of “Economichna Pravda” Bohdan Miroshnichenko.
“At this event, I am most looking forward to the presentation of the new standards of military training from the Third Corps and the “Charter” (BZVP, sergeants, junior officers) – I wonder how it will fundamentally differ from existing programs. And whether it will really be transferred to other units. I also really hope that we will talk about NRK, namely: how to make them expendable, and not rare specimens in top units.”– Olga Kyrylenko shares her expectations.
General partners of “War 2026. People vs. Machines”: NAUDItechnology and defense company Skyfall, an industrial company Interpipe and General Chereshnya. Partners: UkrAviaKosTech and TAF Industries.
You can buy a ticket and learn more by link You can get a -50% discount on tickets for all UP events, by joining to the “Ukrainian Pravda” Club.
There is also an opportunity for developers and partners to join the exhibition within the event.