Dear employees and students of the University of Defence,

We would like to invite you to a panel discussion on the topic of „War in Ukraine: Lessons Learned,“ organized for the third consecutive year by the Centre for Security and Military-Strategic Studies of the University of Defence. The event will take place on February 27, 2025, from 9:00 AM to 1:00 PM, at the University of Defence Club, Brno, Šumavská 4. The workshop will be conducted in English.

Thanks to close collaboration with CEVRO University, representatives from the American Centre for the Study of New Generation Warfare, including Greg Melcher and Phillip A. Petersen, as well as other international and University of Defence experts, have confirmed their participation in the event. The workshop will also feature speeches from Deputy Commander of the Operations Command, Brigadier General Ing. Jaroslav Míka, and Commander of the Training Command – Military Academy, Brigadier General Ing. Ladislav Rebilas. The speakers will share insights and lessons from the Ukrainian conflict that have received less attention in broader discussions.

Planned Program:

Opening Remarks; Risks and Challenges from Drawing Lessons from Russia’s War in Ukraine; Ukraine Lessons Learned from Sweden; Lessons that Russia is Learning in Ukraine; Speech by Brig. Gen. Ing. Jaroslav Míka; Speech by Brig. Gen. Ing. Ladislav Rebilas; Presentation by CBVSS Representative, Ing. Zdeněk Petráš, Ph.D.

If you are interested, please register here.

Best regards,

Assoc. Prof. Ing. Josef Procházka, Ph.D.
Director, Centre for Security and Military-Strategic Studies, University of Defence