In August 2024, during the Kursk offensive, an event occurred that impresses with its out-of-the-box thinking. A group of four aerial reconnaissance men of the 82nd separate airborne assault brigade of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, while performing a combat mission, unexpectedly encountered enemy forces and were captured. The senior pilot, codenamed "Bardak," was not at a loss: using psychological pressure and a quick assessment of the situation, he convinced the Russian military that they...