Russia batters Ukraine with more than 700 drones
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The New Voice of Ukraine on MSNUkraine’s drone production surges nearly ten-foldCiting research by the Atlantic Council and Georgetown Security Studies Review, the report stated that a year ago, Ukraine was producing about 20,000 drones per month. Now, the figure has surged to more than 200,
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Ukraine's booming defense industry is revolutionizing modern warfare — and reshaping how Western militaries think, build, and potentially fight.
It is more effective for Ukraine to manufacture drones on its own territory, as this allows for rapid adaptation to changing conditions. — Ukrinform.
Hours later, Russia launched a glide bomb and a drone at the front-line town of Kostyantynivka in eastern Ukraine, killing four civilians and injuring a fifth, the prosecutor’s office said. The drone struck a car in which a married couple were travelling, killing the 39-year-old woman and 40-year-old man on the spot, it said.
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Kyiv Independent on MSNUkraine signs major drone co-production deal with US Swift Beat, Zelensky announcesUkraine signed a major deal with U.S. company Swift Beat to co-produce various types of drones, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on July 3 during his visit to Denmark.
Cooperation would take place with all countries that can help with investments, individual parts and production facilities, Zelensky said.
Ukraine has dramatically amped up domestic production of both attack and reconnaissance drones since Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022. This year, the Ukrainian government allocated $2 billion to produce at least 1 million first-person-view, or FPV, drones, which are equipped with cameras that transmit video to remote pilots.
Keeping up drone production helps Ukraine defend itself, says Krynychko, the co-founder of the drone-manufacturing company Skyassist. “We have so many ideas for new drones,” he said.
Keeping up drone production helps Ukraine defend itself, says Krynychko, the co-founder of the drone-manufacturing company Skyassist. “We have so many ideas for new drones,” he said.
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The National Interest on MSNHow Drones Became Central to Ukraine’s Military StrategyKyiv has rapidly developed a formidable arsenal of indigenously manufactured drones in response to Russia’s invasion, allowing it to inflict heavy damage on Moscow.