Solutions to win: Ukraine deploys over 2,000 drones to frontline's hottest zones

Photo: Telegram/ FEDOROV

Alvina Kaminska

Over two thousand drones, made in Ukraine, were dispatched to the frontlines where the most intense clashes between the Defense Forces and Russian troops take place.

The Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine, Mykhailo Fedorov, reported that on Telegram.

As the head of the department noted, the General Staff will distribute and transfer drones to the military at the hottest areas of the front.

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"The batch includes "birds" [UAVs – ed.] of exclusively Ukrainian production. Among them are copters and aircraft-type UAVs: reconnaissance, kamikaze, and reusable bombers.

Drones will help to hit enemy positions and equipment. All UAVs were purchased within the framework of the state program. We continue to systematically transfer drones to the Defense Forces because it is the "birds" that cause colossal losses to the enemy," Fedorov emphasized.

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According to him, in one week (from November 6 to 13), the Ukrainian military hit 220 units of Russian equipment with the help of the Army of Drones project.

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"39 tanks, 57 guns, 34 armored vehicles, and 307 strongpoints were hit. This is minus millions of dollars from the Russians," Fedorov emphasized.

For reference:

In July 2022, the Ministry of Digital Transformation, the Ministry of Defense, the General Staff of Ukraine's armed forces, and the State Special Forces announced the first Army of Drones collection through the fundraising platform UNITED24.

So, drone armies have been in existence for over a year now. During this time, Ukraine has made significant progress in the project, including mass production of drones, establishing UAV strike companies, and training drone operators.

In addition, the United 24 fundraising platform raised $325 million in one year, and 10,000 UAV operators have already been trained as part of the Army of Drones project in Ukraine.

As the Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov noted, the production and number of drones in Ukraine have increased more than 100 times compared to last year.

As he noted, there is a real boom in the production of drones in Ukraine. In particular, because the government managed to simplify procedures for developers and manufacturers of weapons and military equipment.

In particular, this year, the Cabinet of Ministers [Ukraine's government – ed.] allocated 40 billion hryvnias for investments in Ukrainian drone manufacturers.