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strikeAug 7, 2026

Military shake-up poses little threat to Ukraine's drone revolution

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Ukraine has built a sprawling drone industry from scratch, hailed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the best in the world.

Source: Gavin Blackburn — Read the full report

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  • Gavin BlackburnBy Gavin Blackburn

    Ukraine has built a sprawling drone industry from scratch, hailed by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as the best in the world. Zigzagging between robots, weapons and computers in his garage workshop, Ukrainian engineer Eduard Trotsenko was bubbling with excitement as he showed off …

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