The man who travelled the world during the Russian invasion begging for weapons.
Well, the 4 year war with Russia taught Ukraine to innovate. Short of weapons and driven by patriotism, Zelenskyy told his people to think without the box. And they came up with an interceptor drone within these 4 years that is now the envy of the world.
It is this this interceptor drone that has turned the tide against Russia.
Now Ukraine has been identified as the world’s leading producer of interceptor drones.
They have been so effective against Russia that the United States last week made a request to Zelenskyy to help Jordan and 11 other countries to help stop the Shaheds from lran.
Zelenskyy will be sending drones and experts to offer training to the 11 countries including European countries on their new technology.
And what is amazing is that the drones comes cheap, costing $1000- $2000 only.
The man Trump so much maligned becomes a savior. Who knew?
The reason Russia has not defeated Ukraine up to now is largely because of the overwhelming military, financial, and intelligence support Ukraine has received from the United States and its allies in NATO. Without that assistance, Ukraine would have struggled to sustain its defense for this long, and large parts of the country could potentially have fallen under Russian control.
Since the beginning of the invasion, Ukraine has received advanced weapons systems including the HIMARS, Javelin missile, Stinger missile, Patriot missile system, M1 Abrams, Leopard 2, and F-16 Fighting Falcon from the United States and European partners. These systems have significantly strengthened Ukraine’s ability to resist Russian advances.
The reason the United States is now showing interest in Ukraine’s drone experience is because Russia has heavily used Iranian-made drones such as the Shahed-136 and Shahed-131 against Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. Over the past four years, Ukraine has developed highly effective counter-drone tactics and interceptor drones to detect and shoot down these systems. Because the same Iranian drone technology is appearing in other conflicts, including threats to U.S. allies, Ukraine’s experience and innovations have become valuable. In that sense, the United States consulting Ukraine is not surprising, since Ukraine has gained real battlefield experience in countering exactly the type of drones that Iran has been producing and exporting.
