#Ukraine Defence Ministry

Vadym Sukharevskyi stands at the forefront of a game changing initiative: establishing the Ukrainian military’s Unmanned Systems Forces, a branch with no global equivalent.

With the 6-month delay in military aid for Ukraine finally ending, we speak to three Americans who volunteered to fight in Ukraine. They share their reasons for supporting a country far away from home.

Weapons created more than two decades ago by the Soviet Union still pose a threat to civilians in Ukraine today. But Russia doesn’t seem too bothered by that.

Iranian Shahed drones are cheap, fast, and deadly. But it’s not just Iran that uses and produces them, it’s also Russia—giving Ukraine plenty of opportunity to get pretty good at shooting them down. But how are they made? How much damage do they cause? And why are they used so widely?