#Volodymyr Zelenskyy
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![Ukrainian soldier holds interceptor drone Sting before a test flight on February 22, 2026 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian soldier holds interceptor drone Sting before a test flight on February 22, 2026 in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
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What happens when $5 million missiles are used to shoot down $20,000 drones? Facing daily waves of low-cost Shahed drones, Ukraine was forced to rethink how air defense works. As drone warfare spreads from Eastern Europe to the Middle East, its hard-earned lessons are becoming globally relevant.![Illustrative image. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (5th L) poses for a photo with Ukrainian soldiers during his visit to the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk region, Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 22, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Illustrative image. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy (5th L) poses for a photo with Ukrainian soldiers during his visit to the Bakhmut frontline in Donetsk region, Bakhmut, Ukraine, on March 22, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukrainian tanks move on snow covered road as military mobility continues within the Russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas, Ukraine, on February 18, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Ukrainian tanks move on snow covered road as military mobility continues within the Russian-Ukrainian war in Donbas, Ukraine, on February 18, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Volodymyr Zelenskyy joins Ukrainian Muslim service members for a traditional Iftar during the holy month of Ramadan. (Source: Office of the President of Ukraine)]( "Zelenskyy Marks Ramadan With Muslim Soldiers Fighting on the Frontline")
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