#Drone Warfare

The 49th Assault Battalion "Karpatська Sich" proposes supplementing one-off donations with regular monthly contributions: 1,000 subscribers at 50 hryvnia each will provide 50,000 UAH of stable funding. The goal is to attract a thousand regular donors within six months.

On the night of September 22, Russians fired 17 KABs and three drones at Velykyi Burluk in the Kharkiv region: houses, power grids, and the TV tower were destroyed, and the hromada was once again left completely without power.

ISW recorded the failure of Russian attacks in the Sumy, Kharkiv, and Donetsk regions on September 20–21: no confirmed breakthroughs, and Russian claims of capturing Pylina and Novoleksandrivka are disputed by analysts.

Latvian President Edgars Rinkēvičs warned in an interview with The Guardian that European air defense systems will not have time to adapt to the lightning-fast development of the drone war in Ukraine and may lose their relevance by mid-2027.

Former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov proposed that the US create a "drone army" in exchange for Patriot interceptors and announced plans to attract American investment into a Ukrainian defense technology fund.

The commander of the 414th Brigade "Madyar's Birds," Robert Brovdi, reported 79 killed fighters over 4.5 years of war and 50,336 neutralized occupiers during a two-year rotation in the East. Brovdi published the callsigns of all the fallen and cited a ratio of 637 enemies per fallen defender.

Billions of hryvnias from the EU reparations credit are idle: the tender system is stalling due to unlaunched centers of competence, and manufacturers are withdrawing from lots due to fines. However, some technical specifications appeared in a matter of days.

🇺🇸 The US lost 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones in the war with Iran. This is 25% of the entire fleet and damage exceeding $1.3 billion. The drones proved to be easy targets in the Strait of Hormuz. Stocks of air defense and long-range missiles are also running out. #USA #Iran #MQ9Reaper #War

🇺🇦 Ukraine tripled the number of strikes on Russia in 2026. AP: Kyiv targets oil facilities, factories, and Wildberries warehouses. Zelenskyy: Putin is losing the initiative, the war has moved to the sky. 🚀

Romania spent 1.5 million euros in three days to shoot down three Russian drones over its territory 🇷🇴✈️. Each AIM-9X missile cost the budget $400,000, and the Foreign Ministry summoned the Russian ambassador for an explanation. Experts fear that such expenses will become unsustainable if the current frequency of incursions continues 🚀💸.

Zelenskyy announced a new defense strategy for the Armed Forces of Ukraine following a change in command. Key priorities: closing the sky from strikes, mobilization reform, and mass drone supplies. 🇺🇦🚁