In a basement in downtown Kyiv late last month, away from prying eyes, hundreds of engineers and innovators met senior military officials to brainstorm ways to better neutralize the cheap Russian suicide drones that still devastate Ukrainian cities
It was a rare, close-up glimpse into Ukraine's technology arms race with Russia that draws on private sector innovation seeded with state venture capital, and which is pumping out thousands of combat drones in a booming wartime industry.
In May, Russia attacked Ukraine with a record monthly total of more than 300 drones, official data shows, a challenge for planners anxious to protect energy supplies this winter. Last winter Russia tried to cripple the power grid with air strikes. "That's not profitable, so we need to constantly cut the cost of the tools we use to destroy Shaheds," said Fedorov.
"It'll be a drone that will... take off vertically to intercept or catch up with drones, shoot them down or jam them," he said. "A few months after the full-scale invasion began, everyone realized that the most effective way to conduct reconnaissance and defeat the enemy was uncrewed aerial vehicles," said brigadier general Yurii Shchyhol.
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