Ukraine’s Drone Army: 8 new UAV strike companies to go to front

Ukraine's Minister of Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov reported this. 

8 new UAV strike companies for the Drone Army are ready for battle. Pickup trucks, attack copters and FPV drones were purchased for them. All the drones are made in Ukraine.

“We continue to remove blockers to the development of Ukrainian companies. There will be many more changes. We want Ukraine to produce thousands of drones every month, which the Defense Forces need right now,” the minister emphasized.

The three strike companies that were launched a few months ago have already had successful results.

Fedorov emphasized that the creation of the strike companies is an unprecedented and timely step. The priority now is to provide other units with technology.

“This will bring victory closer and save the lives of our soldiers,” Fedorov added. 

The drones were purchased as part of the UNITED24 platform and at the expense of the state budget.  

• As of December 31, 2022, 1,577 drones have been purchased as part of the Drone Army project, and 928 are already at the front.

• Within 9 months, the Drone Army contracted 3,200 UAV systems for more than UAH 4 billion as part of the UNITED24 project. More than 7,000 military personnel have also been trained as operators.

• The army of drones has been replenished with two powerful Ukrainian Raybird-3 complexes that can cover up to 2,500 kilometers and are immune to electronic warfare.

• Ukrainian reconnaissance men received another 12 SKIF and STEN-2 unmanned aerial vehicles from the Drone Army in the Donetsk region.