We can produce our own attack drones – Ukraine’s military volunteer Maria Berlinska

Maria Berlinska shared the information on Espreso TV’s War and Volunteers program.

"I used to work at the frontline and come to Kyiv in between.  I tried to raise issues in the industry and draw attention to the fact that for us, unmanned technologies and robotics are a key element of victory," says Maria Berlinska. 

"During a full-scale war, this is becoming more and more obvious to those people who make decisions in Ukraine. The wars of the future will all be robotic. It is much cheaper to make an attack reconnaissance drone than to send actual people. It's much cheaper than launching tanks and airplanes. A strike drone that costs USD 20,000, 30,000, 40,000 can destroy ammunition depots that store tens, if not hundreds of millions of dollars worth of ammunition. Ukraine is now begging for weapons all over the world. We are dependent on everything."

Maria Berlinska believes Ukraine can produce attack drones.

"Yes, we are dependent on components, but they can be sourced all over the world. There is no particular problem here, there are certain nuances, but they are being solved," says Maria Berlinska. 

"Even Shahed drones are made of simple components. At the same time, these processes are being stalled inside the country. All that needs to be done is to lift import controls. The state should say: unfortunately, we have not established our own production in those 30 years, we have not built factories, we have not established the production of chips, complex electronics, optics, antennas. That's why we are asking volunteers, large organizations, and donors from all over the world to bring everything possible. This is how this industry should work strategically. We source everything we need from all over the world and build strike reconnaissance systems here."