Morning Jolt: Inside One of Ukraine’s Secret Drone Factories

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WITH JIM GERAGHTY

March 21 2024

Inside One of Ukraine's Secret Drone Factories

On the menu today: I was ready to report that Wednesday had been quiet for the city of Kyiv, with just one air-raid siren as I was visiting the Cathedral of Saint Sophia. But then, in the early morning hours, Russia launched a large-scale air attack on the city — one that thankfully was intercepted by the Ukrainian air-defense systems, leaving only ten injured and no fatalities, at least as of this writing.

Yesterday I went . . . somewhere in Ukraine, to get a tour of a still largely secret drone-production and research-and-development facility. It's something of an engineer's dream, where all previous barriers to cooperation and collaboration in the Ukrainian defense industry have disappeared, and workers from all kinds of different firms put their heads together to come up with the best, most effective, least costly, and fastest solutions.

Kyiv under Attack

Kyiv, Ukraine — In the early morning hours, Russia launched its largest air attack on the city of Kyiv in weeks. The Ukrainian Air Force reported ...

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