As unmanned aerial vehicles target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, Ukraine is selling equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines. July 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m./ Summary/ IMAGE A mid-strike drone launched by Ukrainian forces flies near the front line with Russia. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)/ By David L. Stern KYIV — More than four years into Moscow’s full-scale war, Russian drones have emerged as the deadliest weapon in Ukraine, killing thousands of soldiers and civilians./ But for each Russian innovation — first-person-view vehicles, jet power, fiber-optic tethers — Ukraine has developed countermeasures./ Now, as drones target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, the government and defense industry here want to share what they have learned. Ukraine is selling allies equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines for financial and dipl...
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As unmanned aerial vehicles target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, Ukraine is selling equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines./ July 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m./ Summary/ IMAGE A mid-strike drone launched by Ukrainian forces flies near the front line with Russia. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)/ By David L. Stern KYIV — More than four years into Moscow’s full-scale war, Russian drones have emerged as the deadliest weapon in Ukraine, killing thousands of soldiers and civilians./ But for each Russian innovation — first-person-view vehicles, jet power, fiber-optic tethers — Ukraine has developed countermeasures./ Now, as drones target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, the government and defense industry here want to share what they have learned. Ukraine is selling allies equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines for financial and diplomatic gain....
After years of drone warfare, Ukraine is selling its ‘blood experience’ to allies
As unmanned aerial vehicles target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, Ukraine is selling equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines./ July 17, 2026 at 5:00 a.m./ Summary/ IMAGE A mid-strike drone launched by Ukrainian forces flies near the front line with Russia. (Valentyn Ogirenko/Reuters)/ By David L. Stern/ KYIV — More than four years into Moscow’s full-scale war, Russian drones have emerged as the deadliest weapon in Ukraine, killing thousands of soldiers and civilians./ But for each Russian innovation — first-person-view vehicles, jet power, fiber-optic tethers — Ukraine has developed countermeasures./ Now, as drones target Israel, Persian Gulf states and U.S. forces in the Middle East, the government and defense industry here want to share what they have learned. Ukraine is selling allies equipment, giving advice and establishing joint production lines for financial and diplomatic gain./ “Ukraine has received a lot of b...
The 20-Somethings Running Ukraine’s War Machine
A new generation has been cutting red tape to speed weapons to the front. But the old guard pushed back, and now Ukraine’s young defense minister is out. A friend’s call for help led Mykhailo Rudominski into defense work. His company, Himera, makes electronic warfare-resistant radios. Credit... [image:] Jędrzej Nowicki for The New York Times By Constant Méheut Reporting from Kiev, Ukraine July 17, 2026 Updated 4:57 p.m. ET The New York Time s Original article contains links. This spring, a Ukrainian defense ministry employee was reviewing Denmark’s military aid commitments when she found a problem buried in the fine print. Thousands of artillery shells earmarked for Ukraine were the wrong kind — short-range ammunition that would not enable guns to strike deep behind Russian lines. Skipping the usual bureaucratic process, the staffer worked the phones around the clock, pushing Danish officials to modify the aid package, according to her boss, Oleksii Ant/oniuk, deputy head o...