Ukraine Bets a Free Market for Weapons Production Can Out-Innovate Russia

Kyiv’s now formidable drone army has been built mostly by private companies, few of which existed when the full-scale invasion began.

When Andriy Bondarenko, a tech entrepreneur, began making drones, he had no experience with weapons. Working with a friend, it took him one month to develop a prototype, which they paid for with their own money.

A month later, their first explosive land drones were at the front, crossing muddy terrain to strike against Russian trenches. No government contracts or approvals were required. 

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