Ukraine launches tech cluster to boost military capability
Associated PressKYIV, Ukraine — The Ukrainian government on Wednesday launched a new initiative meant to streamline and promote innovation in the development of drones and other technologies that have been critical in the war with Russia. “Considering the enemy that is right next to us and its scale, we definitely need to develop the military tech so that we can defend ourselves,” Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, said. The name of the defense tech cluster refers to Ukraine’s bravery in the war that Russia started, Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov said during the presentation. The Ukrainian government launched a public fundraising drive last year asking foreign donors to help it build an “army of drones.” The Moscow-appointed head of the port city of Sevastopol in Crimea, Mikhail Razvozhayev, reported this week that Russian forces destroyed a Ukrainian sea drone that attempted to attack the harbor and another one blew up. “Technologies help save lives.” Ametov said Ukraine was investing many more resources in military technology than it did before Russia’s invasion.
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