How Ukraine has built an army of drones and how to sustain it – summary   

Confrontations Europe, in partnership with Eastern Circles, a Ukrainian think tank studying the links between companies and governments in the post-Soviet space, organized, on the 13th of March, an event about the emergence of the drone industry in Ukraine and the challenges encountered in its development. For the occasion, two speakers were invited, Mariia Berlinska, Director of Dignitas (Ukraine), and Henri Seydoux, CEO of Parrot (France).  At the beginning of the war in 2014, Ukraine lacked the capacity for drone production, starting with small observation drones, due to the absence of manufacturing capabilities. From almost nothing they are up to a million of small drones per year now  but it is still not enough because Russia is faster on their side. The drone industry is vital because they cost far less than a tank but can bomb it from a distance. But Ukrainian politicians are still underestimating their importance according to