David Kirichenko

Ukraine Needs New Mid-Range Strike Drones Ukraine has made huge strides in its military drone technology but ingenuity alone won’t be enough for Kyiv to prevail.

Ukraine Needs New Mid-Range Strike Drones | "Kyiv has increasingly focused on developing mid-range strike drones to offset shortages in conventional systems." @kirichenko.bsky.social https://cepa.org/article/ukraine-needs-new-mid-range-strike-drones/

A Desperate Race for Drone Defenses Defense industries have tended to focus on the quality of military output, but the Ukraine war shows the importance of mass.

A Desperate Race for Drone Defense | "Ukraine is racing to develop and scale drone interceptors, while European states rush to buy systems of their own from Kyiv."@kirichenko.bsky.social https://cepa.org/article/a-desperate-race-for-drone-defenses/

Excavators Are Building Ukraine’s Drone-Era Fortifications Volunteers are supplying compact excavators to frontline units. Without them, brigades dig frozen ground by hand while drones hunt them from above.

My report on excavators and how important they are in helping soldiers build fortifications to save lives.

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Copying Ukraine, Russia has begun using uncrewed boats at sea | The Strategist Ukraine’s most significant success in fighting off Russia has arguably been in the Black Sea. It forced Russia’s Black Sea Fleet to withdraw from occupied Crimea and effectively confined much of it to...

Hoe Rusland probeert de achterstand op Oekraïne op het gebied van marinedrones in te lopen.

Door @kirichenko.bsky.social

Putin Exposed by Ukraine’s Wicked Witches Vladimir Putin made a rare admission of Russia's weakness when he admitted Ukraine has better heavy drones than Russia.

Putin Exposed by Ukraine's Wicked Witches | "Vladimir Putin made a rare admission of weakness when he admitted Ukraine has better heavy drones than Russia, and that Moscow is struggling to catch up." @kirichenko.bsky.social
https://cepa.org/article/putin-exposed-by-ukraines-wicked-witches/

Ukraine Needs New Mid-Range Strike Drones Ukraine has made huge strides in its military drone technology but ingenuity alone won’t be enough for Kyiv to prevail.

Ukraine Needs New Mid-Range Strike Drones | "Unless Kyiv closes its mid-range strike gap through systems that can be produced at scale and operate under sustained jamming, it risks fighting an efficient but ultimately reactive war shaped by Russian adaptation” @kirichenko.bsky.social

Lviv blast probe & latest Kyiv strikes | David Kirichenko YouTube video by TALKING WITH TVP WORLD

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🇰🇵 10,000 North Korean soldiers are currently in Russia. It is extremely dangerous that they are gaining knowledge about modern hybrid warfare, - Zelensky

They are learning to counter missiles, different types of drones, including fiber-optic drones, from FPV to long-range drones.

Russia’s Front-Line Comms Hit By Curbs to Starlink and Telegram Russian forces fighting in Ukraine are facing communications problems from the dual blow of restricted access to Elon Musk’s Starlink mobile internet system and a Kremlin crackdown on the Telegram mes...

“The loss of Starlink is crucial because much of the fighting is done by drones, which account for roughly 60% of all fire damage across the front,” wrote analyst David Kirichenko for the Center for European Policy Analysis.

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Ukraine Penetrates the Fog of War The pace of technological change on the Ukrainian front lines is now exceptionally fast. Could Western armies adapt as quickly?

Ukraine Penetrates the Fog of War | “The way to stay ahead is to ensure there is very close communication between the developers and front-line soldiers.” @kirichenko.bsky.social

❗️🇺🇦 "Ceding Donbas to Russia is a trap. Over the 4 years of war, they have captured less than 1% of our territory. They simply want to free up troops to use them in another direction or in the European theater of military operations," - People's Deputy Kostenko

Great must read by @kirichenko.bsky.social
at the @kyivpost.com.

He fought hard to get this published after it was retracted elsewhere due to pressure by UOC activists.

That only made David dig deeper & thanks to @olgalautman.bsky.social & her own research, it became all the more damning.

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Russia relies on sowing false narratives for the rest of the world to propagate. Educate yourself so that you aren’t their pawn. www.kyivpost.com/post/68182
A thorough examination of the evidence by @kirichenko.bsky.social

www.kyivpost.com/post/68182

The Next Evolution in Ukraine’s Drone Defense To keep pace with Russia’s drone tactics, Ukraine must expand its mid-range drone strike capabilities.

The evolving technologies needed for Ukraine to sustain russian warfare
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The Next Evolution in Ukraine’s Drone Defense To keep pace with Russia’s drone tactics, Ukraine must expand its mid-range drone strike capabilities.

My report on the evolution of Ukraine’s drone wall and what comes next. Automated warfare and the AI drone wall.

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Americans who suppprt Ukraine must invest in their own communities.
By @kirichenko.bsky.social www.kyivpost.com/post/66807

"Oekraïne probeert het Westen te laten zien dat Rusland, ondanks de pogingen van het Kremlin om macht uit te stralen, kwetsbaar is – een uitgeholde macht die haar eigen generaals niet kan beschermen, zelfs niet in Moskou (...)"

Via @kirichenko.bsky.social

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3 Russian generals killed in the past 12 months. Shadow war grows.

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My report on the failed Russian horseback assault.

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What Happens to Russia’s Ethnic Minorities After the War? Mistreatment, exploitation, and Russia’s own history suggest a precarious postwar future.

A must-read from @kirichenko.bsky.social and Professor Motyl #RussiaIsATerroristState

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I address Russian information warfare and the Kremlin propaganda tour that is ongoing in DC via the Russian Orthodox Church. www.forbes.com/sites/davidk...

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Ukraine's Potential Role in NATO’s Arctic Defense Russia’s pressure in the High North boosts Arctic security needs, with Ukraine’s drones offering NATO new reinforcement options.

My report for the Arctic Institute on how Ukraine can help NATO in the Arctic.

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Ukraine Says It Disabled A Russian Submarine With An Underwater Drone The reported submarine strike suggests Ukraine has expanded its drone war below the surface.

My report on Kyiv’s unmanned systems campaign in the Black Sea.

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Beijing is constructing an ever-deepening technological alliance with Moscow. The US should be worried.

- David Kirichenko
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The US Must Beware the Deepening China-Russia Axis Beijing is constructing an ever-deepening technological alliance with drones with Moscow. The US should be worried.

My report on the deepening alliance between Russia and China for CEPA.

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Russia Sent Abducted Ukrainian Children To North Korea U.S. Senate testimony uncovers Russia’s deportation of Ukrainian children to North Korea

My piece for Forbes.

“Everybody understands that if you take children away from a nation, the nation will not exist.”

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“Our physiological instinct is to live; our soul’s instinct is to love. When we have to fight to defend ourselves and our loved ones, we will, but we can only take so much.”

- David Kirichenko
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Freedom No Matter the Cost In his latest report from the front lines, Ukrainian-American journalist David Kirichenko shares his efforts to deliver crucial supplies, including high-tech surveillance drones, to Ukrainian soldiers...

For my close friend Dmytro who is buried in a part of Pokrovsk that is now occupied and I know the Russians will destroy his grave.

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