Anonymousabout 1 hour ago
Ukraine has built a drone manufacturing base of roughly 500 companies producing an estimated 4.5 million units in 2025, up from seven manufacturers before Russia's full-scale invasion. While this industrial mobilization has inflicted verified damage on Russian forces and reshaped battlefield dynamics, it has also triggered a countervailing Russian production surge, deepened reliance on Chinese components, and raised unresolved questions about worker protections, supply-chain resilience, and whether tactical drone superiority can translate into strategic outcomes.