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Ukraine has gone from Molotov cocktails to the world's best drones
Oct 22, 2024
At the beginning of the full-scale invasion, Ukrainians used Molotov cocktails to defend themselves against the occupiers' equipment. But now Ukraine produces some of the best drones in the world.
Pentagon chief Lloyd Austin said this at a meeting with Ukrainian students, an RBC-Ukraine correspondent reports.
He recalled that Ukrainian soldiers, at the beginning of the full-scale invasion, organized ambushes on Russian tanks in the Kyiv region with Molotov cocktails in their hands. Ordinary citizens also took part in such ambushes.
“In the booming Ukrainian defense industry, Ukrainian factories are now producing some of the best UAVs in the world. And experienced Ukrainian air defense troops are protecting the military and families. And your soldiers have shown incredible skill,” the US Secretary of Defense added.
He also explained why America continues to support Ukraine in the war.
“Ukraine is important to U.S. security for four obvious reasons. Putin's (Russian dictator Vladimir Putin's - ed.) war threatens European security. Putin's war challenges our NATO allies. Putin's war attacks our common values. Putin's war is a frontal assault on the rules-based international order that guarantees the security of all of us,” Austin said.-
Author - Dmitriy Levchenko, 22/10/2024
