Ukrainian Drone Mastermind, Fired by Kyiv, Will Advise Italy’s Defense Chief

The appointment of Mykhailo Fedorov, a Ukrainian former defense minister, showed how other militaries are racing to adapt to battlefield changes accelerated by the war in Ukraine.

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones.

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses.

Russian forces relentlessly battered Kyiv and cities in the region around the Ukrainian capital for a fifth straight day Monday, leaving some supermarket shelves bare after repeated strikes on warehouses as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones.

Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians  Toronto Star

Russian forces have relentlessly battered Kyiv and nearby cities for a fifth straight day, hitting warehouse facilities as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones

Russian forces have relentlessly battered Kyiv and nearby cities for a fifth straight day, hitting warehouse facilities as Ukraine reels from attacks with jet-powered drones

Russia’s jet-powered drones bring empty Kyiv supermarket shelves and rattle Ukrainians  AP News

Ukrainian drones destroy Russian air defense, radar systems at Yeysk, Millerovo airfields  The Kyiv Independent

Early Sunday morning, Aug. 30, Ukrainian drones struck a military airfield in Yeysk, Krasnodar Krai, and the KINEF oil refinery in the Leningrad region. Satellite data and local reports indicated fires and secondary detonations at the Yeysk airfield. In the Leningrad region, Governor Alexander Drozdenko claimed 42 dron

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov met with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto and thanked him for his support and for the offer to serve as an advisor on defense innovation.

His new role comes weeks after a dramatic break with President Zelenskyy.