Key Insight:

Ukraine has turned to resourceful methods to build weapons for the battlefield, including long-range reconnaissance drones. Despite limited resources, the drones provide crucial intelligence, leveling the playing field against Russia’s superior weaponry. The support from Germany, including weapon supply and intelligence sharing, highlights the significance of not letting Russia violate international law and sets a precedent for protecting Europe. Despite the challenges, Ukraine is not giving up without a fight. 🇺🇦

Vladimir Zelinski’s Visit to Berlin

Vladimir Zelinski is expected in Berlin today ahead of attending the conference. The Ukrainian president’s trip comes hard on the heels of Chancellor Schultz’s recent commitment to manufacture and provide more ammunition for ke’s efforts to repel Russia’s Invasion. But with the United States and other allies struggling to fulfill their Promises of military supplies, Ukraine is having to become ever more resourceful in building weapons for the battlefield. Nick Connley reports.

Key Takeaways:

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| Zelenskyy’s visit to Berlin for international support |
| Ukraine’s efforts to repel Russia’s Invasion |
| Struggling military supplies from the United States |

Long-Range Reconnaisance Drones in Development

"We’re only allowed to film their hands. These workers are building long-range reconnaissance drones somewhere in Ukraine. This is a prime target for Russian missiles, so they spread out the workforce to various locations in Ukraine and in the EU. Only about a tenth of the pre-war team is left. The idea is that if one facility is hit, the others can continue. And yet staying in Ukraine is worth the risk, not just because many of their staff can’t or won’t leave."

Key Takeaways:

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| Building of long-range reconnaissance drones in Ukraine |
| Prime target for Russian missiles |
| Only a small fraction of pre-war team left |

Importance of Drones on the Ukrainian Battlefields

"We have to be close to the people using our drones. We need to be here to repair and upgrade the technology quickly to get their feedback and make sure we can make the drones better. This is the best place in the world right now to develop and test this kind of Technology. When Russia invaded 2 years ago, this company was making drones to protect Wildlife from poachers or spot wildfires. Now everything they make goes to the army."

Volodia and His Drone Unit

Volodia commands a drone unit. He’s back from the front line to give the engineers his feedback. "Our soldiers have very limited resources shells and all kinds of Munitions are at a premium. They can’t afford to fire if they don’t have visual confirmation from our drones that they’ve got the right target. This technology gives them that in real time. These drones have combustion rather than electric motor Motors that means they can fly for upwards of 12 hours rather than 2 or three in theory."

Key Takeaways:

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| Importance of drones on Ukrainian battlefields |
| Technology crucial in providing real-time information for better targeting |
| Impact of Russian invasion on the company’s production shifts |

Berlin Visit Expectations

Let’s get more on today’s expected visit to Berlin by the Ukrainian president from DW’s Chief political correspondent Nina Haza. Welcome Nina, how much support can Vladimir Zelinski expect from Germany today? "There will be high-ranking meetings, so Ukrainian president Zilinski and German Chancellor Olaf Schz will sign a bilateral agreement on security cooperation and long-term support that’s what we’re hearing from uh government spokespeople and that essentially means that the two countries will formalize the support that Germany is already providing to Ukraine and has been providing for the last two years so since Russia launched its full-scale Invasion and that type of a deal is one that many Western Government are currently signing or are planning to sign with Ukraine the UK was the first country in January to do so."

Key Takeaways:

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| Expected bilateral agreement on security cooperation with Germany |
| Formalizing Germany’s support to Ukraine |
| Long-term support from Germany in the face of Russia’s full-scale Invasion |