Ukrainian brigade commander: drone units perform better when allowed to buy what they need
Colonel Kyrylo Veres, a Ukrainian brigade commander, says the Unmanned Systems Forces, created in 2024, are paying off. He argues that drone units thrive once they are allowed to buy what they need.
Colonel Kyrylo Veres, who commands one of Ukraine's army brigades, says that setting up the Unmanned Systems Forces in 2024 is producing results. The assessment was reported by Euromaidan Press, an outlet covering Russia's war in Ukraine.
According to the headline of the publication, the commander argues that drone units perform especially well once they are permitted to purchase what they need themselves. The headline also quotes him as saying: "40% is an argument. The weightiest." The portion of the source text available does not explain which figure the number refers to.
Veres bases his view on experience with unmanned systems in his unit. The available excerpt gives no further details about specific results, procurement rules or the kinds of purchases he has in mind.
