July 7, 2025

War has changed: Ukraine’s tech pioneers are leading the fight West can’t afford to ignore — op-ed by Dr. Robert Seely MBE

The next conflict isn’t coming — it’s already being fought in Ukraine. Not by NATO generals in simulated exercises, but by small, underfunded teams of Ukrainian innovators building the future of warfare with laptops, soldering irons, and scraps of carbon fiber.

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kyivindependent.com

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