Drone forces purchase ₴4 billion in equipment through Army of Drones Bonus

Over the past two and a half months, Ukrainian Armed Forces drone units have ordered over ₴4 billion worth of equipment via the Brave1 Market. In the past month alone, they have struck more than 18,000 Russian soldiers with drones. These figures were recorded in the “Army of Drones. Bonus” programme, Vice Prime Minister Mykhailo Fedorov reported.

Units provide up-to-date video confirmations of strikes in the DELTA system; this data is transferred to the “Army of Drones.Bonus” programme (also known as “e-bonus points”), and for each verified strike the unit receives an opportunity to order additional drones and other equipment.

n September this year, the bonus accrual system was adjusted to reflect challenges from the battlefield — in particular, the number of points for targeting enemy personnel was doubled due to the increased use of small infantry groups by Russian forces.

At present, units can spend their earned points in the Brave1 Market — over the past two and a half months, equipment worth 4 billion hryvnias has already been ordered through this system.

Since August, units have also been able to earn “e-bonus points” not only for combat strikes but also for logistical operations using ground robotic systems. In addition, the Cabinet of Ministers has allocated over 2 billion hryvnias in additional funding for the “Army of Drones.Bonus” programme. This enables units to order more Ukrainian-made drones and electronic warfare systems through the Brave1 Market platform and the DOT-Chain Defence system.