DELTA architect Artem Martynenko becomes deputy to Commander-in-Chief Drapatyi

Artem Martynenko, one of the developers and chief architect of the DELTA combat system, has been appointed Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. He will be responsible, among other things, for the digitalisation of the Armed Forces, the General Staff said.

Andriy Lebedenko was previously in charge of this area. Hromadske reports that he was dismissed after an audit – the new team remained dissatisfied with his work.

Martynenko’s work on the DELTA system began in 2015–2016. At that time, a military unit emerged based on the volunteer association Aerorozvidka, which became one of the first to use civilian drones in combat conditions in eastern Ukraine.

‘With the emergence of numerous sensors – cameras, drones and other data collection tools – it became clear that processing information manually was no longer possible. A digital system was needed that could collect, manage and disseminate data in real time’, Martynenko described the emergence of Delta.

As DOU reports, since the start of the full-scale invasion, Martynenko was Deputy Head of the Centre for Innovation and Defence Technology Development of the Ministry of Defence and oversaw the development of the system. In 2025, Martynenko became head of the centre for innovation.

Also the government appointed Major Oleksii Reva as Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development.

Overall, Reva will be responsible for developing digital systems and services for the Armed Forces and introducing technologies that streamline processes. Among the priorities are the development of Army+, Reserve+ and DELTA.

The Ministry of Defence adds that Reva has already worked in the ministry’s IT sector. He took part in creating the Army+ app and a digital record-keeping system for military personnel, Impuls, and led project teams.