{"id":12373,"date":"2025-09-29T18:25:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-29T15:25:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/?p=12373"},"modified":"2025-12-09T19:38:39","modified_gmt":"2025-12-09T17:38:39","slug":"dorozvidka-27","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/09\/dorozvidka-27\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorozvidka #27: UGV rescues a cat, drone versus helicopter, and also Chmut, Veres, General Cherry, Bezsudna, Terekh, and Sine Engineering"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Alongside a line-up of serious interviews and talks,\u00a0<em>Dorozvidka<\/em>\u00a0#27 also features a couple of uplifting stories. Among them \u2014 how the Khartia unit evacuated a frontline cat nicknamed Prapor with the help of a ground drone, and a video showing a $500 Ukrainian FPV drone Shrike taking down a $10 million Russian Mi-8 helicopter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in this issue:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A conversation between Taras Chmut and Kyrylo Veres at Defense Tech Valley 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>An interview with Sine Engineering co-founder Andrii Chulyk and TEKEVER Ukraine CEO Kateryna Bezsudna<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A video featuring General Cherry co-founder Rudolf Akopyan<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Insights from the Fire Point press conference \u2013 the manufacturer of Flamingo missiles and FP-1 deep-strike drones<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Conversation with Chmut and Veres at Defense Tech Valley 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The UT-2 channel published a video of a talk between Come Back Alive foundation head Taras Chmut and \u201cK-2 regiment commander Kyrylo Veres. They discussed cooperation between manufacturers and the military, the benefits of competition in the defence tech market, the R&amp;D direction at \u201cCome Back Alive\u201d, and the need to scale up defence technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u0422\u0430\u0440\u0430\u0441 \u0427\u043c\u0443\u0442 \u0456 \u041a\u0438\u0440\u0438\u043b\u043e \u0412\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0441 \u043f\u0440\u043e \u0432\u0438\u043c\u043e\u0433\u0438 \u0434\u043e \u0432\u0438\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043d\u0438\u043a\u0456\u0432 \u0434\u0440\u043e\u043d\u0456\u0432, \u043d\u0430\u0432\u0447\u0430\u043d\u043d\u044f \u0432\u0456\u0439\u0441\u044c\u043a\u043e\u0432\u0438\u0445 \u0456 \u0432\u0442\u0440\u0430\u0447\u0435\u043d\u0456 \u043c\u043e\u0436\u043b\u0438\u0432\u043e\u0441\u0442\u0456\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/AlQey4yh0ek?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video: Defense Tech Valley 2025<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>CEO of Sine Engineering on the development of defence tech and scaling the company<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The DOU portal <a href=\"https:\/\/dou.ua\/lenta\/interviews\/andriy-chulyk-sine-engineering\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> an interview with Sine Engineering CEO Andrii Chulyk. He explained the difference between a drone swarm and group control, which technologies may define the future of war, and how the company plans to expand and recruit radio engineers abroad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Defender Media published an in-depth article on Sine Engineering, featuring interviews with Chulyk and his project partner Andrii Zvirko.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/05\/how-ukrainian-sine-engineering-gained-70-clients-worldwide\/\"><strong>Read more<\/strong>: Navigation without GPS and swarm drone solutions: How Ukraine\u2019s Sine.Engineering gained 70 clients worldwide<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Blitz interview with Kateryna Bezsudna<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A week ago, Defender Media <a href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/09\/kateryna-bezsudna-appointed-ceo-tekever-ukraine\/\">reported<\/a> that Defence Builder accelerator co-founder Kateryna Bezsudna had become head of the Ukrainian office of a European unicorn developing unmanned technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">DOU has now <a href=\"https:\/\/dou.ua\/lenta\/interviews\/director-tekever-ukraine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> a blitz interview with Bezsudna. She spoke about her new role, TEKEVER\u2019s plans in Ukraine, and the challenges facing Ukrainian defence tech startups.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What\u2019s new with General Cherry<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At Defense Tech Valley 2025, \u201cMilitarnyi\u201d interviewed co-founder and Director of Strategic Communications Rudolf Akopyan. He spoke about:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Interceptor drones developed by General Cherry;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The company\u2019s FPV-over-fibre proposals;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>A 15-inch FPV drone currently undergoing codification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041a\u043e\u043c\u043f\u0430\u043d\u0456\u044f &quot;\u0413\u0435\u043d\u0435\u0440\u0430\u043b \u0427\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0448\u043d\u044f&quot; \u0440\u043e\u0437\u0440\u043e\u0431\u043b\u044f\u0454 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0445\u043e\u043f\u043b\u044e\u0432\u0430\u0447 &quot;\u0428\u0430\u0445\u0435\u0434\u0456\u0432&quot;\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jmFpGcrBvLM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video: Militarnyi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Fire Point press conference at MSPO 2025<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the MSPO 2025 defence exhibition, Ukrainian company Fire Point held a press conference <a href=\"https:\/\/militarnyi.com\/uk\/articles\/novi-bojovi-chastyny-i-vlasne-vyrobnytstvo-dvyguniv-dlya-flamingo-ta-inshi-pidsumky-preskonferentsiyi-fire-point\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">attended by Militarnyi<\/a>. During the briefing, Fire Point CTO Iryna Terekh shared the company\u2019s achievements and future plans for the Flamingo cruise missile and announced the development of ballistic missiles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Terekh noted that FP-1 drones account for 60% of deep-strike attacks against Russian rear areas. As for the FP-5 Flamingo missile, it flies at altitudes of up to 50 metres. She also announced the creation of a cluster warhead for Flamingo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Khartia evacuated a cat from the frontline using a UGV<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the Kharkiv sector, soldiers of the \u201cKhartia\u201d brigade\u2019s rapid response company carried out a successful mission to evacuate a cat from the frontline using a ground robotic complex.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its press release, the brigade stated that the cat had spent a considerable amount of time with the soldiers at positions near the line of contact north of Kharkiv, sharing their daily lives and the harsh realities of war. \u201cHe became a true comrade-in-arms, received the nickname \u2018Prapor\u2019, and, according to the soldiers, is fully worthy of combatant status,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The soldiers eventually decided it was time to return \u201cPrapor\u201d to everyday feline life. To do so, they used the UGV. First, the ground drone completed a logistics mission, delivering supplies to the positions. Then it returned to the unit\u2019s base carrying a pet carrier with the cat inside.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u041c\u0418 \u0415\u0412\u0410\u041a\u0423\u042e\u0412\u0410\u041b\u0418 \u041a\u041e\u0422\u0410 \u0417 \u041f\u0415\u0420\u0415\u0414\u041a\u0410: \u0414\u0418\u0412\u0406\u0422\u042c\u0421\u042f\u00a0\u0412\u0406\u0414\u0415\u041e\u00a0\u041e\u041f\u0415\u0420\u0410\u0426\u0406\u0407\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/H5728IgHxKo?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Video: Khartiia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The evacuation mission lasted three hours. \u201cPrapor\u201d was brought back unharmed, according to the corps\u2019 press service. He is now with the unit and gradually adapting to a new stage of life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link has-text-align-left wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/thedefender.media\/en\/insights\/how-khartiia-uses-ugv\/\"><strong>Don&#8217;t miss this<\/strong>: Ground robots of Khartiia: How the brigade uses UGVs and what systems It operates<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><strong>Hyzhaky Vysot downed<\/strong><\/strong> a Russian Mi-8 helicopter with an<strong><strong> FPV drone<\/strong><\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On 29 September, a drone from the Hyzhaky Vysot (\u201cHigh-Altitude Predators\u201d) battalion of the 59th Separate Assault Brigade destroyed a Russian Mi-8 attack helicopter worth over $10 million. The operation was carried out by the Baltika crew, who downed the aircraft with a small $500 FPV Shrike drone. Reconnaissance drones coordinated the strike. The video of the successful attack was <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/kvbarmy\/1250\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> on the battalion\u2019s Telegram channel.<br><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most interesting interviews with defence tech market participants over the past week, as well as events that remained off the editorial radar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":12371,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"featured","footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[137,338,881,1632,216,1634,1633,485],"class_list":["post-12373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dorozvidka","tag-brave1","tag-defence-tech-valley","tag-fire-point","tag-general-cherry","tag-industry","tag-kateryna-bezsudna","tag-khartiia","tag-tekever","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dorozvidka #27: Latest news on Ukrainian defence tech<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The most interesting interviews with defence tech market participants over the past week, as well as events that remained off the editorial radar. 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