Last week saw a number of notable interviews with players in Ukraine\u2019s defence tech space \u2014 including a 90-minute podcast with Yaroslav Azhniuk, co-founder of Fourth Law and Odd Systems, and a deep dive into drone-based air defence with Taras Tymochko from the \u201cCome Back Alive\u201d fund. Meanwhile, two European companies announced major fundraising rounds, further proving growing investor appetite in this sector. Here\u2019s a summary of the week in Dorozvidka #13.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Sunday, 22 June, Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi met with Ukrainian and international journalists. In a summary<\/a> published on his Telegram channel, Syrskyi emphasised Ukraine\u2019s focus on drones and unmanned ground systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One promising direction, he said, is drone interceptors designed to counter incoming Shaheds. \u201cWe\u2019re developing both drone and missile DeepStrike programmes \u2013 we\u2019ll continue striking inside Russian territory, scaling both the intensity and the range. DeepStrike is one of our strongest capabilities: our cost-to-impact efficiency is 15 times higher than theirs,\u201d Syrskyi noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n He also revealed that a new experimental unit is being set up to test automated air defence modules built in Ukraine. One such system is Sky Sentinel, recently featured<\/a> by Defender Media, which uses artificial intelligence to carry out target detection, tracking and engagement \u2013 without human input.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The co-founder of Fourth Law and Odd Systems, Yaroslav Azhniuk, joined Yurii Fedorenko\u2019s video podcast on UT-2. He spoke about the past year for his companies, how working in defence differs from civilian tech, what key challenges face Ukraine\u2019s defence innovation ecosystem, the top priorities ahead, and what kind of technologies Fourth Law is building.<\/p>\n\n\n\nYaroslav Azhnyuk on UT-2<\/h4>\n\n\n\n