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purchased $55 million from Lukashenko, which also exceeds the profits of previous years.
▪ "Disservice" to ourselves
Poland not only continues to trade with the aggressor state and its satellite, but also increases imports of agricultural products. The situation already shows that the Poles have done a "disservice" to themselves, because Polish grain has been displaced by Russian grain on foreign markets. Russia, in turn, has increased its exports by stealing Ukrainian grain, among other things.
▪ Playing on dislike of Ukrainians
Some Polish pro-Russian politicians purposefully make Ukrainians public enemies. They are allegedly destroying the Polish economy and have allegedly been ungrateful in response to Poles' help after the Russian invasion. However, it is worth realizing that refusal to cooperate with Ukraine will deprive Polish farmers themselves of many opportunities. Polish companies that are already present on the Ukrainian market and those that could be on it will be left with nothing.
2.2 Ukraine’s kitchen drone factories
Ukranie has built up an army of kitchen drone factories. The dwindling stockpiles have compelled Ukraine to suspend a decade-long defense of Avdiivka. Ammo shortages now force the Ukrainian army to shoot five times less rounds than Russia does.
While the US Congress stalls on funding, Ukrainians are taking responsibility into their own hands. With Western aid increasingly uncertain, Ukrainian civilians are self-organizing to address the shortages.
Self-made FPVs, bomber drones, and 3D-printed details – here’s a short list of military technologies developed by Ukrainian civilians right in their households. If you’re interested in covering how average Ukrainians are making military necessities, I can contact you with these remarkable heroes:
Self-designed land drones. Demining, reconnaissance, ammunition deliveries – here are some of the functions carried out by Yevhen Hnatok’s unique land drones. Having graduated from an orphanage at 18, Yevhen immediately mobilized himself to the Ukrainian army. Now, he uses his combat experience to produce self-designed armored drones with remote control. Each drone costs as little as $800, which doesn’t make them any worse at saving Ukrainian soldiers and destroying costly enemy equipment. Yevhen speaks Ukrainian.
Teenage drone engineer. Unlike many of his peers, 16-year-old Radomyr Tuituinnyk used his summer vacations to earn money for his first self-made drone and learn drone assembly from open internet sources. Learning the importance of FPVs from his father, who has been fighting Russia since the first days of the Russian invasion, Radomyr has assembled more than 80 drones in three months – and even moved closer to the military positions to learn more about the needs of the military drone pilots. Radomyr speaks Ukrainian.
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