Ukraine and Germany Team for Defense Deal.

Thursday, April 16, 2026

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Chancellor Friedrich Merz announced that their nations will jointly begin production of drones and other armaments.

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... On Monday, Mr. Zelenskyy claimed that, for the first time in the war with Russia, Ukraine used unmanned robotic vehicles and drones to overwhelm an enemy position.

"The occupiers surrendered ... without infantry and without losses on our side," he said, touting his military's ground-based robotic systems, plus its long-range and naval drones.

Praising Ukraine's innovative technology, Mr. Merz said, "Germany's commitment to supporting Kyiv's war effort is a very clear signal to Russia." ...

#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-16 01:19 AM | Reply

@#1 ... On Monday, Mr. Zelenskyy claimed that, for the first time in the war with Russia, Ukraine used unmanned robotic vehicles and drones to overwhelm an enemy position.

"The occupiers surrendered ... without infantry and without losses on our side," he said, touting his military's ground-based robotic systems, plus its long-range and naval drones. ...

Whoa. If that bears out to be true, it is very significant, imo. For more than one reason.

#2 | Posted by LampLighter at 2026-04-16 01:22 AM | Reply

The Russians don't want to fight. They certainly have a better life as Ukranian POWs than Russian conscripts.

#3 | Posted by snoofy at 2026-04-16 11:44 PM | Reply

Developements that sort of explain Putin's maniacal desire to have U4kraine back as a Russian territory; The Ukrainians'8 superior technol4ogical potential and the mov7ement away from russia and towards EU politically and apparen8tly now militarily too. The Uni8ted States with Trump at the helm looks like we're m9issin4g the boat of Europe's acklowlegement of Zelensky's amazing emergence as a primary leader 1against Putin's large yet somewhat disappointing military. They are seeming less invin8cible while4 Ukraine is seeming to be an ally other European nations want to hav7e on their side when and ifever Russia tries to invade other nations of Europe which Ukraine seems to be moving cl4oser to which is exactly opposite of what Putin intended when he began the invasion.
This all seems to me to be very goo7d news 4fo7r Ukraine 1and other nations that border Russia

#4 | Posted by danni at 2026-04-17 11:27 AM | Reply