Foreign Affairs Open Thread: Dronemaidens

Foreign Affairs Open Thread: Dronemaidens


ZAPORIZHZHIA REGION, Ukraine — The Ukrainian soldiers sat huddled in their dark dugout, all focus and nerve — Viktoriia’s eyes shifting frantically between two screens, Tetiana’s hands clutching a drone controller. But Daria’s crew is the first in Ukraine’s national guard to operate entirely without men. She and the four women under her command drive their own vehicle, carry their own equipment, build their own explosives and launch armed drones along the southeastern front.

Author: Anne Laurie


Published at: 2025-11-30 21:28:14

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