PECO

At the time of the Russian invasion on 24 February 2022, Ukrainian forces numbered 196,000 and suffered a significant capability disadvantage compared to Russia’s 900,000 troops. Moreover, in 2022, Moscow spent $61.7 billion on its defense (4.3% of GDP), compared to Kyiv’s $5.9 billion (4.1% of Ukraine’s GDP), which was ten times less. Yet Ukraine has been able to adapt, resist and innovate with its partners’ financial and capability support. Created in the aftermath of Euromaidan voluntarily, Aerorozvidka became a full-fledged ...