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Why don't we see drone swarms in Ukraine? w. Yuri Kozik

Why don't we see drone swarms in Ukraine? w. Yuri Kozik

Update: 2025-09-12
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Insights from the Ukranian front w. Yuri Kozik, Chief Business Development Officer at Resist Labs.

  • Why drone swarms are still limited on the battlefield

  • The spectrum challenge: interference and vulnerability to jamming

  • AI’s current limits in computer vision and tactical decision-making

  • The cost trade-off: cheap disposable drones vs. expensive autonomous systems

  • How Shaheds and decoys act as “swarms” without coordination

  • Fiber-optic drones: jam-proof advantages and real-world limitations

  • The evolution from Bayraktars to FPVs, Mavics, and UGVs

  • How Ukrainian commanders adapt differently — from motorcycles to UGVs

  • Western vs. Ukrainian innovation cycles and the importance of cost

  • What’s next: integrating UAVs, UGVs, and limited AI in future battlefields


https://www.linkedin.com/in/iurii-kozik/

https://www.linkedin.com/company/resistlabs/


Interview by Rasmus Basilier,

https://www.linkedin.com/in/rasmusbasilier/

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Why don't we see drone swarms in Ukraine? w. Yuri Kozik

Why don't we see drone swarms in Ukraine? w. Yuri Kozik

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