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🎙️Ukrainian Freedom News | American in Ukraine every day since 2022. | On a long truth-seeking journey that began in the dark halls of American power
Lviv, Ukraine
Joined October 2011
I’m JP Lindsley, an American journalist advocating for freedom + truth in Ukraine every day since February 24 2022. Follow me to feel the reality of resistance and war. I share what I see with whomever I can—especially skeptics. See 🧵below for story of why I am here ⤵️
If I’d never been to Ukraine, I’d probably oppose it. From afar, to those quite tired of Washington's games, Ukraine might look like another endless U.S. war—pushed by media spin, the defense industry, and Hunter Biden’s Burisma connections. Even Hollywood seemed in on it until
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For years, Russians have conducted a human-safari, murdering people with little drones, in the riverside city of Kherson, which Ukraine liberated in 2022. Today Moscow forces took it to a new level: They barraged the city with artillery hellfire:
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ON DESTRUCTION—In the East Wing controversy, we see the difference between the two styles in American politics: (1) Complain about problems but never solve them. Complaining keeps you in political business and is easy. This destroys trust and possibilities.. (2) Solve
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10/ Everyone from Trump to European leaders to Zelensky is using the same language about "stopping the Russian war machine." Good. Russia must be stopped. Agreed. Now, what's the simple concept that gets people to believe in Ukraine as a partner for freedom + security? 🧵🎬
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9/ But Zelensky said "we can offer drones" & Trump heard "toys for Tomahawks." Yet the only nations with this rapid drone tech are Russia, China... and Ukraine. And Ukrainians are swiftly reducing reliance on Chinese parts—just what the US needs⤵️ https://t.co/wSzJs6RPiK
forbes.com
FPV drone makers always relied on Chinese components, with all the supply chain issues that entails. Now Ukrainian makers Vyriy have built an all-local supply chain.
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8/ The tragedy: Pentagon contractors spend years and make billions developing drones that die in days on Ukrainian battlefields. Meanwhile, a Ukrainian teacher in a basement solved the same problem last Tuesday for $500. ⤵️
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7/ And the American and European drone kit that arrives in Ukraine? Often it doesn't work—chiefly because it's not easily adaptable, with no mechanism to re-iterate a product quickly, based on the enemy's rapidly changing electronic warfare. Ukraine's a war-fighting lab.⤵️
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6/ It's not just software fixes. Within weeks new drones, tailored to evolving front line needs, and made by engineers, off-duty school teachers etc in basement and garage labs can be shipped to the front via ukraine's swift private delivery firms. ⤵️ https://t.co/8HLtgau9Ky
npr.org
The war in Ukraine is now largely being fought with drones. Ukraine made 2 million last year. Drone makers churn them out in factories and mom-and-pop operations like one in a Kyiv basement apartment.
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5/ How it actually works in Ukraine: Soldier in trench hits Russian jamming problem at 9am. Calls drone lab directly by noon. Engineers iterate solution through the night. New firmware deployed to frontline in 72 hours. Imagine such speed at the Pentagon? Can't. ⤵️
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4/ Here's what Zelensky failed to communicate: Ukraine isn't offering drones per se. They've built the world's most advanced rapid-feedback loop bureaucracy-busting military innovation ecosystem, from the grassroots up. Problem is, no one explains this to the White House! ⤵️
telegraph.co.uk
Kyiv’s inventors in race against time and Russian adversaries to create deadlier weapons and save lives of outnumbered troops
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3/ The moment that revealed the misunderstanding:: West Wing Cabinet Room, Friday. Trump discusses Tomahawk missiles—millions per unit, America's finest. Zelensky interjects: "We can offer you drones." If you don't understand drone warfare in Ukraine, the notion sounded
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2/ On Thursday Trump's Treasury secretary sanctioned Russia's two largest oil companies, calling them fuel for "the Kremlin's war machine." This is huge. The White House finally acknowledges Russia must be stopped. But they STILL don't believe in or even understand Ukraine. ⤵️
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1/ Trump's rhetoric on Ukraine has fundamentally shifted. Before: "We need to stop the killing" (making Russia & Ukraine sound equal) Now: "Stop the Russian war machine" (calling out the aggressor) But Ukraine is STILL blowing their chance to close the deal. Here's why 🧵⤵️
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A reporter told Trump at the White House meeting today that Putin said Trump's new sanctions would not impact Russia. Here was Trump's response. What do you think? Are the sanctions on two Russian oil companies announced yesterday serious enough to make a difference?
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On Wednesday in the Oval Office, @SecGenNATO thanked Trump for "breaking the deadlock" on Ukraine. In 2024 under Biden there was no plan to change anything. Many thought of Ukraine as a slow-bleed. Compared to a year ago, is Russia feeling more or less pressure?
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11/ The endgame? Fully autonomous drone swarms. Complete supply chain independence. Tens of thousands of units per month. And Ukraine remains central to the vision—not as a customer, but as a partner in innovation. full story: https://t.co/BbardjuR7B 🧵🎬
thedefender.media
The first interview of the co-founder and CEO of an American FPV drone manufacturer in Ukrainian media. Read more on Defender Media.
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10/ The investor backing them? D3 Fund—a Ukrainian fund that gets it. As Soren says: "They have a deep practical understanding of the landscape and can help with any challenge." ⤵️ https://t.co/H0jrENNgUq
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9/ They're not just selling to the US and Ukraine—they're building IN Ukraine. Kyiv (📸) office opened in spring, now scaling fast. Hiring engineers, country managers, developers. A Ukrainian chief engineer is leading new tech development. ⤵️
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8/ Neros just raised $35M at Series A. The US War Department is now their largest customer. But Soren's clear: "We're absolutely committed to continuing our support for Ukraine as much as we possibly can." https://t.co/KRiF7WQdLb⤵️
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7/ Ukraine is at last stirring the Pentagon into shape. "When we started, [War Department] interest in FPV drones was basically zero. Now every service branch is asking how to spin up FPV programs," Soren says. ⤵️
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