Ekonomichna Pravda

Ukraine is turning to an unlikely solution - cotton cultivation - to combat a global gunpowder shortage. With Western allies struggling to meet artillery needs, experimental fields in Odesa Oblast aim to produce nitrocellulose, a key gunpowder component. Russia, meanwhile, faces no such ammunition constraints.

As Russian drones evolve, Ukrainian forces are embracing cutting-edge, portable electronic warfare systems to stay ahead. One standout innovation is a soldier-worn backpack that detects and jams drones from hundreds of meters away.

With a firing range equal to the famed French Caesar but at half the price, Ukraine’s domestic 155mm howitzer Bohdana goes from prototype to mass production under missile strikes.