Ministry of Digital Transformation and UNITED24 launch cooperation with the Ukrainian World Congress within the framework of the Army of Drones project

During the International Ukraine Recovery Conference in Lugano, Switzerland, the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine and the Ukrainian World Congress (UWC) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to support the UNITED24 fundraising platform. The first U24 project that will be supported by UWC is an Army of Drones.

Cooperation will include promotion, joint fundraising with the UniteWithUkraine platform of the UWC, and the purchase of drones that will help the Armed Forces monitor about 2,470 km of the front line to ensure the defense of Ukraine.

As part of the Army of Drones project, it is planned to purchase 200 professional unmanned aerial systems of the tactical level for aerial reconnaissance. Such drones can fly for up to 24 hours at a distance of up to 160 kilometers and at an altitude of up to 5 kilometers. They are equipped with several cameras with thermal imaging, position sensors and software, and most importantly, they are difficult to see and therefore difficult to shoot down.

"Currently, the Army of Drones is a priority of UNITED24 in the direction of "Defense and Demining". We clearly understand how many drones are needed, which ones, and how to train pilots. This is a comprehensive program. What exactly is needed on the frontlines. Because this war is not only of people, but of technologies as well. We must have an advantage over the enemy in every area. We are grateful to the Ukrainian World Congress for their support," said Mykhailo Fedorov, Deputy Prime Minister/ Minister of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

The Ukrainian World Congress unites and represents the interests of more than 20 million Ukrainians around the world. From the first day of the full-scale invasion, the UWC has been helping to fight the russian army both on the information front and in efficient manner.

"Since the first days of the war, the Ukrainian World Congress has been making great efforts to strengthen international support for Ukraine and help Ukrainian defenders to protect their land. We are currently stepping up our support together with UNITED24 and the Army of Drones project. We continue to use all opportunities to provide the defenders of Ukraine in order to gain a technological advantage and victory in this war, where Ukraine is protecting the world from the global aggressor and terrorist," emphasized the UWC President Paul Grod.