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Join Ukraine Matters And Dzyga's Paw. Support Black Raven Help equip the Black Raven with FPV kamikaze drones. Donate now to give them low-cost, precision strike capability against enemy

The project is still ongoing! We've raised 50% of the needed funds, so your donation will help us reach the goal faster 👇

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Georgijs from the Ukraine Matters @ukrainematters.bsky.social YT channel visited the 93rd Brigade to talk with soldiers in person.

We want to thank him and his community for raising funds for this equipment! Your support of this project is very important!

We delivered equipment valued at almost $60,000 to the 93rd Brigade as part of the Black Raven project.

This delivery included 10 Starlinks mini, 3 3D printers, 300 spools of plastic for them, 450 video transmitters, and 150 batteries. The total value of this delivery is $59,948.

Blyskavka is a modernized version of a russian UAV that was captured on the battlefield. Ukrainian engineers carefully studied it, improved its reliability, and adapted it to the needs of today’s war.

We chose these drones because they offer a strong balance of cost, reliability, and performance.

❗NEW FUNDRAISER❗
Together with our friend @prestonstew.bsky.social, we are launching a project to equip the 26th Artillery Brigade with “Blyskavka” (Lightning) UAVs!

💸 Our goal: $50,000.

Support this fundraiser: dzygaspaw.com/lightning-s...

And that support has already brought results! Just look at the video from those FPVs 👇

We want to thank the Applied Sciences Faculty alumni community for supporting the Drone Lab project. We are happy to have such a community that continues to support the alumni in the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

More than $17,000 of this amount was raised during the annual summer BBQ hosted by our director and faculty alumna, Iryna.

Since 2022, this gathering has become more than a reunion with an auction, where everyone brings different items to support those on the frontline.

Last summer, APPS Alumni @ucu_apps raised over $20,000 to support the Drone Lab project with critical drone components.

Thanks to their effort, we purchased 849 parts, totaling $23,461. These components were assembled into 80 FPV drones. All FPVs have already been delivered to the 47th Brigade.

Check out my list on Amazon

1. Log in to Amazon and open our wishlist: www.amazon.fr/hz/wishlist...

2. Click “Switch address,” set location to France (69007), and refresh.

3. Choose an item, go to your basket, and click “Check out.”

4. Select Serhii Onyshchenko as the delivery address and complete payment.

Some small but important things are hard for us to purchase as a foundation due to paperwork, but we can hand them directly to soldiers.

If you’d like to check the wishlist via the link in the next tweet.

Thank you for supporting in such a personal way!

We just received a package from our friend Lindsey in Tennessee 💛

We’re always so happy when you send small care packages for our team and useful items for Ukrainian defenders.

Items from our Amazon wishlist are especially helpful.

7. Ground drones (UGVs)

Cost: ~$3k–$50k.

Used for logistics, mine clearance, ISR, casualty evacuation, and sometimes as mobile explosive platforms. They reduce the need to send soldiers into high-risk areas, and their adoption is increasing.

6. Maritime drones (USVs)

Cost: ~$200k–$500k.

Unmanned surface vessels carrying large explosive payloads to strike ships and ports.

Example: Magura V5 — used in the Black Sea to push fleets away from shore.

High asymmetry: far cheaper than the ships they target.

5. Strategic long-range strike drones

Cost: ~$20,000–$50,000 per unit

Example: Shahed-136

Used to hit infrastructure hundreds or thousands of kilometers away.
Functionally closer to low-cost cruise missiles than tactical drones.

4. Interceptor drones

Designed to hunt other drones.

Much cheaper than firing a surface-to-air missile.
Faster reaction time.

Used against:
– FPVs
– recon UAVs
– loitering munitions

Cost: ~$1,000–$200,000 depending on platform

3. Tactical loitering munitions

Cost: ~$20,000–$40,000 per unit

Example: ZALA Lancet

Designed to hunt artillery, radars, air defense systems.
More precise and expensive than FPVs.
Used selectively, not in mass waves.

2. Recon drones (~$1,500–$10,000)

Small quadcopters or fixed-wing UAVs providing:
– live ISR (intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance)
– artillery correction
– target confirmation

Typical endurance: 30 min to several hours.

Without recon drones, artillery becomes blind and inefficient.

1. FPV drones (often $400–$1,000). Fast. Disposable.

Piloted in real time via analog or digital video links. Used as kamikaze strike platforms or with drop systems.

Range: 5–20 km depending on setup. Speed: 100–150 km/h.

Used to destroy tanks, IFVs, artillery, logistics trucks, etc.

One important thing before we break this down:

In the broader war ecosystem, drones are relatively cheap tools with outsized impact.

The lessons from Ukraine matter because any future large-scale conflict will include them at scale.

Watching the latest world news and it’s clear that anyone analyzing modern conflict without understanding drones is missing the core layer of the battlefield.

Here we’ll share what we’ve learned over the past years and you can decide whether it’s relevant for you 😉 ⬇️

Dzyga's Van We are raising $30,000 to purchase a reliable passenger van for transporting equipment we deliver and personnel in frontline area

Help us buy a new, more reliable van: dzygaspaw.com/dzygas-van?...

Good news: we raised the first $10,000 for our new Dzyga's Van!

This van is essential for our expeditions to the front lines, where we deliver equipment to our heroes. Support this project on our website via the link in the following tweet 👇

Around that time, Alpha gave birth to puppies. The guys from the unit didn’t hesitate and took them to their positions. In the photo, you can see one of those puppies, already part of the brigade’s family.

And Socrat returned to service after completing his rehabilitation.

After Socrat got wounded, doggo was heartbroken. So he took her to his family in the Ivano-Frankivsk region, where she would be safe and cared for while he recovered.

Now, doggo has a lot of new friends and spends its time having fun. In the photo, she rides his daughter on a sled.

We recently delivered a package to the 44th Brigade — total value $5,292.28. It included equipment which helps the unit maintain stable power and communication.

And in this brigade, we met Socrat and his dog, Alpha. He found her near the front lines in 2023, and they have become best friends!

It’s never too late - our frontline calendars are still available in the merch store! store.dzygaspaw.com/

These photos were shot along the frontline by our friend Mykyta, a combat medic and photographer. Every purchase supports Ukrainian defenders.

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Drones For Ukrainian Army! • Dzyga's Paw Support Ukrainian defenders with drones. Vital for reconnaissance, precision strikes, and saving lives on the frontlines. Donate to empower their mission.

Our permanent drone project exists for one reason: to make sure Ukrainian units have the tools they need to see first, react faster, and stay alive.

You can donate to it via the link👇
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Drones are the eyes and wings of UA defenders!

In today’s war, drones conduct aerial reconnaissance, monitor enemy movement, and protect positions before danger gets too close. They deliver food, water, and equipment to hard-to-reach positions. They help search for and evacuate wounded soldiers.

❕Footage of one of the aircraft we delivered to our hero Chemist successfully engaging a target 🎯

They even named this aircraft after us. Together with you, we helped intercept a Shahed drone that was heading to attack!