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How Technology and Economics Are Reshaping the War in Ukraine
Oleksandr Matviienko & Tim Mak /

How Technology and Economics Are Reshaping the War in Ukraine

Cheap technology is allowing the smaller and poorer nation to defend against Russian aggression.
Military mobility of Ukrainian soldiers continues in Donetsk Oblast
Ukrainian soldier shoots at a drone while moving toward his combat position in the direction of Toretsk, Donetsk oblast, September 16, 2025. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu/Getty Images)

Russian air attacks against Ukraine have become increasingly massive over the past few months, with strikes featuring 500 drones and missiles or more now commonplace. Tactics are also evolving; instead of bombing dozens of cities, the Russians are targeting one or two to overwhelm air defense.

A strike on the night of September 7 that targeted Kyiv and other regions set a record with more than 800 drones and missiles.

Oleksandr Matviienko is a defense journalist at The Counteroffensive Pro.

Tim Mak is a contributing writer for The Dispatch and the founder of The Counteroffensive, a twice-weekly newsletter that uses deeply reported, human-centered stories to tell the news of the war in Ukraine.

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