{"id":7619,"date":"2025-07-21T15:21:47","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T12:21:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/?p=7619"},"modified":"2025-11-19T11:07:40","modified_gmt":"2025-11-19T09:07:40","slug":"dorozvidka-17","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/","title":{"rendered":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The week was packed with political and personnel news in the defence sector. Ukrainian government veteran Denys Shmyhal has been appointed Minister of Defence. The Ministry for Strategic Industries will now be merged into the Ministry of Defence. President Volodymyr Zelensky and the new Prime Minister Yuliya Svyrydenko also announced plans for a major drone deal with the United States. Meanwhile, in the defence business ecosystem, one of the top headlines came from the startup Teletactica, which shared its backstory following the announcement of a $1.5 million investment round.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Read more in Dorozvidka #17.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Shmyhal appointed as the new Minister of Defence<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Denys Shmyhal, the longest-serving Prime Minister in Ukraine\u2019s modern history, has become the new Minister of Defence. He replaced Rustem Umerov, who has been appointed Secretary of the National Security and Defence Council (NSDC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In addition, the Ministry of Strategic Industries has been merged into the Ministry of Defence. Shmyhal <a href=\"https:\/\/t.me\/Denys_Smyhal\/10867\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">said<\/a> the decision establishes a unified space for defence governance and improves coordination across all its components.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"629\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iszst8oshfsxcu5cjbyb-1024x629.webp\" alt=\"Volodymyr Zelenskyi and Denys Shmyhal behind the stands with flags on the background\" class=\"wp-image-7613\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iszst8oshfsxcu5cjbyb-1024x629.webp 1024w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iszst8oshfsxcu5cjbyb-300x184.webp 300w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iszst8oshfsxcu5cjbyb-768x472.webp 768w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/iszst8oshfsxcu5cjbyb.webp 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Volodymyr Zelensky and Denys Shmyhal \/ Photo: Denys Shmyhal&#8217;s Telegram channel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe institutional functions of the Ministry for Strategic Industries will be integrated into the structure of the Ministry of Defence \u2014 particularly those related to attracting investment in the defence sector and working with partners on joint weapons production,\u201d said the new minister.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Ukraine to sell drones to the U.S.<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yuliya Svyrydenko, who succeeded Shmyhal as Prime Minister, stated during a meeting with journalists that Presidents Zelensky and Donald Trump have reached a political agreement for the sale of Ukrainian drones to the United States, as well as American investment into Ukraine\u2019s defence manufacturing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt\u2019s about investing in the expansion of production inside Ukraine. The new Defence Minister, Shmyhal, will now work on this proposal with the U.S. side,\u201d Svyrydenko told Suspilne.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Earlier, Zelensky noted that Ukraine and the U.S. were discussing a large-scale agreement under which the U.S. would <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/07\/17\/us-news\/trump-zelensky-discuss-drone-mega-deal-for-us-to-buy-battle-ready-ukraine-uavs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">purchase<\/a> Ukrainian combat drones, and Ukraine would, in turn, buy American weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Teletactica raises $1.5M and shares its backstory<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One of last week\u2019s key business headlines was the $1.5 million investment round <a href=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/teletactica-raised-round-from-mits-and-green-flag\/\">raised<\/a> by Ukrainian defence tech startup Teletactica, with backing from MITS Capital and Green Flag Ventures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The tech publication DOU <a href=\"https:\/\/dou.ua\/lenta\/interviews\/yevhen-zhebko-teletactica-investment\/?from=fb-repost&amp;fbclid=IwY2xjawLq8a1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBicmlkETE5empkOWdHSU91aUxuOTVYAR6G6ksjzjTkODR593SJGUCb5tnqnqAhkIOGHxFOAbohw6-rI_PBgH1yjQQLPA_aem_zPEe4QfPxHNpe22IirMbQg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">interviewed<\/a> Yevhen Zhebko, the company\u2019s CEO and co-founder, about Teletactica\u2019s journey \u2014 from a grassroots volunteer initiative to an international company. He spoke about how the team had to restart product development from scratch despite an initially successful demo, and how the company plans to scale with the new funding. Zhebko also discussed testing the systems on military ranges, the chaos of current testing environments, and the critical need for proper communications testing labs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn-1024x576.webp\" alt=\"A man in a green shirt and cap sits with his fingers crossed at a panel discussion\" class=\"wp-image-7609\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn-1024x576.webp 1024w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn-300x169.webp 300w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn-768x432.webp 768w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn-1536x864.webp 1536w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fizsslmpt0dzteotiimn.webp 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yevhen Zhebko \/ Photo courtesy: Teletactica<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Deputy Defence Minister Kateryna Chernohorenko on protecting Ukraine\u2019s cyberspace<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kateryna Chernohorenko, Ukraine\u2019s Deputy Minister of Defence for Digital Development, Transformation, and Digitalisation, <a href=\"https:\/\/militarnyi.com\/uk\/articles\/yak-ministerstvo-oborony-zahyshhaye-kiberprostir-vid-vorozhyh-atak\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">published<\/a> an article on Mil.in.ua outlining how the Ministry of Defence is working to secure the country\u2019s digital space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She highlighted the launch of the MIL.CERT-UA cyber incident response centre, the creation of a cybersecurity course for military personnel via Army+, the development of security profiles for Ministry of Defence software products, and the implementation of ISO\/IEC 27001 certification for information protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Aerorozvidka co-founder Yaroslav Honchar on Ukrainian drone development<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The NGO Aerorozvidka plays a vital role in developing and deploying network-centric and robotic military capabilities. In an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/live\/yxRnX8R_0GM?si=IP6aIpUqcRrd27ju\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">interview<\/a> with Militarnyi, co-founder Yaroslav Honchar spoke about the evolution of Ukraine\u2019s drone technologies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/s4jpvq6hxnpmgkeq2yp5-1024x683.webp\" alt=\"A man in a jacket speaks in front of a photo of the Verkhovna Rada\" class=\"wp-image-7611\" srcset=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/s4jpvq6hxnpmgkeq2yp5-1024x683.webp 1024w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/s4jpvq6hxnpmgkeq2yp5-300x200.webp 300w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/s4jpvq6hxnpmgkeq2yp5-768x512.webp 768w, http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/s4jpvq6hxnpmgkeq2yp5.webp 1382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Yaroslav Honchar \/ Photo: Militarnyi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He discussed the ongoing technological race on the battlefield, potential game-changers in the war, and collaboration with innovation partners.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":7616,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"pmpro_default_level":"","_featured_category_order":0,"_article_badge":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[531],"tags":[1650,1644,127,1803,817,242,1649],"class_list":["post-7619","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-dorozvidka","tag-aerial-reconnaissance","tag-denys-shmyhal","tag-drones","tag-mod","tag-teletactica","tag-usa","tag-volodymyr-zelensky","pmpro-has-access"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defender Media\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1280\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"853\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/webp\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Roman Sudolsky\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@DefenderMediaUA\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Roman Sudolsky\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Roman Sudolsky\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b08219bb95ef713881bc13d1084ba1f4\"},\"headline\":\"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":629,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp\",\"keywords\":[\"aerial reconnaissance\",\"denys shmyhal\",\"drones\",\"ministry of defence\",\"teletactica\",\"usa\",\"volodymyr zelensky\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Dorozvidka\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/\",\"name\":\"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp\",\"datePublished\":\"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00\",\"description\":\"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp\",\"contentUrl\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp\",\"width\":1280,\"height\":853,\"caption\":\"Men, ministers sitting at a table, meeting\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/2025\\\/07\\\/dorozvidka-17\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430\",\"item\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"name\":\"DEFENDER\",\"description\":\"Defence Tech\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Defender Media\",\"alternateName\":\"Defender Media\",\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/06\\\/cropped-ico.png\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Defender Media\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/DefenderMediaUA\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/company\\\/defender-media\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/t.me\\\/DefenderMedia\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/b08219bb95ef713881bc13d1084ba1f4\",\"name\":\"Roman Sudolsky\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Roman Sudolsky\"},\"description\":\"Founding Editor at Defender Media Almost 20 years of experience in media and PR. He was the Editor-in-Chief of AIN.UA, an editor at Forbes Ukraine, and launched Speka Media, along with several other projects, from scratch.\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/romansudolsky\\\/\"],\"url\":\"http:\\\/\\\/stage.thedefender.media\\\/en\\\/author\\\/roman-sudolskyy\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector","description":"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector","og_description":"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media","og_url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/","og_site_name":"Defender Media","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","article_published_time":"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00","article_modified_time":"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1280,"height":853,"url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp","type":"image\/webp"}],"author":"Roman Sudolsky","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_site":"@DefenderMediaUA","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Roman Sudolsky","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/"},"author":{"name":"Roman Sudolsky","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b08219bb95ef713881bc13d1084ba1f4"},"headline":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector","datePublished":"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/"},"wordCount":629,"publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp","keywords":["aerial reconnaissance","denys shmyhal","drones","ministry of defence","teletactica","usa","volodymyr zelensky"],"articleSection":["Dorozvidka"],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/","name":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector","isPartOf":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp","datePublished":"2025-07-21T12:21:47+00:00","dateModified":"2025-11-19T09:07:40+00:00","description":"A weekly roundup of the most compelling media stories and news that slipped under Defender Media\u2019s radar | Read more on Defender Media","breadcrumb":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#primaryimage","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp","contentUrl":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/odrmtleih2yiswueopvk.webp","width":1280,"height":853,"caption":"Men, ministers sitting at a table, meeting"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/2025\/07\/dorozvidka-17\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"\u0413\u043e\u043b\u043e\u0432\u043d\u0430","item":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Dorozvidka #17: Interviews with Teletactica and Aerorozvidka, Ukrainian drones for the U.S., and government shifts in the defence sector"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#website","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/","name":"DEFENDER","description":"Defence Tech","publisher":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#organization","name":"Defender Media","alternateName":"Defender Media","url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/06\/cropped-ico.png","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Defender Media"},"image":{"@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/x.com\/DefenderMediaUA","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/defender-media\/","https:\/\/t.me\/DefenderMedia\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/#\/schema\/person\/b08219bb95ef713881bc13d1084ba1f4","name":"Roman Sudolsky","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/7d77c0a83e4c52ebef35021bead038d2abf76287cffefe68c0cbc92cc625e827?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Roman Sudolsky"},"description":"Founding Editor at Defender Media Almost 20 years of experience in media and PR. He was the Editor-in-Chief of AIN.UA, an editor at Forbes Ukraine, and launched Speka Media, along with several other projects, from scratch.","sameAs":["https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/romansudolsky\/"],"url":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/author\/roman-sudolskyy\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7619"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":16392,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7619\/revisions\/16392"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7616"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7619"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7619"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stage.thedefender.media\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7619"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}