Ukraine’s defense tech boom needs more than battlefield innovation, deputy minister says

"We are not technological and innovative because one day we woke up and decided to be," Deputy Digital Transformation Minister Natalia Denikeieva told the Kyiv Independent in an interview in central Kyiv. "For us, it's a matter of survival."

As Europe faces growing threats from Russia, the Kyiv Independent sat down with Denikeieva to discuss what Ukraine's allies can learn from its wartime adaptability — and what it will take to build lasting technological independence.

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