In praise of Ukraine's drones

The Kyiv Independent is still the first thing I read every morning, though America's war on Iran comes close these days. And indeed the two are beginning to merge. Yesterday Ukraine announced that it is signing 10-year partnerships with three Gulf countries -- Saudi Arabia, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates -- to provide drones, missiles, and the training to use them against attacks from Iran. Ukrainian soldiers are already on the ground in those countries, transferring the expertise they've gained in four years of holding off the Russian army.

Benjamin Patton, grandson of one of the greatest wartime generals in US history, has been filming a documentary about Ukraine's drones and drone pilots. "I learned more about modern warfare than I ever imagined," he writes in the online newspaper today. Ukraine has set out to build seven million drones this year, and according to the Wall Street Journal has pledged to supply 1,000 a day to its partners in the Persian Gulf to defend against Iran.