Ukraine has digitized its fighting forces on a shoestring

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6 min read . Updated: 03 Jan 2023, 05:57 PM IST Sam Schechner, The Wall Street Journal

Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine Dec. 15, 2022 (Photo: AP) — Ukrainian soldiers launching a drone at Russian positions near Bakhmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine Dec. 15, 2022 (Photo: AP)

Kyiv’s forces networked under Russian attack, achieving a cut-priced ‘MacGyver’ version of systems the Pentagon has spent decades developing

Ukraine has achieved a cut-price version of what the Pentagon has spent decades and billions of dollars striving to accomplish: digitally networked fighters, intelligence and weapons.