1/ Just back from 🇺🇦 - from the most intensive startup conference I ever visited - Defence Tech Valley. After 50+ nonstop meetings here is my short take: Defence Tech Ecosystem in Ukraine & EU + Lviv event.
Ragnar S
@ragnars.bsky.social
Founder & Truck driver in 69th Sniffing Brigade. We have delivered 700+ NAFO trucks to 🇺🇦! Join us: https://www.help99.co/donate NAFO fella. Founder of Darkstar - Defense Tech. Angel investor. 🇪🇪❤️🇺🇦
First NAFO excavator joined @69thsb.bsky.social thanks to the amazing @realjakebroe.bsky.social community! 🫡🇺🇦
Yesterday our Kyiv Lift99 Startup Hub was hit by a russian rockets. We are closed now, but will be back very soon! Stronger & more furious than ever. So 🇺🇦 startup founders could grow, help each other - BUILD and WIN!
Over the last 3+ years, I’ve had the honor of meeting personally with 100+ 🇺🇦 military units. Here’s just a small part of it - Top 10 units that received the most NAFO trucks from us. 🇺🇦 soldiers are the best in world — battle-tested warriors who deeply understand what modern warfare really means.
🇪🇪 9th May message from the border city of Narva facing 🇷🇺 side!
Great example of Future Army. 🇺🇦 has built motivating systems how to boost effective drone units! www.politico.eu/article/ukra...
One day incredible events may unfold, unimaginable turnarounds. So many have occurred throughout history! America could explode due to terrorism, racism, who knows, and become a threat to peace. That is why, while remaining allies of the Americans, we want to stop relying on them! Charles de Gaulle
Estonia will be the first country that will start officially using AI in Education. Most importantly - it took 2 months for 🇪🇪 from the first meeting = idea until the launch today! Thats the new reality for any government that wants to survive a new era! openai.com/index/estoni...
Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide
Estonia and OpenAI to bring ChatGPT to schools nationwide. OpenAI will work with the Estonian Government to provide students and teachers in the secondary school system with access to ChatGPT Edu.
openai.com
Happy 107th Independence Day, dear 🇪🇪 ! Estonia's independence has always been a miracle - against all the odds! Here is a reminder that 🇪🇪 army was in 1919 just a few km from Saint Petersburg! We won because of extremely brave soldiers, smart leadership + timing, as the empire was tired weak!
When EU top leaders are "ready & willing" after 3 years of bloody war, then this Chinese company is ready to sell to anyone in world shahed drones for €30000 piece. Together with other 5 companies they can fill up any order - 10k, 100k or maybe 1 million por favor?
US Defense minister Pete Hegseth speech today & Trump Putin call summary is beginning of new era in Europe security. Time for very rapid changes in EU. Ukraine & Polish- Baltics- Nordic-British-France cooperation is extremely critical for next steps.
2025 first Estonian Defence Meetup will be already next Tuesday 04.02! Our core focus is topics ( + tech) that help to 🇺🇦 win so keep random bulls*** out! This time * one of 🇺🇦 Elite Battalions shares how Defence Tech newest product has made them more effective * we will share Military Hack results
I have personally organized 100+ hackathons, but never so much interested as next week's 🇪🇪 Darkstar Defence Tech Hackathon. It will be the biggest Military hackathon in Europe with 200+ participants from 10+ countries. including many great teams who want to get harsh reality check from 🇺🇦 soldiers.
2025 will be the year when 🇺🇦🇪🇺Defence Tech startups will defeat the Mordor 💥💥! 🇺🇦 Army units will be the most advanced in Tech in the world! Happy New Year! Let's rock n roll!
The most painful & sad part of 2024 is how many beautiful souls 🇺🇦 have lost ... Most talented & brave people. Like Pete Hasta La Vista Fouche We did met in real life with you Pete, but i am promise that NAFO fellas will work as 🇺🇦4th emergecy service until the win! 🫡 Slava Ukraini!
Estonian & Finnish government highest officials cut Christmas holidays to deal with Russian proxy war.
Merry Christmas 🎄! Only 🇺🇦 knows what is the real price for having Christmas with all family! Don’t forget hero’s who are defending today Free Europe.
🐶🐶🐶 Fellas - we have delivered 529 (!!!) NAFO trucks to 🇺🇦! Every single 🚗 is bringing 🇺🇦 win closer! 🎶 Let's celebrate this with Щедрик - "Carol of the Bells" - a song written by the 🇺🇦 composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914!
🇺🇦 newest Jammer, which covers 200-300 MHz. That's it - it can't go any lower. And after 6 months any jammer is useless as optical cable PFV will dominate the frontline! Welcome to ultra speed of Defence Tech.
How 🇺🇦 started building a super drone, but ended up having a cruise 🚀. Sht happens! www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...
“Hell” for the Russians. How Ukraine was creating a super-drone and ended up with a cruise missile
Ukraine has unveiled the Peklo (Hell) drone missile system. Learn about the Peklo missile, its features and whether Ukraine plans mass production in this Ekonomichna Pravda article
pravda.com.ua