Big changes have taken place in Ukraine since the Russian invasion more than three years ago, and senior Ukrainian government officials said there is “no doubt” Russia will be defeated.

Speaking to attendees at the inaugural LANDEURO Symposium hosted by the Association of the U.S.  Army in Wiesbaden, Germany, Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s vice prime minister for Innovations, Development of Education, Science and Technologies, and minister of digital transformation, said that since the start of “full-scale war,” Ukraine has become “more agile, faster and more technologically advanced. I have no doubt we will defeat Russia.”

While he could not attend LANDEURO in person, Fedorov delivered his energetic message in a short video outlining the technology-based innovations that have emerged and changed the character of the war.

“Ukrainians have learned how to deliver results under severe resource constraints, we’ve made this war more technological and cost-effective,” Fedorov said as he highlighted many of the initiatives and advances that have allowed the country to stay in the fight.

Fedorov explained that when Russia attacks with swarms of munitions-laden drones, or Shaheds, worth millions of dollars, Ukrainian forces counter them with drone interceptors that cost hundreds of dollars.

Ukraine didn’t have long-range weapons, so it improvised by developing a new category of long-range drone. “You've definitely seen the results somehow,” he said. “Oil depots and aircraft inside Russia keep catching fire. Ukraine builds innovation at home quickly, at scale and effectively. We don't have years to spend in labs.”

Giorgi Tskhakaia, adviser to the Ukraine Ministry of Digital Transformation, addressed attendees in person at the conclusion of Fedorov’s video, bellowing from the stage that “the old, conventional way of war is over—at least it’s dead to us.”

Expanding on Fedorov’s comments, Tskhakaia said that the pace of innovation is fast, decisions are data-driven, results are achieved with limited resources, and research and development is conducted on the battlefield in combat conditions where “we adapt and evolve daily.” He also praised Ukraine’s “reliable international partners.”

The future of the battlefield, Fedorov said, is autonomous technology, drone swarms and artificial intelligence-powered unmanned aerial vehicles, all of which Ukraine is actively testing. He characterized the development of technological advances not as cutting edge, but as “our direct response to the enemy.”

“Right now, Ukraine isn't producing missiles on a large scale. We don't have tank manufacturing or other conventional weapons yet. We have brilliant engineers, creative minds and bold entrepreneurs. We've believed in the idea of drones back in 2022, opened the market and gave private businesses the opportunity to scale and everything took off. Literally,” Fedorov said.

Fedorov said Ukraine is “truly grateful to our partners for the aid packages, the weapons and the support throughout these years,” but added that without the right implementation, “drones won't be effective under electronic warfare. Soldiers will still be stuck in the trenches.”

Fedorov beseeched industry and government representatives attending LANDEURO to go to Ukraine and test their technologies, suggesting that “together we'll scale its impact on the battlefield.”

“Let's strengthen the collective security of Europe and the world,” Fedorov said. “Join us.”