Ukraine’s Practical Weapons Beat russia’s Hype Every Time (video commentary)

12/31/2025

Ukraine’s top 5 weapon systems of 2025 were a mix of old and new, donated and homemade. Plus two honorable mentions!

They weren’t the flashiest platforms or parade favorites, and in this video I rank the five systems that actually carried the war day after day. This isn’t about brochures or hype. It’s about what survived jamming, mud, drones, and constant pressure and still delivered results.

I walk through why FPV drones dominated the close fight, how long-range strike drones like Flamingo reshaped depth warfare, why Patriot kept the lights on, how HIMARS continued punishing Russian logistics, and why the F-16 became a long-term force multiplier rather than a quick fix. These are Ukraine’s true workhorses of 2025, plus a couple of honorable mentions that narrowly missed the cut.

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Video Sources: AFU and DOD

Glory to Ukraine. Glory to the heroes. Crimea is Ukraine.