16 May 2026
We sat down with German Defence Minister Boris Pistorius and Ukrainian Defence Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in Zaporizhzhia 20 kilometres from the front line, under daily shelling, for a conversation that goes far beyond diplomacy.
Filmed during Pistorius’s 7th visit to Ukraine, it covers the real state of the war, the technology reshaping the battlefield, and what it will take to stop Russia.
In this interview:
— Why Pistorius came to Zaporizhzhia, and what he witnessed at a Ukrainian command post?
— Germany joining Ukraine’s Brave1 platform, what it means in practice?
— The E-Points system: how Ukrainian soldiers earn credits for confirmed kills and spend them on drones.
— Ground robotic systems: almost all Ukrainian logistics now running on robots.
— Mid-strike drones: Ukraine seized the initiative from Russia.
— Is NATO doing enough to deter Russia?
“We Didn’t Do Enough”
Then send Taurus! And send the Ukrainian males back to Ukraine! And stop Western components from reaching mafia land!
I remember what that French army chief said: “Small drones will soon lose combat advantage.” This was two full years ago in June, so, thus far, he’s been proven 100% wrong. The war is becoming more and more a drone war. This talk underscores this fact.