No country can afford to lag behind in technological development – Zelenskyy
No country can afford to lag behind in technological development, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, commenting on Operation Spiderweb, which resulted in the destruction or serious damage of 41 Russian military aircraft.
“Twelve days ago, we completed the final stage of our operation called, as I said, Spiderweb. Probably no one in this room missed it. Inexpensive drones – part of a low-cost operation by Ukraine’s Security Service – hit something very, very expensive for Russia, in every sense of the word – strategic bombers at distant military airfields,” he recalled speaking at the Global Security Forum on Thursday.
“All of this happened almost live, for the world to see. And it clearly shows how the technologies of war are changing. Ten years ago, such a strike would have been unimaginable. Today, we can’t even imagine what kind of strikes a country might be able to carry out 10 years from now. But one principle is clear – no country can afford to stay behind in technological development when it comes to security,” the president stressed.