Ukraine’s Defense Team Upgrades From Generals to Telegram Bloggers Overnight
KEY POINTS
- •Ukraine's youngest defense minister, Mykhailo Fedorov, appointed two prominent Telegram activists as defense advisors this January.
- •Serhii Beskrestnov will focus on countering Russian drones, while Serhii Sternenko directs fundraising for over 256,000 specialized drones.
- •Fedorov aims to expand drone capabilities across Ukraine’s 400 frontline units amid increased fighting and military budget shortages.
Meet Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine's youngest-ever defense minister at 35, swapping his digital transformation hat for drone warfare advice—courtesy of two Telegram celebs. Serhii 'Flash' Beskrestnov, with 156,000 fans on Telegram, now moonlights as an official drone analyst deciphering Russian Shahed wreckage as if it’s avant-garde drone art. Meanwhile, activist Serhii Sternenko, who raised funds for a mind-boggling 256,000 specialized FPV drones through his foundation, is the official guru making sure 50 out of 400 Ukrainian units don’t feel left out of the drone party. Fedorov’s military reboot even candidly admits to huge troop desertion and budget cuts, while praising volunteers who basically serve as drone Uber drivers and tech fixer-uppers in this real-life insect warfare saga.
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When your defense minister recruits Telegram influencers to fix drone warfare, it's less Battle of Stalingrad and more Battle of Subscribers. War’s new military strategy: hashtag-based air superiority.
Fedorov just made 'top generals' synonymous with 'top content creators.' Next up: live Twitch drone battle royal.
Ukraine swaps dusty old warbooks for Telegram threads and drone memes — if only IRL war had retweets.
Source: Businessinsider | Published: 1/27/2026 | Author: Matthew Loh
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