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Bohdan Krotevych

Lt. Colonel (Ret.) Bohdan Krotevych is the ex-Chief of Staff of the 12th Azov Brigade of Ukraine’s National Guard. Serving since Russia’s war against Ukraine began in 2014, Krotevych fought in the Siege of Mariupol, was held in Russian captivity, and returned after his release to serve in the brigade until 2025.

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A soldier of the 127th Separate Territorial Defense Brigade launches a drone in Kharkiv Oblast, Ukraine, on March 14, 2026.

Why Rheinmetall and the West still don't understand Ukraine's defense tech revolution

by Bohdan Krotevych
When evaluating military technology, it helps to distinguish between two domains: the industrial and the battlefield. Rheinmetall is unquestionably a large company that produces effective weapons systems that actually work on the battlefield. This is a fact that does not require emotional amplification or denial. But those two domains carry different kinds of authority, and conflating them leads to poor analysis. The statement by Rheinmetall's CEO, Armin Papperger, about Ukrainian drones goes