1/ Just back from 🇺🇦 - from the most intensive startup conference I ever visited - Defence Tech Valley. After 50+ nonstop meetings here is my short take: Defence Tech Ecosystem in Ukraine & EU + Lviv event.

First NAFO excavator joined @69thsb.bsky.social thanks to the amazing @realjakebroe.bsky.social community! 🫡🇺🇦

Yesterday our Kyiv Lift99 Startup Hub was hit by a russian rockets. We are closed now, but will be back very soon! Stronger & more furious than ever. So 🇺🇦 startup founders could grow, help each other - BUILD and WIN!

Over the last 3+ years, I’ve had the honor of meeting personally with 100+ 🇺🇦 military units. Here’s just a small part of it - Top 10 units that received the most NAFO trucks from us. 🇺🇦 soldiers are the best in world — battle-tested warriors who deeply understand what modern warfare really means.

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🇪🇪 9th May message from the border city of Narva facing 🇷🇺 side!

Be like a Swede!

Great example of Future Army. 🇺🇦 has built motivating systems how to boost effective drone units! www.politico.eu/article/ukra...

Reality For Baltics states

NAFO 🛻 enjoying 🇺🇦 Spring.

One day incredible events may unfold, unimaginable turnarounds. So many have occurred throughout history! America could explode due to terrorism, racism, who knows, and become a threat to peace. That is why, while remaining allies of the Americans, we want to stop relying on them! Charles de Gaulle

Long-overdue

Estonia will be the first country that will start officially using AI in Education. Most importantly - it took 2 months for 🇪🇪 from the first meeting = idea until the launch today! Thats the new reality for any government that wants to survive a new era! openai.com/index/estoni...

Happy 107th Independence Day, dear 🇪🇪 ! Estonia's independence has always been a miracle - against all the odds! Here is a reminder that 🇪🇪 army was in 1919 just a few km from Saint Petersburg! We won because of extremely brave soldiers, smart leadership + timing, as the empire was tired weak!

When EU top leaders are "ready & willing" after 3 years of bloody war, then this Chinese company is ready to sell to anyone in world shahed drones for €30000 piece. Together with other 5 companies they can fill up any order - 10k, 100k or maybe 1 million por favor?

God Bless United Kingdom- 🇬🇧 Leader of the Free World!

US Defense minister Pete Hegseth speech today & Trump Putin call summary is beginning of new era in Europe security. Time for very rapid changes in EU. Ukraine & Polish- Baltics- Nordic-British-France cooperation is extremely critical for next steps.

Vox Populi - MEGA first results are in!

💩 coin got heavy hit from tariffs

2025 first Estonian Defence Meetup will be already next Tuesday 04.02! Our core focus is topics ( + tech) that help to 🇺🇦 win so keep random bulls*** out! This time * one of 🇺🇦 Elite Battalions shares how Defence Tech newest product has made them more effective * we will share Military Hack results

Stability in 🇷🇺!

Warm greetings from Europe

I have personally organized 100+ hackathons, but never so much interested as next week's 🇪🇪 Darkstar Defence Tech Hackathon. It will be the biggest Military hackathon in Europe with 200+ participants from 10+ countries. including many great teams who want to get harsh reality check from 🇺🇦 soldiers.

2025 will be the year when 🇺🇦🇪🇺Defence Tech startups will defeat the Mordor 💥💥! 🇺🇦 Army units will be the most advanced in Tech in the world! Happy New Year! Let's rock n roll!

The most painful & sad part of 2024 is how many beautiful souls 🇺🇦 have lost ... Most talented & brave people. Like Pete Hasta La Vista Fouche We did met in real life with you Pete, but i am promise that NAFO fellas will work as 🇺🇦4th emergecy service until the win! 🫡 Slava Ukraini!

Estonian & Finnish government highest officials cut Christmas holidays to deal with Russian proxy war.

Merry Christmas 🎄! Only 🇺🇦 knows what is the real price for having Christmas with all family! Don’t forget hero’s who are defending today Free Europe.

🐶🐶🐶 Fellas - we have delivered 529 (!!!) NAFO trucks to 🇺🇦! Every single 🚗 is bringing 🇺🇦 win closer! 🎶 Let's celebrate this with Щедрик - "Carol of the Bells" - a song written by the 🇺🇦 composer Mykola Leontovych in 1914!

🇺🇦 newest Jammer, which covers 200-300 MHz. That's it - it can't go any lower. And after 6 months any jammer is useless as optical cable PFV will dominate the frontline! Welcome to ultra speed of Defence Tech.

How 🇺🇦 started building a super drone, but ended up having a cruise 🚀. Sht happens! www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

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We are asking Ukrainians to defeat the armies of Putin and Kim Jong Un. In their efforts to do so, Ukrainians helped bring down Assad. Ukrainian resistance is one of the most stunning military achievements in modern history.

Darkstar & Garage48 are joining forces to organize 1 super special event in 2025 January - Defence Hack Tallinn! This is the first hackathon in Europe whose mentors are 🇺🇦 soldiers from the best combat units! Our goal is extremely simple - orcs must die!

NAFO new missions revealed

NAFO did it!

Reminder of Syrian people message to 🇺🇦 !!

Good morning FREE Syria! If Assad can be defeated in Syria, Putin can be defeated in Ukraine!! Assad's fall is a message to many authoritarian states. No matter what time it takes - dictators time will be over!! Belarus will be free, Georgia will be free!! GAME OVER!!!

Syrian Rebels have already entered Damascus! Syrian people will liberate their all land in the next few days! History is made by the PEOPLE!

Today in Kyiv

Syria now has Afganistan 2021 August vibes. With the same speed as in the last 4 days - 2nd big city Hama seems to be liberated by rebels now without any meaningful fights - Damascus will turn into the same chaos as Kabul in 2021 very soon! 🍿🍿🍿

Aleppo 2024 is Russia 2025

Excellent post about 🇺🇦 army - by one of the best Brigade commanders! 🇺🇦 biggest problem is soldiers training - including EU training. As only battle-proof officers are great instructors. This is why the best 🇺🇦 brigades have their own training teams. www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

What #ruble is doing? 💥💥

Here is proof of how 🇺🇦 Defence Tech startups are helping to WIN! 🇷🇺 Lancer attacks are down significantly as 🇺🇦 has developed effective FPV interceptors that have destroyed 400+ 🇷🇺 ISR drones in the last few months!

Splendid work 🇬🇧 fellas!

Free world has to be super thankful for every 🇺🇦 soldier - like Natalia. Before the war she worked as a kindergarten teacher. She completed a 5-month training course about portable anti-aircraft missile systems. 2 days ago she shot down a Russian cruise missile with a MANPADS on her first combat. 💥

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Please give a warm welcome to Kristo - Member 🇪🇪Estonian parliament, true 🇺🇦 patriot and #NAFO #fella!

It feels soo many amazing NAFO fellas have joined blue skies already. Please share where are you from = country & when why you joined. My name is Ragnar, I am from 🇪🇪. I have been active in 🇺🇦 startup community from 2011. 24.02.22 was the darkest day of my life. 25.02 I donated 20k EUR to 🇺🇦 Army.

Bluesky is a heavenly platform, meanwhile Twitter algorithm has gone really evil! Here is proof of my Thursday afternoon post - Bluesky engagement is 55% more - despite having 18x fewer followers! Blyesky - 1000 followers - 574 interactions! Twitter - 18400 - 365! That's totally crazy!