How to bridge the 70% weapons gap in Ukraine? | Pavlo Shapoval

Ukraine is defining the future of 21st-century warfare. Pavlo Shapoval on private satellites, drone interceptors, and the „70% gap.”

In this episode of The Right Mind, we sit down with Pavlo Shapoval, Advocacy Advisor at the Serhiy Prytula Charity Foundation. We explore how a TV host’s initiative evolved into a military-industrial giant, why the modern battlefield has made the tank a secondary player, and how private foundations are outperforming traditional state bureaucracies in procurement. We also discuss the strategic security offer Ukraine is bringing to the Baltic states: a chance to learn the art of drone defense from the only nation currently winning a high-tech war of attrition.

Timestamps:
00:00:00 Intro and the mission of the Serhiy Prytula Foundation
00:04:32 Evolution: From family business to military corporation
00:07:46 Why the foundation acts as a private military R&D hub
00:08:50 Sinking submarines: The ICEYE satellite story
00:13:02 The new priority: Drone interceptors vs. „Shaheds”
00:15:11 Ukraine’s arms industry: Why 70% of capacity is unused
00:18:58 Economic transformation: Coal, steel, and resilient business
00:24:40 Combatting isolation: The psychological front in the Baltics
00:29:03 The Mission in the Baltics: Ukraine helping its neighbors

„The Right Mind” (Dešinysis protas) is a podcast by the Institute of European Right (IER). IER is a Vilnius-based think-tank analyzing politics, history, culture, and ideas.