Yuriy Myronenko, 48, Inspector General of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine, speaks during an interview with AFP in Kyiv on April 3, 2026, amid the Russian invasion of Ukraine. Faced with hundreds of drones and missiles that Russia rains on Ukraine in daily attacks, Kyiv has invited private companies to acquire their own air-defence systems in a bid to ease the burden on its military. The plan -- involving state authorisations and integration into the air force coordination system -- has already attracted over a dozen companies. (Photo by Genya SAVILOV / AFP via Getty Images)