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  • On Ukraine’s Constitution Day, a Monument to UPR Army Colonel Petro Bolbochan Was Unveiled

    On Ukraine’s Constitution Day, a Monument to UPR Army Colonel Petro Bolbochan Was Unveiled

    📍 Kamianets-Podilskyi—the city that served as the last capital of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (UPR)—became the site of a new monument honoring Petro Bolbochan, one of the most distinguished commanders of Ukraine’s War of Independence.

    The unveiling on Ukraine’s Constitution Day pays tribute to Bolbochan’s leadership, military professionalism, and enduring contribution to the struggle for an independent Ukrainian state.

    Partners: Glory UA, the Kholodnyi Yar Historical Club, Kamianets-Podilskyi City Council, and patrons Oleksii Mushak and Maksym Koliadenko.

  • “Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action” — Mykola Mikhnovsky Across America

    “Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action” — Mykola Mikhnovsky Across America

    In June, the Glory UA team, together with historian Roman Koval, presented the English-language edition of Mykola Mikhnovsky’s seminal work Independent Ukraine. During the U.S. tour, we also showcased the work of the Glory UA Defense Cluster and presented friends of Ukraine with commemorative posters signed by Schweiger—the SIGNUM pilot who was the first to employ an FPV kamikaze drone in combat.

    Chicago

    • Presentations at the Ukrainian National Museum and events marking the 80th anniversary of the Organization for the Defense of Four Freedoms for Ukraine (ODFFU).
    • Interview for Ukrainian Independent Radio titled Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action.
    • Tribute to Hero of Ukraine Mykhailo Yavorskyi, a native of Chicago.

    New Jersey (South Bound Brook) and New York

    • Presentations at the Ukrainian History and Education Center and the Ukrainian National Association “Samopomich”.
    • Meetings with representatives of the Ukrainian National Women’s League of America (UNWLA), the Ukrainian community, and educational institutions.
    • Roman Koval fulfilled his long-held dream of “paying tribute to the Heroes from his books” at the largest Ukrainian Pantheon in South Bound Brook.

    Washington, D.C.

    • Presentation of Independent Ukraine: From Idea to Action at the international conference Summit XIV: Ukraine’s Wartime Report Card.
    • Olha Sydii participated in a panel on Ukrainian national identity, where she presented SIGNUM and the From Idea to Action initiative.
    • The first overseas copies of the book were presented to Robert McConnell, co-founder and long-time president of the US-Ukraine Foundation; Herman Pirchner, President of the American Foreign Policy Council; and James Bezan, Member of the Parliament of Canada and Canada’s Shadow Minister for National Defence.
  • SIGNUM. New Force. New Scale of Warfare.

    SIGNUM. New Force. New Scale of Warfare.

    SIGNUM has now joined a different branch of service — the Unmanned Systems Forces. From now on, the unit serves as part of the 59th Brigade “Steppe Predators.”

    SIGNUM is constantly evolving. The unit preserves and encourages initiative — in finding new solutions, mastering new weapons, technologies, and tactics. Because the nature of war changes every day, and we adapt even faster.

    SIGNUM extends its gratitude to the 53rd Brigade for this past year — a year that has already become part of history while also laying the foundation of our strength. Together, we destroyed nearly 5,000 enemy targets: hundreds of pieces of military equipment, shot down 525 enemy drones, eliminated 1,398 occupiers, destroyed 226 UAV launch sites and pilot shelters, disabled 206 artillery systems, and obliterated nearly 2,000 enemy fortifications and shelters.

    A new chapter begins. The mission continues.

  • Signum within the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh — 2025 Results

    Signum within the 53rd Separate Mechanized Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh — 2025 Results

    Key achievements:

    • 3,284 enemy targets destroyed
    • Among the first to intercept Shahed drones using UAVs
    • Demonstrated leadership in transitioning to fiber-optic drone systems
    • Opened a branch of the “Blue Door” UAV school in Dnipro
    • Battalion commander Viktor Pecherytsia (“Sova”) was included in the UP100 list

  • Petro Bolbochan Returns to Kharkiv!

    Petro Bolbochan Returns to Kharkiv!

    ✅ Kharkiv now has a memorial plaque honoring Petro Bolbochan, installed on the street that bears his name—the very city he liberated in 1918.

    📌 Petro Bolbochan was a Colonel of the Army of the Ukrainian People’s Republic (UPR), a symbol of the professional Ukrainian officer corps, and one of the leading military commanders of Ukraine’s War of Independence. In April 1918, units of the Zaporizhzhia Corps of the UPR, under Bolbochan’s command, successfully drove Bolshevik occupation forces out of Kharkiv, restoring Ukrainian government control over the city.

    Partners: Glory UA, the Kholodnyi Yar Historical Club, philanthropist Oleksii Mushak, sculptor Ihor Semak, Kharkiv City Council, and the 3rd Operational Brigade of the National Guard of Ukraine “Spartan” named after Petro Bolbochan.

  • GloryUA Charity Bank

    GloryUA Charity Bank

    Supporting our work is now faster and more convenient. In partnership with Monobank, we have launched an official Charity Jar, making it easier than ever to donate from anywhere in the world.

    🇺🇦 GloryUA is a critically important foundation for the Defense Forces, driving battlefield innovation — from the first FPV kamikaze drones and fiber-optic UAVs to intercepting Shahed drones. We have delivered over UAH 300 million in aid, including 500+ drones and 420 vehicles. Our work is systematic and spans defense, culture, legal protection, and social initiatives.

    When making a transfer, please indicate your full name and the project, general direction, or simply “statutory activities.”

    Thank you for your support!
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  • Signum: Shooting Down Shaheds as a “Hobby”

    Signum: Shooting Down Shaheds as a “Hobby”

    On their day off, three servicemen — Tourist, Shvaiger, and Bublyk — head out in a small bus to one of the hills in Donetsk region…

    In the interview, Tourist shares:

    🎙 “On July 11, 2025, I shot down my first Shahed — and finally smoked a cigar I’d been saving for months. I even took it with me to Madeira on vacation, waiting for the right moment. I proposed to my girlfriend there, she said yes — I thought I’d smoke it then, but forgot. And here — its time finally came.”

    🎙 “In three working days, we shot down 7 Shaheds. That’s not much — we could have done more, but we simply ran out of equipment. If we had 20 drones, we would have taken down 20.”

    🎙 “All interceptor drones are currently supplied exclusively by Sternenko. We are a mechanized brigade — we simply can’t afford this ourselves.”

    📝 Read the full story in the Ukrainska Pravda report:
    Who and how in the Ukrainian army is trying to independently intercept Russian UAVs flying deep into the country.

  • How the Signum Battalion Became One of the First to Master Fiber-Optic Drones and Shahed Interceptors

    How the Signum Battalion Became One of the First to Master Fiber-Optic Drones and Shahed Interceptors

    ✅ The first target was destroyed by Signum in July this year, followed shortly by a record —
    5 Shahed drones intercepted within a single hour.

    Today, 80% of successful strikes are carried out using fiber-optic FPV drones, which are immune to electronic warfare and effectively bypass anti-drone nets. In the Serebrianske forestry area, a kill zone of up to 15 km has been established — where everything that moves is detected and neutralized.

    Read the interview with “Sova,” commander of the Signum battalion, for Ukrainska Pravda.

  • Signum at “Path of the Unbroken” Boot Camp

    Signum at “Path of the Unbroken” Boot Camp

    As part of the youth training program “Path of the Unbroken,” Signum fighters conducted sessions on tactical medicine and unmanned systems. Participants worked with both simulators and real equipment, gaining essential practical skills and knowledge.

    “Path of the Unbroken” is a week of challenges and transformation — a space where young people are shaped into individuals who will soon make decisions, take responsibility, and act.

  • A Significant Batch of DJI Drones Delivered to the Lyman and Pokrovsk Directions

    A Significant Batch of DJI Drones Delivered to the Lyman and Pokrovsk Directions

    At a critical moment, we stepped in to support reliable brigades operating at the forefront of Ukraine’s defense. Once again, in urgent conditions, the Signum unit of the 53rd Brigade named after Volodymyr Monomakh, along with the new command of the 59th Brigade named after Yakiv Handziuk, are holding the line after intense enemy assaults.

    Deployed to the battlefield:
    ✅ 3 units of DJI Matrice 4T
    ✅ 23 units of DJI Mavic 3T
    ✅ 35 units of DJI Mavic 3 Pro
    ✅ 20 FPV drones “Horobets-13”