He said this in an interview with Euronews, according to Ukrinform.

With the beginning of the Russian Federation’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Fedorov appealed to representatives of Big Tech companies, the most dominant and largest technology companies in the relevant sectors, with a request to support Ukraine in the war against him. Block or limit services to the Russian Federation and Russia.

According to Fedorov, Ukraine is grateful for the support. But he said the government “definitely needs more help” from tech companies because response and response times are “a little bit less” than they have been since the beginning of a full-scale invasion.

“We understand that life goes on and sometimes Ukraine fades out of the headlines, but we must also remember that Russian attacks continue, people are dying and this is a terrible war. If they (Big Tech companies – ed.) use defense technologies and support for Ukraine “If they had made the necessary efforts in this field, we would have been much stronger than Russia.” he emphasized.

According to him, Ukraine needs support in the field of cloud services and the opportunity to open research centers that will allow the development of dual-purpose technologies, as well as a place for the exchange of experience and resources.

When asked what message he wanted to convey to Big Tech companies, Fedorov said: “Being more involved and understanding that we have a big war and it affects everyone. If we are united, we can stop it much faster. But we need to be united.”

Another way tech companies around the world are coming together to support Ukraine is by combating disinformation.

“We work with international companies that help us block Russian botnets and channels,” Fedorov said, adding that Ukraine could get more help from technology companies around the world to limit Russia’s capabilities.

In his opinion, technologies have a very specific competitive advantage that allows Ukraine to stop the enemy in his tracks and provide certain asymmetric actions. “This is a very fast-paced technological war,” he said.

Ukrainian kamikaze drones are the main element of the country’s arsenal. However, Russia has strong electronic countermeasures and extensive experience in this field. The Russian Federation is also jamming the signal of the GPS system in the Arctic Circle in Northern Europe, where Norway and Finland border Russia.

Answering the question of whether NATO countries should worry about this issue, Fedorov said that “partners should monitor what is happening in Ukraine, because the pace of change is incredible.”

“If you do not actively participate in the constant pace of wartime adaptation and your production cannot adapt to that pace every day, it will be very difficult to make up for lost time,” he said.

Fedorov also noted the important role of artificial intelligence (AI) in modern warfare, especially the use of unmanned aerial vehicles. “AI makes it possible to recognize events on the battlefield and react accordingly, which means we should expect wider use of AI systems in the future,” he added.

However, currently AI drones are still in their infancy as the technology is not yet able to guide a drone to the target in a full orbit. To combat this, experts are constantly analyzing battlefield data and testing new electronic warfare technologies, according to Fedorov.

As reported by Ukrinform, Great Britain will provide Ukraine with thousands of unmanned aerial vehicles, especially FPV drones, and will jointly lead an international coalition to supply unmanned aerial vehicles to Ukraine.