📍 On May 8-9, 2025, the 17th annual Kyiv Security Forum will be held in Ukraine’s capital by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation.The title of the Forum is "UA: UNITE AGAIN TO DEFEAT THE GLOBAL AGGRESSOR".This year's Forum is dedicated to two symbolic dates: the 80th anniversary of the Victory in World War II and the 40th anniversary of Europe Day as an official holiday of the European Union.These milestones hold a particular significance in light of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine.The key topics of the Forum: &nbsp;&nbsp; - How to stop the Russian aggressor? &nbsp; - How to achieve a just peace for Ukraine and the world? &nbsp; - How to prevent the Third World War?The two-day event will feature discussions with high representatives of the Governments, Defense Ministries and General Staffs of partner countries, the international intelligence community, as well as prominent international figures, high level Ukrainian and foreign officials, parliamentarians, diplomats, intellectuals, security and foreign policy experts, and civil society activists.The Kyiv Security Forum, founded by Arseniy Yatsenyuk's Open Ukraine Foundation, is the main platform of our country for discussing issues of war and peace, national and global security.The Kyiv Security Forum partners: NATO, The Atlantic Council, Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, CEPA, IndeX, Impact.The live broadcast will start at 10:00 a.m., May 8, on the media platforms of the KSF and our media partners: &nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/ksfopenukraine">Kyiv Security Forum Facebook page;</a>&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/OpenUkraineFund">Open Ukraine Foundation Facebook page;</a>&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ksf.openukraine.org/">Kyiv Security Forum website;</a> &nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@OpenUkraine">Open Ukraine Foundation YouTube channel;</a> &nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/@YatsenyukOrgUaofficial">Arseniy Yatsenyuk YouTube channel;</a> &nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/yatsenyuk.arseniy">Arseniy Yatsenyuk Facebook page.</a>Media partners of the Kyiv Security Forum: Espresso, Censor.net, NV, Gazeta.ua, Іnterfax-Ukraine, Glavkom, Defense Express, Day, Grnt Media, Ukraine Media Center, Gordon, TVA, UkraineWorld, Ukraine Crisis Media Center, The Cipher Brief.Official hashtags: #KSF #KSF2025

The 17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum on May 8-9 “UA: UNITE AGAIN TO DEFEAT THE GLOBAL AGGRESSOR”

On October 31 - November 1, the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation will hold the 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth in Ukraine’s capital.The topic of the first Youth KSF since the beginning of the Russian full-scale invasion is "Gen W. Ukraine’s War Generation".The Forum will be attended by over 100 young leaders from all over the country.It is aimed to become a platform for discussing the challenges Ukrainian youth are facing during the war, the crucial mission that young people have undertaken in bringing victory closer and that awaits them after the war is over.<iframe src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YFRu2FpsI-I?si=GmVlL1UjiSL47x0_" width="800" height="450" frameborder="0"></iframe>Prominent Ukraine’s and international public figures, representatives of the military, prominent volunteers and civil society activists, experts on security and international relations will become speakers of the Youth KSF. Among the speakers of the Forum: Marie-Doha BESANCENOT, Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO; David PETRAEUS, Commander of the U.S Central Command (2008-2010), Director of the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency; Kurt VOLKER, United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations (2017-19); Oleksandra MATVIICHUK, 2022 Nobel Peace Prize Winner, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties; Natalie JARESKO, Chairperson, The Aspen Institute Kyiv, Ukraine’s Finance Minister (2014-16); Anton DROBOVYCH, Head of the Institute of National Remembrance; Vitaly PORTNIKOV, journalist.<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/KSFY_311024_agenda_en_94e501827b.pdf">Forum program</a>.The 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth is organized by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation in partnership with the NATO Representation to Ukraine and supported by the National Democratic Institute and the Friedrich Ebert Stiftung in Ukraine. The institutional partner of the Forum is the Atlantic Council.Media partners: Espreso, Censor.NET, TVA, Gordon, Gazeta.ua, Interfax-Ukraine, Glavkom, Ukraine World, Ukraine Media Center, Ukrainian Crisis Media Center, The Day Newspaper. Telegraf, Defense Express, INDEX.<figure class="image"><img src="https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/gen_w_eng_b8a92c93dc.jpg" alt="gen_w_eng.jpg" srcset="https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/thumbnail_gen_w_eng_b8a92c93dc.jpg 245w,https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/small_gen_w_eng_b8a92c93dc.jpg 500w,https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/medium_gen_w_eng_b8a92c93dc.jpg 750w,https://ksf-openukraine.s3.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com/large_gen_w_eng_b8a92c93dc.jpg 1000w," sizes="100vw" width="1000px"></figure>Live broadcast starts 11 a.m., October 31, at the KSF and our partner resources:<a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/ksfopenukraine/">Facebook KSF</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://ksf.openukraine.org/en">KSF site</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCEBAPyQINZeF1XDNaIhhJsg">YouTube Open Ukraine Foundation</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.youtube.com/c/YatsenyukOrgUaofficial">YouTube Arseniy Yatsenyuk</a> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/yatsenyuk.arseniy/">Facebook Arseniy Yatsenyuk</a>Kyiv Security Forum for Youth is a leading platform for engaging young leaders in discussing issues of national security and international relations. Since 2012, 9 Kyiv Security Forums for Youth have been held. In September 2021, Kyiv Security Forum launched the initiative of youth meetings "West-East, North-South”.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; &nbsp;

On October 31 - November 1, the 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth will be held (LIVE)

The Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation has donated 50 new drones to the frontline as part of the Drones4Front project.Arseniy Yatsenyuk, the founder of the Foundation met with a representative of the unit, a soldier, a drone operator, a hero who has been participating in combat operations since February 2022.“Such conversations allow us to better understand the needs of our military in order to help more and better,” the founder of the Foundation Arseniy Yatsenyuk said.Drones from the Open Ukraine Foundation are already in service with the 53rd separate mechanized brigade named after Prince Volodymyr Monomakh. The UAVs bombard the enemy in the eastern sector.The Open Ukraine Foundation continues to make a significant contribution to providing the Ukrainian army with the necessary equipment and supplies. Since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Foundation has donated more than 350 drones.<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/xPePDmQtDug?si=oUTjlKSRy0kUWgQq" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" referrerpolicy="strict-origin-when-cross-origin" allowfullscreen=""></iframe>

50 new drones for the frontline from the Open Ukraine Foundation

🌟Attention!The Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation has announced a competition for participating in the 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth (KSF-Y).100 young leaders from different parts of the country will take part in the first since the beginning of the full-scale war and the 10th anniversary KSF-Y "GEN W - Ukraine's War Generation" 🇺🇦.📍We invite leaders aged 18-35 who:🔻 have achieved significant success in education, politics, the public sector, social activities, volunteering, and international relations;&nbsp; 🔻 have an active civic position;&nbsp; 🔻 have a good understanding of state-building, international relations, and international security;&nbsp; 🔻 have a fluent/proficient knowledge of English;&nbsp; open to finding new meanings and solutions.🗣The working languages of the Forum are Ukrainian and English.❗️ Participation in the Forum is free of charge. Travel expenses for participants who have passed the competitive selection are covered by the organizers.➡️ YOU NEED TO FILL OUT THE FORM BY FOLLOWING THE LINK: <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://forms.gle/ssUTVrd9H4dfgwdF7">https://forms.gle/ssUTVrd9H4dfgwdF7</a>THE DEADLINE FOR APPLICATIONS IS SEPTEMBER 30, 2024.ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE RESULTS - OCTOBER 9, 2024.🔴 The results of the competition and all the latest information are available on our social media: 📌 Facebook - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.facebook.com/OpenUkraineFund">https://www.facebook.com/OpenUkraineFund</a> Instagram - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://www.instagram.com/openukraine_fund">https://www.instagram.com/openukraine_fund</a> 📌 X (Twitter) - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://x.com/fundopenukraine">https://x.com/fundopenukraine</a> 📌 Telegram-community - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://t.me/ou_com">https://t.me/ou_com</a> 🔗 More news on our website - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://openukraine.org">https://openukraine.org</a>The Open Ukraine Foundation is an international foundation founded in 2007 on the initiative of Arseniy Yatsenyuk. The Foundation's goal is to strengthen and develop Ukraine's reputation in the world.ℹ️ The Kyiv Security Forum for Youth is a leading platform for engaging young leaders in discussions on national security and international relations.&nbsp; Learn more here - <a target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://openukraine.org/young-forum">https://openukraine.org/young-forum</a>.See you at the Kyiv Security Forum for Youth 2024!

The Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation has announced a competition for participating in the 10th Kyiv Security Forum for Youth

In an interview with the Open Ukraine Foundation, Tymofiy Solovyov, head of the company that imports and provides drones for the Armed Forces of Ukraine, talked about how FPV drones are changing the situation at the front and becoming an indispensable tool in the fight against the enemy.How did FPV drones reach the front lines?Initially, the military began ordering standard drones for reconnaissance purposes. However, by the end of 2022, it became clear that conventional drones were losing their effectiveness due to electronic warfare (EW) systems. "Everyone started to realize that ordinary drones were becoming irrelevant because of jammers and EW systems, so they began switching to FPV drones," Solovyov explains. These drones allow operators to change frequencies and select different protocols, making them harder to jam.FPV drones as kamikazeThe main reason for the popularity of FPV drones is their low cost. According to Solovyov, “one drone costs about 200-300 dollars.” Due to the fact that explosives are attached to it, such drones can destroy enemy equipment worth millions of dollars. “A drone with such a low cost can destroy a tank worth millions of dollars,” he adds.How are FPV drones made?Ukrainian developers have already started producing their own components for FPV drones, including video transmitters, receivers, flight controllers, propellers, motors, and frames. "We are almost entirely manufacturing everything in Ukraine," Solovyov notes, highlighting the level of development of Ukrainian manufacturers in this field.FPV drones and EW systemsFPV drones have proven highly effective against EW systems because they can operate on frequencies that are not affected by these systems. "Moreover, this drone can hit the EW system and destroy it," Solovyov explains, emphasizing the versatility of these drones.FPV drones: What lies ahead?According to Tymofiy Solovyov, Ukrainian forces are now actively using FPV drones equipped with thermal cameras, night vision, and artificial intelligence. "These are guidance systems that allow a drone to approach enemy positions or equipment. If the drone loses connection with the operator, it can automatically track the target and strike it," Solovyov explains, discussing the capabilities offered by artificial intelligence.FPV drones have become an essential tool on the battlefield, giving Ukrainian forces a significant advantage and increasing the effectiveness of their operations.It should be noted that the Open Ukraine Foundation has already transferred more than 250 drones to the frontline to help our military.<iframe style="border-style:none;overflow:hidden;" src="https://www.facebook.com/plugins/video.php?height=314&amp;href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2FOpenUkraineFund%2Fvideos%2F488271477399264%2F&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=560&amp;t=0" width="560" height="429" scrolling="no" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="true" allow="autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share"></iframe>