When the war broke out, Volodymyr Cherniuk (19) was rejected by the Ukrainian Armed Forces because of his age. Three years later, he is now heading Iron Cluster, a tech hub of over 70 companies developing autonomous defense systems. Today, he is also partnering with Fritt Ukraina.
Chair of the board and Member of Parliament Peter Frølich and Secretary General Natalia Golis recently visited Kyiv. There, they met with Lieutenant General Kyrylo Budanov, head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency HUR, and his deputy, Major General Vadym Skibitskyi.
Ukrainian company XX Systems has produced over 370 FPV drones for the frontline in Ukraine. The production and delivery have been financed with support from Norwegian donors. The drones are manufactured in Ukraine and delivered directly to the front.
Fritt Ukraina is now delivering one hundred drones to Ukraine’s Third Assault Brigade. The total value of the delivery is five million NOK, and the effort has been named Operation Kvarv. Half of the funding comes from the family-owned company Kvarv, based on the island of Frøya in Trøndelag, Norway.
Five new excavators from Fritt Ukraina are now supporting defense efforts and infrastructure development on the front lines. In close cooperation with Norwegian donors, Fritt Ukraina has recently contributed to… Read More »Five new excavators deployed to the front
Roman Tesjkun is a lieutenant in a unit specializing in “Interceptor Drones.” These have become crucial in Ukraine’s fight for freedom. We had the opportunity to speak with him about how these new drones are used and the important collaboration with Fritt Ukraina and the Ukrainian organization Come Back Alive.
Deputy mayor of Lviv, Serhiy Kiral, has been a important partner to Fritt Ukraina since the organisation’s very first convoy. In March 2025 we had a chance to hear his thoughts on the ongoing negotiatations of peace, as well as the importance of European cooperation.
Fritt Ukraina is currently experiencing a surge in new memberships.
“We’ve received over a thousand new members in the past month. Most of them have joined just in the last week, following Zelensky’s meeting with Trump,” says Secretary General Natalia Golis.
Fritt Ukraina has delivered 70 vehicles to the Ukrainian drone brigade “Magyar’s Birds.” Commander Robert Brovdi expresses his gratitude for the support.
Freddy Bolle has extensive experience from the Armed Forces and has witnessed firsthand how war and conflict affect people and societies. Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, he became actively involved with Fritt Ukraina.