Rheinmetall CEO Insults Ukrainian Drones, Backfires

0:00German defense giant, Ryan Metal's CEO, Armin Papperger, sparked major backlash by calling Ukrainian drone makers basically housewives tinkering in, kitchens with 3D printers. He dismissed their tech as kid stuff like Legos, nowhere near the level of big players like his own company or Lockheed Martin. This came up in an interview where he downplayed how Ukraine's drones might shake up the industry focused on tanks and artillery. Once hit back hard, pointing out their low-tech drones have wrecked plenty of Russian tanks. Zelinsky's advisor Alexander Kamishin highlighted women working right alongside men and factories and demanded respect for their grind. Social media lit up with the hashtag made by housewives, turning the insult into a badge of pride. Ukraine's Prime Minister, Yulia Spiridenko, piled on, saying Europe should learn from these so-called housewives, powering the defense effort. Ryan Metal tried to smooth things over on social media, posting about their utmost respect for every Ukrainian man and woman fighting back.

1:03Shifting to the battlefield, Russian glide bombs killed three, including a 13-year-old boy, and wounded 13 in Cromatorsk on Sunday, with, follow-up strikes nearby. Meanwhile, Ukrainian drones hammered Russia's key oil export hub at Ust-Lugaport again, sparking a big fire that disrupted supplies as prices top one, $100 a barrel. Zelinsky also chatted with Jordan's King Abdullah about security ties to counter drone threats from the Iran mess, offering Ukraine's hard one. Know how, in exchange for support. These back and forth hits show the war grinding on, with innovation and grit keeping Ukraine in the fight. From your city, powered by AI, this is Sydney News Today.