Serhiy Beskrestnov
Coverage of Serhiy Beskrestnov in the Nexus archive.
- Russian Forces Shift to Low-Altitude, Manually Controlled Drone Strikes to Evade Air Defenses
Russian forces are shifting to low-altitude, manually controlled drone strikes to evade Ukrainian air defenses, as reported by Ukrainian Presidential Advisor Serhiy Beskrestnov. A Shahed drone recently descended to 22 meters to avoid detection, and on July 18, Russia launched 90 drones and seven missiles, with Ukrainian defenses destroying 69 drones and one missile.
- Zelensky Appoints Poklad as Acting SBU Head and Beskrestnov as Tech Advisor
President Volodymyr Zelensky appointed Oleksandr Poklad as acting head of the SBU and Serhiy Beskrestnov as a presidential advisor on technological defense development. Beskrestnov declined a role in the new Ministry of Defense due to professional ties with ousted Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. The appointments follow a government reshuffle, including Yevhen Khmara as acting defense minister and Serhiy Koretsky as prime minister.