Russia's weapons secrets on a plate: Ukraine opens battlefield archive to allies

Ukraine has launched a new platform sharing research into Russian weapons captured on the battlefield with defence companies, scientists and partner governments.

TrophyLab brings together technical specifications, blueprints and scientific research produced after Ukrainian scientific institutions, laboratories and engineering centres examined captured Russian equipment.

From missiles to complex counter-drone systems, the catalogue contains more than 115 samples of Russian equipment, organised into 79 categories and subcategories, alongside more than 225 completed studies.

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The material could help researchers develop ways to counter Russian systems or improve their own designs.

"We do not only destroy these systems, we study them, dismantle them, analyse them and turn them into knowledge," Ukraine's defence ministry said.

"Every captured system is data, every analysis is a step toward technological advantage."

The platform is intended to create a shared pool of research from equipment taken off the battlefield and to help researchers develop technology to counter Russian designs or improve on them.

TrophyLab is currently an experimental project, with new material added as Ukraine's security and defence agencies examine further captured equipment.