u/AlexRoslin

Thanks be to Mr. Serhiy Sternenko and his great fellowship of the STING.

Eternal thanks to everyone who supported this and our raffle partner @ anno1540 on xshitter.

The 11th National Guard Brigade's Samosud (Vigilante) unit had a 95% hit rate with STING interceptors.

The Hornet Vision CTRL drone control system lets teams fly drones hundreds of kilometres from the launch point.

This increases soldier safety and vastly expands the zone of operations.

This is the first drone remote-control system certified to NATO standards and purchased by Ukraine's defence ministry.

The Shaheds were downed last night at very low altitudes under 90 metres—very challenging due to signal interference from terrain.

It was possible only thanks to masterful operators and our Hornet Vision drone control system.

The Gerbera was downed a few days ago.

Thanks to the 105th Border Guards in Chernihiv and everyone who supported the "Axe a Shahed" fundraising raffle, including raffle partners Fellaraktar and Capblyatbeard (on xshitter).

$500 = strike video with your own fire-breathing STING.

11 ways to donate: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mrq55wf62k2p

Email the name* to community@wildhornets.com

*15 characters max including spaces (Latin letters only)

Can't fund a named STING? Every $1 brings us closer to victory!

Warm thanks to the 1020th Regiment for life-saving work and the generous donors of the STING interceptors in the video.

This was possible thanks to masterful flying and the Hornet Vision drone control station

This is the same system we're helping the Bulava interceptor unit use in our Wild Hornets-NAFO fundraising raffle: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mrf5ab2g5s2w

•Match—buy 1 ticket, get 2 free!

•Bonus side raffle to name three STING interceptors.

Donate $500 to name a STING and get a guaranteed strike video. Info: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mja6nz6pnc2u

Now burn three times harder in our Wild Hornets raffle thanks to a mega-match! Get 3 tix for the cost of 1! That's right—buy 1 ticket and get 2 more for free.

Also, your tickets get entered in a bonus side raffle to name three STING interceptors. Info: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mraibssm522m

$500 = named STING + guaranteed strike video. Donation counts for tickets in the Wild Hornets-NAFO raffle. Details: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mpllqrwkac2a

Drone units are a prime enemy target. This is a key reason we're helping Bulava use remotely controlled STINGs in our Wild Hornets raffle with NAFO: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mpllqrwkac2a

In an earlier incident, in 2024, Hulk had just finished destroying $12 million of enemy equipment with Wild Hornets drones when the invaders found his position.

They attacked with a massive rocket and drone barrage.

Fellow Bulava pilot "Skif" risked his life to help evacuate Hulk.

After the more recent attack in 2025, Hulk couldn't walk for a month and spent four months recovering before returning to his unit.

Many people questioned whether he should go back. He had the option of not going to take care of family members.

"Haven't you given enough?" they asked.

"In my opinion, no—I haven't given everything," he says.

"Others in my unit have children and family too. They aren't leaving. Why should I?

"My biggest motivation is our future and our children. And I'm not just thinking about my own child."

We wish we had an axe for each and every one you. But we only have one to give.

It is with great pride that we announce the winner is u/MimiPrague (on xitter). Congratulations Mimi!

The winner of the flag signed by the 105th Border Guards is Reddit user Jet2Work!

Congratulations to u/Kerri970 and lisafarrar. bsky.social, who both win a set of 6 Border guards patches and a coffee cup!

Congratulations to u/pizza_sorcerer who takes home 2 Border Guards patches!

The winner of the full scale STING interceptor model is sarcastigeek.bsky.social!

Congratulations to Lety who gets to pick any two merch items from the Wild Hornets merch store!

The winner of the 3 volume signed Victor Malarek novel series is u/drstaceybutters! (Thank you, Victor! Find the novels here, including Victor's new book "Stolen": https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1038370027/).

Congratulations to u/jo_bastre_ who takes home 3 Wild Hornets patches, a STING keyring and STING mini model!

Congratulations to u/poxsocks, u/jusanotjer1, u/stkytti and u/craigcastleber1 who each take home a limited edition Vyshyvanka Wild Hornets patch!

Thank you to everyone who supported the great raffle result, Ukrainian Border Guards who are receiving the STING interceptor drones, our raffle partner u/Fellaraktar, axe donor Capblyatbeard and matching donor Tom Palmer.

Support the real superheroes—Ukrainian defenders.🦸‍♂️

For the cost of a cape or pair of tights, join our Wild Hornets raffle partnering with NAFO: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mpllqrwkac2a

•Donate $10/entry

•$500 = named STING + guaranteed strike video

•Merch = raffle tickets

We're partnering for the first time with NAFO to expand Bulava's use of our Hornet Vision CTRL remote STING control system

Bulava has used it to down ruzzian Shaheds a record 500 km from the drone launch point

This keeps drone teams safer from ruzzian attacks and vastly expands the zone of operations for Ukraine's 3rd-ranked anti-Shahed interceptor unit

GRAND PRIZE

👉Signed flag of the Bulava Strike Drones Company, Unmanned Systems Battalion, Separate Presidential Brigade

👉STING replica light—signed by Hero of Ukraine drone pilot Roman “Hulk” Kharchenko

RUNNER-UP PRIZE #1: Signed Bulava flag

RUNNER-UP #2: “Hornet Queen,” line-art drawing by Ukrainian artist Anastasia Zell

RUNNER-UP #3: Bulava flag (unsigned) and Bulava/Hulk t-shirt (XXL)

RUNNER #4: Kozak cloth artwork by Ukrainian soldier and artist Oleksandr Lykhosherst (59" x 59"): instagram.com/lihosherstsasha. Donated by Irene Solomon

RUNNERS-UP #5 and #6: Bulava patch

RUNNER #7: Ukrainian Armed Forces beret

RUNNER #8: Wild Hornets flag and patches

RUNNER #9: Kai-bar knife—donated by Ukrainian-Canadian author Victor Malarek

🐝🐝🐝

Named drones and merch count for raffle tickets!⤵️

👉 $500 = name a STING interceptor + guaranteed strike video: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mja6nz6pnc2u

👉Shop merch at our Wild Hornets online store, including items from Bulava and five other hero units: bonfire.com/store/wildhornets

To get raffle tickets, DM me or reply below with a screenshot of the donation or store receipt

Please upvote, reply and tell you friends to boost the raffle. It's free for you—but gold for us

We're very grateful to Tom Palmer and his friend for very generous matching donations in the raffle

Join us to fund expanded drone training for anti-Shahed interceptor teams: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3moiideutyk2m

3x your odds of contact thanks to our generous matching donors!

50 raffle prizes, including 10 signed flags from the 1020th Anti-Aircraft Missile Regiment.

These heroes are Ukraine's top anti-Shahed interceptor unit, with 321 targets downed in May.

Wild Hornets are partnering with Special Kherson Cat to fund trailers for the 1020th Regiment to serve as mobile training hubs for new drone pilots.

$500 = named STING interceptor + guaranteed strike video.

This unit downed seven ruzzian Shaheds with STINGs during ruzzia's mass strike last night, which included 656 drones and 73 missiles—and killed 23 civilians and injured 130 at last count (the numbers are rising as rescue work continues).

They're on a prime Shahed route and need more STINGs.

Send them some—join our Wild Hornets fundraising raffle: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mllky35lkc27

Ends tomorrow (June 3)!⏳️

Wild Hornets STINGs have since downed over 7,200 Shaheds and Gerbera drones—saving 7,500 civilians from being killed or injured in ruzzian attacks, according to our projections.

Sincere thanks to the 38th Regiment for showing the way and nearly six months of training for this success—and to all Ukrainian defenders for saving lives.

Special thanks also to Wild Hornets engineers, charitable funds, donors, officials and volunteers who supported this innovation.

Please keep supporting! Join our Wild Hornets "Axe a Shahed II" Raffle: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mllky35lkc27

Bulava, one of Ukraine's top interceptor units, is raising funds for critically needed equipment. Every $1 helps. $500 gets your name on a STING and guaranteed video of it downing a ruzzian Shahed or other drone.

Donation info: https://bsky.app/profile/wildhornets.bsky.social/post/3mkncb555ck2l

DM me a screenshot of your donation along with the drone name (up to 15 characters). Donations count for tickets in our Wild Hornets raffle: https://bsky.app/profile/armedmaidan.bsky.social/post/3mjkcvms4s22j

Thank you to the donor of the "MAGGIE" drone!