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Ukrainian-founded drone maker UForce raises $700 million at $6 billion valuation
The investment will help UForce expand production for Ukraine and supply allied countries with systems suited to modern warfare, the company said.
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US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says
"The Americans raised the question: 'What if Ukraine joins NATO? Would Ukraine withdraw from Donbas?' This was the first time this issue had been raised," President Volodymyr Zelensky told journalists.
At least 7 killed, 80 injured in Russian attacks across Ukraine; Zaporizhzhia among worst hit
In Zaporizhzhia Oblast, Russian attacks killed three people, including a child, and injured 62 others, including eight children, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
General Staff: Russia has lost 1,620,630 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022
Russian forces suffered 1,710 casualties over the past day.
US Democrats direct Musk to preserve records on Ukraine's Starlink restriction, WSJ reports
"The October and November restrictions now raise the disturbing possibility that these vulnerabilities persist even within systems on which the U.S. government relies," Senators Jeanne Shaheen and Chris Coons wrote.
FAA orders nationwide ground stop for all US flight departures
The grounding was the first nationwide flight stoppage since January 2023, when an FAA computer system malfunctioned. Before that, the last nationwide grounding followed the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.
Historic first summit for Trump, Xi, Putin will not focus on Ukraine, White House says
A U.S. official said that a trilateral meeting has been planned, but will focus on nuclear non-proliferation and the war in Iran.
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Luo Haizhou had once asked to be referred to only by his call sign "Brunko," but his reticence has since gone. Luo recruits fellow Chinese volunteers for Ukraine's military, despite warnings from Chinese state security officers to his family back home. He knows that returning to his native Shenzhen is now impossible. "For the few dozen Chinese who have joined Ukraine's military, the choice may have cost them the option of ever returning home." Luo met with the Kyiv Independent a day before
