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Study: Ukrainian small, medium-sized businesses lost up to $85 billion due to Russia's war.

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After two and a half months of the full-scale Russian invasion, almost 90% of such companies need emergency funding, according to the Advanter Group, a Kyiv-based think tank. The total funding required is $54 billion. Half of these enterprises either shut down completely or suspended most of their activities.

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At NATO's Aurora 2026 military exercises in Sweden, a group of Ukrainian drone pilots was tasked with playing the role of attackers. The Kyiv Independent's Francis Farrell spoke with drone pilots from Ukraine's 20th National Guard "Lubart" Brigade, part of the 1st Azov Corps, shortly after they returned from Sweden.

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