
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.

The investment will help UForce expand production for Ukraine and supply allied countries with systems suited to modern warfare, the company said.
Key developments on Nov. 14-15 * Ukraine strikes Russian military airfield in Astrakhan Oblast, drone launch site in Oryol Oblast, General Staff says * Russia launches 'mass attack' on Odesa Oblast as strikes kill 4, injure 69 across Ukraine over past day * US floats NATO membership for Ukraine in exchange for Donbas withdrawal, Zelensky says * Starshield restrictions hamper Ukraine's ability to defend energy infrastructure from Russian drones, Zelensky says * Ukraine strikes major Russian

During his visit, Prince Harry attended wheelchair rugby competitions and met with Ukrainian participants, many of whom use adaptive sports as part of their recovery from war-related injuries.

Rayana joined the army voluntarily in 2024, becoming the first woman in the Chechen Sheikh Mansur Volunteer Battalion.

Inscriptions reading "Slava UPA" ("Glory to the Ukrainian Insurgent Army"), painted in red, appeared on two monuments in Warsaw, Polish broadcaster TVN24 reported on Nov. 14.

In Astrakhan Oblast, drones targeted the Akhtubinsk airfield, which hosts Russia's 929th State Flight Test Center, one of the country's main facilities for testing new military aircraft and weapons.

"Russian forces are targeting substations with Shahed drones. And many of these strikes get through precisely because speed restrictions remain in place for Starshield terminals along the front line and in temporarily occupied territories," Zelensky said

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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