Many in Kyiv’s business community think that the starting price is too high for the market, particularly as Russia has escalated attacks on Ukrainian businesses, including shopping centers, in recent months.
"We have clear indications from our intelligence services and partner agencies, as well as from investigations in Germany and in our European partner countries, of Russian involvement," German Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt said.
Russia continued its attacks on Kyiv for another consecutive night as air defenses in Ukraine's capital shot down Russian drones into Sept. 1, according to Kyiv Independent journalists on the ground.
This autumn will be critical for Ukraine. Front line pressures, Russian aerial bombardment, and rapid turnover at the top of AFU are combining to create a confused and uncertain picture for military analysts. Russian forces appear closer than ever before to seizing the remaining settlements of the Donbas, a final conquest of the so-called fortress belt will still take time, resources, and sap the initiative of Russian units in other secondary sectors. Ukraine will also enter this autumn with a
Koretskyi said the move was necessary as the defense against Russia's full-scale invasion is becoming significantly more expensive.
A Ukrainian drone attack damaged the Russian Baltic Sea port of Ust-Luga in Leningrad Oblast early on Sept. 1, regional Governor Alexander Drozdenko said.
One drone crossed into southeastern Estonia, while another flew toward the border city of Narva but changed course before entering the country’s airspace, Estonian Air Force Commander Brigadier General Riivo Valge told public broadcaster ERR.
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Mykhailo Fedorov said he is seeking backing from venture capitalists, private investors, and U.S. technology companies for a fund that would invest in Ukrainian defense startups and create new companies focused on battlefield technologies.
