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Ukraine's former Defense Minister Fedorov to open defense tech firm with backing from Palantir CEO
"Now we want to use this experience to build technologies that will strengthen Ukraine, help our allies, and ultimately make the world safer," former Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov said.
BREAKING: Zelensky vows 'Russian sky will be de facto closed,' warns airlines, insurers, foreign governments
"Today we want to warn every airline that uses Russian airspace, every insurer, everyone who still uses key Russian airports — Russian skies are becoming completely dangerous," Zelensky said.
As Ukrainian schools open, students hear air raid sirens instead of the first bell
Thousands of Ukrainian children mark a milestone on Sept. 1 by stepping into a new world of classrooms and learning, with the "first bell" ceremony traditionally marking this transition. Yet this year, the "first bell" was forced underground as Russia pounded Kyiv with aerial attacks for the sixth consecutive day, as across the country, hundreds of thousands of pupils see their school life disrupted by Russia's full-scale war. Nataliia Maievska, the director of a secondary school with an empha
Ukraine war latest: Russian strike kills at least 12 in Kyiv and suburbs, including 6 rail workers
Key developments on Sept. 1: * 12 killed in Kyiv and suburbs, including 6 rail workers, as Russian barrage enters 6th day * Estonia, Romania report drone incursions amid Russian and Ukrainian aerial attacks * Ukraine's PM announces major audit of Defense Ministry needs * Ukraine confirms drone strike on Russia’s Ust-Luga port At least 12 people were killed and 21 others injured in Kyiv and the surrounding oblast overnight on Sept. 1, as Russia launched a ballistic missile attack amid a day
'It was a horror' — 12 killed in Kyiv and suburbs, including 6 rail workers, as Russia's barrage enters 6th day
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.
Bonfire of the treaties: Europe's next step to break from Russia
Several EU countries are pushing for the bloc to collectively scrap 16 investment treaties with Russia that Moscow has used to pursue claims against European companies — and that remain a potential obstacle to putting frozen Russian assets to work for Ukraine. Belgium, where the bulk of the roughly 200 billion euros ($233 billion) in Russian assets are held, made ditching the treaties a condition for backing an EU plan to use those funds to aid Kyiv during talks last December. Mostly signed at
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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.
