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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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Ukraine war latest: Ex-PM press secretary reportedly injured in Moscow car explosion
Key developments on Nov. 13: * Ex-PM press secretary reportedly injured in Moscow car explosion * Russia's advance in Ukraine has slowed significantly, Air Assault Forces commander says * Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, injures 50, including 8 children * Ukraine, Russia launch 'new format' for evacuating civilians from occupied territories, ombudsman says * Ukraine seeks explanation on Starshield speed restrictions from US A car exploded on Kirovogradskaya Street in Moscow's southern Chertan
The foreign influencers helping Russia sell its occupation
On the social media accounts of a group of young foreign visitors touring the Russian-occupied part of Donetsk Oblast, the war-ravaged region is presented as an appealing travel destination. In Instagram videos, the visitors release white doves — symbols of peace — into the sky and stroll through the Mariupol Drama Theater, rebuilt after Russian forces destroyed it during the 2022 siege. But their next stop is a shooting range, puncturing the fragile illusion of peace they have carefully constr
Russia strikes Zaporizhzhia, injures 50, including 8 children
Local authorities later on Nov. 13 reported that a rescue worker from the Cobra emergency service was killed when a concrete slab fell on him while he was clearing debris from a building damaged in the Russian attack.
Ukraine, Russia launch 'new format' for evacuating civilians from occupied territories, ombudsman says
According to the ombudsman, 16 Ukrainians were returned on Nov. 12 under the new arrangement.
We must return Ukrainian journalists still imprisoned in Russia
On Nov. 15, the global community marks the Day of the Imprisoned Writer, also known as Empty Chair Day. You will not find this date in traditional calendars of public holidays, but that does not diminish the gravity of a day that reminds the world of hundreds — if not thousands — of unlawfully imprisoned writers, journalists, media workers, and cultural figures. Empty Chair Day was established by PEN International as a human rights initiative to draw attention to writers, artists, journalists,
Cyberattack hits German drone manufacturer supplying Ukraine in late October, company confirms
"Companies at the forefront of supporting Ukraine are being targeted precisely because our work is critically relevant to customers' security," the company said in its official statement.
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Kyiv has urged its partners to speed up aircraft deliveries, which are expected to strengthen Ukraine's air defense capabilities, including its ability to intercept Russian attack drones, Volodymyr Zelensky said on Nov. 11.
