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How can foreign defense manufacturers benefit from Ukraine’s Defense City regime?
This January, Ukraine's long-awaited Defense City regime has finally come into operation. The first company to obtain resident status was SkyFall, a manufacturer of drones and Shahed interceptors. This special program, similar to the IT-focused Diia City, is designed to entice defense companies with a package of tax breaks and regulatory relief. It has already started drawing attention from major international arms manufacturers, especially as Ukraine has become a testing ground for advanced
Ukraine war latest live: Minibus carrying soldiers shot at near Lviv
This is Chris York reporting from a very chilly Kyiv on day 1,421 of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Today's top story so far: A minibus full of soldiers was shot at in the morning of Jan. 14 in the village of Rudno near Lviv in western Ukraine, by an as-yet-unknown individual. No one was injured in the incident but some shots did hit the vehicle, local police reported. "The driver of a Volkswagen Passat fired several shots at the Volkswagen Transporter, after which he left the scen
Ukrainian veteran politician Yulia Tymoshenko charged in bribery case
After the National Anti-Corruption Bureau (NABU) charged several lawmakers from President Volodymyr Zelensky's party in December, Tymoshenko initiated discussions on regularly offering bribes to some members of parliament in exchange for votes, the NABU alleged.
After initial setback, Ukrainian parliament appoints defense, energy ministers
The Ukrainian parliament on Jan. 14 appointed Mykhailo Fedorov as defense minister and Denys Shmyhal as energy minister and first deputy prime minister.
Russia's own air defense missile reportedly hits apartment building in Rostov-on-Don, fire seen at nearby factory
The circumstances around the reportedly self-imposed strike were not immediately clear.
Explosions in Kyiv as Russia's relentless assault on energy infrastructure continues amid freezing temperatures
Local authorities reported on Jan. 14 that air defenses were active in the capital due to yet another Russian drone attack.
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The Tempest surface-to-air missile system is designed to engage drones, helicopters, and low-flying aircraft in all weather conditions. Its transfer to Ukraine was not publicly announced.
