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Telecoms giant Kyivstar wants a seat in Ukraine's driverless car revolution

by Luca Léry MoffatMay 29, 2026

Ukraine's most popular ride-hailing service wants to conquer the global robotaxi race. Uklon, owned by Ukraine's telecoms giant Kyivstar, gathered journalists, executives, and policymakers at Kyiv's shuttered Boryspil airport on May 27 to showcase the remote-driving technology the company is testing — and one day hopes to bring to the streets of Kyiv. "We want Ukraine to be the best in Europe for self-driving cars," Uklon CEO, Serhiy Hryshkov, told the crowd in a sleek ceremony, during which h

Sanctioned shadow fleet oil tankers threaten environmental disaster, FT reports

by Abbey FenbertJune 1, 2026

Ukraine Business Roundup — After Russian strikes, Kyiv gets back to work

by Liliane BivingsMay 29, 2026

Ukraine fails to pass IMF-backed reforms, despite millions of dollars on the line

by Luca Léry MoffatMay 27, 2026

Data reveals Irish alumina factory exporting more product to Russia than government claimed

by Abbey FenbertMay 30, 2026

Brave1 Defense Tech exhibition in an unnamed location in Ukraine, on April 11, 2025.

Let's stop pretending drones and IT will rebuild Ukraine's economy

by Thomas J GallagherMay 27, 2026

'We had just opened yesterday' — Kyiv businesses reel after massive attack

by Luca Léry MoffatMay 24, 2026

The EU approved 90 billion euros for Ukraine, now what?

by Chris PowersMay 20, 2026

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Exclusive: EU aiming to advance Ukraine's membership slightly faster than planned

The next step on Ukraine and Moldova's EU accession path could happen slightly earlier than expected, with EU and national diplomats confirming to the Kyiv Independent that everybody is working towards June 15 as the day to open the first of six so-called "enlargement clusters." Ukraine and Moldova's EU applications are proceeding in tandem, and further formal progress has been blocked for a year by Hungary, chiefly over 11 demands from the government in Budapest to grant additional rights to t

11:59 PM

Romania confirms Russian Shahed-type drone behind earlier strike on residential building

"The evidence identified at the scene is structurally and functionally identical to those recovered... in previous incidents involving Geran-2 type unmanned aerial vehicles," the country's Defense Ministry said.

12:18 PM

Russian drones hit Odesa residential area as attacks across Ukraine kill 3, injure over 60

Russia launched 265 Shahed-type attack drones against Ukraine overnight, the Air Force said. Ukrainian air defenses shot down 228 of them, while 27 drones struck targets at 18 locations.

12:24 PM

EU's last shipyard servicing Russian LNG fleet may repair 6 vessels before ban, report says

"Every Arc7 tanker serviced in Denmark could help prolong Russian Arctic LNG exports for years," Alexander Kirk, a sanctions campaigner at Urgewald, said.

09:24 AM

French Navy intercepts sanctioned Russian shadow fleet tanker in Atlantic, Macron says

The vessel, Tagor, has been transporting Russian crude oil and petroleum products and is sanctioned by the EU, the United Kingdom, and Ukraine.

09:08 AM

General Staff: Russia has lost 1,365,470 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

The number includes 1,560 casualties that Russian forces suffered over the past day.

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Analysis: How Ukraine's new middle strike drone campaign aims to strangle Russian logistics

A charred Russian KAMAZ armored vehicle sits by the side of the road, the latest victim of a Ukrainian drone strike. Two Ural heavy recovery trucks can be seen parked either side, while several Russian mechanics attempt to replace the vehicle's melted tires. Another incoming Ukrainian drone dives, nearly silently, towards the recovery operation, aiming directly for the Russian soldiers. The footage cuts out just before impact. The video is just one of many that have flooded social media in rec

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