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‘Тo Name and Honor the Fallen’: Ukraine’s Fingerprint ID Breakthrough Backed by Meaghan Mobbs
Ukraine is pioneering the large-scale use of necrodactyloscopy, a fingerprinting method that helps identify war casualties when DNA or visual recognition is no longer possible.
Updated: Aug. 7, 2025
Drones
‘Mongoose’ – Ukraine’s New Jet-Powered, Shotgun-Carrying Interceptor Drone
The drone’s inventors came up with an alternative approach to the threat from Russian drones, particularly the Shaheds, than the usual kinetic ramming design taken by most others.
Aug. 5, 2025
Business
Kyivstar Eyes Nasdaq Debut as Shareholders Set to Vote on $2.2B SPAC Merger
Kyivstar may soon list on Nasdaq via a $2.2 billion SPAC merger. A shareholder vote on Aug. 12 will determine whether Ukraine’s largest telecom enters the US public market.
Aug. 5, 2025
Russia
Putin Mulls North Korean-Levels of Web Controls for Russia
The Kremlin envisions an internet in Russia where access to most foreign services is prevented, and where locals will rely on homegrown alternatives – just how it works in North Korea.
July 30, 2025
Drones
Ukraine Equips New Interceptor Drone With 6-Barrel Shotgun
The drone uses modified shotgun cartridges that use a countercharge to compensate for any recoil – especially crucial to unbalance a hovering drone when the weapon is fired in mid-air.
July 28, 2025
Russia
Russia Passes Law to Punish VPN Use, ‘Extremist’ Content Search
The bill has sparked criticism, even from public figures typically supportive of Moscow’s government policies.
Updated: July 22, 2025
Drones
Russia’s Deadly Shahed Drones Are Becoming More Numerous and More Lethal
A big Russian drone raid right now is 500+ UAVs. Sources say that figure might quadruple, while performance of the modified Russian Geran eclipses that of the original Iranian Shahed.
July 21, 2025
Drones
Ukrainian Odd Systems Startup Joins Danish Giant Terma to Build AI Drone Interceptor
A Kyiv-based startup that makes thermal cameras and FPV drones teams up with Denmark’s top defense firm to build a cheap AI-powered drone interceptor to stop Shaheds, Mavics, and more.
July 21, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Hints at Its Version of DOGE to Slash Red Tape
Ukraine’s new first deputy prime minister wants to launch a cost-cutting consultancy – much like Elon Musk’s controversial “Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE).”
July 18, 2025
Energy
Gazprom Hacked: Ukrainian Intel Attacks Heart of Russia’s Energy Empire
Ukraine’s HUR cyber unit struck Gazprom’s network, disabling systems, wiping key data from 390 subsidiaries, and causing severe technical and financial damage.
July 18, 2025
War in Ukraine
Got Weapons? Ukraine Says: Test Them Here
Ukraine’s Digital Ministry invited foreign arms makers to test its weapons in the country with troop participation in its latest drive to draw funding and technology to fend off Moscow’s invasion.
July 17, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine to Officially Join EU Roaming Zone in 2026
While Ukrainians can already use roaming inside the EU on a preferential basis since Moscow’s 2022 invasion, the latest decision marks Ukraine’s official entry into the EU’s single roaming zone.
July 15, 2025
Drones
‘Surrender to the Drones’: Ukraine’s Robot-Led Assault Stuns Russian Forces
The unit cleared Russian trenches and took enemy soldiers prisoner using FPV drones and ground-based robotic systems.
July 10, 2025
War in Ukraine
AI-Powered ‘Last-Mile’ Drone Targeting Could Soon Be Deployed Across Ukraine
The Ukrainian drone firm said the new module, which can be adapted to a range of kamikaze drones to home in on the target by itself, meets NATO standards and will soon enter mass production.
June 27, 2025
Ukraine
Zelensky: West Still Fueling Russia’s War Machine with High-Tech Tools
President Volodymyr Zelensky’s Saturday remarks followed months of Ukrainian warnings that sanctions aren’t stopping Western precision tech from reaching Russia.
June 22, 2025
NATO
NATO Innovation Challenge – Combat Fiber-Optic Drones
NATO and Ukrainian officials will be trialing proposals to overcome Russian fiber-optic cable controlled FPV attack drones in Tallinn, Estonia on Friday, June 20.
June 14, 2025