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“Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government”: Musk says Trump, not SpaceX, is behind cut hitting Ukraine

The ordinary Starlink on drones is capped at about 160 km/h, too slow for some missions, so faster flight needs the military StarShield version.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s swimming robot can tow 10 tons, its maker says. Hook up a gun, and the shells ride aboard

It has already swum across the Desna River, its team says, and Ukraine’s Defense Ministry cleared it for use in 2025.

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An armed ground robot. Photo: 93rd Brigade

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Ukraine’s former defense minister, dismissed suddenly, has announced Army of Robots. He says target is $10,000 per unit and need is tens of thousands

His "Army of Robots" would have machines carry ammunition, pull out the wounded, clear mines, and hold positions, the roles that cost soldiers their lives.

byOlena Mukhina

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War’s next tech leap: Former Ukraine’s defense minister behind “Army of Drones” is now creating new “Army of Robots”

The architect of Ukraine's "Army of Drones" wants robots to do the deadliest work.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. Photo: Ukraine's Ministry of Defense

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“We found the key to the Russians”: Ex-Defense Minister Fedorov returns from the US, planning Ukraine’s largest venture fund for defense tech and war think tank

Fedorov credited contacts built around Palantir with helping raise it. No name, size, or date yet.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian pickup trucks for the military. Source: The Ukrainian Defense Ministry

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Ukraine says it bought 5,000 pickup trucks through open competitive bidding and saved more than $45 million

Six uppliers will deliver the all-wheel-drive diesels by year's end.

byOlena Mukhina

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and Palantir CEO Alex Karp announce the launch of Fedorov’s new defense technology company. Screenshot from video: Mykhailo Fedorov

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Fired Ukraine defense chief Fedorov launches defense-tech company with Palantir CEO backing

After leaving government, Mykhailo Fedorov has moved deeper into defense technology, raising money in the US and pitching new ways to turn Ukraine’s battlefield experience into weapons and military systems.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Fired Ukrainian minister offers to help build America’s drone army— for Patriot missiles in return

Mykhailo Fedorov is courting US investors for a fund that would build defense tech companies itself, not just back them.

byTaisiia Vivdych

Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov during a meeting with Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto. Source: Fedorov

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Ukraine dismissed its defense minister in July. He is now advising NATO country on defense innovation

Guido Crozetto called the dismissed Ukrainian minister the day after Kyiv let him go.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief has been picking technical chiefs. Adviser who knows them says he is putting most competent people

Serhii Beskrestnov says he knows most of the army's technical specialists and rates the new appointments.

byOlena Mukhina

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Kyiv is asking Musk to let it strike inside Russia. Its best line to Musk is gone

Running low on Patriot interceptors, Kyiv wants to hunt the launchers up to 200 km inside Russia—but only Musk can switch the drones on.

byZoriana Katola

Smoke rises behind illuminated apartment buildings in Moscow at night following a reported Ukrainian drone attack.

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Ukraine planned 1,000 AI-guided drones a night to shut Moscow airports, Atlantic reports

Two anonymous sources said the drones could identify targets despite jamming. A Ukrainian presidential official denied the project existed.

byDaniel Thomas

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“Fedorov instead of Khmara”: Ukrainian protesters outside parliament greet news of new defense minister’s appointment with disapproval

People say they will continue protesting despite the decision.

byOlena Mukhina

Protesters demand Mykhailo Fedorov is reinstated as defense minister in Lviv. Photo: Solomia Stanovych

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Ukraine’s Gen Z protested for their anti-corruption agencies last year. Now they’re protesting for one man

A leaderless crowd is reading the war more clearly than the command class that dismisses them—and letting one blogger tell them what it means.

byZoriana KatolaandbyAlya Shandra

Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov in Germany, on 15 April 2026. Source: Fedorov

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“I’m not agreeing to any other position”: Ukraine’s fired defense minister says only return to his former job will help end army procurement corruption

Mykhailo Fedorov says he will accept no post Zelenskyy offers except defense minister, arguing only three roles truly shape the war and he will take only his old one.

byOlena Mukhina

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Ukraine’s defense minister explained how the country buys weapons—after he was sacked

A sacked minister spent 90 minutes explaining how Ukraine buys shells. He told more than the ministry had published in six months.

byPeeter Helme

Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr Syrskyi in Zaporizhzhia Oblast, 15 March 2026. Source: Oleksandr Syrskyi

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Zelenskyy fires both army chief and defense minister. Poll taken mid-protest shows Ukrainians only wanted one of them gone

A Rating Group poll taken during the protests found Ukrainians opposed the defense minister's firing 14 to 1, while backing the army chief's removal by a narrower margin.

byOlena Mukhina

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy met with senior commanders of Ukraine's Armed Forces on 19 July, 2026. Photo: Zelenskyy

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As rumors swirl over Syrskyi’s future, Zelenskyy meets commanders and top general warns against political infighting

Zelenskyy held another round of talks with senior commanders as speculation over Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi continued, while Air Assault Forces Commander Oleh Apostol urged the military to stay out of politics.

byBenjamin Murdoch

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Ukrainian politics

“They removed the auditor, not the thieves”: why Ukrainians are protesting Zelenskyy’s reshuffle

The entire government has been swapped, yet protests hit Kyiv and 16 more cities only in support of ex-Defense Minister Fedorov

byPeeter Helme

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Fedorov breaks his silence: Ukraine’s army chief Syrskyi gave him an ultimatum—then blocked his reforms

He confirmed the feud with Oleksandr Syrskyi drove the dismissal, at a briefing hours before the vote.

byYuri Zoria

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“Starshield systems are owned and controlled by the US government”: Musk says Trump, not SpaceX, is behind cut hitting Ukraine

Ukraine’s swimming robot can tow 10 tons, its maker says. Hook up a gun, and the shells ride aboard

Ukraine’s former defense minister, dismissed suddenly, has announced Army of Robots. He says target is $10,000 per unit and need is tens of thousands

War’s next tech leap: Former Ukraine’s defense minister behind “Army of Drones” is now creating new “Army of Robots”

“We found the key to the Russians”: Ex-Defense Minister Fedorov returns from the US, planning Ukraine’s largest venture fund for defense tech and war think tank

Ukraine says it bought 5,000 pickup trucks through open competitive bidding and saved more than $45 million

Fired Ukraine defense chief Fedorov launches defense-tech company with Palantir CEO backing

Fired Ukrainian minister offers to help build America’s drone army— for Patriot missiles in return

Ukraine dismissed its defense minister in July. He is now advising NATO country on defense innovation

Ukraine’s new commander-in-chief has been picking technical chiefs. Adviser who knows them says he is putting most competent people

Kyiv is asking Musk to let it strike inside Russia. Its best line to Musk is gone

Ukraine planned 1,000 AI-guided drones a night to shut Moscow airports, Atlantic reports

“Fedorov instead of Khmara”: Ukrainian protesters outside parliament greet news of new defense minister’s appointment with disapproval

Ukraine’s Gen Z protested for their anti-corruption agencies last year. Now they’re protesting for one man

“I’m not agreeing to any other position”: Ukraine’s fired defense minister says only return to his former job will help end army procurement corruption

Ukraine’s defense minister explained how the country buys weapons—after he was sacked

Zelenskyy fires both army chief and defense minister. Poll taken mid-protest shows Ukrainians only wanted one of them gone

As rumors swirl over Syrskyi’s future, Zelenskyy meets commanders and top general warns against political infighting

“They removed the auditor, not the thieves”: why Ukrainians are protesting Zelenskyy’s reshuffle

Fedorov breaks his silence: Ukraine’s army chief Syrskyi gave him an ultimatum—then blocked his reforms

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