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☆ Ukraine drones hit Moscow, injuring at least one and suspending flights: Russian state media
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-30 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Police officers block off an area around a damaged office block of the Moscow International Business Center (Moskva City) following a reported drone attack in Moscow on July 30, 2023. Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow early on Sunday, injuring one, damaging buildings and suspending flights at Vnukovo airport, TASS news agency said, citing officials. One person was injured as a result of a blast in a building, TASS said, citing emergency services. Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said earlier the facades of two office buildings had been slightly damaged but that there were no casualties, TASS reported. Russia said on Monday it would retaliate harshly against Ukraine after two drones damaged buildings in Moscow, with one strike close to the building where the military holds briefings on what Russia calls its "special military operation" in Ukraine.

Persons: Sergei Sobyanin, Mykhailo Fedorov Organizations: Moscow International Business, TASS, Russia's Defence Ministry, Ukraine, Russia Locations: Moskva City, Moscow, Vnukovo, Ukrainian, Odintsovo, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Starlink has become the 'blood' of Ukraine's communication infrastructure, but officials are reportedly growing concerned about relying on Elon Musk's tech
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-29 | by ( Katie Hawkinson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

A Ukrainian official told The New York Times that Starlink satellites are vital to their communication systems. His fears stem from several months of back-and-forth with Musk about the use of Starlink internet in the war against Russia. Mykhailo Fedorov told The Times that Starlink has become the "blood" of Ukrainian communication infrastructure. Starlink satellites, then, are invaluable resources — but also ones that Fedorov told The Times he's worried Ukraine has become overdependent on. In September 2022, Ukrainian officials revealed Musk had blocked Starlink internet access in Russian-occupied Crimea, citing concerns about escalating the conflict.

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Elon Musk’s Unmatched Power in the Stars The tech billionaire has become the dominant power in satellite internet technology. Today, more than 4,500 Starlink satellites are in the skies, accounting for more than 50 percent of all active satellites. 53% of active satellites are Starlink.” The Starlink satellites are highlighted and are all operating in low-Earth orbit. How Starlink customers connect to the internet Starlink satellites orbit at much lower altitudes than traditional satellite internet services. “Everywhere on earth will have high bandwidth, low latency internet,” Mr. Musk predicted on the Joe Rogan podcast in 2020.

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☆ Russia had a super-advanced air defense system within 300 meters of a drone attack in Moscow, but failed to shoot it down
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Sophia Ankel | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

A drone attack close to Russia's Defence Ministry on Monday left two buildings damaged. But less than 300 meters away from the attack, Russia has an air defense system, Radio Liberty reported. The defense system was not activated on the morning of the attack, eyewitnesses told Radio Liberty. "As for the development of the defense system, ensuring its more intensive work, this is a question for the Ministry of Defense." Ukraine has not formally accepted responsibility for the attack, though one unnamed intelligence official told CNN that Kyiv was behind it.

Persons: Dmitry Peskov, Peskov, Mykhailo Fedorov Organizations: Russia's Defence, Radio Liberty, Service, Russia, Drones, Russia's Ministry of Defence, Pravda, Ministry of Defense, Russia's Foreign Affairs Ministry, Ukraine, Ukrainian Pravda, CNN, Kyiv Locations: Russia, Wall, Silicon, Moscow —, Russian, Ukrainian, Ukraine

☆ Russia accuses Ukraine of 'terrorism' after drone strike near Moscow army HQ
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-24 | by ( Andrew Osborn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +4 min

The drone attack, though not serious in terms of its human cost or damage, was the most high-profile of its kind since two drones reached the Kremlin in May. [1/5]A member of the security services investigates the damaged building following a reported drone attack in Moscow, Russia, July 24. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told the RTVI TV channel Ukraine was guilty of what she called "an act of international terrorism." Citing emergency services, Russian state news agencies reported that drone fragments had been found near a building on Komsomolsky Avenue, which runs through Moscow. After May's drone attack on the Kremlin, U.S. drone experts concluded they might have been launched from inside Russia.

Persons: Nobody, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Maxim Shemetov, Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, Maria Zakharova, Sergei Sobyanin, Andrew Osborn, Lidia Kelly, Simon Cameron, Moore, David Holmes, Bernadette Baum Organizations: Defence Ministry, Defence, Russian, Reuters, Kremlin, Russian Defence Ministry, Odesa, REUTERS, ACT, Foreign Ministry, Moscow, Thomson Locations: Russia, Moscow, Ukraine, MOSCOW, Crimea, Russian, Ukrainian, U.S, Melbourne

☆ Russian scientists warn of powerful solar flare activity on Monday
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

July 17 (Reuters) - Powerful solar flare activity is forecast for Monday which may interfere with short-wave communications, Russian scientists said after three flares were observed on the sun on Sunday. The Fedorov Institute of Applied Geophysics in Moscow said class X flares were possible, including proton flares, and short-wave radio conditions were expected to deteriorate. Proton flares are a storm of solar energetic particles, composed chiefly of proton. Solar flares happen when the powerful magnetic fields in and around the sun reconnect. Three solar flares were observed on Sunday, the Fedorov Institute said, with one lasting 14 minutes, accompanied by disruption in radio communication.

Persons: Fedorov, Lidia Kelly, Stephen Coates Organizations: Fedorov Institute, Applied Geophysics, NASA, SpaceX, Thomson Locations: Moscow, Melbourne

☆ Inside Ukraine's tech push to counter Russian 'suicide' drone threat
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Tom Balmforth | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +6 min

One man arrived in shorts and a baseball cap with a large drone under his arm. Another participant, Yuriy, an engineer and deputy head of a Ukrainian company, said his team presented designs for new anti-drone electronic warfare systems that would be more effective against Shaheds. "This really is an unprecedented war of drones," Fedorov said, adding that Ukraine's military technology innovation had boomed since Russia's invasion. Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, who works for a firm developing electronic warfare technology, contrasted Ukraine's approach to technological innovation with Russia's. "There were seven companies that could sell drones to the state when we began this project last year.

Persons: Yuriy Motov, Alina Smutko, Mykhailo Fedorov, Oleksandr Kubrakov, Fedorov, Oleksandr, Yuriy, Yurii, Shchyhol, Anatoliy Khrapchynskyi, ", " Fedorov, Tom Balmforth, Mike Collett, White, Gareth Jones Organizations: REUTERS, Russian, Reuters, Shaheds, Army, Defence Ministry, Thomson Locations: Ukraine, Russia, KYIV, Kyiv, Ukrainian, Yemen, Syria, Nagorno, Karabakh, China

“We call this one Vidsyich (Ukrainian word for ‘repel’).”The Vidsyich is what Borovyk calls a combat drone, designed to attack Russian positions. Valeriy Borovyk as his Vidsyich drone -- one of several he's developed -- is catapulted into the sky. Fedorov and Shchyhol observe a drone competition with the view of procuring more equipment for the Ukrainian military. Valeriy Borovyk's Vidsyich (Ukrainian for 'repel') drone can fly 40 km and carry a warhead with up to three kilograms. Vasco Cotovio/CNNOne longer-range Ukrainian drone is the UJ-22, made by Ukrjet and with a reported range of up to 800 kilometers (500 miles).

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☆ A Ukrainian drone maker said they're building drones that can carry out surprise attacks to target Russia's 'very expensive' equipment
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Drone maker Valeriy Borovyk told CNN that he's building "very stealthy" drones for Ukraine. He said the drones can be used to carry out surprise attacks on "very expensive" Russian equipment. He told CNN that his team is developing some long-range drones, as well. Drone maker Valeriy Borovyk told CNN that he calls the drones "Vidsyich," which is Ukrainian for "repel." "We mostly concentrate [our attacks] on very expensive [Russian] equipment," he told CNN.

Persons: Valeriy Borovyk, —, James Patton Rogers, Mia Jankowicz, Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov Organizations: CNN, Service, UK's Royal United Services Institute, University of Southern, Digital Transformation, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Moscow, Russia, University of Southern Denmark

☆ Ukraine hosted a drone-building competition to see what new tech could make a difference in the war against Russia
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Kelly Mclaughlin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine hosted a drone-building competition to find new tech to use against Russia, CNN reported. The competition took place outside Kyiv and featured unmanned-drone makers from across the globe. "Every few weeks, we conduct various studies, see what is happening in this direction, look for new drone developers, study the results," Fedorov told CNN. Drones have been a major part of the war on both sides since Russia invaded Ukraine in February 2022. Fedorov told CNN that first-person-view drones have been a "game-changer" for Ukraine and that the country is also developing some longer-range drones.

Persons: —, Digital Transformation Mykhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, Jake Epstein Organizations: Russia, CNN, Service, Ministry of Digital Transformation, Digital Transformation, Army Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia

☆ Car Bombing in Russian-Occupied Ukraine Shows Reach of War
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-03 | by ( Thomas Gibbons-Neff | Anatoly Kurmanaev | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

A car bomb killed at least one person on Friday night in Russian-occupied southern Ukraine, according to Ukrainian and Russian officials, highlighting the war’s reach far beyond the front lines as Ukrainian partisans aim to undermine their occupiers. The blast occurred in Mykhailivka, a town in Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia region. Vladimir Rogov, a Russian occupation official in the Zaporizhzhia region, confirmed the attack in a Telegram post, saying the bomb killed a “local businessman” named Sergei Didovoduk and injured two others. The attack comes as Ukrainian forces are preparing for a highly anticipated counteroffensive that analysts believe will take place in southern Ukraine. Kyiv’s troops will probably aim to sever the land routes that connect Russia to Crimea, which Moscow illegally annexed in 2014, according to analysts and Western officials.

Persons: ”, Ivan Fedorov, Vladimir Rogov, Sergei Didovoduk Organizations: Kremlin, Western Locations: Ukraine, Mykhailivka, Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia, Ukrainian, Russian, Melitopol, Zaporizhzhia, Russia, Crimea, Moscow

Ukrainian forces set up Starlink satellite receivers to provide connection for civilians at Independence Square after the withdrawal of the Russian army from Kherson to the eastern bank of Dnieper River, Ukraine, on November 13, 2022. WASHINGTON — The Pentagon said Thursday it has agreed to purchase Starlink satellite internet terminals from Elon Musk's SpaceX for use in Ukraine as Kyiv continues to defend itself against a full-scale Russian invasion. "We continue to work with a range of global partners to ensure Ukraine has the satellite and communication capabilities they need. Satellite communications constitute a vital layer in Ukraine's overall communications network and the department contracts with Starlink for services of this type," the Pentagon said in a statement to CNBC. Musk reportedly told the Pentagon in October he would no longer finance the Starlink terminals in Ukraine as the country prepared to fight through the harsh winter months.

Persons: WASHINGTON —, Mykhailo Fedorov, Musk, Starlink, SpaceX wouldn't Organizations: Independence, WASHINGTON, Pentagon, Elon, SpaceX, CNBC, Bloomberg, Twitter, CNN Locations: Kherson, Ukraine, Kyiv, Europe

☆ A Ukrainian donation drive built an 'Army of Drones' and picked up an unusual system called a 'Shahed Hunter' for Kyiv's forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-10 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +9 min

It has used the funds to purchase thousands of UAVs, and systems to hunt Russian drones. The Shahed Hunter system is a network of radars and signal jammers that can detect Russian drones from around 25 miles away, Fedorov said. It's unclear where, exactly, the Shahed Hunter systems have been used or how many times they have been deployed. But Fedorov noted that Ukraine needs more of the systems to defend against continuous waves of Russian drone attacks. On Sunday night alone, Ukraine's air defense systems shot down 35 drones — 30 of which targeted Kyiv, according to the country's defense ministry.

☆ Zaporizhzhia: Evacuations from Russian-occupied Ukrainian region raise concerns of nuclear power plant safety
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Helen Regan Julia Kesaieva Mariya Knight Katharina Krebs Kostan Nechyporenko Stephanie Halasz | Helen Regan | Julia Kesaieva | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +7 min

But the evacuation of a town close to the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant has raised concerns about the facility’s stability. The plant, Europe’s largest nuclear power station, is held by Russian forces but mostly operated by a Ukrainian workforce. The plant is also significant because Ukraine relies heavily on nuclear power. On the groundOn Sunday, Ukraine’s Operation Command South spokeswoman said Russian forces were trying to exhaust Ukraine’s air defense system. Bakhmut has been the site of a months-long assault by Russian forces that has driven thousands from their homes and left the area devastated.

☆ Ukrainian mayor says Russian troops are disguising themselves as civilians to escape Zaporizhzhia, according to local report
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-08 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Russian troops are trying to escape the occupied parts of Zaporizhzhia, a Ukrainian mayor reportedly said. The mayor said residents saw Russian troops dressing as civilians to join the evacuation, according to local news outlet Pravda. So, our residents report frequent cases when the Russian military personnel change into civilian clothes," the outlet reported he said. In March 2022 Fedorov was abducted by Russian forces and freed later that month, Ukrainian officials said. Galina Danilchenko, a local politician with long-held pro-Russian views, was installed as acting mayor in Fedorov's place.

☆ 'Mad panic' evacuation as IAEA warns of a nuclear accident at Ukraine's Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant occupied by Russian forces
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-07 | by ( Bethany Dawson | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Fears mount of increased fighting around the contested Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant. The UN International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) said the situation around the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant that is occupied by Russian troops was becoming critical. "The general situation in the area near the Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Power Plant is becoming increasingly unpredictable and potentially dangerous," Grossi said in a statement. Grossi said evacuations were underway in the nearby town of Enerhodar, built for workers at the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant, Reuters reported. He said there is a "possibility" of an "outbreak of full-scale hostilities" near the nuclear plant, saying, "We have been worrying about this nuclear power plant for more than a year.

☆ Ukraine has trained an army of 10,000 drone pilots ahead of anticipated counteroffensive, minister says
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-06 | by ( Alia Shoaib | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine said it had trained 10,000 drone pilots. Ukraine's deputy prime minister said the "Army of Drones" initiative had raised $325 million. "We have recently completed the first part of the UAV pilot training project; 10,000 pilots have been trained during this time," Fedorov said. "That is, the Drone Army is about the comprehensive development of the UAV sector, both from the point of view of production and from the point of view of their use." Russia this week accused Ukraine of being behind an alleged drone attack on the Kremlin, which Ukraine has denied.

☆ Russia Tightens Restrictions in Occupied Regions of Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-02 | by ( Marc Santora | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +5 min

Residents waiting for buses in Russian-controlled Mariupol, Ukraine, in December. Russian counterintelligence operatives are restricting travel in occupied areas of Ukraine, according to Ukrainian officials. KYIV, Ukraine — As Ukrainian forces step up their assaults behind enemy lines ahead of an expected counteroffensive, Russia is imposing stricter measures on civilians in occupied areas of Ukraine, Ukrainian officials say. The Ukrainian General Staff, which is responsible for the country’s overall military strategy, said “the violent abduction of pro-Ukrainian civilians” in occupied areas was continuing and that there were signs more civilians could be detained. In a reflection of the dangers facing Russian occupiers themselves, both Ukrainian and Russian officials reported an assassination attempt on the Kremlin-appointed deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs on Tuesday.

☆ Ukraine Strikes Russian Military Base in Occupied South as Offensive Looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-07 | by ( James Marson | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine hit a Russian military base in the occupied south, officials said, the latest in a series of strikes to target a key Russian supply route to Crimea as Kyiv is gearing up for a spring offensive. The exiled mayor of the southern city of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov , said Ukraine had struck the base in the nearby town of Vesele.

☆ Blasts Hit Russia-Controlled City in Ukraine
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Explosions were heard in the Russian-occupied city of Melitopol overnight as Kyiv and its Western allies prepare for an offensive expected to begin in earnest later this spring. The city’s exiled Mayor Ivan Fedorov said a Russian base near an airfield was struck. Russian-installed occupation authorities in Melitopol said air defenses shot down six missiles fired by U.S.-supplied M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or Himars. Western military analysts have said that Himars rockets probably can’t be intercepted by Russian systems.

☆ Blasts Hit Russia-Controlled City in Ukraine on Supply Route to Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-06 | by ( Isabel Coles | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Ukraine stepped up strikes on a Russian-occupied city in southern Ukraine that sits along a critical supply line to Crimea and is a potential prime target for Ukraine’s planned spring offensive. The exiled mayor of Melitopol, Ivan Fedorov , said a Russian base near an airfield was struck. Russian-installed occupation authorities in Melitopol said air defenses shot down six missiles fired by U.S.-supplied M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System or Himars. Western military analysts have said that Himars rockets probably can’t be intercepted by Russian systems.

☆ Ukraine's tech entrepreneurs fight war on a different front
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( Michael Kahn | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

It's an example of how some startups in Ukraine's dynamic tech sector are switching to pursue military projects. Pavlo Kartashov, director of the Ukrainian Startup Fund (USF), a government-backed organization that seeds technology startups, told Reuters his group resumed funding in October. Demand from the government has driven the shift to military technology, but most of the entrepreneurs who spoke to Reuters said that patriotic duty also played a role. "There are much more ideas in military technology," said Krasovsky, the founder and chief executive of Swedish-Ukrainian Sigma Software Group. Groups like the Polish-Ukrainian Start Up Bridge - a Polish-government backed venture - offer emerging Ukrainian tech companies small grants to fund basic business needs and a co-working space in Warsaw.

☆ Russia's military is being accused of stealing video game characters from 'Atomic Heart' to promote itself
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-31 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The Russian army's clothing brand was spotted using posters with characters from the game "Atomic Heart." But the game's developers told Insider they never gave the Kremlin permission to use their work. Ukraine previously tried to boycott "Atomic Heart," accusing its developers of having Russian ties. The posters appear to show characters from "Atomic Heart" dressed in the store's clothing, with the apparel brand's name written at the top. However, the developers of "Atomic Heart," Mundfish, told Insider in a statement on Thursday that it never struck a deal with the Russian military.

☆ I helped create a 'cyber army' to help Ukraine defeat Russia. We can't fight with guns, but we can fight with our laptops.
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-19 | by ( Jyoti Mann | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Yegor Aushev appealed for volunteers for a "cyber army" to help Ukraine defeat Russia. Within the first few days of the war, we separated the cyber army into groups of between 7 to 10 people. Our call for decentralized cyber army volunteers is probably what inspired others to create their own groups, such as Ukraine's IT army, formed a few days later by the minister of digitization, Mykhailo Fedorov. Another project involved using tech to recognize who was in photos left by Russian soldiers in Bucha near Kyiv. If it was a couple hundred Russian SIMs, of course it's Russian soldiers and not tourists.

☆ Turkey turns down Elon Musk's offer to activate SpaceX Starlink in the country after deadly earthquake, report says
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-06 | by ( Kate Duffy | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Elon Musk offered to activate SpaceX Starlink internet in Turkey after it suffered a deadly earthquake. On Monday, Turkey and Syria were hit by a massive earthquake that killed hundreds of people. SpaceX and Turkey's Ministry of Foreign Affairs didn't immediately respond to Insider's requests for comment. SpaceX has sent thousands of Starlink internet dishes to Ukraine and its troops. In September, Musk said SpaceX planned to activate Starlink in Iran because of internet outages during protests over the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, who died in police custody.

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