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☆ Ukrainian mother and three children killed in a Russian strike on Zelensky’s hometown
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-14 | by ( Ivana Kottasová | Svitlana Vlasova | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

She was just two months old when a Russian missile hit her home in the central Ukrainian city of Kryvyi Rih on Monday morning. The city lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line. The local authorities in Kryvyi Rih declared Wednesday an official day of mourning. Two, each killing two people and injuring more than a dozen, struck Kryvyi Rih within one week earlier this month. Zelensky and his wife Olena Zelenska are from Kryvyi Rih, a city that lies some 70 kilometers (40 miles) from the southern Ukrainian front line.

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SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea has sent troops to Russia, the U.S. said Wednesday, its first public confirmation of a move that has rattled Western allies and could mark a major escalation of Moscow’s war in Ukraine. North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visiting Korean People's Army soldiers at an undisclosed location on Oct. 17. South Korean lawmakers said Wednesday that North Korea had sent 3,000 troops to Russia out of a promised 10,000 to be deployed by December. That is twice the 1,500 the South Korean intelligence agency had reported being sent last week. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Tuesday that two units of North Korean troops, with as many as 6,000 people each, were being trained for deployment.

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☆ Ukraine expects the war to see exponentially more 'iron soldiers,' or ground drones with guns that can fill troop roles
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-20 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine's intelligence chief predicted that ground drones in battle will increase "in the order of tens" this year. Kyrylo Budanov said much of Ukraine's impetus for these drones is to avoid sending troops to die. Some of Ukraine's experimental ground drones, which it calls "iron soldiers," can be fit with guns or explosives. Go to newsletter preferences Thanks for signing up! AdvertisementUkrainian intelligence chief Kyrylo Budanov expects the war to enter a new phase — one that will see far more land-based drones replacing soldiers on the front lines.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, —, Budanov Organizations: Service, Yalta European Locations: Yalta, Kyiv

☆ Russia is after more Iranian and North Korean missiles to help it tip the balance in Ukraine, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-18 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The visit came just days after Shoigu traveled to North Korea for talks with leader Kim Jong Un, and after he met Monday with Syrian leader Bashar Assad. This would mark an escalation in Iran's support for Russia, with the Islamic Republic previously sending aerial drones used by Russia to attack Ukrainian towns and infrastructure. AdvertisementIn recent months, North Korea has reportedly sent millions of shells to Russia, as well as ballistic missiles. UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy said last week that the delivery of Iranian missiles to Russia had changed the debate about Ukraine using Western long-range missiles to strike targets deep inside Russia. Russia is currently making incremental but important advances in its campaign to seize more territory in eastern Ukraine, while Ukraine has occupied parts of Russia's Kursk province, after a surprise attack last month.

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☆ North Korea may be Russia's most dangerous ally, Ukraine spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn the wake of the Ukraine war, Russia has formed a close alliance with China, the world's second-biggest economy, and boosted trade ties with other major economies, such as India. AdvertisementFor decades, North Korea has been among the poorest and most isolated Asian countries, with the UN imposing severe sanctions to curtail its nuclear weapons program. However, the Ukraine war enabled North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve his situation, forming a valuable security pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Russia in June. AdvertisementIn return, Kim has secured new security pledges from Putin, alongside access to valuable Russian military technology. Ukraine is currently battling to hold back intensifying Russian attacks in Donetsk, east Ukraine, but has seized control of a swath of Russian territory in Kursk.

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☆ Ukraine's Kursk offensive shows it could win the war if the West ended its weapon restrictions, European official says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-09 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

You can opt-out at any time by visiting our Preferences page or by clicking "unsubscribe" at the bottom of the email. Read previewUkraine's Kursk offensive shows what the country could achieve if its allies dropped their weapons restrictions, a leading European official said. It's also complicated Russian plans for offensive operations later this year, Ukraine's military spymaster, Kyrylo Budanov, told Ukrainian radio station Radio Charter on Saturday, per a translation by the Institute for the Study of War. Western allies lifted some restrictions in May, allowing Ukraine to strike Russian troops building up at its borders, but it's still not allowed to use Western weapons to carry out deep strikes . "There's no one capability that will, in and of itself, be decisive in this campaign," Austin said, per Politico.

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☆ Ukraine may have just scored its longest-range drone strike yet in Russian territory — a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber around 1,100 miles away
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-28 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine said it hit a Tu-22M3 supersonic bomber a record-breaking 1,100 miles from its borders, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Saturday, citing sources in the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine. This story is available exclusively to Business Insider subscribers. AdvertisementSatellite imagery of Olenya airfield, reviewed by Business Insider, shows a large number of bombers at the site. Google EarthUkraine's Ministry of Defense did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. Related storiesBut the attack on Olenya, if confirmed, would suggest Russian aircraft are vulnerable even deep inside Russian territory.

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☆ Ukrainian forces strike Russian airbase with at least 70 drones, targeting Su-34 jets used to drop glide bombs
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-15 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine targeted an airbase in Russia's Rostov region with at least 70 drones, an official said. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of the Defence Intelligence of Ukraine, confirmed the attack to The War Zone. The operation targeted Su-34 bombers used by Russia to drop glide bombs on Ukraine. download the app Email address Sign up By clicking “Sign Up”, you accept our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy . The mass attack was launched at Morozovsk airbase in Russia's Rostov region, almost 200 miles from the Ukrainian border.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Su, — Organizations: Defence Intelligence, Service, Defense Intelligence, Business Locations: Ukraine, Russia's Rostov, Russia, Ukrainian

☆ Ukraine's strikes on Crimean air defenses could end its role as a Russian military staging ground: experts
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewUkraine's sustained attacks against Russia's air defenses could make occupied Crimea untenable as a military staging ground, war analysts said. Ukraine has repeatedly hit Russia's air defenses in Crimea over the last few months, with attacks intensifying this week. AdvertisementAccording to reports, one Russian S-400 "Triumf" and two S-300 air-defense missile systems were targeted overnight on Sunday into Monday, with suggestions that Ukraine used US-supplied Army Tactical Missile Systems, known as ATACMS. AdvertisementForbes reached a similar conclusion on Wednesday, saying Russia's S-400 missile systems can't defend nearby Russian troops or even themselves. AdvertisementBut despite Ukraine's recent successes, its campaign of long-range air strikes won't be the silver bullet that ends Russia's occupation of Crimea, military experts told BI.

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☆ Russia has brought out its S-500, an 'experimental' weapon it's never used before, Ukrainian spy chief says as Ukraine hunts air defenses in Crimea
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-14 | by ( Chris Panella | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia deployed its only S-500 air defense system in Crimea amid Ukrainian strikes. The system is "experimental," Ukraine's spy chief said, and has never been used before in combat. Ukraine has upped its attacks in Crimea, likely hoping to destroy Russia's air defenses in the area. AdvertisementRussia has deployed its only S-500 air defense system in Crimea as Ukraine ups its attacks on the occupied peninsula, Ukraine's spy chief said this week. Russia moved the S-500 to protect the Kerch Bridge, as well as strengthen Russia's air defense network in occupied Crimea, Budanov said Wednesday.

Persons: —, Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov Organizations: Service, Ukrainian Defense Intelligence Directorate, Business Locations: Russia, Crimea, Ukraine, Kerch

☆ Ukraine Says It Is Engaged in Fierce Fighting With Russia in Northeast
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

After surging across the border last week, Russia’s army appears to be advancing more slowly in northeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian officials and military analysts said on Wednesday, with the two sides engaged in fierce combat around villages about five miles from the border. In a sign of the concern that Russia’s northeastern offensive is causing in Kyiv, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine canceled his participation in all international events for the coming days, including a visit on Friday to Spain where he was expected to sign a security agreement. Civilians continued to flee areas of northeastern Ukraine under heavy shelling by Russian forces, the Ukrainian officials said, warning that their troops had to contain relentless assaults and that the situation on the ground could change fast. Gen. Kyrylo Budanov, the head of Ukraine’s military intelligence agency, told Ukrainian television on Tuesday that conditions in the area under attack were moving “toward stabilization,” with additional Ukrainian units being rushed in to repel Russian advances. But he added that “the situation is quite tense and is changing very quickly.”

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, Kyrylo Budanov, ” Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Spain, Russian

☆ Mapping Russia’s Sudden Push Across Ukrainian Lines
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-15 | by ( Marco Hernandez | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +4 min

Mapping Russia’s Sudden Push Across Ukrainian LinesAll of a sudden, Russian forces are making progress in many directions at once. Vovchansk RUSSIAN TROOPS Ohirtseve RUSSIAN ADVANCE MAY 14 RUSSIA Another line of Russian attack was near the town of Krasne. UKRAINE Tykhe RUSSIA Vovchansk Ohirtseve RUSSIAN TROOPS Another line of Russian attack was near the town of Krasne. The real goal may be to divert already-weakened Ukrainian forces from critical battles elsewhere. Russia’s broad range of attacks appears to be stretching Ukrainian forces thin.

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☆ Zelensky sacks bodyguard chief after foiled assassination plot
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-10 | by ( Mariya Knight | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the head of the the agency responsible for his protection after two of its officers were detained over an alleged assassination plot against him. The sacking of State Guard Service (UDO) chief Serhii Rud was revealed in a decree published on the presidential website. According to Ukrainian state media Ukrinform, Rud was appointed to be Zelensky’s top bodyguard in October 2019. Earlier this week it emerged that Ukraine had detained two security officials allegedly involved in a Russian plot to assassinate Zelensky. The prosecutor’s office said one of the suspects received two drones and ammunition from Russia’s state security service (FSB), which they intended to transfer to another accomplice to carry out an explosion.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, UDO, Serhii Rud, Rud, Zelensky, ”, General’s, Vasyl Maliuk, Kyrylo Organizations: CNN, State Guard Service, Ukraine, Ukrainian, Defence Intelligence Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Russia

☆ Putin's Crimea bridge has been out of military use for at least 3 months, satellite images suggest
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewRussia has all but stopped transporting military equipment via a strategic Crimean bridge, Ukrainian analysts say, based on satellite imagery. In an examination of Maxar satellite images by open-source intelligence agency Molfar, analysts said that between February and mid-April, they saw no Russian freight trains carrying military equipment on the Kerch Bridge. It also said it saw no trains carrying military equipment on the bridge between May and September 2023. Built in 2018 following President Vladimir Putin's annexation of Crimea, the bridge is considered an illegal construction by Ukraine. AdvertisementA potent symbolAn explosion causes fire at the Kerch bridge in the Kerch Strait, Crimea on October 08, 2022.

Persons: —, Molfar, Vasyl Malyuk, Vladimir Putin's, Kyrylo Budanov, Artem Starosiek, Vera Katkova, Starosiek, Putin, Oleksii Neizhpapa, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Inna Sovsun, Sovsun, Artem Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Security Service, The Telegraph, Anadolu Agency, Getty Locations: Russia, Kerch, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia's Rostov, Ukrainian

☆ Zelensky assassination plot: Two Ukrainian security officials detained over plan to kill president
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Olga Voitovych | Christian Edwards | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —Two Ukrainian security officials have been detained for planning to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky, according to the country’s State Security Service (SBU). Two Ukrainian government protection unit colonels have been detained and are accused of leaking classified information to Russia, the SBU said Tuesday, after it “exposed a network of agents” belonging to Russia’s state security service (FSB). A woman from the southern Ukrainian region of Mykolaiv was arrested in August 2023 in connection to a plot to assassinate Zelensky. She was accused of gathering intelligence about Zelensky’s planned visit to Mykolaiv in order to plan a Russian airstrike to kill him. The plot was uncovered by Ukrainian authorities and the man was later detained and charged in Poland.

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☆ Ukraine Says It Foiled Russian Plot to Kill Zelensky
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-07 | by ( Constant Méheut | More About Constant Méheut | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Ukraine’s security services said on Tuesday that they had foiled a Russian plot to assassinate President Volodymyr Zelensky and other top military and political figures. Two Ukrainian colonels accused of participating in the plot have been arrested on suspicion of treason. According to the Ukrainian agency, the agents working at Russia’s direction were tasked with identifying people close to Mr. Zelensky’s security detail who could take him hostage and later kill him. It is not the first time that Ukraine has reported a potential assassination attempt aimed at its top leaders. Mr. Zelensky himself said in an interview with an Italian television channel earlier this year that his security services had told him of more than 10 such attempts.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, —, Vasyl Malyuk, Kyrylo Budanov, Zelensky Organizations: Russia’s Federal Security Service Locations: Ukrainian, Ukraine, Italian

☆ In Western Ukraine, a Community Wrestles With Patriotism or Survival
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-26 | by ( Natalia Yermak | Brendan Hoffman | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

It was sunset when Maj. Kyrylo Vyshyvany of the Ukrainian army stepped into the yard of his childhood home in Duliby, a village in western Ukraine, just after his younger brother, also a soldier, had been buried. “I can already see that she’ll be coming to visit him every day,” he said that day. A few days after the funeral, in March 2022, he was killed in a Russian missile strike on a Ukrainian military base and buried next to his brother, Vasyl. The Vyshyvany brothers were the first deaths from Duliby and the surrounding community after Russia began its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022. For Duliby and its surrounding enclave of Khodoriv — total population around 24,000 people — waiting for the next solemn death notification and the funeral that follows has become a bitter routine.

Persons: Kyrylo, ”, Vasyl, — Locations: Duliby, Ukraine, Russian, Ukrainian, Russia, Khodoriv

☆ Ukraine war live updates: Ukraine disputes Russia's claim to have seized another village; Kyiv, Odesa targeted in drone strikes
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-23 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Kyrylo Budanov, chief of the Main Directorate of Intelligence of Ukraine, speaks during the farewell ceremony for Dmytro Kotsiubailo on Independence Square on March 10, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine. They conduct a complex operation ... it will be a difficult period. Mid-May, early June," Budanov told the BBC in an interview conducted on April 19, a day before the U.S. House of Representatives approved a $61 billion aid package for Ukraine. Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov hinted last Friday that Russian forces would try to seize the city of Kharkiv in northeast Ukraine in a future significant Russian offensive operation. Russia wants to establish a demilitarized so-called "sanitary zone" in the border areas of Ukraine to protect Russia's southwestern regions from attack.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Budanov, We've, we'll, Sergei Lavrov, Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Directorate of Intelligence, BBC, . House, CNBC, Russian, Kremlin Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, BBC Ukrainian, Kharkiv

☆ Everything you need to know about the Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane and how Ukraine said it shot one down in war first
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-20 | by ( Nathan Rennolds | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Ukraine said it had shot down a Russian supersonic Tu-22M3 plane. Here's everything you need to know about the Tu-22M3 and how Ukraine says it shot it down. AdvertisementUkrainian intelligence said on Friday that it had shot down a feared Russian Tu-22M3 bomber plane for the first time as it launched a combat mission on Ukraine. AdvertisementTupolev describes the Tu-22M aircraft series as a "conventionally designed aircraft with a variable-swept low wing." A weeklong ambushImage appearing to show the Tu-22M3 aircraft after crashing.

Persons: —, Vladimir Vladimirov Kyrylo Budanov, HUR, WarTranslated, Dmitri Organizations: Service, NATO, Tupolev, Defence Intelligence, Ukraine, BBC, Main Directorate of Intelligence, British Ministry of Defence, Russian Air Force Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Soviet, BBC Ukraine, Russia

☆ Russia 'knew where we were going to attack,' Zelenskyy says in reflection on why Ukraine's big counteroffensive stumbled
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-09 | by ( Chris Panella | Paul Ronzheimer | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

Russia knew where Ukraine's big counteroffensive last year was going to attack, Zelenskyy said Tuesday. Ukraine has said its 2023 counteroffensive plans were leaked to Russia before the operation began. Along with Russia learning about Ukraine's plans ahead of time, Zelenskyy said some of the issues were Ukraine's fault. AdvertisementOne of Ukraine's sea drones, funded by the large-scale volunteer collection platform UNITED24. Ukraine's drones have also been upgraded over time, some carrying larger, more powerful warheads to do more damage.

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Ukraine's intelligence chief claimed on Wednesday that Russia was aware that a terrorist attack was being planned since at least Feb.15. The Islamic State militant group claimed it was behind the Moscow attack, but Russia has blamed Ukraine and its allies, saying they orchestrated the attack. Budanov claimed Russia knew where the combat groups would come from, and which countries the attackers would travel through to reach Russia. Similarly, Russia has not produced evidence to back up its claims that Ukraine and the West were behind the terrorist attack. Read more here: Russia knew of terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy chief says— Holly Ellyatt

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Dmytro Kotsiubailo, Budanov, Ukrinform, Read, — Holly Ellyatt Organizations: Directorate of Intelligence, Crocus City Hall, Russian Federation, Islamic State, White, Russia Locations: Ukraine, Kyiv, Russia, Crocus, Moscow, Syria

☆ Russia knew of Moscow terrorist attack plot weeks ago, Ukraine's military spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-03-28 | by ( Holly Ellyatt | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +5 min

Law enforcement officers stand guard near the Crocus City Hall concert venue following a reported shooting incident, near Moscow, Russia. Chief of the Military Intelligence of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, attends the Kyiv Stratcom Forum 2024 in Kyiv, Ukraine, on March 27, 2024. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty ImagesThe Islamic State (IS) militant group claimed it was behind the Moscow attack last Friday in which 143 died. Global Images Ukraine | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBudanov claimed Russia knew where the combat groups would come from, and which countries the attackers would travel through to reach Russia. The damaged Crocus City Hall concert venue near Moscow, Russia, following an attack by gunmen.

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☆ North Korea's arms factories are going full-tilt making weapons and ammo for Russia's war, says South Korea
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-29 | by ( Matthew Loh | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewNorth Korean weapons factories are "operating at full capacity" making arms and ammunition for Russia, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won-sik said on Monday. That's enough cargo space for 3 million rounds of 152 mm artillery shells or 500,000 rounds of 122 mm artillery shells, Shin said. AdvertisementIn exchange, Russia has been sending North Korea food and raw materials needed to create munitions, Shin said. Overall, Moscow is shipping about 30% more goods to Pyongyang than it's receiving from North Korea, Shin added. Meanwhile, the US State Department estimates that North Korea has sent some 10,000 container shipments to Russia since September.

Persons: —, South Korean Defense Minister Shin Won, sik, Shin, it's, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, Grant Shapps, Russia's, Kyiv's, Kyrylo Budanov Organizations: Service, South Korean Defense Minister, Yonhap News Agency, Business, US State Department, State Department, UK, GOP Locations: Russia, North Korea, Moscow, Pyongyang, Korea, Vostochny, Ukraine, Russian, Korean

☆ SpaceX will try to stop Russia using Starlink internet, Ukraine says, after Musk denied it was happening at all
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-20 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said Monday that it's working with Elon Musk's SpaceX to stop Russia using Starlink terminals in its war. Musk had previously asserted that Russia wasn't using Starlink internet in its invasion, which Ukraine repeatedly denied. AdvertisementElon Musk has consistently denied that Russians are using Starlink. He infamously cut off Starlink access during a high-stakes Ukrainian attack on Russia's Black Sea Fleet, causing the attack to fail. Fedorov said he didn't think there was "any connection" between Russia's acquisition of Starlink terminals and Musk's own views.

Persons: —, Musk, Starlink, Mikhailo Fedorov, Fedorov, Ukraine's, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Elon Musk Organizations: Service, Elon, SpaceX, Suspilne, Wall Street Journal, Business, Republican Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Ukrainian, Starlink, Gaza, Russian

☆ Ukraine goes after Elon Musk, disputing his claim that Russia isn't buying and using Starlink
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-16 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Russia is using thousands of Starlink terminals bought on the "open market," Ukraine's spy chief said. Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal that Russian companies are disguising purchases as personal use. Elon Musk has denied such claims, saying Starlink is inoperable in Russia and not sold there. AdvertisementRussian forces are using thousands of Elon Musk’s Starlink terminals in Ukraine that are being bought through Russian companies, Ukraine’s intelligence chief said. "It’s an open market," Kyrylo Budanov told The Wall Street Journal in an interview published on Thursday.

Persons: Kyrylo Budanov, Elon Musk, —, Elon, Budanov Organizations: Wall Street Journal, Service, Wall Street, Business Locations: Russia, Elon Musk’s, Ukraine

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