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War

russia Kills 12 year old girl as it continues to Pound Ukraine

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Russia has launched yet another drone attack on Ukraine’s Dnipro region, targeting civilians in their sleep. Among the victims is a 12-year-old girl who was killed in her home. Local officials report that the strike occurred in the Samarsky district, where a drone hit a residential building, burying children under the rubble. Residents managed to pull one child— a girl born in 2012— from the debris, but she died while being transported to hospital.

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Ukraine News, War

Over 95% of Ukraine’s Drones are now of domestic production

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Ukraine is pushing the limits, with over 95% of the drones currently used by Ukrainian forces on the front lines are produced domestically, Deputy Defense Minister Valerii Churkin said on Sunday, according to Interfax Ukraine. Since the launch of Russia’s full-scale invasion in 2022, Ukraine has rapidly expanded its capabilities in unmanned systems, investing heavily in technological innovation and the development of aerial, naval, and ground-based drones.

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Crisis in Russia, Economy & Business

Russia’s domestic manufacturing sector again collapses to new lows

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Russia’s wartime economy continues to collapse, with today’s data confirming a worsening situation in production across the country. Russia’s civilian industrial sector has officially entered recession, according to a new report from the Center for Macroeconomic Analysis and Short-Term Forecasting (CMASF), underscoring the growing strain on the country’s economy amid prolonged military mobilization and tightening international isolation.

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Ukraine News

Ukraine’s Defense Industry startup culture continues making unparalleled advances

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Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 did not only reshape geopolitical alignments; it catalyzed one of the most remarkable accelerations of defense innovation witnessed in modern times. Emerging from this crucible of conflict, Ukraine’s defense startup sector has demonstrated an unprecedented capacity for rapid technological development, positioning itself as a global leader in the evolution of warfare.

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World News

Moscow lures young African women to Russia to assemble drones

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With deceptive offers of “jobs in the technology field”, Russia’s government has been using slick social media tricks to lure thousands of 18-22 year old women from impoverished African nations to Russia, that are then forced into assembling Shahed drones. According to Bloomberg, Russia is actively sourcing labor from over 40 countries to help assemble deadly Shahed-136 kamikaze drones used against Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. One major recruitment hub is Botswana.

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Crisis in Russia

Russia’s “Super Secret” Satellite Turns out to be Metal Junk

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Another Russian space project, another spectacular fail. Cosmos 2553, a supposedly high-tech Russian satellite launched just weeks before Moscow’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, is now doing what Russia’s space ambitions do best: spinning out of control — literally. Touted as a radar satellite for intelligence gathering and a radiation-testing platform to help build nuclear space weapons, Cosmos 2553 has instead turned into a very expensive piece of space junk.

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War

Ukraine Catches Russian “Shadow Fleet” Vessel in Broad Daylight

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In a fresh blow against Russia’s economic crimes, Ukraine’s Maritime Border Guard, together with the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU), intercepted a vessel from Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” in the Black Sea. The ship was caught transporting Ukrainian grain stolen from Russian-occupied Crimea. According to investigators, in late 2024, the vessel carried approximately 5,000 tons of Ukrainian wheat from the port of Sevastopol —

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