Topline Ukrainian Interior Minister Denys Monastyrskiy, his deputy and at least three children were among 18 people who were killed on Wednesday after a helicopter carrying the minister crashed into a...
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The Ukrainian Army Could Form Three New Heavy Brigades With All These Tanks And Fighting Vehicles It’s Getting
A British Army Challenger 2 tank testing new camouflage back in 2014. Crown copyright A deluge of new armored vehicles should allow the Ukrainian army to form three new, NATO-style heavy brigades. Arg...
It Took Just Two Weeks For One Of The Ukrainian Army’s Newest Brigades To Get American-Made M-2 Fighting Vehicles
U.S. Army M-2 fighting vehicles and M-1 tanks at Grafenwoehr training area in Germany in 2018. U.S. Army photo Just two weeks after the administration of U.S. president Joe Biden announced it would do...
These Are Some Of The Most Famous Ukrainian Works Of Art Looted By Russia
Topline Russian forces have stolen thousands of pieces of Ukrainian artwork and damaged hundreds of cultural sites since the beginning of the Kremlin’s invasion nearly 11 months ago, including ancient...
Ukrainian MiGs Firing Radar-Fuzed Rockets—Just The Thing For Shooting Down Russian Drones
A USAF F-94C fires air-to-air rockets. U.S. Air Force photo The United States has pledged to Ukraine a consignment of Zuni unguided rockets. There are two ways the Ukrainians could use them—firing the...
Russian Mercenaries’ Human Wave Tactics Push Back Ukrainian Troops In Soledar
Wagner fighters, purportedly in Soledar’s salt mines. Via social media When the Ukrainian army began rotating fresh units into eastern Ukraine in mid-December, the 46th Air Mobile Brigade drew t...
With Ex-German Marder Fighting Vehicles, Ukrainian Infantry Can Keep Up With The Tanks
A German army Marder. German army photo After months of wheedling, the German government finally has pledged to Ukraine a first batch of Marder infantry fighting vehicles. The 30-ton, tracked vehicles...
Ukrainian Pharmacy Chain Introduces Cryptocurrency Payments – Bitcoin News
A major Ukrainian chain of pharmacies has started accepting cryptocurrency through Binance Pay. The new payment method will be available online, according to the company, which operates hundreds of dr...
Ukrainian pharmacies enable crypto payments via Binance Pay
Pharmacies in Ukraine are embracing digital payments amid the ongoing war, with a major local chain enabling payments in cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin (BTC). ANC Pharmacy, one of the biggest pharmacy ...
Bitcoin payments are now accepted in Ukrainian pharmacies via Binance Pay
A renowned Ukrainian pharmacy chain, ANC Drugstore, has teamed up with cryptocurrency exchange Binance Ukraine to begin accepting payments in bitcoin using Binance Pay. On Jan.3, the company announced...
Binance Partners With Ukrainian Pharmacies to Allow Crypto Payments
One of the largest pharmacy chains in Ukraine – ANC Pharmacy – joined forces with Binance to enable customers to pay for medical products and supplies in cryptocurrencies. The exchange has provided i...
Ukraine Could Get American M-2 Fighting Vehicles. They’re Exactly What The Ukrainian Army Needs To Stay On The Offensive.
U.S. Army soldiers dismount an M-2 alongside Hungarian solders in BTR-80 armored personnel carriers during a NATO training exercise. U.S. Army photo The administration of U.S. president Joe Biden is c...
Ukrainian Commandos Decimate Russian Mechanized Force Using Racing Hobby Drones
SHENZHEN, CHINA – MARCH 28: A DJI First-Person View (FPV) drone is seen at Mission Hills Golf Club … [+] on March 28, 2021 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. (Photo by Liang Xiashun...
Ukrainian Steals Cryptocurrencies From Russian Dark Web Market
43 mins ago | 2 mins read Bitcoin News The crypto donation of almost $25,000 was sent to the Ukrainian nonprofit Enjoying Life. The Ukrainian and his associates were able to access the marketplace’s “...
The Ukrainian Army’s Jaeger Brigades Are Its Middleweight Forest-Fighters
71st Jaeger Brigade troopers. Ukrainian army photo The Ukrainian army grew fast in the months before, and after, a 200,000-man Russian army rolled into northern, eastern and southern Ukraine, widening...
Ukrainian Steals Bitcoin From Russian Darknet Market, Donates to Charity – Bitcoin News
A Ukrainian living in the U.S. has reportedly hacked a major drug market on the Russian dark web, diverting some of its crypto proceeds. The man says he donated the digital cash stolen from the illici...
Russia’s Best Missile Can Hit Ukrainian Jets From 80 Miles Away. But Ukrainian Pilots Know How To Dodge.
A Russian air force MiG-31. Wikimedia Commons Ukrainian air force pilots have worked out methods for dodging the Russian air force’s far-flying Vympel R-37M air-to-air missiles, according to one Ukrai...
Zelensky Thanks U.S. In Speech To Congress—But Calls For More Aid To Ukraine
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said his country is “alive and kicking” despite Russia’s brutal 10-month-long invasion during a speech to Congress late Wednesday, using his first visit ...
Zelensky Meets With Biden In D.C. Ahead Of Historic Speech To Congress
Topline Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky landed in the U.S. on Wednesday and is planning to meet with President Joe Biden and members of Congress, in his first trip out of Ukraine since Russia i...
Bolting Random Weapons On Random Chassis, the Ukrainian Army Proves Its Ingenuity … And Desperation
A Ukrainian MT-LB-12. Via social media A slightly odd-looking Ukrainian infantry fighting vehicle, churning through the cold mud that’s typical of Ukraine’s early winters, tells a profound story. One ...
Stellar partners with UNHCR to give Ukrainian refugees cash via USDC
Humanitarian groups have increasingly used blockchain technology to solve problems with lack of banking or inadequate identity verification in developing or war-torn nations. Two new projects have bee...
An Atmospheric Trick May Have Helped A Ukrainian Missile Battery Find And Sink The Russian Cruiser ‘Moskva’
‘Moskva’ sinking. Via social media In days and weeks after a Ukrainian navy anti-ship missile battery sank the Russian Black Sea Fleet cruiser Moskva on April 13, a lot of rumors circulate...
Ukrainian Military Is Targeting Russian Fuel Supply Lines As Winter Approaches
The lifeblood of any modern army is diesel fuel. Diesel fuel is used in most military vehicles as well as in the generators that provide electricity to command posts and living facilities. Accordingly...
Five Brave Ukrainian MiG Pilots Blunted the Russian Attack On Kyiv On Day One Of The War. Not All Of Them Survived.
Lt. Col. Vyacheslav Yerko. Ukrainian defense ministry photo The Kremlin had a bold—some might say reckless—plan for swiftly defeating the Ukrainian armed forces and toppling the government in Kyiv. Th...
Ukraine Has The Weapons To Attack Moscow, But Ukrainian Leaders Probably Know Better
A Ukrainian Tu-143 launches in 2014. Ukrainian defense ministry capture When Ukrainian drones struck a pair of Russian air force bomber bases more than 300 miles inside the Russian border, they didn’t...