Hacker News with Generative AI: Ukraine

Son of CIA deputy director was killed while fighting for Russia, report says (theguardian.com)
An American man identified as the son of a deputy director of the CIA was killed in eastern Ukraine in 2024 while fighting under contract for the Russian military, according to an investigation by independent Russian media.

War, Russia, Ukraine, Intelligence, Military

14 points by n1b0m 5 hours ago | 10 comments

Straight Out of Sci-Fi: Tracked Combat Robot Armed with the Browning MG (defence-ua.com)
Ukraine has officially integrated the Droid TW 12.7 robotic combat system into its Armed Forces.

Robotics, Military Technology, Ukraine, War, Weapons

6 points by rolph 7 hours ago | 0 comments

What Satellite Images Reveal About the Destruction of Russia's 51st GRAU Arsenal (defence-ua.com)
New satellite imagery reveals the damage inflicted to the 51st Arsenal of russia’s Ministry of Defense Main Missile and Artillery Directorate (GRAU) — located in a highly protected corner of the country, just 60 kilometers from Moscow — following the explosion on April 22.

Military, Russia, Satellite Imagery, Ukraine

11 points by zeristor 7 hours ago | 0 comments

The CIA Chief's son who went to fight for Russia (yahoo.com)
A 21-year-old man who died fighting for the Russian army in Ukraine has been identified as the son of a senior official in the CIA.

Russia, Ukraine, War, International Relations, Espionage

10 points by anigbrowl 8 hours ago | 3 comments

USDA withdraws a plan to limit salmonella levels in raw poultry (apnews.com)
Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

Food Safety, Government Regulations, Salmonella, Ukraine, War, Russia

7 points by geox 14 hours ago | 0 comments

Hegseth had unsecure internet line in his office for Signal (apnews.com)
Russian strike on Kyiv kills at least 12 in biggest attack on Ukrainian capital since last summer

Security, Politics, Ukraine, Russia

18 points by zelon88 1 day ago | 3 comments

'They cannot be jammed': fibre optic drones pose new threat in Ukraine (theguardian.com)
On the battlefields of Ukraine, new sights emerge. Thread-like filaments of wire, extended across open fields. Netting rigged up between trees along key supply roads. Both are responses to a hard-to-detect weapon able to sneak into spaces previously thought safe, hi tech and low tech all at once.

Military Technology, Drones, Ukraine, Warfare, Cybersecurity

8 points by YeGoblynQueenne 3 days ago | 0 comments

The Ukrainian startup making walkie-talkies caught the attention of US Military (aol.com)
Himera is a Ukrainian tech startup that makes electronic warfare-resistant walkie-talkies.

Ukraine, Startups, Military, Technology, Communications

9 points by giuliomagnifico 6 days ago | 0 comments

China Can Have It All – China is currently winner of America's self-sabotage (minnalander.substack.com)
Both good news and bad news is relative, and since Trump took office the line has become increasingly blurred. Today’s silver lining is that if the US indeed gives up its peace plan for Ukraine, of all the possible bad outcomes that may be the least bad one.

Politics, International Relations, United States, China, Ukraine

63 points by INGELRII 7 days ago | 29 comments

US ready to abandon Ukraine peace deal if there is no progress, says Marco Rubio (theguardian.com)
The US will abandon its efforts “within days” to broker a peace agreement between Russia and Ukraine unless there are clear signs a settlement can be reached, the US secretary of state, Marco Rubio, has said, as Kyiv says it has signed a memorandum with the US over a controversial minerals deal.

Politics, International Relations, Ukraine, Russia

13 points by prmph 8 days ago | 11 comments

NZ spy agency probed RNZ journalist's edits to Russia–Ukraine stories (nzherald.co.nz)

Journalism, New Zealand, Russia, Ukraine, Espionage

7 points by suraci 9 days ago | 0 comments

Russian Breach of US Data Through Doge over Starlink "Directly to Russia" (narativ.org)
Following up on his startling revelations today about how DOGE engineers accessed MLRB databases without authority, and that Russian IP addresses were used with recently created user IDs and passwords to access them, Daniel Berulis— speaking through his lawyer—followed up with a new bombshell that DOGE systems “were also connected to Starlink”.

Cybersecurity, Data Breaches, Russia, Ukraine, Starlink

39 points by thenaturalist 10 days ago | 9 comments

Anonymous Release 10TB Leaked Data Exposing Kremlin Assets, Russian Businesses (trendsnewsline.com)
In an unprecedented move that has sent shockwaves through the digital world, the Anonymous collective has just unleashed a staggering 10TB of leaked data. This massive trove includes sensitive information about all businesses operating in Russia, Kremlin assets in the West, pro-Russian officials, and much more. As the world watches closely, the implications of this leak are profound, and it raises a host of questions about security, transparency, and the ongoing conflict between Russia and Ukraine.

Cybersecurity, Russia, Ukraine, Data Leaks

217 points by deepnet 10 days ago | 91 comments

Ukraine's Drones Are Beating Russian Jamming (ieee.org)
Killer drones spot landmarks as they fly to their targets

Ukraine, Drones, Military Technology, Russia, War

10 points by sleepyguy 10 days ago | 0 comments

North Korea's vast operation to help Russia's war (reuters.com)
The Reuters investigation shows the extent of Russia’s reliance upon North Korean shells on the battlefield, which helped it pursue a war of attrition that Ukraine has struggled to match. At times over the past year, the vast majority of shells fired by some Russian units were from North Korea, Reuters found.

North Korea, Russia, War, Ukraine, Military

5 points by overflowcat 10 days ago | 1 comments

Trump blames Zelensky for starting war (bbc.com)
Donald Trump has blamed Volodymyr Zelensky for starting the war with Russia – a day after a massive Russian attack killed 35 people and injured 117 others in Ukraine.

Politics, Ukraine, Russia, War

15 points by rzzzwilson 11 days ago | 2 comments

Ukraine: 'We produce more howitzers than all of Europe combined' (elpais.com)
The conflict in Ukraine has already written a new chapter in the history of warfare due to the mass production and use of drones. An incontestable and striking revolution, but one that both the trenches and the defense industry underline: no war is won with these unmanned aircraft alone. The combat front is still maintained today by conventional weapons.

Ukraine, Military Technology, Warfare, Drones

13 points by geox 16 days ago | 0 comments

Starlink competition is ramping up in Ukraine (theverge.com)
Satellite network company Eutelsat could be Ukraine’s alternative to Elon Musk-owned SpaceX.

Ukraine, Satellite Internet, Competition, SpaceX, Elon Musk

16 points by 01-_- 20 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine's Ravaged Environment (nytimes.com)
The human costs of Russia’s war in Ukraine are enormous, measured in mass graves, nightly missile attacks, traumatized children and hundreds of thousands of soldiers dead or wounded.

Ukraine, War, Environment, Russia

6 points by littlexsparkee 22 days ago | 1 comments

Ukrainian Soldiers Unearth Ancient Greek Burial (archaeology.org)

Ukraine, Archaeology, Ancient Greece, History

84 points by isaacfrond 25 days ago | 8 comments

Please don't use my name: A report on the growing war weariness among Ukrainians (meduza.io)

War, Ukraine, Public Opinion, Russia

7 points by Georgelemental 26 days ago | 0 comments

The Secret History of the War in Ukraine (nytimes.com)
This is the untold story of America’s hidden role in Ukrainian military operations against Russia’s invading armies.

Ukraine, War, Military, History, Politics

87 points by themgt 27 days ago | 97 comments

Trump pushes for near-total control of Ukraine's minerals and energy (lbc.co.uk)
US President Donald Trump is trying to force through a new deal that would see America gain control Ukraine’s critical minerals and energy assets in a major expansion on his previous demands.

Politics, Ukraine, International Relations, Energy, Minerals

7 points by croes 29 days ago | 3 comments

Scientist who fled Russia for US after Ukraine war detained, faces deportation (theins.press)
A Russian scientist working at Harvard Medical School has been detained in the United States and placed in immigration detention.

Science, Russia, Immigration, Politics, Ukraine

29 points by inverted_flag 29 days ago | 1 comments

Flight data show a member of the group chat was in Russia (cbsnews.com)
President Trump's Ukraine and Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff was in Moscow, where he met with Russian President Vladimir Putin, when he was included in a group chat with more than a dozen other top administration officials — and inadvertently, one journalist — on the messaging app Signal, a CBS News analysis of open-source flight information and Russian media reporting has revealed.

Politics, Russia, Ukraine, International Relations, Media

14 points by perihelions 31 days ago | 0 comments

A Signal Update Fends Off a Phishing Technique Used in Russian Espionage (wired.com)
Google warns that hackers tied to Russia are tricking Ukrainian soldiers with fake QR codes for Signal group invites that let spies steal their messages. Signal has pushed out new safeguards.

Cybersecurity, Espionage, Russia, Ukraine, Messaging Apps

10 points by Teever 31 days ago | 0 comments

US 'deletes evidence' of Russia's kidnap of Ukrainian children (independent.co.uk)
An international effort to trace and rescue tens of thousands of children kidnapped from Ukraine to Russia and prosecute those responsible has been crippled by the US state department’s deletion of evidence.

Ukraine, Russia, International Relations, War Crimes, Human Rights

27 points by croes 36 days ago | 1 comments

Trump Admin Nixed Contract Helping Kidnapped Ukrainian Children (newrepublic.com)
Even as President Donald Trump and government-demolition czar Elon Musk appear to actively favor Russia’s interests amid discussions of how to end the Russia-Ukraine war, Secretary of State Marco Rubio has struck a studiously neutral posture.

Politics, Ukraine, Russia, International Relations

18 points by casenmgreen 42 days ago | 2 comments

At Ukraine's major cyber conference, Europe takes center stage over US (therecord.media)
KYIV, Ukraine — Ukraine’s major annual cybersecurity conference looked and sounded different this year, as U.S. government support was gone and Ukraine’s second-biggest ally, Europe, had to take the lead.

Cybersecurity, Ukraine, Europe, International Relations

8 points by threat_analyst 43 days ago | 0 comments

Putin agrees in principle with proposal for Ukraine ceasefire (apnews.com)
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he agrees in principle with a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire in Ukraine, but the terms need to be worked out, and he emphasized that it should pave the way to lasting peace.

Politics, Ukraine, Russia, War, Diplomacy

5 points by geox 43 days ago | 1 comments