Hacker News with Generative AI: Ukraine

Ukraine fires UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at Russia for first time (bbc.com)
Ukraine has fired UK-supplied Storm Shadow missiles at targets inside Russia for the first time, the BBC understands.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, Missiles, International Relations

37 points by pelasaco 11 hours ago | 5 comments

Ukraine fires US-supplied long range missiles into Russia, defence ministry says (bbc.com)
Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long-range missiles into the country, a day after Washington gave its permission for such attacks.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, War, International Relations

18 points by lsllc 2 days ago | 21 comments

Biden allows Ukraine to strike inside Russia with missiles (bbc.com)
US President Joe Biden has given the green light for Ukraine to use long-range missiles supplied by the US to strike Russia, US officials say.

Ukraine, Russia, Politics, Military, International Relations

6 points by tmoravec 3 days ago | 4 comments

Biden Allows Ukraine to Strike Russia with Long-Range U.S. Missiles (nytimes.com)
President Biden has authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, Politics, International Relations

62 points by subvertify 4 days ago | 114 comments

Russia lost so many tanks that nation's largest studio donated movie props (twz.com)
Russia has lost so many tanks in Ukraine that the nation’s largest studio has donated movie props to bolster its armor force.

Russia, Ukraine, War, Military, Movie Industry

23 points by belter 5 days ago | 6 comments

I Feel Unsafe (jezenthomas.com)
I awoke to the sound of a violent explosion earlier than I had wanted that morning. The walls, windows, and furniture vibrated. A cruise missile had struck a warehouse owned by a national supermarket chain, roughly a kilometre from the hotel I was staying in. The russians had fired it – targeting civilian infrastructure as they regularly do – perhaps a dozen minutes earlier. It was June 24th, 2024. The time was 07:03.

War, Ukraine, Russia, Personal Narrative, Travel

26 points by yakshaving_jgt 6 days ago | 5 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, Batteries

14 points by exhilaration 6 days ago | 1 comments

Ukraine Shows U.S. How to Beat China in Drone Battery Wars (forbes.com)
Batteries are fueling drone warfare. Reconnaissance quadcopters with a half-hour of flying time require a constant supply of freshly recharged batteries to keep going. Bomber drones eat up similar numbers. FPV drones are shipped with batteries that weigh more than the drones themselves.

Ukraine, Drones, Warfare, Military Technology, China

8 points by hkmaxpro 7 days ago | 0 comments

Zelensky's nuclear option: Ukraine 'months away' from bomb (thetimes.com)

Ukraine, Nuclear Weapons, War, International Relations, Politics

14 points by wslh 7 days ago | 22 comments

Russia's Flying Wing Drone Downed in Ukraine Packed with Western Components (twz.com)
Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence Directorate (GUR) claims it has found dozens of Western-made components in the Russian S-70 Okhotnik-B (Hunter-B) flying wing unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV) downed last month in a case of friendly fire.

Ukraine, Military Technology, Russia, Drones

42 points by tomohawk 12 days ago | 9 comments

Scholz Disolved German Government Instead of Providing Missiles to Ukraine (yahoo.com)
Today's news

Politics, Germany, Ukraine, International Relations

15 points by tomohawk 12 days ago | 21 comments

Officials warn of Russia's tech-for-troops deal with North Korea for Ukraine (theregister.com)
The EU has joined US and South Korean officials in expressing concern over a Russian transfer of technology to North Korea in return for military assistance against Ukraine.

International Relations, Geopolitics, Military Technology, Ukraine, North Korea

6 points by beardyw 14 days ago | 0 comments

Russia Firing Record Number of Shahed-136s at Ukraine (twz.com)
Russian forces are launching about 10 times as many Shahed-136 drones against Ukraine as they did last fall, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Telegram Monday.

Ukraine, War, Military, Drones, Russia

8 points by tomohawk 16 days ago | 1 comments

$200M a year, 700k tons of rice, space tech: deal for North Korea in joining war (koreaherald.com)
North Korea is believed to have dispatched thousands of soldiers to Russia to support its invasion of Ukraine, with thousands more anticipated to join by the year’s end, according to South Korean intelligence and military officials.

North Korea, Ukraine, War, International Relations, Military

51 points by paulcarroty 18 days ago | 114 comments

US-made jam-resistant drones helped Ukrainians cut through Russia EW (defenseone.com)
When Russian jamming neutered the recon drones flown by a group of Ukrainian special operators near Dnipro in August, they turned to a new solution: V-BAT drones built to withstand the massive electronic interference used by both sides in the war in Ukraine.

Military, Drones, Ukraine, Russia, Electronic Warfare

4 points by mpweiher 19 days ago | 1 comments

Chinese sanctions hit US drone maker supplying Ukraine (ft.com)

China, Ukraine, Military, Sanctions, Geopolitics

6 points by wumeow 21 days ago | 3 comments

Georgia Shows Why Ukraine Must Win (phillipspobrien.substack.com)
Well what we are witnessing in Georgia is both depressingly predictable and yet horrifying at the same time. A nation that wanted to be democratic, whose people saw their future in the West, in Europe, is having their freedom corrupted in front of their (and our) eyes. Its shows how fragile democratic systems can be in the face of unopposed brutality.

Georgia, Ukraine, Politics, Democracy, International Relations

10 points by JumpCrisscross 25 days ago | 0 comments

Ukraine is striking deeper inside Russia – and reshaping the war (msn.com)

Ukraine, War, Russia, Geopolitics, International Relations

10 points by MilnerRoute 26 days ago | 0 comments

Russians Helped Houthis Target International Shipping (twz.com)
The Houthis' anti-shipping campaign diverted a lot of attention from Russia's war in Ukraine.

International Relations, Yemen, War, Shipping, Ukraine

32 points by peutetre 27 days ago | 12 comments

Putin Reportedly Asked Elon Musk Not to Activate Starlink over Taiwan (newsweek.com)
Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has reportedly kept in contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022, according to a new report by The Wall Street Journal.

Elon Musk, Russia, Politics, Ukraine, Technology

21 points by kombookcha 27 days ago | 5 comments

Seoul wants N Korean troops to leave Russia immediately (bbc.com)
South Korea has summoned the Russian ambassador, seeking the "immediate withdrawal" of North Korean troops which it says are being trained to fight in Ukraine.

South Korea, North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, International Relations

6 points by wslh 31 days ago | 0 comments

See the electric motorcycles Russian soldiers are now using (electrek.co)
Russians have begun testing a locally-made electric motorcycle for combat use in their war against Ukraine.

Military, Electric Vehicles, Russia, Ukraine

6 points by harambae 32 days ago | 1 comments

Germany's most spectacular espionage cases – DW – 04/18/2024 (dw.com)
As a supporter of Ukraine, Germany has been targeted by foreign intelligence services, but not just since the Ukraine war began. Here's a reminder of some prominent spy cases.

Espionage, Germany, Intelligence, Ukraine, History

7 points by scapecast 33 days ago | 1 comments

N Korea sends troops to fight with Russia: Seoul (bbc.com)
North Korea has started sending troops to fight with Russia in Ukraine, South Korea's spy agency has said as Seoul warned of a "grave security threat".

North Korea, Russia, Ukraine, International Relations, Security

10 points by belter 34 days ago | 3 comments

Show HN: Clean News - A cleaner curation of world news events (cleannews.fyi)
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says North Korea has become directly involved in the war, with a senior Ukrainian intelligence official saying around 3,000 North Korean troops are now in Russia, and are training for deployment to Russian-occupied territories.

News Aggregation, Ukraine, Russia, North Korea, War

58 points by sumeruchat 35 days ago | 80 comments

Five Russian GRU Officers Charged for Conspiring to Hack Ukrainian Government (justice.gov)
In an indictment unsealed today, a grand jury in Maryland charged six computer hackers, all of whom were residents and nationals of the Russian Federation (Russia), with conspiracy to commit computer intrusion and wire fraud conspiracy.

Cybersecurity, Russia, Ukraine, Government, Hacking

8 points by tagyro 36 days ago | 1 comments

Artificial Intelligence Raises Ukrainian Drone Kill Rates to 80% (kyivpost.com)
Ukraine has been called the “test lab for the future of war” nowhere more so than in the development of the technology and military use of drones, with a million UAVs to be fielded this year.

Artificial Intelligence, War, Ukraine, Drones

7 points by rustyparkour 37 days ago | 2 comments

Su-34 Supersonic Fighter-Bomber Shot Down by Ukrainian F-16 (newsweek.com)
One of Moscow's fighter jets has been shot down by Ukrainian forces, according to a military blogger with links to the Russian air force.

War, Aviation, Ukraine, Russia

8 points by belter 40 days ago | 1 comments

North Koreans deployed alongside Russian troops in Ukraine, sources say (theguardian.com)
North Korean military engineers have been deployed to help Russia target Ukraine with ballistic missiles, and fighters operating in occupied areas of the country have already been killed, senior officials in Kyiv and Seoul said.

Ukraine, Russia, Military, War, International Relations

18 points by MilnerRoute 40 days ago | 4 comments

The radio-obsessed civilian shaping Ukraine's drone defense (technologyreview.com)
Since Russia’s invasion, Serhii “Flash” Beskrestnov has become an influential, if sometimes controversial, force—sharing expert advice and intel on the ever-evolving technology that’s taken over the skies. His work may determine the future of Ukraine, and wars far beyond it.

Ukraine, War, Technology, Drones

4 points by lightlyused 41 days ago | 1 comments