Hacker News with Generative AI: War

US satellite company Maxar reportedly cuts off Ukraine's access to imagery (politico.eu)
U.S. satellite mapping company Maxar Technologies has blocked Ukraine's access to its imagery, according to a report by Ukrainian defense outlet Militarnyi.
Ukraine, Satellite Imagery, War, Geopolitics, Technology
59 points by dralley 2 days ago | 62 comments
China: If war is what the U.S. wants, we're ready to fight till the end (twitter.com)
Something went wrong, but don’t fret — let’s give it another shot.
China, Politics, International Relations, War
15 points by ksec 4 days ago | 7 comments
The Taiwan Fixation: American Strategy Shouldn't Hinge on an Unwinnable War (foreignaffairs.com)
The fate of Taiwan keeps American policymakers up at night, and it should. A Chinese invasion of the island would confront the United States with one of its gravest foreign policy choices ever.
Taiwan, China, War, International Relations
6 points by walterbell 4 days ago | 0 comments
Zelensky says he is ready to negotiate peace (cnn.com)
Ukraine, War, Politics, International Relations
21 points by DamnYuppie 4 days ago | 30 comments
Ukraine Will Fight On, with or Without the West (reason.com)
Friday's contentious White House meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump, Vice President J.D. Vance, and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, following peace talks between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, has the world wringing its hands.
Ukraine, Politics, International Relations, War, Diplomacy
16 points by Bostonian 5 days ago | 7 comments
Drones Now Rule the Battlefield in the Ukraine-Russia War (nytimes.com)
Drones have changed the war in Ukraine, with soldiers adapting off-the-shelf models and swarming the front lines.
War, Ukraine, Russia, Military Technology, Drones
10 points by tim333 5 days ago | 1 comments
A Thousand Snipers in the Sky: The New War in Ukraine (nytimes.com)
The war in Ukraine has changed — and it’s deadlier than ever.
Ukraine, War, Military Technology
18 points by danso 6 days ago | 2 comments
Statement by Weimar+ on the Support to Ukraine (europa.eu)
We are ready to enhance our support for Ukraine. We commit to its independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity in the face of Russia’s war of aggression.
Ukraine, International Relations, Politics, War, Europe
20 points by calcifer 7 days ago | 0 comments
'We stand with Ukraine for as long as it may take' – Keir Starmer tells Zelensky (bbc.com)
Ukraine, Politics, International Relations, War
95 points by sirolimus 7 days ago | 102 comments
Ukraine's Defense at Hostomel Airport Crushed Russia's Blitzkrieg Plan (united24media.com)
Ukraine, Russia, Military, War, History
15 points by giuliomagnifico 12 days ago | 0 comments
War Has Become a Force of Planetary Destruction (nytimes.com)
The unrelenting Russian war has poisoned the soil, air and waters of Ukraine. Leaking ruins of chemical factories and exploded debris litter the landscape. Fires have burned across thousands of square miles, visible from space.
War, Environment, Ukraine, Russia
5 points by mmooss 18 days ago | 1 comments
Ukraine isn't invited to its own peace talks. History is full of such examples (theconversation.com)
Ukraine has not been invited to a key meeting between American and Russian officials in Saudi Arabia this week to decide what peace in the country might look like.
Ukraine, International Relations, Diplomacy, Geopolitics, War
28 points by vinnyglennon 18 days ago | 2 comments
Russian and American officials will hold talks on ending war without Kyiv (apnews.com)
Senior American and Russian officials, including the countries’ top diplomats, will hold talks on improving their ties and negotiating an end to the war in Ukraine, officials said Monday, in what would be the most significant meeting between the sides since Moscow’s full-scale invasion of its neighbor nearly three years ago.
Russia, Ukraine, Diplomacy, International Relations, War
14 points by geox 19 days ago | 1 comments
Ukraine not invited to US-Russia peace talks, source tells BBC (bbc.com)
Kyiv has not been invited to talks between the US and Russia aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian government source has told the BBC.
Ukraine, Russia, International Relations, Politics, War
63 points by zfg 20 days ago | 45 comments
Ukraine says Russia drone attack hits Chernobyl nuclear plant (cnn.com)
Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear Power, War
22 points by dralley 22 days ago | 1 comments
Russian drone detonates on Chornobyl nuclear plant containment shell (theguardian.com)
A Russian drone carrying a high-explosive warhead struck the protective containment shell of the Chornobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, the country’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, has said.
Ukraine, Nuclear Energy, Russia, Drones, War
15 points by howard941 22 days ago | 7 comments
Russian Drone Damages Radiation Shield at Chernobyl, Ukraine Says (nytimes.com)
Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging the protective shelter that prevents radiation leaks, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said on Friday.
Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear Power, War, Chernobyl
22 points by haider0721128 22 days ago | 1 comments
Europe's Ailing Defense Industry Faces a Reckoning as Russia Threat Looms (bloomberg.com)
Europe, Defense Industry, Russia, Geopolitics, War
7 points by petethomas 23 days ago | 0 comments
Chernobyl reactor shield hit by Russian drone, Ukraine says (bbc.com)
A Russian drone attack has hit the radiation shelter over the damaged reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has said.
Ukraine, Russia, Nuclear Power, War, International Relations
13 points by nickcotter 23 days ago | 0 comments
Crossing a Line (snyder.substack.com)
I am on a night train from Kyiv, bound for Zaporizhzhia, a city in the southeast of Ukraine which is about twenty miles from the front. Russian missiles take about thirty-five seconds to hit the city, and the take civilian lives. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, Russia has occupied part of the Zaporizhzhia region. In September of 2022 the Russian parliament proclaimed the annexation of the region as a whole.
Ukraine, War, Russia, Politics, Travel
6 points by tobr 24 days ago | 0 comments
The first ever all-drone assault by Ukraine (counteroffensive.news)
KHARKIV REGION, Ukraine — In the early dawn hours, as the sun rose in the first week of December 2024, a symphony of drones began to sound.
Military, Ukraine, Drones, War
67 points by MaysonL 27 days ago | 12 comments
Rebooting The Pentagon (nybooks.com)
Bringing Silicon Valley’s drive for innovation to defense contracting has been a slow process, but the war in Ukraine has led tech firms to plunge into the war business.
Defense, Innovation, War, Technology, Ukraine
13 points by whoisstan 27 days ago | 2 comments
Palantir's Billionaire CEO Just Can't Stop Talking About Killing People (gizmodo.com)
Alex Karp, the creepy CEO of creepy defense contractor Palantir, just can’t stop talking about killing people. During a recent call with investors, the billionaire let it slip that he doesn’t mind a little bloodshed, just so long as the money keeps pouring in.
Business, Technology, Controversy, War
13 points by rntn 29 days ago | 6 comments
For Russian Forces in Ukraine It's Now Normal to Ride into Battle in Compact Car (forbes.com)
As reserves of armored vehicles run out amid catastrophic losses in Ukraine and western Russia, the Russian military is normalizing assaults in civilian cars.
War, Ukraine, Military, Russia, Vehicles
11 points by nradov 40 days ago | 1 comments
Do Russians Support the War in Ukraine? (newyorker.com)
A group of sociologists found that few Russians were steadfast supporters of the war. Most had something more complicated to say.
Russia, Ukraine, War, Public Opinion, Sociology
33 points by PaulHoule 42 days ago | 21 comments
Ukraine Burning Through 155mm M777 Barrels So Fast the U.S. Army Can't Keep Up (twz.com)
The U.S. Army is moving to establish a second production source for barrels for 155mm M777 towed howitzers in response to what it calls “unprecedented demand” from Ukraine.
Military, Ukraine, Weapons, War, US Army
6 points by belter 44 days ago | 0 comments
Finnish Wartime Photograph Archive (1939-1945) (sa-kuva.fi)
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Photography, History, Finland, War, Archive
45 points by kocsonya 44 days ago | 13 comments
War clinics in Ukraine witness sharp rise in drug-resistant infections (bbc.com)
War, Ukraine, Healthcare, Public Health, Drug Resistance
6 points by tartoran 45 days ago | 0 comments
Drone footage shows Gaza in ruins after 15 months of war [video] (youtube.com)
Drone Footage, War, Gaza, Israel, Conflict
12 points by teleforce 47 days ago | 0 comments
Ukraine and Russia Battle to Defeat "Un-Jammable" Fiber-Optic Drones (forbes.com)
In the ongoing war between Russia and Ukraine, innovation in drone and counter-drone technology has become a defining feature of the battlefield.
Ukraine, Russia, Drones, Military Technology, War
4 points by SubiculumCode 47 days ago | 1 comments