Telegram has begun cooperating with law enforcement globally after its founder, Pavel Durov, was arrested and released under judicial supervision in France. Durov faces multiple charges, prompting the platform to shift its moderation policies and work with authorities worldwide.
The UN warns Ukrainians of winter blackouts lasting 4 to 18 hours daily due to Russian attacks on energy facilities. Strikes from March to August damaged key power generation sites, causing widespread disruptions as Ukraine faces another difficult winter.
Ukrainska Bronetekhnika will build a new artillery ammunition factory in Ukraine to boost production. The plant will enhance supply volumes but won’t produce Soviet-style 152-mm rounds. The company currently makes a range of ammunition and is operating at full capacity.
Denmark will deliver a second batch of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine by the end of 2024, following the first delivery earlier this year. The exact number and date of arrival remain undisclosed for security reasons. Denmark, with the Netherlands, is also training Ukrainian pilots.
Ukrainian startup Swarmer has secured $2.7 million in seed funding to advance its coordinated drone swarm technology. Led by R-G.AI and supported by Radius Capital, Green Flag Ventures, and D3, the funds will enhance Swarmer’s systems already used by Ukrainian forces.
A Chinese state-owned enterprise successfully placed 18 satellites into orbit, state broadcaster CCTV reported, as China seeks to create its version of SpaceX’s Starlink network.
Russia is unable to conduct full import substitution and establish the production of high-tech components that are a component of their weapons, and maintains a critical need to obtain such components from Western companies, according to Ukraine’s Ambassador to the Netherlands, Oleksandr Karasevich.
The European Commission has selected 134 transport projects to receive over €7 billion in EU grants from the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF), the EU’s instrument for strategic investment in infrastructure. Several projects will enable greater capacity along the EU-Ukraine Solidarity Lanes, established to facilitate imports and exports between Ukraine and the EU.
The Russian government plans to block YouTube in September, the Russian pro-state outlet Gazeta.ru reported, citing a source close to the Presidential Administration and a source in a company that collects data for law enforcement agencies.
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