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Satellite Imagery Provider Maxar Reportedly Suspends Services to Ukrainian Users

1 month ago | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu |

Maxar Technologies, a major US satellite imagery provider whose intel is often used on the battlefield, has reportedly suspended its services for users in Ukraine following the suspension of US intel sharing with Kyiv earlier this week. Maxar is one of the biggest commercial satellite imagery providers in the world, capable of providing imagery in nearly real-time that helps partners like the Armed Forces of Ukraine coordinate and analyze strikes and weapons efficiency.
Russia Targets Ukraine’s Major Gas Storage in Wednesday Missile Attack - Energy Sources

Jan 15, 2025 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu |Olena Hrazhdan

Russia was reportedly targeting two of Ukraine’s underground gas storage facilities in western Ukraine during a massive missile strike on Wednesday morning. A source in Ukraine’s energy sector, who wished to stay anonymous, told Kyiv Post that Russia targeted an underground gas storage site in Striy and another near Drohobych, both located in the Lviv region. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Russian AI Drone Swarm? Not There Yet - A Guide to Drone Navigation

Jan 12, 2025 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

Russian drones used artificial intelligence (AI) to defeat electronic warfare (EW) defenses, recent reports claimed. “[Russia is] even using AI to make it more difficult to jam their Shahed drones,” Kyiv’s EU Ambassador Vsevolod Chentsov told Politico in late December. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Where Have All the Flowers Gone in Ukraine? Remembering US Folk Great Peter Yarrow

Jan 8, 2025 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

Peter Yarrow, part of the US folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary that gained prominence in the 1960s counterculture movement, died at the age of 86 from bladder cancer on Tuesday in his Manhattan residence. Born to Ukrainian-born parents in 1938, Yarrow had been a vocal supporter of Ukraine and recorded a video in solidarity with the country in March 2023 for United24, a charitable initiative launched by President Volodymyr Zelensky after Russia’s 2022 invasion.
5 Ukrainian Words I Learned After Russia’s 2022 Invasion

Jan 6, 2025 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

I have to confess – despite having lived in Ukraine since 2018, my Ukrainian vocabulary remained extremely limited. Before 2022, my daily exchange was limited to a mix of Russian (that I learned in Belarus) and English, coupled with some basic phrases in Ukrainian that formed a strange form of “Surzhyk,” a term in Ukraine that refers to a mixed language or sociolect, often blending elements of Ukrainian and Russian – and in my case, English.
Ukrainians’ Top Purchases in 2024, According to Google

Jan 1, 2025 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

What are Ukrainians buying online in wartime Ukraine during 2024? Despite the prevalence of drones in Ukraine – as well as the thousands of fundraisers to supply drones to the Armed Forces of Ukraine (AFU) – those are not the top purchases ordinary Ukrainians searched for on Google. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official. Often, Ukrainians search for things much more mundane instead – here are Ukrainians’ top 10 purchases of the year, according to Google’s data.
Nukes Nukes Nukes! Kremlin’s Hawk Medvedev Extensive 2024 Use of Nuclear Bluff

Dec 23, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

“We never liked the French,” the opening line of a Telegram post by Dmitry Medvedev, Russia’s former president and prime minister and now Security Council deputy chairman – a great start to 2024. Apart from his public disdain for the West, Medvedev is also known for his hawkish comments that went as far as suggesting to nuke the West and Ukraine on multiple occasions, earning him the moniker as “herald of the apocalypse.”Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
What Will Happen to Russia’s Syrian Military Bases?

Dec 10, 2024 | flipboard.com | Leo Chiu

4 hours agoIsraeli Navy carries out large-scale operation to destroy Assad regime’s fleetLast night, the Israeli Navy carried out a large-scale operation to destroy the former Assad regime’s navy fleet in Syria. Numerous Syrian navy …NowMoscow Evacuates Troops by Air and Sea as Syrian Base Faces SiegeRussia has begun a large-scale pullout from Syria, evacuating troops and equipment to “home” bases.
What Will Happen to Russia’s Syrian Military Bases?

Dec 10, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

With Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ousted on Sunday, many believed that Russia’s military presence that helped Assad maintain its iron grip on the country would have no option but to soon depart. However, a source in the Kremlin told Russian state media TASS on Sunday that it received guarantees from Syrian rebel groups that Russian interests, including its military bases, would be protected. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.
Moscow-Backed Assad Regime Ousted in Syria, Rebels Claim

Dec 8, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Leo Chiu

Bashar al-Assad’s regime, which ruled Syria with an iron fist for more than two decades with Moscow’s backing in recent years, has reportedly fallen. Rebel leaders issued a statement Sunday morning that Assad has fled the city, ending the five-decade-long Assad dynasty and potentially bringing the civil war that ravaged the nation for over a decade to an end. Follow our coverage of the war on the @Kyivpost_official.