By Johan Ahlander and Tom Little ORNSKOLDSVIK, Sweden, April 29 (Reuters) - The war in Ukraine has turned Sweden's defence industry into one of Europe's fastest-growing weapons hubs, a shift visible nowhere more clearly than in the tiny northern town of Ornskoldsvik,

The Russian armed forces are laboring in the Donbas, while Ukrainian drones expose the Kremlin’s vulnerabilities.

You cannot threaten the free world and lead it at the same time. No nation can match American might, but for the first time in my adult life, the moral and strategic heart of the defense of liberal democracy doesn’t beat in Washington.

President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has leveraged Ukraine's expertise in drone warfare into a series of successful diplomatic deals during visits to the Middle East and Europe, showcasing how Kyiv is using military prowess to ​boost its diplomatic clout.

Ukraine and Russia have battled to stay ahead of one another in a fiercely contested drone race that includes ground robots.

These pilots, and about a thousand other crews like them, are on the frontlines of Ukraine's drive to knock one of Russia's most potent weapons out of the war: the Shahed drone. "Even if you use 50 drones to shoot down one Shahed,

By Anna Voitenko April 29 (Reuters) - Ukraine is rolling out a new line of defence to protect businesses and critical infrastructure from hundreds of Russian drones darkening its skies night after night: private air defence companies.

VEON Ltd. (Nasdaq: VEON), a global digital operator and the parent company of Ukraine’s leading digital operator Kyivstar Group Ltd. (Nasdaq: KYIV; KYIVW), today announced that VEON and Kyivstar have fulfilled their 2023-2027 investment commitment to Ukraine ahead of schedule,