The Ministry of Defense has digitized the data of all potential recruits
The Ministry of Defense has digitized data on men of conscription age who can be called up for mobilization in all 24 regions and Kyiv.
The SBU has created a list of hostile accounts in X (Twitter) — there are currently 66 of them
The list of hostile Twitter accounts, compiled by the Center for Countering Disinformation and the SBU Cyber Department, includes mostly official pages of Russian politicians, government agencies, local media, and some pro-Russian bloggers.
LifesaverSIM, a tactical medicine game simulator, has been integrated into «Action»
LifesaverSIM, a tactical medicine simulator, has been integrated into «Diia». Now everyone can learn tactical medicine, the press service of «Дія» reports.
Preparing for mobilization. The Ministry of Defense has launched an online platform «Military Assistant»
The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine has launched the online platform «Military Assistant», created specifically for military personnel.
The Rada passed a law to strengthen mobilization. Demobilization has been removed
The Verkhovna Rada adopted in the second reading the draft law №10449 on strengthening mobilization.
Ukraine’s energy sector under massive Russian attack — Kharkiv was hit by at 10 strikes, there are damages in Odesa, Lviv and Zaporizhzhia regions
The invaders attacked Ukraine with cruise and ballistic missiles of various types, as well as attack UAVs.
Citizens may be deprived of their second car for the front — draft law on mobilization
Ukrainians may have their cars taken away for the needs of the front line — such provisions are included in the new draft law on mobilization.
Expensive, fragile, ineffective: American drones have performed poorly in the war in Ukraine
American drones from the Silicon Valley company Skydio have performed poorly in the war in Ukraine — they are expensive to manufacture and repair, but they constantly fail due to Russian electronic warfare.
Up to a month to restore: Ukrainian hackers BLACKJACK hacked Moscow sewage system
Hackers from the BLACKJACK group, close to the cyber department of the Security Service of Ukraine, destroyed the IT infrastructure of «Moscollector».
The programmer returned from the Czech Republic to Russia, threw $150 to Navalny’s fund, put up leaflets and went to jail for 7 years
After 5 years of living in the Czech Republic, Russian programmer Alexei Malyarevsky had a fight with his girlfriend and decided to return to Russia.
Electronic cabinet of persons liable for military service will be launched in summer
The e-cabinet of persons liable for military service should be launched this summer.
Ukraine sends thanks to American hackers for attacks on Russia. Western experts are concerned
The command of the airborne assault troops sent letters of appreciation to the American hackers who systematically attacked the IT infrastructure of the Russian Federation.
Russian shelling de-energizes «Neutron source» — nuclear subcritical facility in Kharkiv
It is reported that the plant is currently operating on emergency diesel generators.
Ukraine launches open call for startups to create technological solutions for the military
In Ukraine, the Defence Builder Acceleratoris an acceleration program for defense startups aimed at rapid delivery of technological solutions to the frontline.
SBU finds Russian hackers who attacked «Kyivstar»: data will be transferred to The Hague
Cyber specialists and investigators of the Security Service of Ukraine have found Russian hackers who attacked the mobile operator «Kyivstar».
1.5% of the salary and UAH 20 thousand per month. Council includes private entrepreneurs in new booking model
The Economic Committee of the Verkhovna Rada is working on a new model of economic booking.
Former CIA chief calls on Ukrainian IT to spend 10% or more on cybersecurity
Former executive head of security at the CIA Nick Gisinto, who worked for the agency for 10 years and after leaving it worked for Uber and Tesla, called on companies to spend at least 10% of their IT budgets on cybersecurity.
Ukraine has reduced the age of mobilization and allowed students to do internships abroad
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy has signed a draft law on mobilization. The document states that the mobilization age will be reduced from 27 to 25 years.
The Register of Damages for Ukraine Caused by Russia’s Invasion has been launched in The Hague — application can be submitted via «Diia»
The service will be available after the mobile app is updated and will be available on the portal later
Ukrainian developers have created Ratel Deminer — a machine for remote demining
Ukrainian manufacturers, who previously introduced the Ratel S and Ratel M ground robots, have developed the Ratel Deminer, a demining machine that can remotely disarm anti-personnel mines.
Israel has launched a massive facial recognition program in the Gaza Strip, — The New York Times
The images are compared to a database of Palestinians allegedly linked to Hamas.
Kyiv’s Maidan Nezalezhnosti appeared in Fortnite — map for donations to rebuild destroyed hospital in Mykolaiv
Now in Fortnite, one of the most popular online games in the world, TheDonationMap was launchedwhich accurately recreates Kyiv’s Independence Square.
Military bonds in «Diia» have brought Ukrainians more than ₴94 million in revenue since October 2022
Since October 2022, Ukrainians have been able to purchase military bonds directly in the application «Diia» — and as of today, the number of purchased bonds has reached 4 million (4,000,176, to be exact), which has brought their owners over ₴94 million in revenue.
What about DniproHES, which was hit by «8 missiles»? Minus 1.6 GW of capacity, «significant financial losses» and no threat of dam failure
On the night of March 22, Russia carried out the most massive attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, among others by firing two missiles at DniproHES (according to Ukrhydroenergo) or eight missiles (according to the Prosecutor General’s Office, as some media reported), which caused serious damage to HPP-1 and HPP-2 (both plants are…
Damage to the Dnipro hydroelectric power plant and other consequences of the largest-scale Russian terrorist attack on Ukraine’s energy sector
From 4 to 7 a.m., a massive enemy missile attack on Ukrainian cities continued — energy and other critical infrastructure facilities were damaged, and residential buildings were damaged.
UNITED24 launches Minesalt — Minecraft-style online game in Soledar locations to raise funds for Ukraine’s reconstruction
Minesalt recreates the site of the largest salt mine in Europe: 16 locations, 500 kilometers of tunnels, many interesting stories, and 140 crystals to be collected by players.
Border guards caught a programmer with a guide for $5500. But «autograph» they forgot to take an explanation
Chernivtsi border guards detained a sole proprietor programmer at a distance of 30 km from the state border of Ukraine.
8 billion rubles, 2762 employees: Netcracker continues to operate in Russia despite announcement of withdrawal
Netcracker, a developer of operations support systems, business support systems, and virtualization solutions, continues to operate and hire in Russia, despite its announcement of withdrawal from the market.
YouTube blocked Sternenko’s old video with russian prisoners from being shown in russia — at the request of roskomnadzor
This is a video showing russian soldiers surrendering to the russian military, published on the channel of journalist and activist Serhiy Sternenko back in 2022.
Millions of accounts for IPSO sold: cyber police expose group of hackers
Kharkiv cyberpolice identified three criminals aged 20 to 40 who stole email accounts and Instagram accounts of Internet users. In particular, the stolen accounts were used to conduct IPSO in the interests of Russia.
Review of the series «Masters of the Air»
On March 15, Apple TV+ service finished broadcasting the military drama «Masters of the Air», which consists of 9 episodes and cost the creators at least $250 million. The plot of the series is based on the documentary book of the same name by Donald L. Miller (2007), which contains interviews of pilots and archival […]
Academy returns «20 days in Mariupol» and Chernov’s speech to the international TV version of the «Oscar»
Initially, the movie was awarded cut from the shortened international TV version — as explained by Disney «due to time constraints».
The operation of the DragonFire laser (anti-drone) system was shown on video
The British Ministry of Defense has shown a video of the DragonFire laser weapon against air targets, including drones and mortar shells. It costs about £100 million, but each shot has the potential to can cost less than UAH 500, which is much less than traditional air defense systems.
«20 Days in Mariupol» and Chernov’s speech were not included in the shortened international TV version of the «Oscars»
The organizers of this year’s broadcast of the «Oscars» cut the «Best Feature Documentary» category (along with several other categories) from the shortened international telecast, which won a film by Ukrainian director Mstislav Chernov «20 days in Mariupol».
Ukraine officially starts negotiations with the US and EU on resumption of passenger air transportation
Minister for Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development Oleksandr Kubrakov said that Ukraine has started official consultations with US and EU regulators, as well as the Israeli Civil Aviation Authority, on the resumption of passenger air travel.
Ukrtelecom in 2023: revenues over UAH 5 billion and almost 11,000 km of fiber laid (2022-2023)
«Ukrtelecom» reported for 2023 and announced further investments in the development of the FTTH/P network using GPON technology. We have selected the main points from the report of one of the largest Ukrainian fixed-line Internet providers.
Bloomberg: U.S. uses artificial intelligence to «target» airstrikes
If you were wondering when the military will start deploying artificial intelligence on the battlefield, here is the answer.
Review of the movie Land of Bad
William Eubank’s new film Land of Bad brings together the Hemsworth brothers on the set, not the most famous one, who plays Thor in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but Liam and Luke. Other performers include Russell Crowe and Milo Ventimiglia. In the review below, we explain why a decent cast does not save the day. […]
Google has allocated another $10 million in grants for Ukrainian startups — up to $100K for each project, Cloud loans and product support
Google announced launching the second stage of financing of the special Startup Support Fund in Ukraine in the amount of $10 million to allocate grants (not required to be returned if all the conditions are met within a certain period of time) in 2024.
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