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Topic: Ukraine

Ukraine’s new military leader is forged by war and technology

His appointment was a reluctant concession by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to protesters demanding the ouster of military chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.

Zelenskyy changes tack, dismisses Ukraine’s top general amid protests over defence minister’s removal

The protests over the dismissal of the popular defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov threatened political unity in the country mired in a war with Russia for nearly half a decade.

Who is Mykhailo Fedorov & why his ousting as Ukraine’s defence minister has sparked protests in Kyiv

Fedorov's dismissal was announced Wednesday as part of Zelenskyy’s second major govt reshuffle in a year. He had held the position for the past 6 months.

Trump opens door for Ukraine to build Patriot missiles as Kyiv pushes to expand its own arsenal

Proposal to let Ukraine manufacture Patriot interceptors comes as Kyiv expands its domestic missile industry amid escalating Russian aerial attacks.

UK seeks new low-cost long-range weapons to deploy in Ukraine without US input

3 British-designed systems are going to be tested over coming months in UK & Ukraine, with aim of being delivered to the front line within a year.

Vanishing act by Israeli ‘spy’ in Lebanon puts Ukraine embassy under lens, Hezbollah left fuming

The Mossad 'spy', holding Ukrainian citizenship, has upended Lebanese politics after escaping a Hezbollah prison and allegedly seeking refuge in Ukrainian Embassy, reports AP.

Once seen as Zelenskyy’s potential successor, now charged with corruption—who is Andriy Yermak

Yermak was Zelenskyy’s chief of staff from 2020 to his resignation in November, 2025. Once considered the most powerful individual in Ukraine govt, Yermak’s fall from grace has been steep.

Defence, high-level tech in focus as India-Austria sign letter of intent to cooperate on military matters

LoI focuses on enhancing defence industrial cooperation and technology cooperation. It builds on the India-EU security and defence partnership signed this year.

Warfare enters new dimension as Ukraine’s robot brigade records battle win against Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that a group of Russian soldiers surrendered to an unmanned battle group.

More ‘hits’ than Rheinmetall ever—Ukraine drone manufacturer claps back at CEO’s ‘housewives’ remark

Oleksandr Yakovenko, founder of Ukrainian drone maker TAF Industries, further went on to highlight the growing 'irrelevance' of European defence platforms.

On Camera

Free UPI was a policy success and an economic distortion

Six years of zero MDR delivered unprecedented digital payments at the price of underinvestment, rising fraud risk, and market concentration.

Birlas to Tatas, all await West Bengal’s new industrial policy, says state BJP chief Samik Bhattacharya

In interview with ThePrint, RS MP says new policy will incentivise industry. Bengal’s industrialisation hit pause after 2008 Singur land agitation drove away Tata Nano project.

As India-China face-off in Arunachal Pradesh, MEA says state of border will reflect state of ties

Face-off happened late July when patrol parties of 2 countries came face to face in remote Taksing village. The Chinese are said to have returned in early August.

Guru RSS is cautioning shishya Modi govt. Bhagwat’s endorsement of Gen Z has an Indira lesson

It’s evident Bhagwat was watching from a distance and was worried about youth’s anger towards Modi govt. The first thing he did was to demolish any criticism of Gen Z protesters as anti-national.