Ivan Khomenko
News Writer
Ivan Khomenko is a news writer for UNITED24 Media. He covers key developments in the war, providing readers with sharp, informed analysis from the front lines and beyond.
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![Denis Pushilin, Moscow-appointed head of the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, attends a ceremony marking the opening of a new school and the start of the academic year in Mariupol, September 1, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Denis Pushilin, Moscow-appointed head of the Russian-occupied Donetsk region, attends a ceremony marking the opening of a new school and the start of the academic year in Mariupol, September 1, 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Lithuanian border guards patrol the frontier with Belarus near Dieveniškės, Lithuania, ahead of the NATO Summit in July 2023. (Source: Getty Images)]( "Lithuanian border guards patrol the frontier with Belarus near Dieveniškės, Lithuania, ahead of the NATO Summit in July 2023. (Source: Getty Images)")
![A warehouse burns in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district after a Russian missile strike on October 25, 2025. (Source: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)]( "A warehouse burns in Kyiv’s Desnianskyi district after a Russian missile strike on October 25, 2025. (Source: Kostiantyn Liberov/Libkos/Getty Images)")
![French troops land from the Navy’s "Mistral" vessel at Omaha Beach during the 80th D-Day anniversary. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)]( "French troops land from the Navy’s \"Mistral\" vessel at Omaha Beach during the 80th D-Day anniversary. Illustrative photo. (Source: Getty Images)")
![French Mirage 2000 fighter jets fly over Estonia during NATO air patrol duties on March 30, 2022. France assumed the mission from Belgium to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)]( "French Mirage 2000 fighter jets fly over Estonia during NATO air patrol duties on March 30, 2022. France assumed the mission from Belgium to reinforce NATO’s eastern flank amid Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. (Source: Getty Images)")
![Ukraine Plans to Buy 100+ Swedish Gripen Jets, May Help Build Them Too]( "Ukraine Plans to Buy 100+ Swedish Gripen Jets, May Help Build Them Too")
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Ukraine’s largest-ever fighter jet procurement—potentially surpassing even Sweden’s own orders—may hinge on a critical demand: domestic manufacturing.
