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Ukrainian entrepreneurs are behind as much as $60 billion in US economic activity and roughly 300,000 jobs, new research reveals. We spoke with founders and experts to understand how that impact is being built.

Russia is a major military partner for Iran, supplying Tehran with fighter jets as well as weapons for them, including missiles, leaked documents reveal. Their purpose is clear—to destroy enemy aircraft.

Ukraine’s goal is not simply to supply drones to the Middle East, but to build comprehensive defense systems—sharing with partner countries the expertise it has gained over four years of full-scale war. Relevant agreements are already being signed with the Gulf nations.

The defense ministries of Ukraine and Saudi Arabia have agreed on defense cooperation. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine is ready to share its expertise and systems with Saudi Arabia and to work together to strengthen the protection of human life. 

Russia plans to train one million drone specialists by 2030—many of them are still children. Russian schools, youth organizations, and technical institutes are introducing drone assembly, piloting, and military training as part of a broader mobilization of young people for war.