Russia invaded Ukraine

I can never go back to the terrorist state of Russia

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More than a decade ago, Vladimir Jurowski, one of Russia’s best-known musical sons, began to realize that things in his native country were taking a sinister turn. “It was a feeling, a premonition that things would get worse, especially after Russia annexed Crimea,” says the 52-year-old conductor. “The irony was that at that exact moment … Read more

Ukraine is becoming a hotbed for drone technology

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Ukrainian aviator Roman Schemechko loved building model airplanes as a child. Russia’s war against Ukraine has given him an unfortunate pretext to reexamine that passion. Prototypes of attack and surveillance drones built by his company Besomar (White Demon) fill a spacious room in a bare office building in Lviv. “Drones save lives,” says Mr. Schemechko, … Read more