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Ukrainian-founded startup in Italy aims to revolutionalize satellite servicing technology

March 8, 2024

Kurs Orbital, a Turin-based startup founded by Ukrainian space industry veterans, has closed a €3.7 million seed funding round to accelerate the commercialization of its satellite servicing technology. The round was led by OTB Ventures, a prominent European DeepTech investor with a focus on Central and Eastern Europe. Other participants in the round include Czech Credo Ventures, Italian …

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SpaceX Starlink satellite internet service activated in Ukraine, says Elon Musk

February 28, 2022

Responding almost instantly to the request of Mykhailo Fedorov Ukraine’s minister of digital transformation, SpaceX founder and CEO Elon Musk announced Saturday that the company’s Starlink internet satellites are now active in Ukraine as the country suffers power outages due to Russia’s invasion. “While you try to colonize Mars — Russia try to occupy Ukraine! While your rockets …

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Donbas separatists use DIY drones to attack Ukrainian government trenches

February 27, 2020

Donbas separatists have weaponized consumer drones to drop grenades on Ukrainian government trenches, reports Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. Consumer drones have been used for reconnaissance, but separatists are now using them increasingly for attacks. A Ukrainian military charity says there are about three such drone attacks per day.

Ukrainian drone maker aims to protect American crops “with 600% return on investment”

September 29, 2017

Earlier this month Kray Technologies, a US-headquartered startup with Ukrainian roots, secured an undisclosed amount of funding, as confirmed to Ukraine Digital News by Andrey Dashkiev, COO of the company. The funding came from Ukrainian investment company Chernovetskyi Investment Group (CIG) and three individual investors, including Ruslan Savchyshyn.

Ukrainian drone maker launches professional union for drone journalists

August 3, 2017

Last week Drone.ua, a Ukrainian integrator of unmanned technologies, announced the launch of the Professional Union of Drone Journalism (PUDJ), the first of its kind in Ukraine. The NGO, created in cooperation with the Independent Media Trade Union of Ukraine (IMTUU) and the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ), aims to unite journalists’ interests and to formulate ethical …

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International investors back Ukrainian drone maker to modernize agriculture

June 7, 2017

Earlier this month DroneUA, a Ukrainian integrator of unmanned technologies, attracted an undisclosed amount of funding from several individual investors from the UK, Poland and Moldova. The investment went through Agricultural Systems Studio, a Kiev-based agritech software integrator which represented the investor pool. The funding will be used to create what the investors hope will become the …

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Ukrainian developers invited to Vilnius international hackathon (apply until April 24)

April 20, 2017

Developers from Ukraine and other Eastern European countries are invited to a 48-hour international hackathon to develop new IT solutions for the aviation and travel industries. Hacker Games Pro: Aviation will be held at Vilnius Tech Park on April 28-30. More than 100 participants are expected. Teams will work either independently or in cooperation with travel and aviation …

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Ukrainian citizen arrested while smuggling cigarettes by drone

October 19, 2016

Last week a resident of Chop, a town in Western Ukraine, was arrested while trying to smuggle 16 cartons of cigarettes Marlboro to Hungary by drone. Another 16 cartons which were probably supposed to be “transported” too were confiscated along with the drone at the time of arrest.

Ukraine’s MarsHopper tops People’s Choice finalists of NASA SpaceApps Challenge

May 17, 2016

Developed by a team from Kyiv (Kiev), the Ukrainian MarsHopper aircraft project tops the list of the People’s Choice finalists of NASA’s SpaceApps Challenge 2016, one of the world’s largest international annual hackathons. The voting will close on May 20, the hackathon’s website said. As of 11:00 Kyiv time on Tuesday, May 17, MarsHopper, which is …

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Ukrainian soldier won gold at Europe’s drone modeling championship

September 22, 2015

An ex-volunteer and a soldier of the Ukrainian Battalion “Luhansk-1,” Andrii Umrykhin won gold at the FAI F2 European Championships for Control Line Model Aircraft. Contestants from 40 countries participated in the competition, which was held by the World Air Sports Federation (FAI) in Bulgaria in late August. Umrykhin defeated two Russian contestants, Igor Trifonov, …

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Californian startup with Ukrainian roots launches low-cost private jet service and attracts $400,000 from Russia’s Imperious Group

November 24, 2014

In California, Ukrainian developers have launched the startup JetMe, a service which allows users to reserve and pay for flights on private jets to any point around the globe. One of the startup’s founders is Yuriy Romanyukha, an associate for Russia-based fund Imperious Group. Almost immediately after the project launched, JetMe obtained $400,000 in funding …

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From universities to big Soviet-era enterprises, VCs eye Ukrainian space startups

November 14, 2014

Is the Ukrainian space industry attractive to venture investors? Business magazine Capital has identified examples of successful startups and asked local and international VCs to comment on the matter. There already are space startups at universities in the country. Nanosputnik PolyITAN, developed by students at Kyiv Polytechnic Institute as part of the international program QB50, …

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