How A Former Ukrainian TV Producer Built A Drone Unit That Destroyed $12 Billion Of Russian Equipment

Colonel Pavlo Yelizarov, Commander of Lasar’s Group and former TV show producer. Photo by Anton Zabielskyi, for Forbes Ukraine, 2025. Anton Zabielskyi The exclusive story of how Pavlo Yelizarov went from TV talk-show producer to the creator of Ukraine’s premier military drone unit. This article was published in Forbes Ukraine magazine No. 4 [37] in…

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A Gonzo Plan To Beat China With Giant Robot Boats

Autonomous speedboat designer Saronic aims to use its fat warchest to build America’s largest shipyard and help the US to once again dominate commercial and military shipbuilding. Ona muggy August morning in the sugar cane fields of Franklin, Louisiana, a group of executives from Saronic’s Austin headquarters stood sweating in blazers. Alongside them: local politicians…

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News And Information From Ukraine

GDANSK, POLAND – 2025/09/28: A protester holds a placard expressing her opinion during the demonstration. (Photo by Agnieszka Pazdykiewicz/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,315. U.S. Weighs Supplying Ukraine with Long-Range Tomahawk Missiles The U.S. is reportedly considering Ukraine’s request for long-range Tomahawk missiles, a move that…

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News And Information From Ukraine

KOSTIANTYNIVKA, UKRAINE – SEPTEMBER 4: Ukrainian emergency service workers evacuate civilians from Kostiantynivka, where russian attacks have intensified over the past week, in Kostiatnynivka, Ukraine on September 4, 2025. (Photo by Diego Herrera Carcedo/Anadolu via Getty Images) Anadolu via Getty Images Dispatches from Ukraine. Day 1,289. Russia’s Attack on Ukraine On September 3, Ukraine reported…

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