Great spotted eagles are currently a threatened species. Scientists now realize that they face another danger: the war in Ukraine. Eagles are exposed to conflict events as they migrate through Ukraine, forcing them to deviate from their normal flight paths, according to a study published Monday in the journal Current Biology. Great spotted eagles, listed… Read More »
More than a decade ago, Vladimir Jurowski, one of Russia’s best-known musical sons, began to realize that things were going in a bad direction in his native country. “It was a feeling, a premonition that things would get worse, especially after Russia’s annexation of Crimea,” says the 52-year-old conductor. “The irony is that they reached… Read More »
Ukrainian aviator Roman Schemechko loved building model airplanes in his childhood. Russia’s war against Ukraine has given him an unfortunate excuse to reconsider this ambition. Prototypes of attack and surveillance drones produced by his company Besomar (White Devil) fill a large room in a simple office building in Lviv. “Drones save lives,” says Mr. Schemechko,… Read More »