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Ukraine Partners Palantir, Seeks 95% Drone Intercept

5/12/2026

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Ukraine seeks a partnership with Palantir; Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and President Volodymyr Zelensky met CEO Alex Karp in Kyiv, calling talks constructive.
Fedorov said Ukraine will intercept at least 95 % of aerial threats and use AI forecasting after Russia launched about 27,000 Shahed drones.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Ukrainian air-defence sites and observed a mobile fire group equipped with machine-guns and interceptor UAVs to neutralise Shahed drones.

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Ukraine seeks a partnership with Palantir; Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov and President Volodymyr Zelensky met CEO Alex Karp in Kyiv, calling talks constructive.
Fedorov said Ukraine will intercept at least 95 % of aerial threats and use AI forecasting after Russia launched about 27,000 Shahed drones.
German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius visited Ukrainian air-defence sites and observed a mobile fire group equipped with machine-guns and interceptor UAVs to neutralise Shahed drones.