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London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure
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United Kingdom — Jessica Elgot and Aisha Down
London and Kyiv in deal to help stop protesters and hostile states targeting military bases and critical infrastructure
AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting UK defence sites, railways and energy plants under a deal struck between London and Kyiv.
Private companies will also be given access to the vast trove of data from Ukraine’s Avengers AI lab to help build new systems, the first agreement of its kind in the UK.
AI models trained on Ukrainian battlefield data will be used to stop protesters and foreign states targeting UK defence sites, railways and energy plants under a deal struck between London and Kyiv.
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Source: The Guardian · Jessica Elgot and Aisha Down. Published 24 Aug 2026, 06:16 pm.
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