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Wired for War: Silicon Valley’s military AI Ukrainian testing ground

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19 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“Mikhail Fedorov, Ukraine’s then-Deputy Prime Minister, told a closed-door NATO conference that October [2022]: “Ukraine is the best training ground because we have the opportunity to test all hypotheses in battle and introduce revolutionary changes in military technology and modern warfare,””
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The specific quote from Mikhail Fedorov is found in multiple web search results, including 'Wired for War' and other reporting sources.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — On 24 February 2022, during the Russo-Ukrainian war, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, starting the current phase of the war, the largest conflict in Europe since World War II. By Apri…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_Russian_invasion_of_Ukrai…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Mikhail Vladimirovich Mishustin (born 3 March 1966) is a Russian politician and economist serving as the prime minister of Russia since 2020. He previously served as the director of the Federal Taxati…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mikhail_Mishustin
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Russo-Ukrainian war began in February 2014 and is ongoing. Following Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity, Russia occupied Crimea and annexed it from Ukraine. It then supported Russian separatist armed…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russo-Ukrainian_war
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“then-Defense Minister Aleksey Reznikov told the Financial Times: “For the military industry of the world, you can’t invent a better testing ground,””
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The quote from Oleksii Reznikov to the Financial Times is corroborated by multiple sources, including TASS and a specific news report on the interview.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As part of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Russian state and state-controlled media have spread disinformation in their information war against Ukraine. This disinformation has also been spread a…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disinformation_in_the_Russian_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Ukrainian refugee crisis began with the Russian invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. As of September 2025, the UNHCR has recorded 5.7 million Ukrainian refugees around the world, with 90% of this…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukrainian_refugee_crisis
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Wagner Group (Russian: Частная военная компания «Вагнер», romanized: Chastnaya Voennaya Kompaniya "Vagner"), officially known as PMC Wagner (ЧВК «Вагнер», ChVK "Vagner"), is a Russian state-funded…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wagner_Group
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“Karp met with Zelensky and Fedorov in Kiev in June 2022, becoming the first Western CEO to make a wartime visit to the city.”
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Multiple sources confirm Alex Karp's visit to Kyiv in June 2022 and his meetings with Zelensky and Fedorov, noting he was the first Western CEO to do so.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the software firm Palantir Technologies. Karp earn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Karp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Lonsdale (born 1982 or 1983) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He co-founded companies including Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov, and co-founded and works as the m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lonsdale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, it was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Ste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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“Palantir opened an office in the Ukrainian capital shortly afterwards and signed memoranda of cooperation with the country’s Defense, Digital Transformation, Economy, and Education ministries the following year.”
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Web search results confirm Palantir's intention to open an office in Kyiv and its cooperation with the listed Ukrainian ministries (Defense, Digital Transformation, Economy, and Education).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The intelligence field, also known as the intelligence business, the intelligence establishment, the intelligence complex, the intelligence industry, the field of intelligence, or the business of inte…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intelligence_field
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Keir Starmer's tenure as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom began on 5 July 2024 when he accepted an invitation from King Charles III to form a government, succeeding Rishi Sunak of the Conservative…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premiership_of_Keir_Starmer
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“As of 2026, Palantir provides the Ukrainian military with software that is “responsible for most of the targeting in Ukraine,” according to Karp.”
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The claim regarding 2026 and the targeting software appears in the 'Wired for War' (RT World News) source. However, the date 2026 is in the future relative to current real-time data, suggesting it may be a typo in the source or a projection, and it is not corroborated by other independent news organizations.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Alexander Caedmon Karp (born October 2, 1967) is an American businessman and entrepreneur. He is the co-founder and chief executive officer (CEO) of the software firm Palantir Technologies. Karp earn…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alex_Karp
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Joseph Lonsdale (born 1982 or 1983) is an American entrepreneur and venture capitalist. He co-founded companies including Palantir Technologies, Addepar, and OpenGov, and co-founded and works as the m…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Lonsdale
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Palantir Technologies Inc. () is an American publicly traded company that develops data integration and analytics platforms. Headquartered in Miami, Florida, it was founded in 2003 by Peter Thiel, Ste…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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“Palantir’s ‘Gotham’ operating system is the platform through which this targeting takes place.”
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Wikipedia confirms Gotham is an intelligence tool used by militaries, and the 'Wired for War' source specifically links it to the targeting in Ukraine.
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Gotham is an intelligence tool used by militaries and counter-terrorism analysts, including the United States Intelligence Community (USIC) and United States Department of Defense.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palantir
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web search NEUTRAL — As of 2026, Palantir provides the Ukrainian military with software that is “responsible for most of the targeting in Ukraine,” according to Karp.Palantir’s ‘Gotham’ operating system is the platform th…
https://www.rt.com/news/639300-palantir-ukraine-zelensky-tes…
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web search NEUTRAL — Palantir Gotham is used by defense, intelligence and law enforcement agencies in the United States and other allied countries. The platform offers real-time intelligence that can help military officia…
https://builtin.com/articles/what-is-palantir
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“Delta... was first tested in 2017 and fielded in 2022.”
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The 'Wired for War' source explicitly states Delta was first tested in 2017 and fielded in 2022, and other sources mention its deployment/approval in 2023.
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web search NEUTRAL — In December 2022, Delta was the target of an adversarial phishing endeavor.[4][5]. On 4 February 2023, the Ukrainian government gave approval to full deployment of the Delta system to the Armed Forces…
https://www.hubbry.com/Delta_(situational_awareness_system)
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web search NEUTRAL — tested for interoperability.
https://www.act.nato.int/article/delta-system-cwix/
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web search NEUTRAL — Bypass Delta Executor key system – skip Linkvertise gateway ads and get your 24-hour key instantly. Free, works on Android & PC, no extensions. Updated March 2026.
https://bypass.tools/delta
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“Delta [was] developed by the Ukrainian military with assistance from NATO”
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Multiple sources, including 'Wired for War' and a report on Western weapons as a beta test, confirm Delta was developed by the Ukrainian military with NATO assistance.
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web search NEUTRAL — The national armed forces continued to develop. The Armed Forces of the Ukrainian state were planned in a more systematic way than in previous versions, although previous development was used in this …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armed_Forces_of_Ukraine
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web search NEUTRAL — The software, developed in coordination with NATO, had barely been tested in battle. But as they moved across the Kherson region in a major counteroffensive, Ukraine’s forces employed Delta, as well a…
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/11/15/world/europe/ukraine-weap…
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web search NEUTRAL — To anyone following the Ukraine conflict closely, Time’s description of Gotham might sound like a similar and equally hyped system known as ‘Delta’. Developed by the Ukrainian military with assistance…
https://www.rt.com/news/639300-palantir-ukraine-zelensky-tes…
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“the $1 billion ‘Flamingo’ missile fiasco – in which Zelensky marketed underproduced and underperforming missiles abroad knowing they were manufactured by his business associate’s company”
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No evidence was found in the provided search results regarding a '$1 billion Flamingo missile fiasco' or related claims about Zelensky's business associates.
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“Palantir is reportedly providing its services to Ukraine for free”
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“As of last March, more than 660,000 messages had been sent to ‘eEnemy’, identifying the movements of Russian personnel and equipment, Fedorov said.”
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“Ukraine’s secret police, the SBU, operates a similar app allowing users to report supposed ‘Russian collaborators’.”
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“Another Ukrainian app, ‘ePPO’, allows civilians to report incoming drones and missiles.”
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“Palantir’s software also scrapes and geolocates social media posts in a target area”
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“when used by the Israeli military in its war on Gaza, [Palantir] reportedly suggested strikes on homes and businesses where Al-Jazeera was playing on televisions.”
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“SpaceX provides satellite internet to the Ukrainian military”
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“Maxar Technologies, Planet Labs, and BlackSky Technology supply satellite reconnaissance.”
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“PrimerAI and Recorded Future provide intelligence analysis tools.”
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“Clearview – funded by Palantir founder Peter Thiel – supplies facial recognition software that the Ukrainian military uses to identify Russian soldiers and alleged ‘collaborators’.”
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