# Palantir mines battlefield intelligence, but is Ukraine ‘paying with blood’?

https://mins.news/en/item/130575

- Al Jazeera, 2026-11-05 11:34 UTC
- Tech
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/11/5/palantir-mines-battlefield-intelligence-but-is-ukraine-paying-with-blood?traffic_source=rss

> Palantir is using Ukraine’s unusual trove of wartime data to train its controversial technologies. The data helps Ukraine monitor and respond to Russian attacks, while also strengthening the US company’s military AI capabilities. Ukrainian defence figures have questioned sharing the asset on undisclosed terms, with one saying the country is paying in blood for data others can turn into wealth and influence.

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