Volodymyr Usov was chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine from January 2020 to January 2021.

It’s hard to imagine, but right now, the Ukrainian army, and citizens in every city putting their lives on the line, are holding back Russian troops despite being outgunned and outnumbered. 

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Volodymyr Usov was chairman of the State Space Agency of Ukraine from January 2020 to January 2021. He is currently the co-founder of Kurs Orbital.