Sweden’s crowd-forecasting platform ‘Glimt’ helps Ukraine make wartime predictions

24/10/2025 15:30 France 24

Sweden has been stepping up its support for Ukraine, including signing a letter of intent this week on up to 150 Gripen fighter jets. Ukraine is even using its online crowd-forecasting platform, which uses thousands of user responses to predict future events, including developments in the war.

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