The Force is strong with Mark Hamill — and with Ukraine.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has named the Star Wars actor an ambassador to help raise funds for the country's "Army of Drones" project. The project is part of a program that "provides for the regular procurement of drones, their repair and prompt replacement, as well as a pilot training," the Ukrainian government says.
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