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Our soldiers destroyed a Russian 152-mm self-propelled artillery system 2C5 Hyacinth-S using a GMLRS missile fired from a HIMARS MLRS. The video was posted on social media. The 2S5 Hyacinth-S is a Soviet 152-mm self-propelled gun. It is designed to suppress and destroy nuclear weapons, destroy enemy control bodies, rear areas, manpower and military equipment […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces formed the Siberia battalion, which includes Russians and representatives of ethnic minorities in Russia. They are ready to fight against the invasion of dictator Putin. The Siberia battalion has brought together dozens of Russians and members of ethnic minorities in Russia who traveled through third countries because they wanted to join […]
Engineers from the University of Manchester have built and launched the world’s largest quadcopter, the Giant Foamboard Quadcopter (GFQ). The drone, made of a cardboard-like material called foam board, measures 6.4 meters long from corner to corner and weighs 24.5 kg. The four arms consist of a series of hollow box structures and can be […]
On October 22, a dangerous incident occurred on a flight to the United States. One of the passengers, who turned out to be a professional pilot, tried to shut down the engines during the flight. According to Sky News. one of the passengers tried to shut down the engines during the flight. It turned out […]
The Defence Intelligence of Ukraine’s Kraken unit released a video of the destruction of the occupiers from a Scorpion/Alacran 120-mm self-propelled mortar in the Kupyansk direction. Five occupants tried in vain to avoid mortar fire, hiding behind a damaged armored vehicle. The armored vehicle is probably Ukrainian, because among the things around it you can […]
The head of the Ministry of Defense Mykhailo Fedorov showed a new defense development, Brave1, a ground-based kamikaze robot for destroying enemy equipment and fortifications. “Ratel S is a ground robot from Ukrainian developers. The soldiers use it as a mobile warhead carrying anti-tank mines or a combat module,” Fedorov wrote. According to him, the […]
From today, WhatsApp will stop supporting Android smartphones with operating systems 5.0 and below, as well as iPhones with iOS below 12. This decision means that there will be no new updates and security patches for owners of devices with these OS versions. To find out whether a particular device is subject to this restriction, […]
Wisk Aero, a division of Boeing, has conducted the first public demonstration flights of its EVTOL electric flying taxi in Los Angeles. This was reported by Wisk Aero itself. The company did this in honor of the 100th anniversary of Long Beach Airport. Wisk started out as Zee Aero in 2010, but later merged with […]
The Western newspaper Financial Times writes that Ukrainian specialists have converted the AIM-9M Sidewinder air-to-air guided missiles for F-16 fighter jets provided by the United States into surface-to-air missiles. These missiles were disabled and redesigned to be launched from the ground for the needs of Ukrainian air defense. “We redesigned them. We found a way […]
On October 23, American businessman Elon Musk broadcast on his social network X (formerly Twitter), where he made scandalous statements about the war in Ukraine and the temporarily occupied regions. “We need to find peace in Ukraine, and I think we need to restore normal relations with Russia,” the billionaire said. He called for a […]