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Russia’s Black Sea Fleet has changed its position since Russia’s withdrawal from the Black Sea Grain Initiative and is preparing to launch a blockade against Ukraine. This was reported by the UK Ministry of Defense on July 26. It is noted that the modern corvette “Sergiy Kotiv” was deployed in the southern part of the […]
German arms manufacturer Rheinmetall will provide the Ukrainian army with two Skynex air defense systems. Source. This was reported by the company’s press service, cited by Interfax-Ukraine. “In the second half of 2023, Ukraine will receive two newest Skynex air defense missile systems, which include airburst munitions. The Skynex systems will be installed on new […]
This month, the United Kingdom demonstrated the Challenger 2 main battle tank in the Theater Entry Standard (TES) modification. The combat vehicle was nicknamed Megatron. The Challenger 2 TES Megatron is an advanced modification of the third-generation Challenger 2 conventional tank. This version of the combat vehicle is designed for military operations in urban areas […]
According to the Ukrainian military, several Russian occupants were injured in the drone attack. The Ukrainian military used unmanned aerial vehicles to disable the occupiers’ equipment: Ural-4320 and GAZ-3308 vehicles, as well as a tanker truck. The video was published on the official page of the 103rd separate territorial defense brigade of the Armed Forces […]
An American MQ-9 Reaper unmanned aerial vehicle was damaged in Syria. It was attacked by a Russian fighter jet. The incident occurred at night on July 23. The Russian fighter jet flew in dangerous proximity to the American MQ-9 Reaper drone, which was conducting a counterterrorism mission against the Islamic State group. According to the […]
Defense forces advanced 750 meters into enemy territory near Staromayorske in the Berdiansk sector. This was reported by Valeriy Shershen, a spokesman for the Tavriya Division press center. In addition, Shershen notes, the defenders have advanced more than 500 meters along the front line. The speaker clarifies that the occupiers have suffered much greater losses […]
Greta Gerwig’s romantic comedy is the best box office performance in Ukraine since the beginning of the full-scale war. From July 19 to July 23, 226,757 Ukrainian viewers watched Barbie, bringing in over UAH 33.2 million in box office receipts. Thus, the Mattel doll movie beat James Cameron’s second Avatar and the Ukrainian animated long-form […]
Microsoft has opened access to Bing artificial intelligence chatbot for Chrome and Safari users “for selected users as part of testing”. Bing Chat has several limitations in third-party browsers. The chatbot is not available to unauthorized users. Also, the number of characters in the hints is limited to 2,000 versus 4,000 in Edge. Conversations are […]
On July 25, the Ukrainian Armed Forces shot down another modern Russian Ka-52 Alligator helicopter. The information was shared by the 38th Separate Marine Brigade. The helicopter was shot down in Donbas at 07:43 (EET) using a man-portable air defense system. The helicopter crew was killed. Good morning from the 38th Marine Brigade. Another Ka-52 […]
SpaceX has scheduled a Falcon Heavy rocket launch for July 26 from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida, Space reports. The Falcon Heavy launch is scheduled to take place at 06:04 Kyiv time, and the live broadcast will be available on Space.com. This mission will be the seventh for the Falcon Heavy rocket, which was […]