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Automotive gas prices continue to fall in retail networks. The average price of liquefied petroleum gas for the month (from March 1 to March 31) at filling stations decreased by UAH 2.04/l, or 8.5%, to UAH 21.72/l. This is evidenced by the daily monitoring of the retail market by the Consulting Group A-95. At OKKO […]
Ukraine has topped the world ranking of countries by the number of AI developers, Mykhailo Fedorov reported. The Deputy Prime Minister noted that many countries are afraid of using AI and the “digital state”. Meanwhile, these technologies help Ukraine during the armed conflict. The official emphasized that the ministry he heads will soon make a […]
Javelin anti-tank missile systems were one of the first types of Western weapons to be supplied to Ukraine. In the second year of the large-scale war, they continue to be useful. The Ukrainian Defense Forces published a video showing the process of launching a Javelin anti-tank missile. The destruction of the tank was filmed by […]
The Ukrainian Armed Forces began using 100-mm anti-aircraft guns to strike the enemy. These are KS-19 guns, which were mass-produced in the late 40s. According to experts, the KC-19 guns could have been captured during the counteroffensive operation in the Kharkiv region. At the same time, they do not rule out the option of removing […]
Poland continues to help Ukraine by handing over Soviet MiG-29 fighter jets to the Ukrainian Armed Forces. This was stated by the head of the Office of International Policy of the President of Poland during an interview on RMF FM. This is the first batch of 4 aircraft. It is not yet known how many […]
The Swiss company Destinus is working on a passenger aircraft capable of reaching supersonic speeds (over 343 m/s). The funds were allocated by the Spanish Ministry of Science following successful tests of the Eiger prototype at the end of 2022. Along with the Swiss company, Spanish universities and technology centers are working on the development […]
In general, if we take into account only German defense repair enterprises in Eastern Europe, this will be the third center after Lithuania and Slovakia Germany is expanding its repair and logistics capabilities to service Western weapons near the border with Ukraine. After the opening of the center in the Slovak city of Michalovce, 25 […]
At the end of March, we wrote that the US Air Force would send A-10 Thunderbolt II attack aircraft to the Middle East. The first aircraft has already arrived at its destination. On March 31, 2023, the first A-10 Thunderbolt II arrived in the area of responsibility of the US Central Command. The command is […]
Despite the sanctions imposed on Russia, it continues to receive technology from Switzerland. This is evidenced by the results of an investigation conducted by RSI journalists. Customs data show that the supply chain stretches from Turkey and China. Not long ago, a chip manufactured by U-blox was found in a Russian Orlan-10 drone shot down […]
Late in the evening of April 2, Tesla reported on the volume of cars produced and shipped in the first quarter of 2023 – the results were once again record-breaking, albeit below analysts’ expectations. In January-March, Tesla shipped a total of 422,875 electric cars to customers, up from 310,048 last year. This is a new […]