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On Friday, February 16, the Russian Federal Penitentiary Service announced the death of the imprisoned opposition leader Alexei Navalny. The relevant message was published by the Office of the Federal Penitentiary Service of Russia in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District. “On February 16, 2024, in correctional colony No. 3, convicted prisoner Navalny A.A. began to feel […]
Recently, Russia struck Kyiv with a new hypersonic missile, the Zircon. As explained by Captain Andriy Ryzhenko, 1st Rank of the Ukrainian Navy Reserve and former Deputy Chief of Naval Staff, it is a ghost missile. “Zircon is a ghost rocket, there is a lot of talk, and they run their own commercials. It is […]
State Border Guard Service spokesman Andriy Demchenko noted that the protests of Polish farmers on the border with Ukraine caused problems with the delivery of humanitarian aid. “With the number of border crossings that we have at the moment regarding the movement of trucks, I have doubts that the participants of this blockade are letting […]
Russia is going to deploy nuclear weapons in space. Washington has received new intelligence related to Russia’s nuclear capabilities and attempts to develop space-based weapons. The weapon being developed by Russia is likely to be a nuclear device to blind, jam or burn electronics inside satellites, rather than an explosive nuclear warhead to destroy them, […]
Two trophy T-90M tanks of the 2022 model were registered with the Armed Forces of Ukraine. The very fact that such vehicles have been registered means that the Ukrainian Armed Forces can either already use these tanks in battles against Russian tanks, or these tanks can be repaired and put into service with our army. […]
Aircraft from not only US Navy aircraft carriers, but also from amphibious assault ships were used to protect navigation in the Red Sea, including the AV-8B Harrier II vertical takeoff and landing aircraft. At the same time, Captain Earl Earhart, a pilot of one of the AV-8B Harriers II from the 231st Marine Corps Aviation […]
Ancient civilizations are reluctant to reveal their secrets. The Egyptian pyramids are considered one of the wonders of the world for a reason. Scientists are still debating how they were built in the third millennium B.C., and in the middle of a sandy desert. IFLScience reminds us that the pyramids were built of huge stone […]
The social network X, owned by American businessman Elon Musk, has given blue ticks to accounts associated with members of terrorist organizations. For $8 per month, this mark allows you to publish longer posts and promote them better. This is stated in the report of the non-profit organization Tech Transparency Project (TTP). According to TTP, […]
A group of North Atlantic Treaty Organization countries wants to provide one million drones to Ukraine’s defenders as part of military aid. He reminded that a regular meeting of the NATO-Ukraine Council was held today, February 15. In particular, Ukraine’s Defense Minister Rustem Umerov briefed the allies on the situation at the front, and NATO […]
Ukraine refused to remove Raiffeisen Bank from the list of war sponsors, calling on the largest Western bank in Russia to cut its ties with Moscow. This was reported by Reuters. It is noted that in a letter sent to Raiffeisen in early February 2024, Ukrainian officials questioned whether the bank was doing everything possible […]