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On Thursday, August 24, former US President Donald Trump went to prison after being charged with criminal offenses. Trump was photographed and registered as a prisoner. It is worth noting that in all three previous cases of Donald Trump’s arrest, his photo was not taken. So, this episode made Trump the first president in US […]
General Dynamics Electric Boat has launched the Virginia-class nuclear-powered attack submarine USS Iowa (SSN 797). The ceremony took place at the company’s shipyard in North Kingstown, Rhode Island. The USS Iowa (SSN 797) is a Block IV nuclear-powered submarine. It is designed to fight against enemy submarines and surface ships. The Block IV submarines are […]
This year, the United States will conduct training for Ukrainian pilots on F-16 fighter jets, Pentagon spokesman Briggs said. Gen. Patrick Ryder on Thursday, CNN reports. Earlier, the TV channel reported that the United States would soon announce the exercise. “After pilot training in English in September, F-16 pilot training is expected to begin in […]
Elon Musk’s SpaceX is partnering with Cloudflare to improve the performance of its Starlink satellite Internet service, The Information reports, citing a person with direct knowledge of the project. Shares of Cloudflare, which provides content delivery services, jumped 7.2%. The companies are working to expand Starlink’s network of mini-data centers around the world, which could […]
Norway has decided to give Ukraine F-16 fighters / The This is reported by the Norwegian edition of TV2, citing “several independent sources.” Thus, Norway may become the third country after the Netherlands and Denmark to provide Ukraine with F-16s. There have been no official statements from the country on this issue yet. In total, […]
Self-proclaimed President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko cynically congratulated Ukrainians on Independence Day and again offered to mediate in ending the war unleashed by Russia. This was reported by his press service. Lukashenka said that “many generations of Belarusians and Ukrainians have lived in harmony and respect for centuries,” “traded, created families and raised children.” Lukashenko […]
Japan has begun pumping treated radioactive water from the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant into the Pacific Ocean to free up space at the damaged nuclear power plant. China was critical of the operation, calling it a “selfish and irresponsible move.” But Japan claims that this process is safe. Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) plans […]
Russian dictator Vladimir Putin’s visit to the headquarters that coordinates the war in Ukraine is seen by analysts from the UK Ministry of Defense’s intelligence division as a demonstration of power and control over the troops. Putin visited the headquarters of the Southern Military District in Rostov-on-Don on August 19. This headquarters is located about […]
On Wednesday, August 23, a small plane crashed in the Tver region of Russia. According to Russian media reports, the plane belonged to Yevgeniy Pryzhyn, the head of the so-called Wagner PMC. What is known about Prigozhin’s alleged death: Rosaviatsiya officially confirmed that Yevgeny Prygozhin and Dmitry Utkin (known by his call sign Wagner, Prygozhin’s […]
And to attack the Russian capital, drones are flying along rather interesting routes, bypassing enemy air defense zones Today, August 23, at night, kamikaze drones attacked Moscow again, one of which successfully hit a building in the “business center” of the Russian capital, Moscow City. And because of the systematic nature of such strikes, which […]