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The attacked oil refinery near Nizhny Novgorod, 800 km from Ukraine, was producing 15 million tons of oil a year A successful drone attack over 800 kilometers away disrupted one of Russia’s largest oil refineries, LUKOIL-Nizhegorodnefteorgsintez, in the city of Kstovo, Nizhny Novgorod region. The attack, which took place around 05:30 local time today, March […]
Disney Entertainment explained why they did not include the awarding of the film 20 Days in Mariupol in the shortened international version of the Oscars. According to the Voice of America, the decision to cut back was made a few weeks ago and was due to time constraints. The company refers to the fact that […]
On the morning of March 12, the Freedom of Russia Legion recorded an address from the Russian-Ukrainian border, stating that it would “reclaim Russian land from the regime.” Later, they showed a tank crossing the border. The Legion stated that “like all our fellow citizens, in the Legion we dream of a Russia free of […]
The American company Palantir has won a $178.4 million contract with the US Army to create an artificial intelligence system for reconnaissance and guidance in combat. According to Palantir, it will deploy its systems inside a large truck, the first army vehicle with AI on board. This is a TITAN (Tactical Intelligence Targeting Access Node) […]
In Russia, an air traffic controller fell asleep at the controls and lost an IL-76. He managed to break 17 rules while sleeping, Baza reports. It is reported that the IL-76 transport plane was flying to the Tver region on the afternoon of February 16. Flying over the Volgograd region, the crew tried to contact […]
The Sphere home TV is still the coolest screen in the world with its 16K resolution. To ensure the operation of such a screen, you need powerful hardware. For example, the Hitachi Vantara software that streams ultra-high-definition content to both the building’s indoor and outdoor displays requires a 4,000 TB SSD with 400 GB/second bandwidth. […]
On the Polish-Ukrainian border, protesters and Polish police block the passage of Ukrainian passenger buses in both directions without any explanation This was reported by Oleksandr Kubrakov, Minister of Communities, Territories and Infrastructure Development of Ukraine. “There is bad news coming from the blocked Polish border. Protesters and police are stopping buses traveling to and […]
On Monday, March 11, the Swedish flag was raised in front of NATO headquarters in Belgium. The country officially became the 32nd member of the North Atlantic Alliance The event was broadcast on NATO’s YouTube channel. The flag-raising ceremony took place at NATO Headquarters in Brussels with the participation of Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden […]
The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) is organizing the largest military exercises on the European continent since the end of the Cold War. Approximately 90,000 troops from 32 member states are taking part in these maneuvers, which will last until the end of May, Le Monde writes. The article states that these exercises are a […]
The Committee on Homeland Security and the Committee on China Affairs of the US House of Representatives published the results of an investigation that revealed communication equipment in some Chinese-made cranes used in US ports. This equipment was not documented, and the purpose of its installation was not announced. Mobile modems that can be used […]