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☆ Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the leading anti-tank weapon against Russian forces, Ukrainian commander says
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-04 | by ( Natalie Musumeci | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Cheap drones rigged with explosives have become the "main" anti-tank weapon for Ukraine, an officer said. Ukrainian Senior Lt. Yuri Filatov told The Washington Post the drones have been destroying Russian tanks. AdvertisementAdvertisementCheap drones rigged with explosive devices have become extremely prominent and have emerged as the leading anti-tank weapon for the Ukrainian military in Russia's war against it. "We're seeing FPV drones strike a very precise spot, which before was really the domain of very expensive, high precision guided weapons. "You almost never know where an FPV drone is coming from," said Bendett.

Persons: Yuri Filatov, —, Filatov, They're, Samuel Bendett, Swift, Mykhailo Fedorov Organizations: Washington Post, Service, Washington, Russian, Assault Brigade, Center for Naval, Post, Ukraine, Ukraine's, Digital, Associated Press Locations: Ukraine, Ukrainian, Senior, Ukraine's, Moscow, Russia

☆ Moscow has been surrounded by air defenses for a century, but they were never designed to stop the drones Ukraine is using now
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( David Hambling | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

In recent months, Moscow has seen high-profile drone attacks thought to be launched by Ukraine. Moscow has had air defenses for a century, but they haven't been designed for what Ukraine is doing. This is actually the inner defensive ring: The A135 system originally had an outer ring of 51T6 Gorgon missiles with megaton-class warheads. STR/NurPhoto via Getty ImagesAs far back as this January, Russian planners realized that Moscow was wide open to drone attacks. AP PhotoThe first drones hit Moscow in May, with waves of subsequent attacks continuing through July, August and September.

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Together with Moscow, Minsk has also been bolstering the drills with weaponry and military equipment. The Belarusian defence ministry said only that "units" of Russia's air forces have been arriving in Belarus. Ukraine's Air Force said the apartment block was struck by a Russian Kh-22 missile, which is known to be inaccurate and that Ukraine lacks the air defences to shoot down. SOLEDARIn Ukraine's eastern Donbas region - the focal point of Russia's drive to capture more territory - Ukraine's forces were battling around the small salt-mining town of Soledar. Russian forces claimed to have taken control of the town, but Ukraine insisted on Sunday that its forces were battling to hold the town, with street fighting raging and Russian forces advancing from various directions.

☆ Dnipro mayor says chances are minimal of finding survivors in wrecked apartment building
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( Herbert Villarraga | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

DNIPRO, Ukraine, Jan 15 (Reuters) - The chances are "minimal" of pulling more survivors from the wreckage of an apartment building in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro that was hit by a Russian missile strike on Saturday, the city's mayor told Reuters in an interview on Sunday. "I think the chances of saving people now are minimal. The Dnipro City Council reported after Filatov made his comments that the death toll had risen to 23, while 43 people had been reported missing. As Filatov spoke, rescue workers were digging through smashed concrete and twisted metal from a portion of the building. "But the missile flew by and hit a residential building," he said.

[1/16] Emergency personnel work at the site where an apartment block was heavily damaged by a Russian missile strike, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Dnipro, Ukraine January 15, 2023. Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink and Kyiv's other allies condemned Saturday's Russian attacks. "More security assistance is coming to help Ukraine defend itself," Brink said on Twitter, calling the strike on Dnipro "horrifying." In Soledar, where Russian forces have refocused attacks after failing to take the larger nearby centre of Bakhmut, Ukraine insisted that its forces were battling to hold the town. But officials acknowledged the situation was difficult, that street fighting was raging and Russian forces were advancing from various directions.

☆ Vasilii Pavlenco: «În teatrul «De pe strada Trandafirilor» Iurii Harmelin a înrădăcinat multe dintre tradițiile școlii Vahtangov»
▼ + stars: | 2021-03-17 | by ( Mld Media Srl | ) noi.md time to read: +19 min

Noi – îndeosebi, căci Iurii Arcadievici a fost , într-o singură persoană, un regizor remarcabil, pedagog, prieten mai mare, un manager perfect. Spiritul prieteniei, a ajutorului reciproc a fost una dintre principalele învățături ale lui Harmelin. A fost o întorsătură bruscă a soartei, dar lumea teatrului, lumea lui Harmelin m-a vrăjit din primele zile. Iurii Arcadievici a fost și bun, și exigent în același timp. În teatrul «De pe strada Trandafirilor» Iurii Arcadievici a înrădăcinat multe tradiții ale școlii Vahtangov, înainte de toate – spiritul libertății și cel de studio.

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