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☆ Ukrainian morgues seeing 'more or less double' the fatalities since counter-offensive began
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-12 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Ukraine began its summer counteroffensive in June, armed with Western tanks and weapons. In the time since, morgues are seeing "more or less double" the fatalities, NYT reported. US officials estimated this year that Ukraine had lost more than 100,000 soldiers since the war began. The New York Times reported morgues in the country are seeing vastly increased fatalities due to the heightened fighting. The total dead in the local morgues is "more or less double since the counteroffensive" started, added.

Persons: Taras Svystun, Ukraine doesn't, Mark A, Seth Jones Organizations: Service, Western, Russian, New York Times, Joint Chiefs of Staff, Russian Ministry of Defense, Center for Strategic, International Studies, International Security Locations: Ukraine, Wall, Silicon, Russian

"But the situation is changing and it is possible that a window of opportunity will appear before the end of this year, then we will issue yuan bonds." Russian firms placed bonds worth 1.7 billion yuan ($237.5 million) in May. The bank has issued 140 billion roubles ($1.7 billion) worth of rouble-denominated bonds this year, he said, and would continue to do so at the right price. The head of Sberbank rival VTB last week told Reuters Russia's economy had adapted to sanctions. Sberbank's record first-quarter profit of 357.2 billion roubles featured no one-time revenues, meaning profits should grow as the business does, Skvortsov said.

Persons: Taras Skvortsov, Skvortsov, VTB, Alexander Marrow, Elena Fabrichnaya, Lisa Shumaker Organizations: Reuters, Monetary Fund, Thomson Locations: Russia, Ukraine MOSCOW, Ukraine

[1/5] An agricultural worker operates a tractor with a tiller in a field near the village Kyshchentsi, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Cherkasy region, Ukraine May 1, 2023. Around 40 of his 350 workers have signed up to fight in the war, and the replacements he has found lack their experience. Huizinga fears this could mean a fall in grain and milk yields, and with them a drop in his income. His farm, in a village in the rolling hills and green flat plains of the Cherkasy region in central Ukraine, is not the only one losing valued farmhands to the war. Marchuk said farmers were prioritising some employees, bringing in more women workers, recruiting those people displaced by the war and by retraining other workers.

☆ Taras Stepanenko and Ruslan Malinovskyi keep playing despite Russia's invasion
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-27 | by ( Ben Church | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +9 min

Amid all the chaos and confusion, Stepanenko decided that his family would be safer hiding in the basement of their home. Midfielder Taras Stepanenko leads Ukraine out against Brentford B on March 23. A career amid conflictIn addition to representing his country, Stepanenko is proud to play for Shakhtar Donetsk, which is one of Ukraine’s biggest clubs. Like Stepanenko, he sees playing football as his national duty and a way of repaying those fighting on the frontline. Both Malinovskyi and Stepanenko will be key members of the Ukrainian national team in its bid to qualify for the European Championships, hosted by Germany, in 2024.

☆ Ukrainian city mourns champion kickboxer killed fighting Russian troops
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-04 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

REUTERS/Yuriy RylchukIVANO-FRANKIVSK, Ukraine, April 4 (Reuters) - Hundreds of residents of the Ukrainian city of Ivano-Frankivsk turned out to mourn four-times world kickboxing champion Vitalii Merinov after he was killed in action fighting Russian troops. The Ukrainian flag was draped over his coffin as it was carried out of the church on Monday. "To the hero of Ukraine, Vitalii Merinov, three-times glory," his friend, Taras Mstyslav, said, with mourners calling out "Glory, glory, glory!" Citizens knelt on the street during the funeral procession, holding Ukrainian flags, while others threw flowers. "You can see for yourself, thousands of Ivano-Frankivsk residents came to say farewell to him," Mstyslav said at the cemetery.

☆ Inside Ukraine’s scramble for “game-changer” drone fleet
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-24 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +10 min

It is hoping that domestic drone makers like AeroDrone will help it meet its ambitious goals. The government is now working with more than 80 Ukraine-based drone manufacturers, Ukraine's Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov told Reuters. RUSSIAN TERRITORYThe range and potency of Ukraine's drones is a sensitive issue. Danilov, the national security council head, acknowledged Ukraine’s reliance on other countries for more high-tech drone components. "We are trying to fulfil our needs in this sector with domestic production, but we realise that it's unlikely we will be able to fulfil everything," he said.

☆ An Edible Tour of the Swiss Canton of Vaud
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Taras Grescoe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

Travelers to the canton of Vaud in Switzerland will find a rich culinary landscape. Most international visitors who fly into Geneva make a beeline for the ski resorts and Alpine playgrounds in the German-speaking eastern part of Switzerland. That is a shame. The canton of Vaud, adjacent to Geneva, is the heartland of the French-speaking part of Switzerland known as Romandy and may be the richest and most satisfying culinary landscape in the nation.

[1/5] Grain farmer Oleksandr Klepach points at trenches in his field, amid Russia's invasion of Ukraine, in Snihurivka, southeast Ukraine, February 20, 2023. Agricultural companies, which plant most of Ukraine's fields, are short 40 billion hryvnia ($1.08 billion) to carry out spring work, the Agrarian Council said. Grains have traditionally dominated Ukraine's fields, but lower-cost and higher-priced oilseeds are gaining popularity during war. Ukraine was the world's fourth-largest corn exporter before Russia's full-scale invasion in 2022 and the biggest sunflower oil exporter. Companies lacking demining certification are charging farmers up to $3,000 per hectare to clear fields, Ukrainian media reported on Tuesday.

The four members of the Brotherhood Battalion later buried in Kyiv were Yurii Horovets, 34, Taras Karpiuk, 38, Maksym Mykhailov, 32 and Bohdan Liagov, 19. Ukrainian authorities did not comment on the raid then, and have subsequently denied involvement in attacks claimed by Ukrainian-based groups on Russian soil. "Our aim is to bring the war over to Russian territory. "When we are on Russian territory, we act autonomously," he added. Ukraine's defence ministry did not immediately respond to a request for comment on its relationship with the Brotherhood Battalion, called "Bratstvo" in Ukrainian, and the armed forces.

Of at least 36 missiles that Russia fired about 16 were shot down, the air force said, a lower rate than normal. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, French President Emmanuel Macron and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris are among many top officials attending the Munich Security Conference. As Russian troops massed on Ukraine's borders, Western leaders in Munich urged President Vladimir Putin not to invade and warned of dire consequences if he did. Russian leaders will be notable by their absence at the conference, which runs until Sunday, but senior Ukrainian officials are expected to address it. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his nightly video address his priority was to hold off Russian attacks and get ready for an eventual Ukrainian counter-offensive.

Following a pattern of heavy bombardments after Ukrainian battlefield or diplomatic gains, Russia launched 36 missiles in the early hours, Ukraine's Air Force said. The Russian missiles triggered air-raid sirens and landed across Ukraine, including at the Kremenchuk refinery, where the extent of damage was unclear. Ukraine said the barrage included three KH-31 missiles and one Oniks anti-ship cruise missile, which its air defences cannot shoot down. [1/6] Ukrainian servicemen of the 80th Air Assault Brigade fire M119 Howitzer artillery weapon towards Russian troops, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, near Bahmut, Donetsk region, Ukraine, February 16, 2023. Its capture would give Russia a stepping stone to advance on two bigger Donetsk cities further west, Kramatorsk and Sloviansk.

☆ Russians lay flowers at improvised memorials to commemorate Dnipro dead
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-20 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

Jan 20 (Reuters) - Russians in St Petersburg and Moscow have been laying flowers at improvised memorials to the victims of a Russian missile attack on a nine-storey apartment block in the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. On Friday evening, dozens of bunches of flowers and several cuddly toys were arranged around the base of a monument to Ukrainian national poet Taras Shevchenko in central St Petersburg. A young man said that "one way or another, even in times like these, this shouldn't become normal". Ukraine says the building in Dnipro was hit by a Russian Kh-22 missile. Among those who paid their respects in St Petersburg were a middle-aged couple.

☆ Ukraine's cities begin 2023 under attack from more Russian missiles and drones
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-02 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +6 min

We already know the sound of rockets, we know the moment they fly, we know the sound of drones. Ukrainian forces reclaimed the city in November after Russia's forces withdrew across the Dnieper River, which bisects the Kherson region. The Ukrainian forces have had the momentum for several months but we also know that Russia has mobilized many more forces. "We already know the sound of rockets, we know the moment they fly, we know the sound of drones. Couples participate in a traditional dance gathering in an underground mall on New Year's Day, 2023, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

☆ Meet M-TAC, the maker of Zelenskyy's casual sweaters and t-shirts that started out selling airsoft guns
▼ + stars: | 2022-12-22 | by ( Ben Tobin | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

M-TAC launched in 2005 selling airsoft guns and accessories and started a clothing brand in 2014. An M-TAC manager previously told Insider that Zelenskyy's olive green fleece was out of stock. Per the company's website, M-TAC has more than 50 suppliers in 15 countries of the world. Since Russia first invaded Ukraine, M-TAC has seen demand soar for Zelenskyy's fleece jacket, Taras Rudnytskyi, the Ukrainian manager of US operations for the company, previously told Insider. "We hope to restock it someday, maybe after our victory," Rudnytskyi told Insider in May, adding that hostilities have made it difficult to continue any type of production.

☆ The Ultimate Father-Son Travel Adventure: Exploring ‘Creepy’ Caves
▼ + stars: | 2022-11-26 | by ( Taras Grescoe | ) www.wsj.com time to read: 1 min

ECHO CHAMBER Intrepid visitors in Riverbend Cave, one of several caves you can explore at Vancouver Island’s Horne Lake Caves Provincial Park. WE WERE about 120 feet from the mouth of one of the caves in British Columbia’s Horne Lake Caves Provincial Parks when Ryan Nelson, our 29-year-old guide, suggested we find a stable perch on the water-slicked rocks beneath our feet. “In every cave,” Ryan told us, “you have the entrance zone, the twilight zone, and a zone where no light at all penetrates during a complete 24-hour cycle. Now, turn your lights off.” Desmond, my son, and I obeyed, flicking switches on our helmets. Suddenly there was nothing left in the world but the sound of a subterranean river rushing through limestone.

☆ Russian soldiers in Kharkiv region couldn’t immediately launch drones during Ukrainian counter-offensive because of a software installation
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-31 | by ( Azmi Haroun | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

The drones are frequently used by Russia as they are low-cost, short-distance, rechargeable drones meant to launch small weapons. They're also used in part to offset the high costs of explosive, hi-tech surveillance drones like the Iranian kamikaze drones, according to the New York Times. According to Reuters, the next day, the forces received four Mavic-3 quadcopter drones, but they couldn't be used immediately as needed. The soldiers, while under missile fire, had to install new software for the drones, and then train 15 soldiers on how to use them. Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that within days of the September counteroffensive, Ukraine regained over 1,158 square miles of territory from Russian forces.

☆ 'Survival kits' in lifts: Kyiv residents get creative amid power cuts
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-27 | by ( Max Hunder | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

KYIV, Oct 27 (Reuters) - When near-daily rolling blackouts began in his Kyiv apartment block, Taras Logginov knew anyone getting stuck in the lifts of the 17-storey building would appreciate some basic supplies to help them through the ordeal. With Russian strikes on Ukraine's power infrastructure now wreaking havoc on the hundreds of high rises in the capital Logginov and other thoughtful residents regularly leave so-called "survival kits" in lifts across the city. A typical pack contains water, energy bars and sweets, a torch and a container for going to the toilet. Logginov also includes extra items such as bubble solution to keep children entertained, or a square of foam to sit on. "I'm not scared of getting stuck because I know there's water and energy bars there," said 27-year-old Vladyslav Derbyshev, entering the apartment block with his dog.

☆ About 17 Americans die waiting for transplants each day. Scientists are trying to make more organs in 5 creative ways.
▼ + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Courtesy of Leilani GrahamIf pig organs turn out to be just as effective as human organs, she added, "That is more appealing to me than using marginal donors." If the technique works for human organs in the future, it could allow clinicians to preserve many more organs for donation after death. Changing organs' blood typeEnzymes are delivered to a lung inside a perfusion machine at Dr. Marcelo Cypel’s lab. Growing synthetic organs from stem cellsResearcher Stormy Chamberlain holds a tray of stem cells at the University of Connecticut's Stem Cell Institute. Hanna started a company called Renewal Bio to pursue the possibility of turning stem cells into organs for transplants.

☆ 5 cutting-edge medical experiments could expand our organ supply, from gene-edited pigs to artificial embryos
▼ + stars: | 2022-09-24 | by ( Morgan Mcfall-Johnsen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +10 min

Courtesy of Leilani GrahamIf pig organs turn out to be just as effective as human organs, she added, "That is more appealing to me than using marginal donors." While much of the shortage is driven by imperfect logistics and bureaucracy rather than supply, cutting-edge research could make organs — human, pig, or synthetic — more accessible in Graham's lifetime. If the technique works for human organs in the future, it could allow clinicians to preserve many more organs for donation after death. Changing organs' blood typeEnzymes are delivered to a lung inside a perfusion machine at Dr. Marcelo Cypel’s lab. Growing synthetic organs from stem cellsResearcher Stormy Chamberlain holds a tray of stem cells at the University of Connecticut's Stem Cell Institute.

Russia does not fully control any of the four regions, with only around 60% of Donetsk region in Russian hands. With Crimea and the territory in the four other regions, Russia would gain an area about the same size as the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. If Russia goes ahead with the referendums and joins all four regions to Russia then Ukraine - and potentially its Western backers too - would, from a Russian perspective, be fighting against Russia itself. "All this talk about immediate referendums is an absolutely unequivocal ultimatum from Russia to Ukraine and the West." The conflict in eastern Ukraine began in 2014 after a pro-Russian president was toppled in Ukraine's Maidan Revolution and Russia annexed Crimea.

☆ FOTO // Ce spun femeile-soldat din Ucraina obligate să defileze pe tocuri 4 ore pe zi; Ministerul Apărării își apără decizia
▼ + stars: | 2021-07-06 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Sursa foto: ProfimediaFOTO // Ce spun femeile-soldat din Ucraina obligate să defileze pe tocuri 4 ore pe zi; Ministerul Apărării își apără deciziaMinisterul Apărării din Ucraina și-a apărat decizia de a pregăti femeile din serviciul militar să defileze pe tocuri de ziua independenței, în urma unui val de reacții negative exprimate de oameni politici și societatea civilă din țară. Maiorul Evgeny Balabushka - ofițerul care le pregătește pentru acest moment - a confirmat că planul de a purta tocuri înalte în timpul paradei rămâne în picioare. „Astăzi, pentru prima dată, antrenamentul se desfășoară în pantofi cu tocuri”, a declarat ea pentru Army Inform, agenția de știri a ministerului apărării. Decizia de a defila pe tocuri înalte a enervat o serie de parlamentari, după ce presa locală a preluat imagini publicate de ministerul apărării, potrivit Digi24. Ca răspuns la critici, ministerul apărării a încărcat pe Facebook o serie de imagini cu femeile soldat din alte forțe armate purtând tocuri înalte.

Persons: Maiorul, Balabushka, Maiorul Balabushka, Ivanna, Shevchenko, Elena, Andrei Taran, Olga Stefanishina, Marina Organizations: Ministerul Apărării, Ministerul Apărării din, Facebook, Ministerului Apărării, Universității Naționale, Army Inform Locations: Ucraina, Ministerul Apărării din Ucraina, Uniunea Sovietică, Kiev, Ucrainei, NATO

☆ La ce universitate, cât costă și ce voi învăța? Tot ce trebuie să știi dacă vrei să studiezi Psihologie în Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-30 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Este studiul funcțiilor și proceselor mentale, a experiențelor interioare și subiective – precum gândurile, emoțiile, conștiința, motivarea, percepția și personalitatea. Un program de Psihologie poți urma timp de trei ani la Universitatea de Stat din Moldova. Universități privateUniversitatea Liberă Internațională din Moldova îți oferă posibilitatea să studiezi specialitatea Psihologie timp de trei ani, frecvență la Zi. Și la Universitatea de Studii Europene din Moldova poți studia Psihologie. Universități în limba rusăÎn Republica Moldova, există două universități la care poți studia Psihologie exclusiv în limba rusă.

Persons: Ion Creangă, Alecu Russo Organizations: Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Pedagogică, Universitatea Liberă Internațională, Universitatea de Studii, Universitatea, Educației, Culturii, Cercetării, Online Locations: Moldova, Bălți, Republica Moldova, transnistreană, instituţii

☆ Când începe perioada de admitere la universitățile din Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-27 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +7 min

Când începe perioada de admitere la universitățile din MoldovaUniversitățile din Republica Moldova își programează individual perioada de admitere pentru absolvenți. Mai jos vă prezentăm lista universităților și perioada de admitere anunțată de acestea. # Universitatea de Stat de Educație Fizică și Sport (licență, masterat, doctorat):Perioada de admitere va avea loc între 19 și 28 iulie. # Academia de Studii Economice a Moldovei (licență, masterat, doctorat):Perioada de admitere începe din data de 19 iulie. # Academia de Teologie Ortodoxă din Moldova (licență, masterat, doctorat):Perioada de admitere: 15 iulie – 23 august 2021.

Persons: Alexandru cel Bun, Ion Creangă, Nicolae Testemițanu, Alecu Russo, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Ștefan cel Mare, Grigore, C, Stere Organizations: de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, Stat, Militară, Forţelor Armate, Studii, Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat, Medicină, Agrară, Muzică, Arte, Universitatea Liberă Internațională, Științe, NOVA, de Studii, Economice, Teologie, Universitatea Americană, Slavonă, Educației, Economiei Locations: Moldova Universitățile, Republica Moldova, Moldova, Bălți, Cahul, Tiraspol, Taraclia, Comrat, Transnistria, Criminologie

☆ La ce universitate, cât costă și ce voi învăța? Tot ce trebuie să știi dacă vrei să studiezi Agricultură în Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-23 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +11 min

Este știința și arta cultivării plantelor și a creșterii animalelor. De exemplu, astăzi, există oameni de știință îngust specializați, inventatori, biologi moleculari, geneticieni, biochimiști, biofizicieni, ingineri mecanici, chimici, electrici și electroniști a căror unică preocupare este îmbunătățirea productivității și eficientizarea metodelor de cultivare a plantelor și de creștere a animalelor și a folosirii resurselor existente. Contractul de studii costă 6 300 de lei (studii la zi) sau 3 800 de lei (studii cu frecvență redusă). Conform ultimelor date, prețul contractului la această specialitate este de 4 400 de lei (studii la zi) sau 3 080 de lei (studii cu frecvență redusă). Perioada de admitere, condițiile de studii și diploma emisă de această universitate diferă de celelalte din Moldova, întrucât instituția se află sub conducerea autorităților din regiunea transnistreană.

Persons: Alecu Russo Organizations: Universitatea Agrară, Stat, Agriculturii, Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică, Moldovei, Universitatea, Educației, Agrară, Online Locations: Moldova, biochimiști, Bălți, Comrat, Transnistria, transnistreană, Republica Moldova

☆ Admitere 2021. Lista tuturor universităților de stat, dar și private din Republica Moldova
▼ + stars: | 2021-06-14 | by ( Onixmedia Srl | ) diez.md time to read: +9 min

Lista tuturor universităților de stat, dar și private din Republica MoldovaA mai rămas puțin de tot și începe procesul de admitere la studiile de superioare. # Academia de Muzică, Teatru și Arte Plastice (licență, masterat, doctorat)Facultăți: Facultatea de Artă Muzicală, Facultatea Artă Teatrală, Coregrafică și Multimedia, Facultatea Arte Plastice, Decorative și Design. # Universitatea de Stat „Grigore Țamblac” din Taraclia (licență)Specialități: Pedagogie în învățământul primar, Limba și literatura bulgară și engleză, Limba și literatura bulgară și română, Limba și literatura română și engleză, Muzică, Istorie, Contabilitate. # Institutul de Științe Penale și Criminologie Aplicată (licență, masterat, doctorat)Facultăți: Facultatea de Criminologie și Drept, Facultatea psihologie juridică și criminologică, Facultatea securitate privată și detectivi. Stere” (licență, masterat, doctorat)Facultăți: Facultatea de Drept, Facultatea Științe Economice și Ecologie, Facultatea Relații Internaționale și Științe Socio-Umane.

Persons: Ion Creangă, Nicolae Testemițanu, Alecu Russo, Bogdan Petriceicu Hasdeu, Ștefan cel Mare, Alexandru cel Bun, Grigore, C, Stere Organizations: Universitatea de Stat, Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei, Studii, Statistică, Economice, Universitatea Pedagogică de Stat, ale Educației, Informatică, Stat, Medicină, Agrară, Transport, Științe Reale, Psihologie, Sociale, Muzică, Arte, Teatrală, Arte Plastice, Decorative, Militară, Forţelor Armate, de Stat, Internaționale, UTA, Filiala Politehnică, Universitatea Liberă Internațională, Științe, Științe Politice, Științe Sociale, Educației, NOVA, Marketing, de Studii, Științe Socio, Teologie, Universitatea Americană, Business, Umaniste, Slavonă, Economiei Locations: Republica Moldova, Moldova, Comunicării, Literaturi, Medicină Veterinară, Bălți, Cahul, Coregrafică, Tiraspol, Anticorupție, Taraclia, Comrat, UTA Găgăuzia, Transnistria, transnistreană, Criminologie, Business

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