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☆ North Korea appears to be sending its powerful howitzers to the Ukraine war, where artillery has been king
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-20 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

AdvertisementNorth Korea appears to have transferred different types of artillery systems to Russia. The development comes as North Korean troops are fighting against Ukraine on behalf of Russia. North Korea appears to have sent its big guns to Russia, furthering its support of Moscow's grinding war against Ukraine, a conflict in which artillery has been a dominant player. AdvertisementImages began to surface on social media last week showing what were identified as North Korean "Koksan" 170mm self-propelled howitzers traveling by rail across Russia. North Korea now shipping artillery systems to Russia — this in addition to shells, men, and missiles it is already sending.

Persons: Kasapoğlu, ZHBemaVVXM, 3lOtCi13TO — Oliver Carroll, Chung Sung, it's, Joe Biden Organizations: Ukraine, Western, Hudson Institute, Korean, Center for Strategic, Studies ' Missile, Artillery Rocket Systems, US Defense Intelligence Agency, DIA, Getty, Artillery, North Korean, Kyiv's, NATO Locations: Korea, Russia, South Korea, North Korea, Ukraine, Korean, Pyongyang, Kyiv, Moscow, Seoul, Kursk

☆ The Houthis appear determined to score a hit on the American and European warships in the Red Sea, US envoy says
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-19 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

AdvertisementThe Houthis appear determined to strike US and allied warships in the Red Sea. The Houthis appear determined to strike American and European warships as part of their ongoing campaign of Red Sea attacks, a senior US State Department official said. The oil tanker MV Sounion on fire in the Red Sea following multiple Houthi attacks. US warships are frequently tasked with intercepting Houthi threats, including attack drones and anti-ship missiles, above the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden. Related storiesUS officials have routinely said that Washington is committed to fending off the Houthi attacks, which have disrupted a key global supply route.

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☆ How different a commander in chief will Trump be?
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-17 | by ( Peter Bergen | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +27 min

On the face of it, there are sizable differences in foreign policy between Trump and President Joe Biden. In October, the Biden administration again helped to intercept a barrage of around 200 Iranian ballistic missiles, which also caused minimal damage to targets in Israel. Bringing US troops homeIn 2020, the Trump administration signed a US withdrawal agreement from Afghanistan with the Taliban. But after McMaster was pushed out of office in 2018, the Trump administration negotiated with the Taliban the withdrawal agreement of all US forces from Afghanistan. Nonetheless, the incoming Trump administration seems intent on resurrecting Schedule F, an executive order issued in the last months of the first Trump term.

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☆ Ukraine says it cracked open a Russian decoy drone used to fool air defenses and found Western parts inside
▼ + stars: | 2024-11-11 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Ukraine said Monday that Russia has been using decoy drones to try and overwhelm its air defenses. Ukraine said it examined a Russian decoy drone and found Western-made parts inside of it. AdvertisementThe Ukrainian military said on Monday that it found Western-made parts inside a Russian decoy drone that was used in an attack over the weekend. However, the decoy drone — which Ukraine calls "Parody" — can apparently mimic the radar signature of a Shahed in a bid to confuse Kyiv's air defenses with fake targets. AdvertisementA look inside a Russian decoy drone.

Persons: —, HUR, Mihai Popșoi Organizations: Monday, Service, Defense Intelligence, Ministry of Defense, Ukraine, Telegram Russia, Getty Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Moldova, NATO, Europe, Iran, Tehran, Belarus, Moldovan

SEOUL, South Korea — North Korea test-fired a suspected long-range ballistic missile that is designed to strike the continental United States, its neighbors said Thursday, days before the U.S. presidential election. This would be the first ICBM launch since December for North Korea, a reclusive nuclear-armed state that has been ratcheting up its rhetoric against the U.S. and its allies South Korea and Japan. Japanese Defense Minister Gen Nakatani later said the missile fell into the sea off North Korea’s east coast around 8:37 a.m. He said the launch time of 86 minutes would be the longest ever for a North Korean missile test, and that it could be a new type of missile. North Korea has said the deployment is a “rumor,” while Russian President Vladimir Putin did not deny the reports when asked about them by NBC News last week.

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☆ A familiar-looking Houthi torpedo could be derived from captured US tech, analysts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-30 | by ( Thibault Spirlet | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

The weapon resembles a US sea drone the group captured years ago, analysts told BI. AdvertisementThe Houthi rebels in Yemen have a new torpedo to show off — and it looks familiar. Martin Kelly of the UK advisory firm EOS Risk Group, said the torpedo could derive from a US REMUS 600 drone lost in 2018. Houthi forcesPer Kelly, Iranian scientists could have turned a captive example into a "blueprint" for the homegrown weapon seen this week. He told BI that the torpedo looked like models put on display at an Iranian navy exhibition in Tehran in December 2023.

Persons: —, Al Qar'iah, Martin Kelly, REMUS, US REMUS, Per Kelly, Kelly, Mohammed Albasha Organizations: Service, EOS Risk, US MIM, US, US Defense Intelligence Agency, Geneva Graduate Institute, BI, US Navy, Pentagon, Drewry Locations: Iran, Yemen, US, Russia, Ukraine, Tehran, Iranian, Red, Israel, Gaza, Albasha

☆ Small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-29 | by ( Natasha Bertrand | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +5 min

CNN —A small number of North Korean troops are already inside Ukraine, according to two western intelligence officials, and officials expect that number to grow as the North Koreans complete training in eastern Russia and move toward the front lines of the war. The North Korean troops’ presence inside Ukraine goes a step beyond what NATO and the Pentagon confirmed on Monday, which is that roughly 10,000 North Korean troops are training in eastern Russia with some en route to Russia’s Kursk region. A US official said the US can not yet corroborate reports that North Koreans troops are already inside Ukraine. The Russians have been teaching North Korean soldiers basic Russian commands in training, like “fire” and “in position,” South Korean lawmakers told reporters on Tuesday. ‘The number may rise’South Korean intelligence has put the number of North Korean troops inside Russia right now at about 13,000, higher than the US and the UK.

Persons: Volodymyr Zelensky, catchup, Matthew Miller, Andriy Yermak, Jake Sullivan, Antony Blinken, Yermak, Sullivan, ”, Sullivan “, ” Miller, CNN’s Haley Britzky, Jennifer Hansler Organizations: CNN, North Koreans, North, NATO, Pentagon, South Korea, Korean, State, National, North Korean, South, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, White House, “ Locations: Ukraine, Russia, Russia’s Kursk, Kursk, “, Koreans, Ukrainian, Washington ,, ”, North Korea, Moscow, China, Pyongyang

☆ The US wants this to be ‘the end’ of direct Israel-Iran fire. It may be too soon to tell
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-26 | by ( Nadeen Ebrahim | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

CNN —After Israel’s attack on Iran Saturday, US officials were quick to caution both countries against perpetuating the cycle of violence, but analysts say lasting de-escalation is not a foregone conclusion. The airstrikes “should be the end of this direct exchange of fire between Israel and Iran,” a senior US administration official said after the attacks. After reports emerged of explosions heard in Tehran, Israel in a statement said it launched what it described as “precise strikes on military targets in Iran” early Saturday. Iran said Israel “attacked parts of military centers” on Saturday in the provinces of Tehran, Khuzestan and Ilam, causing “limited damage” in some areas. A general view of Tehran after several explosions were heard, in Tehran, Iran on Saturday.

Persons: ”, Hassan Nasrallah, Israel “, Iran’s, Behnam Ben Taleblu, Israel, Majid Asgaripour, Sean Savett, “, Danny Citrinowicz, ” Citrinowicz, …, ” Parsi, Hellyer, CNN’s Paula Newton Organizations: CNN, Quincy Institute, Responsible, Foundation for Defense for Democracies, Wana News Agency, Reuters, Iran, National Security, White House, Institute for National Security, Israel Defense Intelligence, Carnegie Endowment, International Peace, Royal United Services Institute for Defense, Security Studies Locations: Iran, Israel, Tehran, Khuzestan, Ilam, Washington ,, DC, “ Iran, Gaza, Lebanon, Tel Aviv, “ Israel, Beirut, London

Kyiv CNN —Russian soldiers have been heard raising concerns about how North Korean soldiers will be commanded and provided with ammunition and military kit, leaked intercepts obtained by the Defense Intelligence of Ukraine and released on Friday show. The intercepts also reveal plans to have one interpreter and three senior officers for every 30 North Korean men, which the Russian soldiers are heard in the audio condemning. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Friday that he received a report on the deployment of North Korean military personnel from Ukraine’s commander-in-chief. “According to intelligence, on October 27-28, Russia will deploy its first North Korean troops in combat zones. The Kremlin had initially dismissed allegations of North Korean troop deployments, but on Thursday at the BRICS summit, Putin did not deny that Pyongyang had sent soldiers to the country.

Persons: ”, “, Volodymyr Zelensky, ” Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, Putin, Zelensky, CNN’s Daria Tarasova, Markina, Niamh Kennedy Organizations: CNN —, Defense Intelligence, “, Battalion, Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence, Korean, Ukraine’s, UN Locations: Ukraine, Russia’s Kursk, Russia’s, Russian, Russia, Korean, Kazan, Pyongyang, North Korea, Moscow

☆ North Korean troops spotted in Russian border region with Ukraine, says Kyiv
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-24 | by ( Niamh Kennedy | Darya Tarasova-Markina | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A group of North Korean soldiers have been spotted in Russia’s Kursk region, an area of ongoing military operations, Ukraine’s military intelligence service announced Thursday. On Wednesday, US National Security Council spokesman John Kirby told reporters at least 3,000 North Korean soldiers arrived in eastern Russia this month. “We have never doubted that the North Korean leadership takes our agreements seriously,” Putin told the press conference in Kazan, Russia. Putin’s Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov has been tasked with overseeing the troop’s training, the Ukrainian intelligence service said. CNN had previously reported when North Korean recruits were filmed receiving equipment and uniforms at a training ground in Russia’s Far East.

Persons: John Kirby, Volodymyr Zelensky, Vladimir Putin, ” Putin, Yunus, Bek Yevkurov Organizations: CNN, Defense Intelligence, US National Security, North, North Korean Locations: Russia’s Kursk, Russia’s, Russia, Ukraine, Kursk, China, North Korea, Russian, Kazan, Ukrainian, Russia’s Far

Michael Flynn speaking at a ReAwaken America Tour event in Manheim, Pennsylvania on October 21, 2022. But he is suing the ReAwaken America Tour and The America Project as part of separate defamation lawsuits. Funding a sham 2020 election auditFlynn’s efforts to cast doubt on the 2020 election results were only getting started when Trump left office. Clay Clark on stage at the final stop of the ReAwaken America Tour event 17 days before the 2024 election. ‘Don’t just finish on Election Day’Consequences have mounted for others who echoed Trump election lies during and after the election.

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Ukraine CNN —The spluttering roar of a propeller punctuates the perfect silence. Serge said he had personally overseen more than 500 long-range drone attacks into Russia since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022. CNN spent two days traveling across the country with the drone unit as it prepared to launch more than 100 drones overnight into September 29 on a mission into Russia. Sources told CNN in September that Tehran had recently completed the delivery of short-range ballistic missiles to Russia. In September, the unit’s drones hit a Russian ammunition depot between Moscow and St. Petersburg, in Tver region.

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☆ The Russian arms dealer who was exchanged for Brittney Griner is trying to sell weapons to the Houthis: report
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-07 | by ( Joshua Nelken-Zitser | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Viktor Bout is brokering weapons sales to Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, per The Wall Street Journal. Houthi rebels have been attacking commercial shipping in the Red Sea since last year. AdvertisementThe notorious Russian arms dealer, who was exchanged for US basketball star Brittney Griner two years ago, is trying to sell weapons to the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen, according to The Wall Street Journal. According to an April Defense Intelligence Agency report, container shipping through the Red Sea has declined massively, alternative shipping routes are increasing voyage costs, and insurance premiums for Red Sea transits have spiked. While the weapons deal reportedly orchestrated by Viktor Bout does not involve anti-ship missiles, it would still represent a notable Russian intervention in the ongoing Red Sea crisis.

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Immediately after Oct. 7, Hezbollah began carrying out strikes in northern Israel in a show of solidarity with Hamas. Isolated and in hiding in Gaza, Mr. Sinwar’s communication with his organization has become strained. Image A poster of Mr. Sinwar at a Palestinian refugee camp in Beirut, Lebanon, in August. The failure of Hezbollah or Iran to meaningfully damage Israel is a telling sign of Mr. Sinwar’s miscalculation, American officials said. On Sept. 13, Hezbollah released a letter that Mr. Sinwar sent in support of Mr. Nasrallah.

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☆ The US Navy is battling 'the best Iranian technology' in the Red Sea and changing how it fights to beat it, admiral says
▼ + stars: | 2024-10-04 | by ( Jake Epstein | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

America's top naval officer said the Houthis are using some of "the best Iranian technology" in their fight. Adm. Lisa Franchetti said the Navy is changing the way it fights to defeat these threats. AdvertisementThe US Navy has been battling the Houthis and some of Iran's best weaponry in the Red Sea and changing some of the ways it fights to defeat them, America's top naval officer said this week. The USS Dwight D. Eisenhower sails in the Red Sea in June. This assistance has continued during the Red Sea conflict.

Persons: Houthi, Adm, Lisa Franchetti, —, Franchetti, Dwight D Organizations: US Navy, Service, US, Wednesday Defense, Eisenhower, AP, Defense Intelligence Agency, Aviation, Navy Locations: Yemen, Iran, Gulf of Aden, Red, Tehran, Ukraine, Kyiv

☆ Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target and down U.S. Reaper drones, U.S. officials say
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-19 | by ( Https | Media-Cldnry.S-Nbcnews.Com Image Upload Newscms Courtney-Kube-Circle-Byline-Template.Jpg | Courtney Kube | ) www.nbcnews.com time to read: +4 min

Iran is helping the Houthi rebels in Yemen target U.S. Reaper drones, which has enabled the Houthis to shoot down or damage several of the massive, unmanned aircraft, say two U.S. officials. The interference severely inhibits the U.S. ability to gather intelligence and increases the chance that the drones could drift into unfriendly airspace. The U.S. military has struggled to stop some Houthi air defense systems because rather than radars, the Houthis often use electro-optical systems to find targets. Iran sent a spy ship to the waters near Yemen to help the Houthis target ships in the Red Sea. It appears the U.S. plan to interdict shipments of Iranian weapons and destroy stockpiles of weapons and drones has failed to roll back Houthi attacks on cargo ships, Knights said.

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☆ Trump's favorite hobby presents a 'nightmare' security challenge, former Secret Service agent says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Lloyd Lee | Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

After being shot at by the Secret Service, the suspect fled the scene. The man, who was spotted on a building rooftop about 147 yards away from the podium, was killed by a Secret Service sniper. "Look, all outdoor events are nightmares," Jeffrey James, a former Secret Service agent, told BI. James was a special agent for the Secret Service for 22 years, serving during the Clinton, Bush, Obama, and Trump administrations. In an interview, he told BI that a golf course, one of Trump's oft-visited settings, presents unique challenges for the Secret Service.

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☆ North Korea may be Russia's most dangerous ally, Ukraine spy chief says
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-16 | by ( Tom Porter | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewIn the wake of the Ukraine war, Russia has formed a close alliance with China, the world's second-biggest economy, and boosted trade ties with other major economies, such as India. AdvertisementFor decades, North Korea has been among the poorest and most isolated Asian countries, with the UN imposing severe sanctions to curtail its nuclear weapons program. However, the Ukraine war enabled North Korean leader Kim Jong Un to improve his situation, forming a valuable security pact with Russian President Vladimir Putin's Russia in June. AdvertisementIn return, Kim has secured new security pledges from Putin, alongside access to valuable Russian military technology. Ukraine is currently battling to hold back intensifying Russian attacks in Donetsk, east Ukraine, but has seized control of a swath of Russian territory in Kursk.

Persons: —, GUR, Kyrylo Budanov, Budanov, Kim Jong, Vladimir Putin's, Kim, Putin Organizations: Service, Business, Kyiv, Reuters, North, US Defense Intelligence Agency Locations: Ukraine, Russia, China, India, North Korea, Vladimir Putin's Russia, Korea, Iran, Donetsk, Kursk

☆ Ukraine says it shot down a $50M Su-30 Russian fighter jet, sending it crashing into the Black Sea
▼ + stars: | 2024-09-12 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewUkraine's Defense Intelligence says its forces have shot down a Russian fighter jet over the Black Sea, sharing a video of the apparent strike. According to the post, Russian forces lost contact with the aircraft around 5 a.m. local time and launched a search and rescue operation about three hours later. It said a telltale streak of jet fuel was found on the water, as well as parts of the plane's wreckage. Advertisement-1 russian Su-30SM jet 🔥Warriors of the @DI_Ukraine special unit destroyed a russian Su-30SM combat aircraft with MANPADS over the Black Sea. pic.twitter.com/yaKnzWXyYF — Defense of Ukraine (@DefenceU) September 12, 2024The pro-Ukrainian Telegram channel Crimean Wind, which monitors developments on the peninsula, also posted about a missing Russian Su-30 jet, citing an unnamed Ukrainian army source.

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☆ AI copilots are making internal breaches easier and costlier to defend against
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-23 | by ( Rachel Curry | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +7 min

At least, that's what data security experts like Matt Radolec, vice president of incident response at data security company Varonis, say. "Copilots have pass-through permissions," Radolec said. There's also value in proceeding at a slow and steady pace with gen AI processes. Instead, Ensono is developing its own tool so the company can better enable and control its data security. Gen AI has made cybersecurity mistakes costlier, and insiders now pose a bigger threat — malicious or otherwise — than ever before.

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☆ Ukraine is striking targets hundreds of miles inside Russia for 3 key reasons, experts say
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-10 | by ( Cameron Manley | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

While the news grabbed headlines, it was not the first time that Ukraine has reportedly targeted sites deep within Russia. AdvertisementUkraine does not currently have permission to use long-range guided weapons such as the ATACMS to hit such targets inside Russia. While striking targets so far from the frontline may be seen as Ukraine spreading itself rather thinly, such attacks have three key benefits, experts told BI. "Russia has already adapted its air defense posture following previous drone strikes and reportedly has stood up mobile counter-UAS [unmanned aircraft system] teams. Russia's S-400 is one of its most advanced air defense systems.

Persons: —, Mark Cancian, Cancian, Justin Bronk, Moscow's pocketbook, John Hardie, Hardie, hasn't, Bronk Organizations: Service, Business, Ukraine's Security Service, International Security, Centre, Strategic, International Studies, Stringer, Anadolu Agency, Getty, Ukraine, Royal United Services Institute, Russia, Foundation for Defense of Democracies, Bloomberg, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Russian, Murmansk, Russia, Astrakhan, Bashkortostan, Moscow

☆ Chinese scientists claim Star Wars-like laser submarines can blast US satellites
▼ + stars: | 2024-08-03 | by ( Michael Peck | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewChinese scientists claim that it's possible to destroy satellites — including SpaceX's Starlink system — using lasers mounted on submarines. Chinese researchers envision the solution as flotillas of mass-produced laser subs that could be dispatched to oceans around the world. They would wait for tracking data from other non-submarine platforms to determine when a target satellite is overhead. In addition to destroying satellites, these subs could also blast aircraft or land targets such as radars and oil refineries. Laser subs could also shield China's ballistic missile submarines from detection.

Persons: —, Chris Carlson, Carlson, Michael Peck Organizations: Service, navy's Submarine Academy, Business, China Morning, US Navy, Defense Intelligence Agency, Communications, Defense, Foreign Policy, Rutgers Univ, Twitter, LinkedIn Locations: China, Hong, Russia, Ukraine, Forbes

☆ Putin's Wagner Group mercenaries got thrashed in the African desert — and Ukraine says it helped
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-30 | by ( Mia Jankowicz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Read previewUkraine's defense intelligence claimed a role in a recent battle in Africa — where separatist rebels destroyed a detachment of Russian Wagner Group mercenaries fighting overseas. The paper published a photograph of Malian separatist forces holding up a Ukrainian flag, an apparent expression of solidarity with the country. The battle killed Wagner Group commander Sergei Shevchenko, Razguzra Vagnera said. The separatist group that claimed responsibility for the attack is the Permanent Strategic Framework for Peace, Security and Development, or CSP-PSD, the BBC reported. The CSP-PSD opposes Mali's junta, which has been propped up by the Wagner Group for several years.

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☆ Russia's efforts to copy Ukraine's wildly successful sea drones won't achieve much, expert says
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-26 | by ( Sinéad Baker | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

Read previewRussian efforts to copy Ukraine's naval drone success won't help its invasion and may be a waste of resources, a drone warfare expert told Business Insider. Ukraine's homemade naval drones have been instrumental in helping contain Russia's Black Sea Fleet. Patton said Ukraine's drones have been successful as they've been launched against crewed Russian naval assets. AdvertisementA sea drone during a presentation by Ukraine's Security Service in Kyiv region, Ukraine. Even so, it's not clear how much of an advantage naval drones would be in such a war.

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☆ Trump shooter surveilled rally site with a DJI-made camera drone just hours before attempted assassination, reports say
▼ + stars: | 2024-07-21 | by ( Rebecca Rommen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Read previewThomas Matthew Crooks, the gunman who attempted to assassinate Donald Trump, flew a drone over the rally site just hours before he opened fire, according to multiple reports. The Secret Service has already received backlash over its role at the event. The Secret Service had excluded the warehouse from its security zone. Crooks was killed by a Secret Service sniper. The director of the Secret Service, Kimberly Cheatle, is set to testify before Congress on Monday.

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