And if you want them higher (as on this picture) it is not necessarily to build a reinforced concrete wall.
Читать полностью…Freaking reinforced concrete wall. It may stop a train. But was used to hold plastic antennas with some wires and few metal parts.
Читать полностью…The plane crashed while landing at Muan Airport in South Korea — Yonhap
There were 181 people on board: 175 passengers and six crew members.
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Russia is conducting exercises that include scenarios of an attack on Finland and other countries on NATO's eastern flank, Alliance sources tell Finnish newspaper Iltalehti Journal
The enemy probably intends to restore the borders established by the Peace of Turku in 1743.
The Russian invasion force plans to attack the Kymijoki River and the Puumalan Strait north of it.
Photos have been published of the boarding of the oil tanker Eagle S by the Finnish Border Guard's SIU special unit, which Finnish police suspect of damaging a cable in the Baltic Sea.
The third photo was apparently taken during the escort of the vessel to the Finnish coast.
In the Orenburg region, Russia officials put up an artificial Christmas tree, but the locals did not like it. The deputies justified themselves with the eco-agenda and the "inexpediency" of a real tree.
That very last project that you don't want to do, but urgently need to complete before the holidays.
Head of Rosaviatsia (Russian Federal Air Transport Agency) comments on the Aktaу plane crash for the first time:
Dmitry Yadrov stated dense fog in Grozny airport forced the commander to abort two landing attempts. Alternate airports were offered, but he chose Aktau. Yadrov noted the situation near Grozny was "complex," with the "Carpet" plan activated due to drone attacks.
Joe Biden Regrets His Decision to Drop Out of the Presidential Race, — The Washington Post
“Biden and some of his aides still believe he should have stayed in the race, despite his poor debate performance and low poll numbers,” the publication writes.
According to the outgoing US president, in four years he has not had time to deal with the division in American society, which was caused by Donald Trump’s coming to power in 2016.
Packed… take away… but still alive 😵💫
No eyes, limbs… stupid destiny for z-soldier
🇬🇷 Greece will transfer 24 RIM-7 Sparrow anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine.
Greek media reports that Athens will provide Ukraine with these missiles from its reserves. RIM-7 Sparrow are medium-range anti-aircraft missiles used to protect against air attacks.
🇷🇺✈️ Putin apologizes for the "tragic incident" involving an Azerbaijani plane in Russian airspace, offering condolences to victims' families.
Kremlin confirms air defense was active during Ukrainian drone attacks but doesn’t clarify if the plane was hit. The crash in Kazakhstan killed 38 passengers.
Kharkiv region: Ukrainian forces eliminated an entire enemy company. 70 soldiers destroyed, with only a few survivors left. Drones are finishing off the wounded, says a demoralized Russian serviceman. The aftermath: abandoned bodies of Russian troops and scattered scrap metal from a failed assault.
Читать полностью…Cringe alert: Russia drops a bizarre video claiming foreigners are flocking to occupied Crimea to "live the Russian dream."
The clip promotes the idea of people from the US & EU moving there for "a better life," even offering permanent residency.
Russian Oilman in Anapa beach. The outcome of Oil Tanker disaster. Russians are happy
Читать полностью…Ukrainian Armed Forces Reduce ATACMS and Storm Shadow Strikes Deep Inside Russia Due to Missile Shortage — The New York Times
The NYT writes that after Kyiv received permission to launch ATACMS and Storm Shadow strikes deep into Russia, it had no more than 50 of these missiles left. After the first flurry of attacks, Ukraine significantly reduced their use.
Media reports say that American officials have said that the missiles are running out and that replenishment is not expected in the foreseeable future.
At the same time, strikes deep inside Russia did not lead to an escalation from Moscow, as some feared.
AZAL named the cause of the plane crash as "physical and technical external impact"
AZAL Airlines in its official release reported that the decision to suspend flights to Russian cities was made based on the first results of the investigation into the crash of the flight to Grozny.
The cause of the crash in the company's statement was named as "physical and technical external impact".
Earlier, AZAL announced that the company was suspending flights to seven cities in Russia until the investigation into the accident was completed.
The publication of a New Year's video in which Russian air defense shoots down Santa Claus, two days after the Russian air defense shot down an Azerbaijani Embraer 190, is downright post-irony in the spirit of modern Russian fascism. There are no brakes at all.
But I would like to draw attention to one more detail. The globe at the 7th second.
The fact that they depicted Russia and China in solid red - God bless them, they have had their own Axis there for a long time.
But they painted the rest of Asia red.
I wonder if Turkey, the entire Middle East and the Arabian Peninsula, India, the entire ASEAN, Japan - do they already know that Russia dreams of absorbing them and merging with China?