A Russian army 2S7 howitzer after a barrel-failure. Photo via social media Russian artillery batteries in Ukraine appear to be running low on ammunition as Ukrainian rockets blow up more and more supp...
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An Exemplary Illustration Of How It Was Done
The myriad tributaries of aid flowing daily to Ukraine offer optimism to the world by upholding the Ukrainians’ historic illustration of indomitable resistance. Ukraine’s achievement will ...
Finland Allocates $47 Million Raised Through Sale Of Seized Bitcoins To Ukraine
On Thursday, the customs service of the Finland government, Finnish Customs (Tulli) disclosed the sale of Bitcoins that were legally forfeited. As per the announcement, the state has raised 46.5 milli...
There’s A Good Reason Russia’s Artillery Is Running Out Of Ammo. Ukraine Keeps Blowing It Up.
A Russian ammo dump burns near Kherson. Photo via social media Russian artillery is falling quiet in Donbas, if observations by NASA’s fire-detecting satellites are any indication. Well, quieter. Batt...
Finland Sells 1,889 Seized Bitcoins for $47 Million — Proceeds Going to Ukraine – Regulation Bitcoin News
Finland has sold 1,889 bitcoins seized in narcotic cases for 46.5 million euros ($47.4 million). The country’s finance minister previously said that the bitcoin sale proceeds will go to Ukraine for hu...
Ukraine Museum Raises $1 Million from NFT to Shield Army
4 hours ago | 2 mins read NFT News The 3rd part of NFTs includes events that happen on March 15 – 31. The last drop of NFTs is to restore the Ukraine Cultural Institutions. The first NFTs battle museu...
Russia Condemned For Odessa Strike After Ukraine Grain Deal
Topline Russia on Saturday signaled it has no intention of honoring a deal to allow for the safe export of Ukrainian grain, firing missiles on the critical Black Sea port of Odessa, imperiling the hop...
NFT sales will fund the restoration of physical monuments in Ukraine
The Ukrainian government will be using the proceeds of sales from an online nonfungible token, or NFT, museum to restore artwork in the real world. According to a Friday announcement and information s...
Yard By Yard, The Ukrainians Appear To Be Pushing Toward Kherson
Ukrainian defense ministry photo Don’t get too excited about unconfirmed reports of Ukrainian forces surrounding hundreds, or even thousands, of Russian troops in a town 60 miles northeast of the port...
Ukraine Reportedly Strikes Deal With Russia To Resume Grain Exports Amid Fears Of Food Crisis
Topline Ukrainian officials say they have reached a deal with Russia, Turkey and the United Nations Friday to lift a Russian naval blockade, allowing millions of tons of stockpiled Ukrainian grain to ...
Ukrainian Missile Crews May Be Creeping Closer To A Key Russian-Held City
The July 19, 2022 shoot-down. Social media capture The Russian air force lost another one of its best fighter planes over Ukraine on Tuesday. The shoot-down of what appears to be a Sukhoi Su-35 could ...
As Ukraine Fights Russia, Citizens Have the Opportunity to Vent Their Anger Through Cats at Arms
Place/Date: Ukraine – July 21st, 2022 at 3:01 pm UTC · 2 min read Contact: Boca Chica, Source: Boca Chica Developed by a volunteer team of Ukrainian developers, Cats at Arms takes place in the A...
Finnish Customs Sells Off $47 Million in Seized Bitcoin, Will Donate Proceeds to Ukraine
Finnish customs authorities have announced that they recently sold confiscated Bitcoin worth €46.5 million ($47.35 million). According to a press release issued today, the 1,889.1 in Bitcoin was confi...
Finland Sells Bulk of Its Confiscated Bitcoin With Proceeds to Ukraine
Finland has sold off the majority of its confiscated Bitcoin, raising less than anticipated amid the market cooldown. Through the liquidation of 1,889.1 bitcoin via a pair of brokers, Finnish Customs ...
5 Reasons Causing Pain In Struggling EM Debt Markets
A man is seen in front of a screen showing the exchange rate between the Colombian peso and the US … [+] dollar in Medellin, Colombia, on July 7, 2022. (Photo by JOAQUIN SARMIENTO / AFP) (Photo ...
Where Is Ukraine Getting Its Bombers?
A Ukrainian Su-24 in July 2022. Social media capture The Ukrainian air force apparently has lost all but one of the dozen or so Sukhoi Su-24 bombers it had in active service before Russia widened its ...
The Impact On Hollywood Of Putin’s War
UKRAINE-RUSSIA-CONFLICT AFP via Getty Images It may not be apparent yet, but Putin’s war is going to have several impacts on Hollywood for years to come. Here are a few of the ones that occur to me: 1...
U.S. Air Force General Says West May Send Jets To Ukraine After All
Topline Western countries could provide the Ukrainian air force with jets and pilot training, the U.S. Air Force’s chief of staff said Wednesday, an idea that would significantly ramp up Western assis...
M60 And Leopard Tanks Offer A Strong Response To Russia’s Asymmetric Attacks
M60 battle tanks operate in Saudi Arabia Sygma via Getty Images As Russian strongman Vladimir Putin continues his illegal invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has branched out from the immediate battlefie...
European Union Bans Russian Gold Exports In Latest Sanctions Package
Topline The European Union appears to have approved bans on Russian gold exports and an asset freeze of the Russian state-owned SberBank as part of its latest round of sanctions against Russia in resp...
For Ukrainian Drone Crews Hunting Russian Tanks, Some Attacks Require More Luck Than Others
Social media capture Separate attempts by Ukrainian drone-operators to knock out Russian vehicles in Ukraine illustrate different approaches to do-it-yourself air raids. Both raids involved commercial...
Russia Sends Pacific Island ‘Machine Gun Artillery Division’ To Ukraine
DATELINE ADDITION – Russian President Dmitry Medvedev walks near a Soviet-era fortifications during … [+] his visit to Kunashir one of the Kuril islands on November 1, 2010. Medvedev stoke...
Security Service of Ukraine Shuts Down Crypto Mining Farm Near Front Line in Kharkiv – Mining Bitcoin News
Ukraine’s main law enforcement agency has busted an illegal facility mining cryptocurrencies in the Kharkiv region. The operators of the crypto farm have been minting coins using large amounts of stol...
Don’t Bet On President Biden’s Promises That Oil Prices Will Drop
WASHINGTON, DC – Prices for gas at an Exxon gas station on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The cost … [+] of gasoline has dropped recently on fears of a recession. (Photo by Win McNamee/Ge...
Russian Troops Just Shot Down One Of Their Own Planes. It Was One Of Their Most Precise.
An Su-34 takes off for a strike in Ukraine. Russian state media capture Russian air-defense troops apparently shot down a high-tech fighter-bomber over eastern Ukraine on Sunday. Just one problem: it ...
LMT Stock: Lockheed Slashes Guidance After Earnings Miss As Defense Giants Wipe Out Ukraine Invasion Gains
Lockheed Martin (LMT) on Tuesday reported second-quarter earnings and revenue came in below analyst expectations, and the defense giant also slashed guidance. LMT stock closed flat on Tuesday after br...
The Russians Just Shot Down One Of Their Own Best Jets
Su-34s deployed for the war in Ukraine. Russian state television capture Russian air-defense troops just shot down one of the most sophisticated warplanes involved in Russia’s wider war in Ukraine. On...
The War In Ukraine: Lessons For Manufacturers
An already highly challenged global supply chain has been stretched beyond capacity. Indeed, a … [+] combination of rising demand and a shortage of vital commodities — from fuel and food to meta...
Russian Activists Turn to Crypto for Donations to Aid Ukraine Refugees
There is another reason crypto might be preferable for Russians willing to help Ukrainians, said Vlad, a volunteer for Ethos, a fund created by Russian expats that helps refugees rent apartments in Ar...
Winter Is Coming. Energy Solutions Are Not.
Madrid, Spain. January 2022. An unusually cold winter next year like 2022 would be disastrous for … [+] European Unity. LightRocket via Getty Images A grim outlook was presented to European lead...