Ukrainian troops’ inability to breach Russian defensive lines is, to a large extent, due to minefields that are “destroying NATO-supplied armor, wounding soldiers and zapping morale,” according to the Financial Times. Kiev’s much-lauded counteroffensive, launched last month, has stalled in the face of staunch resistance from Russian troops. Western-made tanks …
Read More »IAEA issues results of probe into Kiev’s claim mines were laid at nuclear plant
Specialists from the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) have found no signs of any mines at Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP), the UN agency said in a statement on Wednesday, following an inspection carried out by its staff at the site. The experts checked some parts of the facility, including …
Read More »Ukrainian plane loaded with mines crashes in Greece
A Ukrainian cargo plane loaded with 11.5 tons of Serbian-made munitions crashed in Kavala in northern Greece en route to Bangladesh on Sunday, Serbian authorities have confirmed. The Antonov An-12 plane, operated by Ukrainian airline Meridian, had reported engine trouble and requested an emergency landing not long before witnesses say …
Read More »RT reporter discovers banned anti-personnel mines used by Ukraine (VIDEO)
Internationally banned MON-50 and MON-90 mines used by the Ukrainian forces were discovered in Mariupol, RT’s Murad Gazdiev reported on Sunday. In 1999, Ukraine joined the 1997 Ottawa Convention, which bans use of such devices. The mines were found inside the Ilyich steel mill. Russian troops and the Donbass forces …
Read More »Turkey suspects conspiracy behind Black Sea mines
Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar has reportedly raised the possibility that mines discovered off his country’s coast were purposely deployed in the Black Sea as a pretext for sending NATO minesweepers to the region amid the Russia-Ukraine conflict. “We have doubts as to whether the mines were left intentionally,” the …
Read More »Ukrainian naval mines adrift in Black Sea, Moscow warns
Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) issued a formal maritime warning on Saturday about a dangerous situation that is developing in the Black Sea. In response to Russia’s offensive, Ukraine had placed anchor mines along its coastline, but a number have since detached from their cables and are adrift at sea, …
Read More »Crypto-friendly El Salvador mines first bitcoin with energy from volcanoes
The mining operation, run by the state-controlled energy company LaGeo SA de CV, managed to generate 0.00599179 bitcoin, or about $269, using geothermal power from volcanoes, Bukele tweeted. Earlier this week, the president shared on Twitter a video of government-branded shipping containers carrying digital-currency miners to an energy facility in …
Read More »Investment or imperialism? One of the world’s largest gold mines could’ve transformed Kyrgyzstan. Instead, it enriched Canadians
In May, the former Soviet republic sparked an international legal battle when it rolled in and took control of the Kumtor Mine, operated by Toronto-based Centerra Gold. The company has reacted furiously to what it sees as state expropriation, saying the country is “in breach of its obligations under its …
Read More »El Salvador wants to power crypto mines with ‘100% cheap, renewable’ VOLCANO energy, after adopting bitcoin as legal tender
On Wednesday, Bukele tweeted that he had instructed the state-owned geothermal electric company LAGeoSV to power bitcoin mines with “very cheap, 100% clean, 100% renewable, 0 emissions energy from our volcanos.” “This is going to evolve fast!” he added. Indeed, just a couple hours later, Bukele tweeted a video of …
Read More »The closure of three mines in Kuzbass and the mass dismissal of miners can lead to disaster
Half of the workers of the mine “Alexis” will be reduced in March. Until the end of April may lose their jobs employees of Zarechnoe and shakhtouchastok “October”. In total we are talking about more than 2.5 thousand people. In addition to the social tensions it can cause technological problems …
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