Russian air defense struggles as Ukraine targets deeper areas, according to military expert Yan Matveev. Source: Radio Svoboda
Ukrainian drones are striking far behind enemy lines, hitting crucial locations like Putin's residence instead of the front.
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TRUMPS NEW BATTLESHIP PRICE REVEALED - ITS A DIRE WASTE OF MONEY
These Defiant Class (nobody will ever call them Trump Class - that’s an oxymoron if there ever was one), really are the size of the old battleships that effectively died during WW2 as aircraft carriers took over. Stiffed with weapons
On this day in 1914, a Jewish woman was born in France. She was interned at Angers and deported to Auschwitz on the 20 Jul 1942 where she perished. Her husband was a POW and son arrested at school and deported to Auschwitz in 1944. Her name was Rose Jakubowicz
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UKRAINE USES A NAVAL DRONE AS BASE FOR P1-SUN INTERCEPTORS
Ukraine successfully destroyed a Shaheed travelling over the Black Sea towards Odessa.
It used a naval drone mounted with a battery of P1-SUN interceptor drones. Entirely automated the system was completely successful. Another advance first
New attacks on the Tuapse Oil Refinery in Russia caused a big fire, raising concerns about security. Source: Pravda Gerashchenko.
A severe fire broke out at a major oil facility after attacks overnight, disrupting operations in an already strained sector.
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Ukrainian military strikes on two Russian ships and a radar system in Crimea, reported by Pravda Gerashchenko.
Ukrainian forces also hit a radar system, hinting at escalating tensions and vulnerabilities in Russian defenses.
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On this day in 1934, a Jewish boy was born in Paris. He was interned in Drancy with his mother and sister. On the 2 Sep 1943, they were deported to Auschwitz where they perished. His name was Guy Eni
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Ukraine's Security Service reports attacks on Russian ships in Crimea; details unverified. Source: Radio Svoboda.
Ukrainian special forces have struck deep, targeting not just ships but crucial military radars and communications in Crimea.
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An elderly man in a suit - Auschwitz survivor Kazimierz Smoleń. Behind him you can see the large eyes from the Auschwitz Museum logo and the inscription Auschwitz-Birkenau.
19 April 1920 | A Pole, Kazimierz Smoleń, was born in Chorzów Stary. Arrested for resistance activity in Chorzów area.
In #Auschwitz from 6 July 1940.
No. 1327
After the war a co-founder & long-time director of the Auschwitz Muzeum
He passed away in 2012.
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Lucille Ball by John Miehle for RKO, 1936. Fashion Friday.
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Barbara Stanwyck with director Alfred Santell (with hat) on the set of Internes Can’t Take Money (1937).
Battle plans exposed
April 16
Ukrainian drones plowed into an oil pipeline hub in Samara Russia. Oil from the east is pumped into the pipeline system that from there going Westward all the way to Belarus. The strike reduced the volume of oil and pressure slowing massive oil shipments Westward
🇳🇱🇺🇦 The Netherlands has allocated 248 million € for the procurement of both Dutch- and Ukrainian-made drones for the Ukrainian Armed Forces.
www.defensie.nl/actueel/nieu...
The military is low on supplies, but a suspension of mail service has care packages in limbo. 🤷♀️ www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
On this day in 1925, a Jewish girl was born in France. She was interned in Drancy with her parents and seven siblings. On the 15 Sep 1942, they were deported to Auschwitz where they perished. Her name was Rachel Goldberg
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We live to fight another day! A victory tonight—as we killed a backroom deal Johnson and the WH cut to extend FISA authority for five more years. Dropped in the middle of the night.
We killed it on the Floor. But, it will be back. So we must keep fighting!
Pope Leo speaking to an audience. Photo: Yara Nardi—Reuters
Pope Leo: “The world is being ravaged by a handful of tyrants — woe to those who manipulate religion & the very name of God for their own military, economic & political gain, dragging that which is sacred into darkness & filth”
Trump then cancelled $11M in funding for a Catholic children’s charity
Black and white portrait photograph of an older dark-haired woman wearing a black suit. She is looking slight off-side of the camera lens, which suggests that it is an ID photograph.
Black and white portrait photograph of a young, dark-haired woman wearing a white suit with a black striped collar. She is smiling and looking confidently into the camera lens.
16.04.1944|Two Polish women Feliksa Bidacha and Helena Żuk escaped from #Majdanek. It was possible thanks to the help of a garrison member – SS-Unterscharführer Otto Schultz, who hid them in laundry bags and drove them out of the camp. Schultz was then sent to the eastern front as a punishment.
Ukrainian attacks reportedly weakened Russian military assets in Crimea and Donetsk, according to UNIAN.
Recent coordinated strikes targeted multiple sites, including a workshop for drones and critical missile bases, hinting at escalating military actions.
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Grinex exchange hacked, over 1 billion rubles stolen, complicating Russia's financial sanctions evasion efforts. Source: istories_media
Behind the billion-ruble theft lurks a shady history of money laundering and oligarch dealings tied to a cryptic past.
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Russia's oil exports by sea are hitting lows due to infrastructure damage and rising Urals prices. Source: Коммерсантъ
With recent attacks causing severe damage to ports, Russia's oil industry faces tough times ahead as recovery looks uncertain.
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On this day in 1943, a 1 year old Dutch Jewish girl arrived at the Sobibor extermination camp with her mother where they were murdered in the gas chamber. Her father perished in Auschwitz on the 28/2/1943. Her name was Sara IJzerkoper
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Black and white portrait photograph of a young man wearing a suit and a white-collared shirt. He looks firmly into the camera lens. The photograph bears fragments of official stamps.
Jan Kukiełka's family lived in the Zamość region and were in the resistance. Germans arrested them all on 16.04.1943. They shot Jan’s parents and sister on site. His brother committed suicide in a prison cell after brutal interrogation. Jan was deported to #Majdanek. He survived.
Beautiful form
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The President of the United States is Unhinged.
Frankly, many believe he’s crazy. The GOP lets this demented old man remain in power. SHAME!
Another night of ranting... as we gear up to attack Cuba!
Ukrainian drones have reportedly captured positions held by the Russian army as military assaults intensify. In a recent attack on Sterlitamak, Ukrainian forces demonstrated increasing operational capacity.
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The Russian economy is struggling with rising debt and dwindling resources, as highlighted by istories_media.
As inflation bites and labor shortages loom, Russia's debt is quickly becoming unsustainable, pulling the economy into a tighter grip of crisis.
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🇩🇪🇺🇦President Zelenskyy: We expect Germany, as one of the leaders of the European Union, to help quickly unblock 90 billion. This will allow us to increase the procurement of drones produced in Ukraine. That would put even more of our systems on the battlefield.
