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1. Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu inspected the fulfillment of the state defense order at Tula Region enterprises, the Russian Defense Ministry announced Tuesday. "Russian Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu inspected the progress of fulfillment of the state defense order by military-industrial complex enterprises in the Tula Region. The Defense Minster inspected shops producing modern weapons at the NPO Splav and the Imperial Tula Arms Plant," the Ministry noted. According to the Ministry, heads of the enterprises reported about the programs being implemented on expansion of production capabilities in order to fulfill Russian Armed Forces’ demand for modern weapons across the entire spectrum of products. The Minister was shown shops on production rockets and automated lines on assembly of guided anti-tank missiles and artillery shells. The management of the enterprises reported that the newest types of weapons and military vehicles have been put into mass production. In addition, introduction of new technologies makes it possible increase production volumes, the Defense Ministry said. -- 2. Reports Of Egypts Alleged Plans To Supply 40,000 Missiles To Russia Not True. The Washington Post's report about Egypt's alleged plans to deliver up to 40,000 missiles to Russia does not correspond to reality, Egyptian broadcaster Al-Qahera news reported, citing sources close to the matter. The report published by The Washington Post is "absurd" and "does not correspond to reality," the broadcaster's source said, adding that Egypt pursues a balanced policy towards all countries, with peace, stability and development being its defining factors. On Monday, The Washington Post reported, referring to the leaked Pentagon documents, that Egypt was allegedly planning to supply up to 40,000 missiles to Russia. On Tuesday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists that the reports about Egypt's alleged supplies of missiles to Russia looked like "another misinformation," saying that such reports should be treated as such.

The Shiveluch volcano in Russia’s far eastern Kamchatka Peninsula erupted early on Tuesday and sent up an ash plume 10 kilometers (six miles) high, posing an increased threat to air traffic, the Kamchatka Volcanic Eruption Response Team (KVERT) said. "On the night of April 11, the eruption of the Shiveluch volcano reached a paroxysmal stage. Due to the bad weather, video observations of the volcano are difficult; the cyclone continues to affect the situation here, it is snowing and there is a blizzard. However, calculations show that the height of the ash cloud has reached 15 kilometers," the statement said. According to the institute, the volcano now has the highest "red" hazard designation for aviation. "Molten lava flows can travel up to 20 kilometers and block the Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky-Ust-Kamchatsky highway," the institute said. Shiveluch is one of the largest volcanoes in Kamchatka at 3,283 meters. In the coming decades, the Kamchatka volcano Shiveluch will not erupt as violently as it did the day before. This was stated by the head of the volcano station in the village of Klyuchi Yuri Demyanchuk. According to him, all possible next eruptions will be weak for a long time, since the main phase in this century has ended.

The Kremlin said on Monday that it can’t rule out, as leaks suggest, that the US was spying on Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, adding that the US spying on other countries is nothing new. The Kremlin added that there was a “general tendency” to blame Russia for things when, asked about accusations that Moscow was responsible for the major leak of US intelligence documents about a number of countries including Ukraine. - The United States has been spying on Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky, CNN reported on Sunday, citing secret documents of the Pentagon and the US intelligence community that had been leaked on the Internet. While a source close to Zelensky described the situation as "unsurprising," Ukrainian officials are frustrated about the leak, the TV channel said. According to CNN, in late February, Zelensky "suggested striking Russian deployment locations" in the Rostov Region with the use of drones. Washington fears that Ukraine will use long-range missiles for strikes inside Russia, hence US reluctance to send such weapons to Kiev. The leak which could be one of the largest in a decade may complicate US support for Kiev before a major offensive, Bloomberg reported on Monday. According to the news agency, it is highly unlikely that the documents which have been widely shared on the Internet can now be erased or hidden.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has condemned Russian air strikes carried out during the Orthodox Church’s observance of Palm Sunday. Russia has destroyed a depot containing 70,000 tonnes of fuel near the southeastern Ukrainian city of Zaporizhzhia, the Russian defense ministry said on Sunday. It also said Russian forces had destroyed Ukraine army warehouses storing missiles, ammunition and other artillery weapons in the Zaporizhzhia and Donetsk regions. Several blasts were heard in the city of Zaporozhye overnight, Vladimir Rogov, who heads the We Stand With Russia movement, reported. "At 01:47 am, there were a number of loud explosions in the regional center, temporarily occupied by the regime [of Ukrainian President Vladimir] Zelensky," he wrote on his Telegram channel. "They were heard in different areas of the city, with the loudest of them being in the Zavodskoy and the Shevchenkovsky districts," he specified. Rogov promised to provide details later. The Russian forces have destroyed the bridge across the Sudost River on the border of Chernihiv region in Ukraine and Bryansk region in Russia.

The White House does not yet know who is behind the leak of classified documents. The leak of the Pentagon’s classified data regarding Washington’s and NATO’s plans on preparing Ukrainian forces for a counteroffensive did not affect the US support to Ukraine, National Security Council Strategic Communications Coordinator John Kirby said Monday. "Has there been any effect on support to Ukraine? The answer is no. We will continue to support Ukraine for as long as it takes," he said.

At least four people have been killed and several others injured in an avalanche on the Armancette glacier in the French Alps, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Sunday. "The avalanche hit the Armancette glacier around midday. According to preliminary data, four people died, and several others were injured. The rescuers are operating on the site," Darmanin tweeted. French media reported that two helicopters were involved in the search and rescue operation, adding that no avalanche warning had been issued before the incident. *Before the incident, the nearby ski resort of Contamines-Montjoie posted a video on social media showing a huge wall of snow moving down from the Dômes de Miage, which the glacier is a part of.* #alps #avalanche #hikers #rescueoperation #avalanchewarning #armancette #glacier #climatechange #frenchalps #snow #skiresort -- Related 2022: Austria avalanches Nine dead as rescue callouts in Tyrol hit unprecedented level: [https://youtu.be/YiTfWe2h7W0] - Five people have died and one has managed to survive after an avalanche in Austria: [https://youtu.be/itBgotTtalQ]

Η Κυριακή των Βαΐων (Palm Sunday) στο Οικουμενικό Πατριαρχείο Φανάρι Κωνσταντινούπολη και στο Πατριαρχείο Ιεροσολύμων. Από την Κυριακή των Βαΐων αρχίζει ουσιαστικά η Μεγάλη Εβδομάδα ή Εβδομάδα των Παθών. Κατά την ημέρα αυτή εορτάζεται η ανάμνηση της θριαμβευτικής εισόδου Του Ιησού Χριστού στα Ιεροσόλυμα όπου, κατά τους συγγραφείς των Ιερών Ευαγγελίων, οι Ιουδαίοι Τον υποδέχθηκαν κρατώντας βάια ή βάγια (κλάδους φοινίκων) και απλώνοντας στο έδαφος τα ρούχα τους ζητωκραύγαζαν «Ὡσαννά, εὐλογημένος ὁ ἐρχόμενος ἐν ὀνόματι Κυρίου». --- Palm Sunday is the Christian moveable feast that falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates Christ's triumphal entry into Jerusalem, an event mentioned in each of the four canonical Gospels. Its name originates from the palm branches waved by the crowd to greet and honor Jesus as he entered the city. Palm Sunday marks the first day of Holy Week; in Western Christianity, this is the beginning of the last week of the solemn season of Lent, preceding Eastertide, while in Eastern Christianity, Holy Week commences after the conclusion of Great Lent. [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palm_Sunday]

Μετά απο το 6ο ανακάτεμα του σωρού κομποστοποίσης ( https://youtu.be/LjPA6idqUaU) ρίξαμε την στάχτη από καθαρά ξύλα της σόμπας. Ενδιάμεσα κατα καιρούς ρίχνουμε τις μικρές ποσότητες της στάχτης και αυτό βοηθάει στην γρήγορη κομποστοποίηση. Επί πλέον προσθέτει θρεπτικά στοιχεία όπως ανθρακικό ασβέστιο, κάλιο, φώσφορο, μαγγάνιο και ψευδάργυρο. Σε μεγάλες ποσότητες όμως αυξάνει το PH του εδάφους σε αλκαλικό, πράγμα που δεν θέλουμε, καθόσον τα συγκεκριμένα δέντρα που έχουμε, κρανιές (cornus mas), προτιμούν το λίγο προς όξινο έδαφος (PH μικρότερο του 7). Τα δέντρα ήταν στο τέλος της ανθοφορίας (02.04.2023) και τα αγριόχορτα δεν είχαν μεγαλώσει τόσο όσο να πρέπει να τα κόψουμε για να δημιουργήσουμε ένα φυσικό στρώμα εδαφοκάλυψης. #στάχτυ #κομποστοποίηση #αλκαλικό #όξινο #έδαφος #εδαφοκάλυψη #ashes #compost #composting #compostinginpile #cornusmas #κρανιέσ

The Chinese military will conduct exercises and patrols in the sea and airspace around Taiwan starting Saturday, in accordance with the combat training plan, Shi Yi, spokesperson for the Eastern Theater Command of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), said. The military drills will be held starting from April 8 until April 10, 2023, and will involve patrols around Taiwan and "joint sharp sword exercises" in the Taiwan Strait, as well as in the sea and airspace to the north, south and east of Taiwan, Shi Yi said in a statement on WeChat on Saturday. The spokesperson added that the drills are "a necessary measure to protect national sovereignty and territorial integrity" and a warning against provocations by pro-Taiwan separatist forces. Taiwan's defense ministry said on Saturday that the Taiwanese military was closely following the holding of China's drills. The defense ministry said that, in the past 24 hours, the approach of 13 aircraft and three ships of the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) to the island were registered by Taiwan's armed forces. On Wednesday, Taiwanese leader Tsai Ing-wen met with US House Speaker Kevin McCarthy and other lawmakers in Los Angeles, California, during her transit trip to the country. In response, the Chinese Foreign Ministry condemned the contacts between US and Taiwanese officials, calling on Washington to stop upgrading relations with the island. #taiwan #china #militaryexercises #tsaiingwen #losangeles #taiwanstrait #pla #kinmen #matsuisland ------ Related: Kinmen and Matsu Islands: Taiwanese Seek Gun Training Amid China Threat: [https://youtu.be/yy29h01ji8M]

"Sodade" is a Cape Verdean song written in the 1950s by Armando Zeferino Soares and best popularized by Cesária Évora. The name is the Cape Verdean Creole variant of the Portuguese term saudade. --- *Sodade in Creole* (Cabo Verde) Quem mostra' bo esse caminho longe? Quem mostra' bo esse caminho longe? Esse caminho pra São Tomé Sodade sodade Sodade dessa minha terra, São Nicolau Sodade sodade Sodade dessa minha terra, São Nicolau Si bô 'screvê' me 'm ta 'screvê be Si bô 'squecê me 'm ta 'squecê be Até dia qui bô voltà....etc ------ *Sodade , saudade in portugués* Quem te mostrou Esse longo caminho? Quem te mostrou Esse longo caminho? Esse caminho para São Tomé? Saudade, saudade Saudade Da minha terra de São Nicolau Se me escreveres Eu te escreverei Se me esqueceres Eu te esquecerei Até ao dia Que voltares...etc #sodade #saudade #creole #português #cesariaevora #saonicolau #Sãonicolau #caboverde #capeverde #capeverdean

1. In Bucharest and many other cities in Romania, farmers staged a protest. Thus, they demanded that the authorities protect them from importing cheap grain from Ukraine. "Stop genetically modified grain from Ukraine!", "Your calculations are our bankruptcy!" and "Corridors of Solidarity - Sources of Vulnerability!" - such inscriptions adorn the posters of the protesters. - 2. Thousands of farmers protested across Romania on Friday over the impact of Ukrainian grain imports on prices, blocking traffic and border checkpoints with tractors and trucks and urging the European Commission to intervene. Anger is rising among farmers in Central and Eastern Europe over a flood of cheap Ukrainian grain imports, exempt from customs fees until June 2024, which have hurt prices and sales of local producers. Ukraine, one of the world’s largest grain exporters, had its Black Sea ports blocked following Russia’s February 2022 invasion and found alternative shipping routes through European Union states Poland and Romania, helped by “solidarity lanes” supported by the EU. But millions of tonnes of grain – cheaper than those produced in the EU – ended up in neighboring countries, propelled by logistical bottlenecks and lesser distances. *Polish Agriculture Minister Henryk Kowalczyk resigned from his post this week. Polish and Bulgarian farmers have also held protests.* - *3. Poland to temporarily halt Ukraine grain imports to mitigate impact on prices* Imports of Ukrainian grain to Poland will be temporarily halted to mitigate impact on prices, but transit will still be allowed, Polish Agriculture Minister Robert Telus said on Friday. Telus took office on Thursday after his predecessor resigned amid farmers’ protests over falling prices of produce. “We agreed to limit and for now halt exports to Poland,” Telus told reporters after meeting his Ukrainian counterpart. #farmers #prices #grains #agriculture #romania #bulgaria #poland #imports #ukraine #protests #bordercrossing #europeanunion #tractors

Israel's military says it has struck targets linked to Palestinian militant group Hamas inside Lebanon and across the Gaza Strip. The attacks come after a major rocket barrage on Israel from Lebanon, which the Israelis blamed on Hamas. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said Hamas' "terrorist" infrastructure was hit in southern Lebanon. On Friday its tanks and military aviation carried out strikes on positions of the Palestinian militant group Hamas along the border with the Gaza Strip. Tensions are high after Israeli police raided Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa mosque on consecutive nights earlier this week. Israeli media called the bombardment the most serious escalation since 2006.

On April 6, a five-story building collapsed in the center of Turkish Istanbul. Footage of the collapse of the building was caught on video, which was later posted by the DHA agency. The building is located in the central area of ​​Karakoy. It began to collapse in the early morning, and by 15.00 local time it had already completely turned into ruins. Also, due to the threat of collapse, the streets near the building were partially blocked. According to the agency, the collapsed building was previously resettled. There were no reports of casualties in the incident. Oktay Özel, head of the Department of Cultural Property of the Istanbul City Hall, said that the building was to be reconstructed, and a permit was issued for this back in 2019. But the owner of the building did not begin to restore it. The dilapidated 5-floor building in the harborside district of Beyoglu stood in scaffolding when it began crumbling in the morning. It fully collapsed after police cordoned off the area and closed tram tracks running in front of it. #Çökme #sondakika #sondakikahaberleri #binanınçökme #collapsed #collapse #buildingcollapses #buildingcollapse

A live broadcast captured the moment a cat jumped on an imam, who was leading a nightly Ramadan prayer in Bordj Bou Arreridj, Algeria. Imam Walid Mehsas was praying Taraweeh, a nightly prayer occurring every evening during the month of Ramadan, when the cat jumped on him and climbed on his shoulders. Unbothered Mehsas continued the prayers as he was gently stroking the cat before it settled on his shoulders for a few seconds and jumped off again. #cat #cats #gatinhas #gatinhos #gatitos #gatos #imam #ramadan #ethology #ethologie #etología #etologia #ethologia #prayers

One person was killed and 30 others were injured after a passenger train derailed in the Netherlands, media reported on Tuesday, citing Dutch emergency services. A passenger train with about 50 people derailed early on Tuesday after hitting construction equipment on the track near the village of Voorschoten near The Hague, Reuters said. The cause is yet to be established. Rescuers and medics are now working on the scene, helping the injured. Television images showed one of the people using makeshift bridges to cross a canal running alongside the rails to reach the stricken train in the darkness The crash happened at about 03:25 local time (01:25 GMT) on Tuesday. #train #railway #railways #traincrash #trainvideo #netherlands #netherland #accidentnews #rescueoperation #derailed #rails

2 Απριλίου, Κυριακή, μία ημέρα πριν την κακοκαιρία ILINA, έγινε το 6ο αναποδογύρισμα της κομποστοποίησης με τους ήχους της Θείας Λειτουργίας από το μεγάφωνο της εκκλησίας του χωριού. Ο σωρός κομποστοποίησης είναι από αναμιγμένα κλαδιά από τα φθινοπωρινά κλαδέματα, σάπια φρούτα, υπολείμματα λαχανικών, αγριόχορτα, φύλλα δέντρων κλπ. Υπολείμματα καφέ espresso δεν εχει όπως τις περασμένες χρονιές. Όσον αφορα την κακοκαιρία ILINA έκτακτο δελτίο επιδείνωσης του καιρού εξέδωσε η ΕΜΥ, καθώς ακραία καιρικά φαινόμενα χτυπούν τη χώρα μας από Δευτέρα (03.04.2023). Σύμφωνα με την ΕΜΥ, το σύστημα κακοκαιρίας με την ονομασία «ΕLINA» προβλέπεται να επηρεάσει τη χώρα μας από Δευτέρα έως και την Τρίτη με ισχυρές βροχές και καταιγίδες, που θα συνοδεύονται κατά τόπους από μεγάλη συχνότητα κεραυνών, από χαλαζοπτώσεις και από ενισχυμένους ανέμους. #κομποστοποίηση #κομπόστ #compost #composting #compostinpile #overturning #αποσύνθεση #moisture #υγρασία #cornusmas #corneliancherry #dogwood #κρανιέσ #κακοκαιρία #ilina #εμυ -- ΣΧΕΤΙΚΑ: 5ο αναποδογύρισμα κομποστοποίησης κλαδεμάτων, κρανιές (cornus mas trees) στο τέλος ανθοφορίας: [https://youtu.be/zcmPjEm-o-k] - 4η Ανάμειξη, 4o Ανακάτεμα κομποστοποίησης σε σωρό στις 12 Μαρτίου: [https://youtu.be/As_fIE3IhjA] - Η κομποστοποίηση κλαδεμάτων χωρίς κλαδοτεμαχιστή και ανθισμένες κρανιές (cornus mas trees): [https://youtu.be/mudr3I1aSik]

The death toll from the tornadoes that swept across the US South and Midwest has surpassed 30, while dozens of people were injured, The New York Times reports. On Saturday, CBS reported that the tornado death toll in the United States stood at 26. The New York Times said on Sunday that the death toll had gone up to 32, with fatalities reported in Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee, the latter accounting for 15 deaths. In Arkansas, five deaths have been reported. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders has declared a state of emergency and deployed the National Guard. The aftermath of the devastating tornadoes is “unbelievably tragic” for the state, Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders said on Sunday after touring damage in Wynne. Tornadoes and severe winds swept across several parts of the US South and Midwest on Friday night, leaving over 400,000 people without electricity. ----- RELATED: UPDATES - Tornadoes leave 21 Dead in Arkansas, Illinois and other US states: [https://youtu.be/2AA_2c-OyeI] #arkansas #illinois #tornado #tornadoes #destruction #destructions #extremeweather #collapsed #roofs #damages #aftermath #electricity

The governor of St. Petersburg Beglov announced 25 victims of the explosion in a cafe. The number of people injured in the explosion in a cafe on Universitetskaya embankment in St. Petersburg has increased to 25 people. This was stated in the Telegram channel by the governor of the city Alexander Beglov. Russia’s interior ministry has confirmed the death of war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky in a cafe blast in St. Petersburg. Beglov also said that 19 of the victims were hospitalized in medical facilities in St. Petersburg, where they are provided with all the necessary medical care. "Unfortunately, 1 person died. At the moment, 25 injured. 19 hospitalized. The city's hospitals provide all the necessary assistance. The city has all the necessary resources to provide assistance to the victims," ​​the governor of St. Petersburg wrote. "At 6:13 p.m. on April 2, 2023, the police received information about a blast in Universitetsjaya Embankment 25. As a result, one person was killed. It was war correspondent Vladlen Tatarsky. #СанктПетербург #взрывы #Погибшие #пострадавшие #explosion #saintpetersburg #correspondent #tatarsky #vladlentatarsky #MaximFomin

Απόγευμα 19 Μαρτίου οι κρανιές (cornus mas) ανθισμένες για τελευταία φορά και ο κορμός της πεσμένης από τον Αύγουστο καρυδιάς τεμαχισμένος. Τον είχαμε κόψει στα 50 εκατοστά και τον επαναφέραμε. Τον Ιανουάριο (29.01.23) κόπηκε ξανά στα 30 εκατοστά και έγιναν 8 μπολιάσματα ελπίζοντας να επιζήσει φέρνοντας ρίζες προς τα αριστερά. #grafting #walnut #μπόλιασμα #μπολιάσματα #καρυδιά #δέντρα #αλυσοπρίονο #καρυδιές #barkgrafting #bark #grafts #cornusmas ----- Επαναφορά και μπόλιασμα ξεριζωμένης καρυδιάς 30-35 χρόνων: [https://youtu.be/IV5G-ATs_aE] - Ειδικό μπόλιασμα καρυδιάς στον μισό κορμό πριν την "κακοκαιρία Μπάρμπαρα" (29.01.23) [https://youtu.be/PpnP5B-og3I] - Κόψιμο ξεριζωμένης από την καταιγίδα μεγάλου δέντρου καρυδιάς (P1): [https://youtu.be/VcB_LVfJzS0] - Fallen Tree struck by Storm Lightning Restoration (P2): [https://youtu.be/4nbdirkT0A4] -------------------- Cutting 3 tree trunks with a pruning gasoline chainsaw after filing (sharpening) the chain: [https://youtu.be/T2yXv_5CNFU]

President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko, speaking with a message to the people and the parliament of the country, said that he had urgently stepped up negotiations with Russian President Vladimir Putin on the return of nuclear weapons to Belarus. Lukashenko explained his desire to return such weapons to the country as a violation of agreements by those who guaranteed not to put pressure on Belarus after the withdrawal of nuclear weapons from it. "In the current circumstances and the military-political situation around our country, I strongly intensified negotiations with the President of Russia (Vladimir - ed.) Putin on the return of nuclear weapons to Belarus. It was on the return (of weapons - ed.), which were withdrawn in the 90s. Back then, under the guarantee of "no sanctions against those who withdrew, no pressure, no planning of offensives and revolutions." Everything was trampled down, everything was violated," Lukashenka said. Lukashenko recalled that back in 1994-1995, his decision not to withdraw nuclear weapons was criticized not only by the West, but also by Russia’s first president. "I said, 'No, I refuse to withdraw [the nukes]. I still remember his reaction, as he told me, 'They will destroy and crush you, and you will not be able to maintain strategic warheads anyway," he concluded. #lukashenko #nuclearweapons #belarus #negotiations #agreements #ядерноеоружие #беларусь #АлександрЛукашенко #возврат

Former US president Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury for his alleged role in paying hush money to adult film actress Stormy Daniels. Donald Trump has been indicted by a Manhattan grand jury after a probe into hush money paid to porn star Stormy Daniels, becoming the first former US president to face criminal charges even as he makes another run for the White House. The charges from an investigation led by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg come as Trump seeks the Republican nomination to run again in 2024. *The specific charges are not yet known, as the indictment remains under seal.* Even potential presidential rivals voiced support for Trump. "This will only serve to divide our country," Trump's former vice president Mike Pence said on #CNN. “I think the American people will look at this and see it as one more example of the criminalisation of politics in the country,” he said. Pence, a potential candidate in the 2024 Republican primary, added that the move against Trump has “no bearing on our decision” to launch his own presidential campaign. #donaldtrump #indictment #justice #mikepence #candidate #republicans #division

Ο καθαρισμός και το κλάδεμα των δέντρων στον παραλιακό δρόμο κατα μήκος του υπαίθριου χώρου άθλησης του Ποσειδωνίου έγινε από τον Δήμο Θεσσαλονίκης (Διεύθυνση Αρχιτεκτονικού). Μελλοντικά ίσως γίνει πεζόδρομος, καθόσον τα αυτοκίνητα που περνάνε για το Μουσικό Μέγαρο είναι ενοχλητικά. Στο στέκι των ψαράδων (Μέγας Αλέξανδρος), κάπου στο κέντρο της εσοχής, θα γίνει υπόστεγο κιόσκι. #ποσειδώνειο #κολυμβητήριο #παραλία #θεσσαλονίκη #θεσσαλονικη #θάλασσα #ψαράδες #πεζόδρομος #καθαρισμόσ #μουσικόμέγαρο ----- ΣΧΕΤΙΚΟ: Εθελοντικός καθαρισμός της παραλίας μπρος από το Ποσειδώνιο Κολυμβητήριο: [https://youtu.be/n2Lt9bVY2eA]

A Soyuz-2.1v light carrier rocket, launched from the Plesetsk spaceport on Wednesday night, has delivered a military satellite to orbit, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement on Thursday. "The spacecraft was put into its designated orbit at the scheduled time and was taken under control. A stable telemetric connection was established with the spacecraft," the statement reads. According to the ministry, the spacecraft’s onboard systems are operating routinely. The satellite was designated identification number Kosmos-2568. The Soyuz-2.1v light rocket carrying the military satellite blasted off from the Plesetsk spaceport at 10:57 p.m. (19:57 GMT) on March 29. Pre-launch operations and the rocket’s launch went normally, the Defense Ministry said. #soyuz #satellite #cosmos #cosmodrome #plesetsk #roscosmos #spaceport #orbit --- Related: Carrying two military satellites Soyuz-2.1b rocket blasts off from Plesetsk spaceport: [https://youtu.be/kvN4wk9gCA8] -------------------------- 29 марта, в 22 часа 57 минут с Государственного испытательного космодрома Министерства обороны Российской Федерации (#космодром «#Плесецк») в Архангельской области боевыми расчетами космических войск ВКС проведен пуск ракеты-носителя легкого класса «#Союз-2.1в» с космическим аппаратом в интересах Минобороны России. Старт ракеты-носителя и выведение космического аппарата на расчетную орбиту прошли в штатном режиме. После старта ракета-#носитель «Союз-2.1в» взята на сопровождение средствами наземного автоматизированного комплекса управления Главного испытательного космического центра имени Германа Титова. ◽️ В расчетное время космический аппарат выведен на целевую орбиту и принят на управление. С космическим аппаратом установлена и поддерживается устойчивая телеметрическая связь. Бортовые системы космического аппарата функционируют в штатном режиме. Космическому аппарату присвоен порядковый номер «Космос-2568». После выведения на орбиту космического аппарата офицеры Главного центра разведки космической обстановки Космических войск ВКС внесли сведения о нем в Главный каталог космических объектов российской системы контроля космического пространства и приступили к анализу и обработке информации о новом космическом объекте. #союз21b #ракета #орбит #космос

Τις δύο τελευταίες ημέρες, 28 και 29 Μαρτίου, οι άνεμοι έφτασαν και τα 8 Beaufort παραλιακά με αρκετές ζημιές σε επιχειρήσεις και δέντρα. Στο βάθος του Θερμαϊκού ένας ιστιοπλόος παλεύει με τα κύματα και τον αέρα έχοντας μια εξωλέμβιο να τον ακολουθεί για οποιαδήποτε περίπτωση. Λίγο νωρίτερα αναχώρησε το πελώριο κρουαζιερόπλοιο "The World", όπως ήταν προγραμματισμένο, στις 18:30, για την Σύρο. Το κρουαζιερόπλοιο «The World», με σημαία από Μπαχάμες έχει μήκος πάνω από 196 μέτρα και πλάτος 29,8 μέτρα, 12 καταστρώματα και αντί για καμπίνες διαθέτει 165 πολυτελείς αυτόνομες κατοικίες. Ναυπηγήθηκε πριν από 21 χρόνια (2002), έχει ολική χωρητικότητα 43.188 ατόμων, το τρέχον βύθισμά του αναφέρεται ότι είναι επτά μέτρα και *μεταξύ άλλων* διαθέτει γήπεδο τένις, εγκαταστάσεις spa και γυμναστήριο, πισίνες και μια τεράστια κάβα 12.000 ετικετών κρασιού. Στη Θεσσαλονίκη έφτασε χθες, 28 Μαρτίου, με 180 επιβάτες διαφόρων εθνικοτήτων. Πολλοί εξ αυτών ακολούθησαν την τουριστική διαδρομή «Αρχαιολογικό Μουσείο, Ροτόντα, Άγιος Δημήτριος, Αγία Σοφία», ενώ αρκετοί επισκέφτηκαν τη Βεργίνα και κάποιοι τους καταρράκτες της Έδεσσας. Ο καιρός βέβαια δεν βοήθησε με τους ισχυρούς ανέμους. #theworld #cruiseship #thessaloniki #ιστιοπλοΐα #beaufort #waves #θεσσαλονίκη #θερμαϊκόσ #κρουαζιερόπλοιο

Russia has started exercises with the Yars intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) system and several thousand troops in what is likely to be seen as another attempt by Moscow to show off its nuclear strength. “In total, more than 3,000 military personnel and about 300 pieces of equipment are involved in the exercises,” Russia’s defence ministry said in a statement on the Telegram messaging service on Wednesday. During the exercises, the Yars mobile systems will conduct manoeuvres in three Russian regions, the ministry said, without identifying the regions. The exercise is carried out in line with the 2023 combat training schedule. Maneuvers will take place on the territory of three Russian regions. "Also, servicemen of the Strategic Missile Forces will carry out a complex of measures to train concealment and counter-measures against modern aerial survey systems, in cohesion with military units of the Central Military District and the Aerospace Forces," the ministry said, adding that special attention will be paid to various types of drones. The RS-24 Yars - a modification of the Topol-M missile - is Russia’s strategic missile system armed with a solid-propellant intercontinental ballistic missile. It was developed by the Moscow Institute of Thermal Technology under Russian Academy of Sciences member Yury Solomonov. #nuclearweapons #nuclearpower #nuclearpowerrussia #nuclearwar #yars #ballisticmissile #ballisticmissiles #topol #strategicmissiles - RELATED: Yars Missile System, Tula Submarine, 2 Tu-95MS, Russia holds Exercise Mass Retaliatory Nuc Strike: [https://youtu.be/MZIWPOZbvhs]