#Poland Ministry of Defense presented proposed design of fortifications on the border with #Belarus and #Russia. The first slide is a high-level design for the 50 km zone, the second is direct vicinity of the border. Note the use of natural barriers, such as swamps and tree lines in the latter, but the Polish word “zabagnienie” (“enswampification”) indicates an such zones created intentionally - beavers are going to love it 😉
The turtle tank’s name as painted on the “turtle shell” is really ГРОМОЗЕКА (Gromozeka) from a Soviet cartoon, not ГОМОЗЕКА (Homozeka). The original name Gromozeka is about thunder (гром) but on the tank it’s still likely a word play (read below). The name twisted as ГОМОЗЕКА is a word play too and it’s much more complex than “haha tank gay”. Гомосек (homosek) is Russian for “homosexual”, but it’s masculinative word and spelled differently (-zeka versus -sek). And зека (zeka) is a word on its own, more precisely an phonetic for acronym ЗК (ZK) or заключенный meaning “locked up person” or simply a prisoner. And Russian army uses prisoners on mass scale, forming whole Storm-Z units of them, where Z also denotes the use of “zeks” (prisoners). And #Russia military circles are indeed totally obsessed on male homosexual practices which is seen both as a popular insult and phobia, but also as an unavoidable part of social life in prison and army, where whole social hierarchies are built on who submits to whom. So the tank name is likely a tongue in a cheek insult some Russian soldiers made towards others or just self-ironic.
P.S. an advanced quiz for those interested in etymology of Russian language: why modern Russian writes Г (G) in foreign words and names that start with H, like Гитлер for Hitler, гомосек for homosexual, гомеопатия for homeopathy etc?
Russia steps up sabotage operations in Europe to undermine Ukraine aid, intelligence officials say.
U.S. and allied intelligence officials have noted a growing number of low-level sabotage operations in Europe that seem to be a part of Russia's effort to undermine assistance for Ukraine, the New York Times (NYT) reported on May 26. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia
“Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, I have a serious injury, I have become disabled.....they deceived me.....they didn’t pay me....they threw me away.....with respect to you...” #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin
The drone of the GUR Ministry of Defense attacked the Russian over-the-horizon radar "Voronezh-M", having flown more than 1,800 km, in the city of Orsk, Orenburg region - UP with reference to sources in the GUR #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia
A man in the Moscow region ran over (on video) his girlfriend with a car after she decided to break up with him. According to Mash, the victim died in the hospital. #AureFreePress#News#press#headline#Ukraine#Russia#Putin
#Spain plans to send #Patriot missiles and #Leopard tanks to #Ukraine as part of a 1.13 billion euro ($1.23 billion) weapon package announced last month.
Spain will hand over a dozen crucial Patriot anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine and 19 second-hand German-made Leopard 2A4 tanks and other Spanish-made weapons, such as anti-drones gear and ammunition.
Russians now dismantling the buoys separating Estonia from Russia.
A golden era for all enemies of democracy is here.
Russia, China, Iran, North Korea, backed by the resources of a rapidly growing list of African nations is sliding into the power vacuum of a democratic world that refuses to respond even when Ukrainians were willing to do all the fighting.
Estonia's foreign ministry said it had summoned Russia's chargé d'affaires and it was treating the move as a "provocative border incident". It had demanded the "immediate return" of the buoys. It comes after the Russian defense ministry briefly published a proposal to revise its maritime border in the Baltic Sea this week. Russia is a terrorist state. #ArrestPutin