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"The defensive lines" of the Russian forces have mines that can stop soldiers and mines that can stop vehicles; The lines also have "trenches [...], razor wire, earthen berms and dragon's teeth" for obstructing (or getting in the way of) infantry and battle tanks and armored personnel carriers and infantry fighting vehicles. Those defensive lines "are over 24 km deep in some" places (as of July).
Mines have been put on top of mines, and that destroys (or breaks) equipment for mine clearing.
Highway M14 is (as of September's second week) the main line of supply for Russian soldiers in Crimea; The highway goes in a western direction from Melitopol; The highway is not within range, of the places from which Ukraine is using HIMARS [and M270] vehicles to launch [GMLRS] rockets.
The counter-offensive has (lost its momentum, or slowed down a lot, or) "stalled [...] in the east of the country" and there is a "little-changed line of control", according to analysis on BBC's website during the last week of 2023. Large military gains seemed to have stopped some time earlier.Some have (said or) described the war as a stalemate.
Ukrainian soldiers are attacking in the Melitopol direction from western Zaporizhia oblast, and they are also attacking "in the Berdyansk" direction, from eastern Zaporizhia oblast and western Donetsk oblast.
Settlements that have been liberated (during the 2023 counteroffensive), or those where occupation forces have left:
Ukrainian soldiers attacked (during the counteroffensive)
The United States and European countries are taking supplies to an airport near the Ukraine border - but on the outside of Ukraine; Things that are being supplied are anti-tank rockets, Stinger rockets (can be used against aircraft, and can be fired while resting on the shoulder of a soldier), [ battle tanks and other] armoured vehicles; automatic weapons, ammunition, MREs (food for soldiers, and the food does not need [more] cooking before eating), and fuel.
In [September] 2023, the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, also known as the Ramstein group, had another meeting to co-ordinate sending more military equipment to Ukraine. That alliance has 54 countries (as of 2023). The meeting in July, was the the group's 14th (meeting).
In November 2023, the US government told about a (new) $100 million military aid package to Ukraine that is supposed to include: a new HIMARS launcher that media says is able to launch GLSDB (or Ground Launched Small Diameter Bomb) missiles; The aid package will also have Stinger missiles and TOW missiles and 105 mm and 155mm shells.
Finland's government is going to double the production of "155mm artillery shells as well as 81mm and 120mm mortar" shells; Because of that, the government will invest " over $ 130 million over the next three to four years".
Norwegian companies now can sell weapons and defense equipment, directly to Ukrainian authorities; The government of Norway said that on the first day of 2024.
Norway said (2024's first quarter) that it will pay 1.6 billion kronor, or $153 million (to or)towards the Czech initiative to purchase artillery ammunition for Ukraine. Earlier (in 2024) Norway decide to sendtwo F-16 fighter jets to Denmark to help train Ukrainian pilots.
On 24 February 2022, the Prime Minister of Australia Scott Morrison said there would be travel bans. There would also be financial sanctions against eight members of Russia's national security council.
The United Kingdom, United Nations, France, Germany, Spain, Japan, Sweden, Turkey, Norway, Canada, and Italy have also disagreed with the invasion.
On 24 February 2022, President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen said the group has allowed "massive" actions that would target technological transfers, Russian banks and Russian assets. That same day, President Putin said Western countries that take part in the actions "will face consequences".
On 26 February, the European Union, the United States and their allies say that they support in removing Russian banks from the SWIFT payment system. The next day, many European nations announced a ban on Russian flights in their airspace.
On 28 February, Switzerland, Monaco, Singapore, and South Korea put in place economic sanctions on Russia such as controlling exports and assets. These countries were once seen as neutral during global conflicts.
Tugan Sokhiev, the musical director and conductor of the Bolshoi Theatre [quit his job, or] did resign because he [wanted to stay neutral] or not take side in the conflict.
On 2 May, Russia announced it may be pulling out of the International Space Station in two years, because of the economic sanctions imposed on the nation because of the invasion.
Chinese authorities are stopping "Russian Boeing and Airbus aircraft, which foreign leasing companies own, from flying through or landing in its airspace"; That policy started in May 2022.
C. 60 military recruitment offices in Russia, have been attacked (as of January 2023); Some of those were set on fire; Some of the fires were a result of use of Molotov cocktails.
Finland became a member of NATO in April 2023.
A Finnish newspaper (Helsingin Sanomat) made a virtual room in the game Counter-Strike. That room has news articles about the war, in English and Russian. The room was made to avoid censorship of news media, in Russia.
The president of the United States said yes to a plan, for training Ukrainian pilots to fly F-16 fighter jets.
Russian authorities no longer get invited to the annual ceremony for liberation of the Norwegian county Finnmark; Ukrainian soldiers and other Soviet soldiers liberated Finnmark in October 1944; The president of Ukraine or his representative has been invited for the ceremony in 2024.
French authorities are not saying "no" to sending French soldiers to fight in Ukraine, in the future; On the other hand, NATO's secretary-general said (in 2024) that NATO-soldiers will not get sent to Ukraine.
Sweden became a member of NATO (March 2024). Earlier, all the member-countries of NATO have given permission for Sweden to become a member; Hungary's president signed a document on 5 March 2024; Turkey's authorities gave their permission earlier (January 2024), when Turkey's president signed [document], according to media. Earlier (23 January 2024), Turkey's parliament voted "yes";
In 2023, a book by Sofi Oksanen, a Finnish-Estonian author, came out (or was published), "In the same stream: Putin's war against women".
The EU has put sanctions on Putin and the Russian foreign minister, as of 3 March 2022.
AIIB, or Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, is stopping loans to Russia and Belarus, media said on 4 March 2022.
EU countries have closed their airspace for Russian aircraft; On 6 June 2022 Montenegro and North Macedonia closed their airspace for the plane that was supposed to fly - Russia's foreign minister - to Serbia.
Russian cargo trucks do not have permission to drive into the European Union; However, it is okay to have a tractor unit that does not have Russian license plate, pull Russian semi-trailers into and within the EU.
Cars that have Russian license plates, do not have permission (as of 2023's fourth quarter) to drive into Poland, Finland, Norway, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania.
The International Criminal Court ICC has issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin and Maria Lvova-Belova because of Ukrainian children being (moved or) relocated against their will - by Russian authorities.
As of 2024, there are sanctions that are supposed to stop Russia from selling gold to Western countries; However, Russia is selling gold to some countries in Africa, and that gold is sometimes being sold (to Western countries), as gold-from-Africa.
Pro-Ukrainian protests have happened in front of many Ukrainian and Russian embassies. There have been many protests in Armenia, Australia, Bulgaria, Belgium, Canada, Georgia, Germany, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Japan, Kazakhstan, Moldova, the Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Sweden, Taiwan, Turkey, the UK, and the US. In the Czech Republic, some 3,000 people protested in the Wenceslas Square in Prague.
On 14 March 2022, a woman held a sign with an anti-war message on the set of a news program on Channel One Russia during prime time; The sign said: "NO WAR. Stop the war. Do not believe propaganda they tell you lies here"; The sign also said "Russians against war". Marina Ovsyannikova was arrested by police. She got a fine the next day, and was then free to go from jail. The Russian court system sentenced her (in 2023's fourth quarter). She is supposed to be in a penal colony for 8 and a half years. However, she already escaped (from) Russia, in 2022.
On 3 March 2022, Lukoil's board of directors said that it supported a stop (right now) to the armed conflict. On 8 March, some famous brands including McDonald's, Coca-Cola and Starbucks stopped sales in Russia, in response to its attacks on Ukraine.
The production of Lada cars stopped - and was in suspension, media said in March 2022.
On 16 May 2022, McDonald's said that it will permanently shut down its fast food operations in Russia due to the "humanitarian crisis" and "unpredictable operating environment" caused by the invasion.
Since June 2023, Scandinavian Airlines has stopped selling products from Mondelez on its flights; That company owns Toblerone and the brands Freia and Daim. The airline has airport lounges; Products from PepsiCo are no longer served there [as of 2023's fourth quarter].
The NACP (or National Agency on Corruption Prevention) put Nestle on its list of international sponsors of the war in Ukraine because Nestle still (is doing business or) operating in Russia.
About foreign soldiers maybe getting Ukrainian citizenship if they fight for the International Legion: Yevhen Yenin (First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs) has said that the laws of Ukraine allow (or give permission) for that; The press agency Ukrinform said that [in March] 2022.
In March 2022, the Ukrainian Armed Forces published the first picture of International Legion soldiers; The picture showed some of those soldiers in a trench on the outskirts of Kyiv.
As of the same month, foreigners are given military training at Yavoriv military base.
The Sibir Battalion has around 60 soldiers, according to estimates (from 2023's fourth quarter); The soldiers are Russians that are fighting against Russia's armed forces.
Finland is one of the countries from which around 100 people have been fighting in Ukraine; Most of those people are back in Finland, according to estimates by broadcaster YLE.
An article on website YLE.fi (in 2023) wrote that an activist from Sakha Republic, Russia, is saying that Russia is using minorities as soldiers- in a way that is a form of ethnic cleansing; Furthermore, the activist said that Russian authorities have picked up - by helicopter - indigenous people that are in the wilderness while they are herding reindeer; Thereafter indigenous people have been forced into military service.
Vacio, a rapper, has been called in to military service [in 2024, two weeks] after going to a party called the Almost Naked Party. Authorities say that it was wrong to have the party while people are dying in [the war or] special military operation in Ukraine.
10 bridges are being sent (and paid for) by Norway's authorities, media said in December 2022.
Many countries have given financial aid to Ukraine's government.
In February 2023, Norway's prime minister said that Norway will give Norwegian kroner 15 billion, for one year's (financial aid or) "assistance package": half of the money will be spent on things related to the military; The other half will be spent on (civilians or) the civil sector. After the first year, Norway will give (over a four-year period), 60 billion Norwegian kroner.
At least one country has (earned or) profited Norwegian kroner 334 billion, from the war, according to a thesis (for two masters degrees) in Europe.
Leaders of other countries have visited the leadership of Ukraine. After the start of the 2022 invasion, those who visited are: the French president, British prime minister (visited in August 2022), the German leader, and Norway's prime minister. In 2023, the United States' president, came.
The president of the European Council visited in 2023.
The national teams of Ukraine, are not allowed to compete (in sports) against teams from Russia and Belarus; The laws of Ukraine are saying that (as of 2023).
The International Criminal Court has started an investigation into crimes against humanity in Ukraine since 2013, as well as war crimes in the 2022 invasion.
The Ukrainian court system has held trials regarding war crimes:
At least one Russian is under arrest [as of the middle of December 2023] in an EU-country. However, in February 2024, a lower court gave him a suspended prison sentence of 40 days; That was in regard to two crimes that took place at a border crossing (when he went from Russia into the EU); Earlier (in 2023's fourth quarter), police started a preliminary investigation against Voislav Torden, who is suspected of having done terrorism in Ukraine, and he is therefore suspected of having done at least one crime.
Earlier his name was Yan Petrovsky; Earlier (December 2023), he was released from police custody and immediately he was put into the custody of border guards. (In 2022, the Rusich Group and its commanders Milchakov and Yan Petrovsky were included in the US sanctions list for their "special cruelty" in the battles in the Kharkiv oblast.) A decision (in early December 2023) from Finland's supreme court, says that Torden will not be (handed over or) extradited to Ukrainian authorities.
Ukraine is using
Russia is using
Russia has
Russia has lost at least 64 aircraft (as of 6 January 2023), according to Oryx (an organisation).
More than 60.000 Ukrainian soldiers had been trained in the West (by Fall 2023).
In May 2022, Ukraine authorities says it has 700,000 servicemembers on active duty fighting the Russian invasion.
The number of women that have an enlistment contract (they are soldiers) to the Ukrainian Armed Forces: 50,000 (as of December 2022).
Reserves (or soldiers not on active duty):
More than 100,000 soldiers have died.
From Finland, at least two soldiers (in the International Legion) had died (by the end of 2023).
Hantavirus hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (see hantavirus) has become a problem on the Russian side of the Kupiansk (map) front, according to Ukraine authorities (2023's fourth quarter); The disease has resulted in significant reduction in ability to fight, according to media.
No injured Ukrainian soldiers had yet been taken into Norway (as of 31 May 2022); On 31 May, the (Norwegian) minister of justice was ordered (or told) to come to parliament, later that day to answer questions about that. That evening, the justice minister said that Norway will let injured Ukrainian soldiers come to Norway; Those soldiers will be part of a total of 550 injured Ukrainian civilians and soldiers. On 12 June 2022, the first wounded soldiers came to Norway.
The President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, said over 4,000 Ukrainian citizens had crossed into Moldova since the invasion started. Poland [did get ready for] a large number of refugees to enter the country. To make border crossings easier, Poland lifted COVID-19 entry rules. Ukrainian refugees started crossing into Romania as well. Most of them entered through Siret in Suceava County. Romania said refugees did not need to quarantine or follow COVID rules.
Ukraine has taken more than half of the land taken from them by the Russians.
Overall Russia has done best in the East. It has kept most of the ground it took over in 2022. Its defensive arrangement in the East have stood up to Ukrainian efforts.
Some of the ships of the Russian Navy, have been attacked (and damaged) in the Black Sea.
Dead soldiers have been buried in graves; In some incidents, a body in a grave has been connected to a booby trap: when a grave is opened and a body is touched, then a grenade or other explosive weapon (see explosive), blows up.
In May 2023, Ukrainian authorities said that all Russian forces must leave Ukraine, before there can be any negotiations about peace. In November 2023, Ukraine's president said a similar thing.
In regard to using NATO membership (for Ukraine) as a bargaining card (or something to trade for something else): at least one NATO member-country has shared the idea with authorities outside its own government. In August 2023, the Director of the Private Office of the NATO Secretary General said that "I think that one solution could be that Ukraine gives up [land or] territory, and gets a NATO membership" [as part of that deal or] in return". Someone else that has the same idea, is a former advisor of Ukraine's president.
In November, media said that one of the ideas would result in giving support for Russia's [military attacks or] aggression: A former secretary-general of Nato said that the area that the Ukraine government has under its control, should become a NATO-member.
A Ukrainian authority said (late November) that negotiations follow a war, "but the principles are important, she said, and she referred to [,or talked about]" a (Ukrainian [government]) list of ten things [that must happen] according to Ukraine authorities.
Officials from many countries, have attended meetings about peace; In August 2023, there was a (meeting or) conference in Saudi Arabia, without Russian officials. Earlier (June), there was a meeting in Denmark, without Russian officials.
Martial law (in Ukraine) is "due to expire [... again, in February 2024, 90 days after] November 15", 2023; Also, "Elections can not ... be held in Ukraine under martial law, which must be [made longer or] extended every 90 days".
In regard to parliamentary elections: a new date, has not been chosen [as of 2023's fourth quarter].
About a presidential election for March 2024: under normal circumstances, there would be an election.
Oleksiy Arestovych said (in 2023's fourth quarter) that his (idea or) intention is that he will be one of the candidates "whenever the next [ presidential] elections will be held in Ukraine".
Earlier (August 2023), Ukraine's president said that Ukraine has money for fighting against invaders and buying weapons; Ukraine authorities do not expect to take some of that money to set up (wartime) elections. However, if other countries pay for elections (in Ukraine, during this war), and if Ukrainian lawmakers understand that we need elections during the war, then laws can be changed to make those elections possible, according to Ukraine's president. He also said that the cost of elections during times of peace, is around 5 billion Hryvnja (Ukrainian money).
Anna Karen
Karen was born in Durban, Natal, South Africa. Her mother was English and her father was Irish. She moved to London at the age of 17. She was married to actor and comedian Terry Duggan from 1967 until his death in 2008.
On 22 February 2022, Karen died in a fire at her home in Ilford, east London. She was 85.
Badagry Heritage Museum
Badagry Heritage Museum is a museum in Badagry town of Lagos, Nigeria. It is also known as Black Heritage Museum Badagry. The museum was built in 1863.
Varusanadu
Varusanadu is a village panchayat (code: 232202) in Theni District of Tamil Nadu, which is located in the bank of Vaigai River. This village comes under Kadamalaigundu - Mayiladumparai Panchayat union and Andipatti Taluk.
The valley around this area is called Varusanadu Valley, which is a part of Cumbum Valley in Western Ghats and is connected to Meghamalai Mountains. Vaigai River is originating from this valley under Periyar Plateau of western ghats.
Congress of People's Deputies of Russia
The Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian SFSR () and since 1991 Congress of People's Deputies of the Russian Federation () was the main government legislature in the Russian SFSR and in the Russian Federation from 16 May 1990 to 21 September 1993. Members were elected on 4 March 1990 for a five year term. It was dissolved on 4 October 1993.
White House (Moscow)
The White House (; officially: The House of the Government of the Russian Federation, ), also known in Russia in the 1990s as the Russian White House, is a government building in Moscow. It is the primary office of the government of Russia and is the official workplace of the Russian Prime Minister.
Radcliffe wave
It has many stellar nurseries. It stretches for about 8,800 light years. It runs the way of the Milky Way arms. At its closest (the Taurus Molecular Cloud) it is about 400 light-years. Its farthest is about 5000 light-years (the Cygnus X star complex) from us.
The wave is in the Local Arm (Orion Arm) itself, about 40% of its length and on average 20% of its width. Its discovery was announced in January 2020.
The cloud not within its scope is the Rho Ophiuchi Cloud complex. This is part of a linear structure parallel to the Radcliffe wave.
President Jair Bolsonaro showed his support for the city and said he would visit after his visit to Russia. The Brazilian federal government also announced that it would give R$2.3 million to the city.
Kazuhiko Masumoto
Tatsu Ishimoda
Miguel Gallardo
Anatoliy Turusin
Diagnosis: Murder is an American action-comedy-mystery-medical crime drama television series. It stars Dick Van Dyke as Dr. Mark Sloan, a medical doctor who solves crimes with the help of his son Steve, a homicide detective played by Van Dyke's real-life son Barry.
It is a spin-off of "Jake and the Fatman" and became a series of three television movies, and then a weekly television series that debuted on CBS on October 29, 1993.
Jake and the Fatman is an American crime drama television series. It stars William Conrad as prosecutor J. L. (Jason Lochinvar) "Fatman" McCabe and Joe Penny as investigator Jake Styles.
"" was a spin-off of this series.
Julio Cruz (baseball)
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The Amazing Johnathan
In March 2007, Szeles was diagnosed with cardiomyopathy. He died in his sleep at his home in Las Vegas on February 22, 2022, at the age of 63.
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Valeriy Pustovoitenko
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Bokermannohyla vulcaniae
Club sandwich
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The Manx (; ) are an ethnic group from the Isle of Man in the Irish Sea in northern Europe. Their culture has big Norse and English influences. The Manx language came from Middle Irish.
Gerd Roggensack
As a player, he spent three seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern and Arminia Bielefeld, and was also part of Borussia Dortmund's 1963 German championship winning team. Roggensack was among the players involved in the 1971 Bundesliga scandal, scoring the game winner for Bielefeld in a fixed match against FC Schalke 04.
After retiring as a player, Roggensack went on to manage several clubs in the Bundesliga and 2. Bundesliga.
Fritz Fuchs
Fritz Fuchs (born 18 October 1943, in Kaiserslautern) is a German former football coach and player. As a player, he spent six seasons in the Bundesliga with 1. FC Kaiserslautern. As a coach, his biggest success was managing FC 08 Homburg to their promotion to the Bundesliga.
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Franz Raschid
Raschid, who played as a left midfielder, spent his entire professional career with Bayer Uerdingen, scoring 51 goals in 364 League appearances. He later became a football manager, taking control of Arminia Bielefeld between 1990 and 1991.
The Darkest Sword
Tun-Shan is sad because he unintentionally killed an enemy and destroys his sword. Meanwhile, Su-Chen, convinces him to start fighting again.
This glossary of astronomy is a list of definitions of terms and concepts relevant to Astronomy and Cosmology. with their related fields, Astronomy is involved with the study of celestial objects and phenomena originate outside the atmosphere of Earth.
Circumstellar disc
A circumstellar disc (or circumstellar disk) is a torus pancake or ring-shaped accumulation of matter that composed of gas, dust, planetesimals, asteroids or collision fragments in Orbit around a star.
Ukrainians in the United Kingdom
The 2001 Census says that 11,913 people born in Ukraine, were living in the UK. The 2011 UK Census (or United Kingdom Census 2011) counted 20,320 Ukrainian-born residents in England, 380 in Wales, 838 in Scotland, and 245 in Northern Ireland. The Office for National Statistics estimated that in 2017, 31,000 people born in Ukraine were resident in the UK. The number of Ukrainian nationals was estimated at 16,000.
Planetary habitability is the measure of a planet's or a natural satellite's potential to develop and maintain environments that are hospitable to life.
Ese Ukpeseraye
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Nicole Koller
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Daniela Campos
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Yeny Lorena Colmenares
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She competed at the 2021 UCI Road World Championships, in the women's time trial event and women's road race event. She won the road race at the 2021 Pan American Road and Track Championships.
The Territory of Washington was an organized incorporated territory of the United States. It was a territory from March 2, 1853, until November 11, 1889. In 1889, it became the State of Washington. It was made from Oregon Territory north of the lower Columbia River and north of the 46th parallel east of the Columbia. At its largest, it covered all of Idaho. It also covered Montana and Wyoming. In 1963 it was in its final boundaries.
Valery Vasilyevich Gerasimov (; born 8 September 1955) is a Russian General of the Army. He is the current Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation. He was appointed by President Vladimir Putin on 9 November 2012.
Denis Pushilin
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Vladimir Pashkov
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Leonid Pasechnik
Leonid Ivanovich Pasechnik (, ; "Leonid Ivanovych Pasichnyk"; born 15 March 1970) is the leader of the self-proclaimed Luhansk People's Republic since 2018. Before, he was the Minister of State Security from 2014 to 2017.
Sergey Kozlov (politician)
Sergey Ivanovich Kozlov (, ; born 7 November 1963) is the Prime Minister of the unrecognized Luhansk People's Republic since 25 December 2015. He is also a major general.
Va'aiga Tuigamala
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Michal Herzog
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Hary Gunarto
Hary Gunarto (1954~ ) is a research scientist and professor emeritus at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU), Japan. He graduated from University of Wisconsin-Madison with MSc and Washington State University (WSU) with PhD degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering in 1988. After graduated, Gunarto worked as lecturer at WSU and then became faculty member at Gadjah Mada University (Indonesia) and later as faculty member at APU Univ. His specialties are in computer programming, digital media technology and digital preservation of UNESCO world heritage sites.
Qatar National Library is a non-profit organization under the umbrella of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development. The plans for the new national library were announced by Sheikha Moza bint Nasser, Chairperson of Qatar Foundation, on 19 November 2012, during a ceremony celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Dar Al Kutub Library, in Doha, Qatar, one of the first public libraries in the Persian Gulf region (founded on 29 December 1962), which had until then been regarded as the national library of Qatar.
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Secrets of Summer () is an Argentinian musical streaming television series created by Jorge Edelstein, directed by Mauro Scandolari, produced by Non Stop and released by Netflix. Its first season premeired on Netflix on February 16, 2022. The show has one season with 11 episodes in it. The series also got renewed for a second season.
Illa de Arousa
A Illa de Arousa has five ports. Xufre is the most important and the other important docks include O Campo, Chazo and Cabodeiro.
According to E. Bascuas, "Arousa", registered as "insulam Arauza" in 899, would belong to the old European hydronymy, and is derived from the Indoeuropean root "*er-" 'flow, move'.
According to M. Santalha, its origin is Arautia or Arautsia. In any case, both have their origin in the Celtic "Arausiu".
Scholars say that in "Ara" means ""source of the head"," and in Gaelic ""Before the ear"" (in toponymy refers to a coastal outcrop). Arautia also adds the ending "aunt" of participle, meaning ""the one before the ear"" (and the "ear" turns out to be the Barbanza Peninsula). In this way, Arautia would mean: ""before the ear - Barbanza"" or ""east of Barbanza"".
The Pearl Island
Since 2005, IGaFA has been the ""National Center for Occupational Vocational Training in the Aquaculture Training Area"" and has been ISO 9001: 2000 certified by the Quality Management System.
It is part of the "Erasmus +" organization.
For the specific education of aquaculture it has cultivation facilities of 1,175 m with the necessary sections for the conditioning of the breeders, incubation, larval culture, larval feeding ( phytoplankton and zooplankton ) and pre-fattening of cultivated species, in the areas of auxiliary crops, cultivation of fish, shellfish farming and shellfish farming.
In the outer enclosure are located two mini-farms of molluscs, a greenhouse for continental fish farming and facilities of the ""Plan of Repopulation of Marine Species of the Galician Coast" ".
Blasterjaxx
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Gadjah Mada University
Gadjah Mada University (; , abbreviated as UGM) is a research university and public university located in Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Gadjah Mada University was officially founded on 19 December 1949, and one of the oldest and largest educational institutions in the country.
The Pumpkin Eater is a 1964 British psychological drama movie directed by Jack Clayton and was based on the 1962 novel of the same name by Penelope Mortimer. It stars Anne Bancroft (in her Oscar nominated performance), Peter Finch, James Mason, Cedric Hardwicke, Eric Porter, Janine Gray, Yootha Joyce, Maggie Smith and was distributed by Columbia Pictures.
In 2019, Ito received an Eisner Award for his manga adaptation of Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein".
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Zevio is a "comune" (municipality) in the Province of Verona in the Italian region Veneto. It is about west of Venice and about southeast of Verona.
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1975 FESPIC Games
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Bokermannohyla caramaschii
Snake Island during the Russo-Ukrainian War
The Battle of Snake Island took place on 24 February 2022 on Snake Island during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. That invasion is part of a war that has not stopped for 7 years (as of January 2023; See Russo-Ukrainian War).
Russian soldiers captured Snake Island. Ukrainian soldiers again have control of the island, as of 2023's first quarter.
On 28 February 2022, the Ukrainian Navy posted on its Facebook page that all the border guards of the island were alive and detained by the Russian Navy.
The attack was widely publicized when an audio clip, had a Ukrainian soldier saying "Russian warship, go fuck yourself".
On 30 June 2022, the Russian soldiers withdrew and left the island, marking a Ukrainian victory.
Media did say that all (thirteen) border guards on the island were killed in the bombardment in February 2022, after refusing to surrender to a Russian warship. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that the border guards would be posthumously granted the title of Hero of Ukraine, the country's highest honor.
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'Alawi dynasty
Thomas von Heesen
Thomas von Heesen (born 1 October 1961) is a former German football attacking midfielder. He is currently an assistant manager for Khoneh Be Khoneh.
Visual Effects Society
The Visual Effects Society (VES) is an entertainment organization representing all visual effects practitioners: artists, animators, model makers, supervisors, technologists, studio leaders, PR/marketing personals related to film, television programs, music videos, and video games. It has produced the Visual Effects Society Awards which honor the best works in various categories, such as Star Wars (1977), Blade Runner (1982), etc.
Education City is a development in Al Rayyan, Qatar. Developed by the Qatar Foundation, the 12 square kilometres (4.6 sq mi) property houses various educational facilities, including satellite campuses of eight international universities.
Jeannette Young
Jeannette Rosita Young (born 1963) is an Australian politician, physician and medical administrator. She is the current governor of the state of Queensland since 2021. Young was the Chief Health Officer of Queensland Health from 2005 to 2021.
Frances Jennifer Adamson, (born 20 April 1961) is an Australian politician. She is the 36th Governor of South Australia since 7 October 2021. She was the Ambassador to China from 2011 until 2016.
Dominic Perrottet
Dominic Francis Perrottet ( ; born 21 September 1982) is an Australian politician. He was the 46th premier of New South Wales and Leader of the New South Wales division of the Liberal Party of Australia from 2021 to 2023.
Irma Rosnell
Joni James
Hemananda Biswal
Joeli Vidiri
Vidiri died on 25 February 2022 from problems caused by COVID-19 in Florida at the age of 48.
Mission golden-eyed tree frog
The Mission golden-eyed tree frog, Amazon milk frog, blue milk frog, or Kunawalu casque-headed frog ("Trachycephalus resinifictrix") is a frog that lives in Brazil, Venezuela, Peru, and the Guianas. Scientists think it might also live in Colombia.
The adult male frog is about 7.7 cm long and the adult female frog is about 8.8 cm long. The skin on the frog's back is dark brown with green or lighter brown spots. The legs and toes have cream and black marks on them. Each frog has a triangle-shaped spot between its eyes with one point pointing toward the frog's nose. The irises of the eyes have a shape called a Maltese cross in them.
This animal hides during the day and looks for food at night. It spends most of its time in the tree branches. The female frog lays eggs in water-filled holes in trees. The tadpoles eat dead plants and other eggs from the same species.
Coarsegold, California
Coarsegold is a census-designated place in Madera County, California. The population was 4,144 at the 2020 census.
Lionel James
Carlos Moedas
From 2014 until 2019, Moedas was the European Commissioner covering the portfolio of Research, Science and Innovation under the leadership of President Jean-Claude Juncker.
The United States District Court for the District of Columbia (in case citations, D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the District of Columbia. It sometimes deals with federal issues that come from American Samoa. Appeals from the District are taken to the United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.
Kylie (name)
The name became popular from 1960s to the 1970s. In 1970, it was the fifth most popular girl's name in Australia. The Australian author Kylie Tennant is thought to make the name popular. She was born Kathleen Tennant, but was called Kylie in childhood. According to the "Australian Dictionary of Biography", the publication of her third novel in 1941 "made her a household name and brought her international acclaim".
The United States Sentencing Commission is an independent agency of the judicial branch of the U.S. federal government. It is responsible for pushing the U.S. Federal Sentencing Guidelines for the federal courts.
Charles Breyer
Charles Roberts Breyer (born November 3, 1941) is an American attorney and jurist. He is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. He was nominated to the court by President Bill Clinton. He is the brother of Associate Justice Stephen Breyer.
Michael E. Horowitz
Michael Evan Horowitz (born September 19, 1962) is an American attorney and government official. He is the Inspector General of the United States Department of Justice.
Voice vote
A voice vote (from the Latin "viva voce", meaning "live voice") or acclamation is a voting method by members of a legislatures in which a group vote is taken unanimously vocally ("no" or "nay").
Henry H. Kennedy Jr.
Henry Harold Kennedy Jr. (born February 22, 1948) is an American Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2011. He was nominated to the court in 1997 by President Bill Clinton.
Florence Y. Pan
Florence Yu Pan (born November 16, 1966) is an American attorney and judge. She is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia since 2021. Pan was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden. She was an associate judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia from 2009 until 2021.
2019 Ukrainian presidential election
There were a total of 39 candidates for the election on the ballot. The top two candidates were Volodymyr Zelensky, who played the role of Ukraine's president in a popular television comedy, and the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko.
Servant of the People (political party)
It was formed in late 2017 and was officially registered on 31 March 2018. The party is named after the hit Ukrainian TV series "Servant of the People".
The current president of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy (who starred in "Servant of the People") is a member of the party.
Vadim Krasnoselsky
Vadim Krasnoselsky's office is in the city of Tiraspol.
He has two children namely Sofia Krasnoselskaya and Ivan Kranoselskaya respectively
President of Transnistria
The president of Transnistria is the highest elected official of Transnistria. The president of the republic is the country's head of state and is also commander in chief of its armed forces.
There were protests against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine in many places.
1,700 Russians in 53 Russian cities have been arrested arrested by police for protesting against the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 24 February, Russia said to not make any "unsanctioned" protest. Authorities said that they would get arrested for protesting against the war. Over 60 Russian activists and journalist have been arrested.
Dmitry Muratov, a Nobel Peace Prize winner said that the "Novaya Gazeta" newspaper would be in both Ukrainian and Russian. A lot of journalists signed a document saying that Ukraine wouldn't hurt Russia. The document also asked Russian citizens "to say no to this war."
Russian leader Alexei Navalny disliked the attack on Ukraine. He called the people who started the war "bandits and thieves."
On 24 February, Lev Ponomaryov made a petition to protest the invasion. It got 289,000 signatures by the end of the day.
There have been many protests in Russia's embassies and consulates. These include:
Protests were also done in Istanbul, Luxembourg City, Sydney, Tokyo and Vienna. In Valencia, Venezuela, many students held a protest.
Yevgeny Shevchuk
In 2017, Shevchuk fled to Moldova while guilty on criminal charges. In December 2018, he was sentenced "in absentia" to 16 years in prison and a fine of about 36 million US dollars.
Supreme Council (Transnistria)
Igor Smirnov
Prime Minister of Transnistria
The prime minister of Transnistria is the "de facto" head of government of the unrecognized Pridnestrovian Moldovan Republic, that is "de jure" part of Moldova.
The current prime minister is Aleksandr Rosenberg, since 30 May 2022, under the presidency of Vadim Krasnoselsky.
Aleksandr Martynov (Transnistrian politician)
Aleksandr Martynov or Alexandr Martynov (born 1 January 1981) is a Transnistrian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Transnistria from 17 December 2016 until 30 May 2022 under the presidency of Vadim Krasnoselsky.
Pavel Prokudin
Pavel Nikolaevich Prokudin (; ; ; born 17 August 1966) is a Transnistrian politician. He was the 3rd Prime Minister of Transnistria from 2015 until 2016.
Maya Parnas
Maya Ivanovna Parnas (, ; born 15 May 1974) is a Transnistrian politician. She was the acting Prime Minister of Transnistria two times in 2015.
Tatiana Turanskaya
Tatiana Mikhailovna Turanskaya (; born November 20, 1972) is a Transnistrian politician. She was the Prime Minister of Transnistria from 2013 until 2015.
Pyotr Stepanov
Pyotr Petrovich Stepanov (; born 2 January 1959) is a Transnistrian politician. He was the Prime Minister of Transnistria from 18 January 2012 until 10 July 2013.
Irina Karamanos
Irina Sabine Alice Karamanos Adrian (born 29 October 1989) is a Chilean anthropologist and political scientist. She was the partner of Gabriel Boric, the President of Chile. She became first lady and Director of the Sociocultural Area of the Presidency on 11 March 2022. Karamanos is the leader of the feminist wing of her political party, Social Convergence.
At first, both she and Boric were against the role of First Lady, with Karamanos saying "I think it is a role we need to rethink because we live in different times and a lot has changed. We need to rethink the power and the relationships that emerge from it." However, Karamanos later said that she would take the role and change it, and she would focus on transgender issues and child migration. This decision was controversial with feminist groups in Chile.
Her grandparents were born in Kymi, Greece, and she speaks Spanish, Greek, English and German.
Boric and Karamanos have a pet dog, called Brownie. They live in Punta Arenas.
Martin Newell
Martin Edward Newell is a British-born computer scientist who created the Utah teapot computer graphics model. He was graduated from University of Utah in 1975, and together with Tom Sancha developed Newell's algorithm, a technique for eliminating cyclic dependencies during polygon ordering in a computer graphics system.
The Battle of Chernobyl was a battle between the Russian and Ukrainian armed forces that ocurred within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone on the first day of the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. The Russian forces had moved in southward from Belarus. At the end of the day, the Russians gained control of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant.
In the Chernobyl disaster in 1986, lots of radioactive materials came from the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant. The radioactive materials then went into the environment around it. This area is a radius around the power plant. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it became part of Ukraine and was managed by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine.
On 24 February, 2022, the Ukraine government said that Russian forces were attacking the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. At the end of the day, the Ukraine government said that Russia captured Chernobyl and Pripyat. After this, the American government said "credible reports that Russian soldiers are currently holding the staff of the Chernobyl facilities hostage."
It was said that artillery shells hit radioactive waste. This caused more radioactivity. The International Atomic Energy Agency, however, said that "there had been no casualties nor destruction at the industrial site."
Ben Hodges, a former general for United States Army Europe, said that the zone was helpful for Russia because it became easier to attack from the North. The former American Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense American Deputy Assistant for Russia, Ukraine and Eurasia Evelyn Farkas said that Russia wants to surround Kyiv.
Broken Arrow was a call for all available combat aircraft to attack enemy positions, even those close to the position of US troops. The reason for calling in that order, is because a US position is being overrun and can no longer be defended.
Broken Arrow was a code phrase , that a military unit on the ground is facing imminent (or very soon) destruction from enemy attack and all available air forces within range are to provide air support immediately".
Broken Arrow is a code phrase that refers to an accidental event that involves nuclear weapons, warheads or components that does not create a risk of nuclear war. These include:
In movies, the phrase has been used in "" (2002). Its movie star is Mel Gibson.
Part of the plot of the movie is that, at the point of being overrun by the enemy, the military officer (played by Mel Gibson), orders his forward air controller, to call in the air strike, by saying "Broken Arrow, Broken Arrow".
Battle of Starobilsk
The Battle of Starobilsk was a battle that started on 25 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Starobilsk is a city near Luhansk (in Luhansk Oblast). It is the administrative center of Starobilsk Raion. The river Aidar runs to the west of the city centre; The river is a natural obstacle.
Lee O-young
Viktor Medvedchuk
Viktor Volodymyrovych Medvedchuk (; born 7 August 1954) is a Ukrainian politician, lawyer and business oligarch. On 12 April 2022, the Security Service of Ukraine arrested Medvedchuk. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy released a photo of Medvedchuk in handcuffs wearing a Ukrainian military uniform.
Later in 2022, he was sent from Ukraine to Russia.
In February 2021, the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine sanctioned him and his wife for giving money that supported terrorism in Ukraine. In May 2021, he was accused of treason. Medvedchuk has been under house arrest since 13 May 2021.
He is [no longer] the chairman of the pro-Russia political organization "Ukrainian Choice".
Eugenia Tymoshenko
Eugenia (Yevhenia) Oleksandrivna Tymoshenko (; born 20 February 1980) is a Ukrainian businesswoman, philanthropist and activist. She is founder and president of the Association "CHILD.UA". She is the daughter of former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko.
Kyiv National Economic University
The Kyiv National Economic University (), is a university in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is a national research university. The university was founded in 1906. It is one of the top universities in the country.
Battle of Vasylkiv
The Battle of Vasylkiv was a military battle between Russia and Ukraine which began on 26 February 2022, during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine.
In the early morning of 26 February, Russian paratroopers began landing near the city of Vasylkiv, just 40 kilometers south of Kyiv. They tried to secure Vasylkiv Air Base. Heavy fighting between the Russian paratroopers and Ukrainian defenders occurred in the city.