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Russian invasion of Ukraine Part of the Russo-Ukrainian War (outline) Map of Ukraine as of 18 September 2024 (details): Continuously controlled by Ukraine Currently occupied or controlled by Russia Formerly occupied by Russia or Ukrainian-occupied Russian territory Date 24 February 2022 – present (2 years, 6 months, 4 weeks and 2 days) Location Ukraine, western Russia, Black Sea Status ...
4 × Ka-31. 2 × Ka-27. Admiral Flota Sovetskogo Soyuza Kuznetsov (Russian: Адмира́л фло́та Сове́тского Сою́за Кузнецо́в, "Admiral of the Fleet of the Soviet Union Kuznetsov") is an aircraft carrier (heavy aircraft cruiser in Russian classification) serving as the flagship of the Russian navy. It was ...
[500] Another UN Security Council meeting was convened on 23–24 February 2022 meant to defuse the crisis; however, Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine during the meeting. [501] Russia invaded while holding the presidency of the UN Security Council for February 2022, and has veto power as one of five permanent members.
The Sukhoi Su-57 (Russian: Сухой Су-57; NATO reporting name: Felon) [3] [4] is a twin-engine stealth multirole fighter aircraft developed by Sukhoi. [5] It is the product of the PAK FA (Russian: ПАК ФА, prospective aeronautical complex of front-line aviation) programme, which was initiated in 1999 as a more modern and affordable alternative to the MFI (Mikoyan Project 1.44/1.42).
The S-300 is a multi-channel anti-aircraft missile system whose variants can engage ballistic missiles as well as aircraft and are able to allocate up to 12 missiles to up to 6 different targets. The system can destroy ground targets at a range of 120 kilometres (75 mi), [8][39] and when launched on a ballistic trajectory, can reach up to 400 ...
The Grachonok class, Russian designation Project 21980 Grachonok, is a class of anti-saboteur and large guard boats being built for the Russian Navy.The class is designed to combat sabotage and terrorist forces and means in the waters off bases and near the approaches to them, as well as to assist the FSB Border Service of Russia in solving the problems of preservation and protection of the ...
Thermonuclear. Satellite imagery of the launch site. The 9M730 Burevestnik (Russian: Буревестник; "Storm petrel", NATO reporting name: SSC-X-9 Skyfall) [2][3][4] is a Russian low-flying, nuclear-powered, nuclear-armed cruise missile under development for the Russian Armed Forces. [2] According to the Russian Ministry of Defense, the ...
Elon Reeve Musk was born on June 28, 1971, in Pretoria, South Africa's administrative capital. [7] [8] He is of British and Pennsylvania Dutch ancestry.[9] [10] His mother, Maye (née Haldeman), is a model and dietitian born in Saskatchewan, Canada, and raised in South Africa.