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Kyiv Offensive (2022)
The Kyiv offensive was a theater in the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. It involved attacks by Russia across the Russo-Ukrainian and Belarusian–Ukrainian borders beginning on 24 February 2022 for the control of Kyiv and its surrounding areas. Russian operations around Kyiv saw the occupation of parts of neighbouring Zhytomyr Oblast as well. Kyiv is the capital city of Ukraine, and houses the headquarters for the Ukrainian government and military command. Russian forces initially successfully captured several towns and cities in Kyiv Oblast. However, the offensive stalled over logistical and tactical issues. Amid heavy losses and little progress in the offensive, Russia withdrew its forces from Kyiv. Ukrainian forces subsequently retook control over Russian-occupied areas in the oblast in April 2022. Russian forces also retreated from Zhytomyr Oblast in April. History Russian advance on Kyiv On the morning of 24 February 2022, Russia initiated attacks on Kyiv Obla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kyiv TV Tower
The Kyiv TV Tower ( uk, Телевізійна вежа, translit=Televiziyna vezha) is a lattice metal tower on Oranzhereina Street, Kyiv, Ukraine, and is the tallest structure in the country. The tower was built in 1973 while Kyiv was the capital of Ukrainian SSR. The tower was the tallest freestanding metal structure in the world until being surpassed by the Tokyo Skytree in 2012. It is used for radio and television broadcasting and is not open to the public. History The tower was first designed for Moscow, then the Soviet capital. But Moscow authorities preferred a more "solid" type of tower, which was eventually built ( Ostankino Tower). Later, when Kyiv needed its own tower, the project was reintroduced. The Soviet government ordered the engineers to shorten the tower by almost 30%, so as not to be as tall as the Moscow one. Location The tower was built on top of the Jewish cemetery in Lukianovka. The cemetery was officially closed in 1966 and Jewish families were g ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Independent
''The Independent'' is a British online newspaper. It was established in 1986 as a national morning printed paper. Nicknamed the ''Indy'', it began as a broadsheet and changed to tabloid format in 2003. The last printed edition was published on Saturday 26 March 2016, leaving only the online edition. The newspaper was controlled by Tony O'Reilly's Irish Independent News & Media from 1997 until it was sold to the Russian oligarch and former KGB Officer Alexander Lebedev in 2010. In 2017, Sultan Muhammad Abuljadayel bought a 30% stake in it. The daily edition was named National Newspaper of the Year at the 2004 British Press Awards. The website and mobile app had a combined monthly reach of 19,826,000 in 2021. History 1986 to 1990 Launched in 1986, the first issue of ''The Independent'' was published on 7 October in broadsheet format.Dennis Griffiths (ed.) ''The Encyclopedia of the British Press, 1422–1992'', London & Basingstoke: Macmillan, 1992, p. 330 It was produc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Russian Airborne Forces
The Russian Airborne Forces (russian: Воздушно-десантные войска России, ВДВ, Vozdushno-desantnye voyska Rossii, VDV) are the airborne forces branch of the Russian Armed Forces. It was formed in 1992 from units of the Soviet Airborne Forces that came under Russian control following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Troops of the Russian Airborne Forces have traditionally worn a blue beret and blue-striped ''telnyashka'' undershirt and are called ''desant'' (Russian: Десант) from the French ''Descente''. The Russian Airborne Forces utilizes a range of specialist airborne warfare vehicles and are fully mechanized. They traditionally have a larger complement of heavy weaponry than most contemporary airborne forces. History With the demise of the Soviet Union, the number of VDV divisions shrank from seven to four, as well as four brigades and the brigade-sized training center. In October 2013, Shamanov announced that a new air assault bri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
239th Guards Tank Regiment (2016–present)
The 239th Guards Red Banner Orders of Zhukov, Suvorov, Kutuzov, and Alexander Nevsky Orenburg Cossack Tank Regiment (239 ''gv. tp'') (; Military Unit Number (''v/ch'') 89547) is a tank regiment of the Russian Ground Forces. Part of the 90th Guards Tank Division, the regiment is based in Chebarkul. The regiment began its history as horse cavalry during World War II. After the end of the war, the regiment was converted into the 42nd Guards Mechanized Regiment in 1945 and became the 295th Guards Motor Rifle Regiment in 1957. The regiment was reorganized as the 7th Separate Guards Tank Brigade in 2009. It was expanded to reform the 90th Guards Tank Division in 2016, and the lineage of the unit continued with the 239th Guards Tank Regiment of the new division. With the division, the 239th Guards was committed to the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. History World War II The unit was formed as the 240th Cavalry Regiment of the 73rd Cavalry Division in August 1941 in Biysk. With the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Popular Mechanics
''Popular Mechanics'' (sometimes PM or PopMech) is a magazine of popular science and technology, featuring automotive, home, outdoor, electronics, science, do-it-yourself, and technology topics. Military topics, aviation and transportation of all types, space, tools and gadgets are commonly featured. It was founded in 1902 by Henry Haven Windsor, who was the editor and—as owner of the Popular Mechanics Company—the publisher. For decades, the tagline of the monthly magazine was "Written so you can understand it." In 1958, PM was purchased by the Hearst Corporation, now Hearst Communications. In 2013, the US edition changed from twelve to ten issues per year, and in 2014 the tagline was changed to "How your world works." The magazine added a podcast in recent years, including regular features ''Most Useful Podcast Ever'' and ''How Your World Works''. History ''Popular Mechanics'' was founded in Chicago by Henry Haven Windsor, with the first issue dated January 11, 1902. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
64th Motor Rifle Brigade
The 64th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Brigade (Military Unit Number 51460) is a motorized infantry brigade of the Russian Ground Forces, which may have been "destroyed in combat" after being deployed to eastern Ukraine in mid-2022. Based at Knyaze-Volkonskoye, near Khabarovsk, the brigade was part of the Eastern Military District's 35th Army. The brigade's acting commander in May 2022 was Lt. Colonel Vasiliy Shcherbakov. The brigade was formed as the 882nd Motor Rifle Regiment, which transferred to the Far East in 1967, and which was converted into a brigade in 2009. The brigade was among the units that perpetrated the Bucha massacre during the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. After the Russian retreat from Kyiv Oblast, the brigade was redeployed to fight in the Battle of Donbas, attempting to advance in the Izium sector. History Soviet Army In August 1967, the 882nd Motor Rifle Regiment of the 60th Tank Division, based at Gorky in the Moscow Military District, was tran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
37th Guards Motor Rifle Brigade
The 37th Separate Guards Motor Rifle Don Cossack Budapest Red Banner Order of the Red Star Brigade named after Ye. A. Shchadenko is a motor rifle brigade of the Russian Ground Forces (Military Unit Number 69647). It is stationed at Kyakhta in Buryatia, part of the 36th Combined Arms Army of the Eastern Military District. The brigade fought in the War in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. Components Due to its location in Kiakhta in Buryatia, this brigade has a high percentage of Buryat and other ethnic minority servicemen, many of whom adhere to Tibetan Buddhism. As a result, by 2021 it was the only Russian military unit with a Buddhist lama serving as a military chaplain. The brigade included more than 200 tracked vehicles and more than 100 wheeled vehicles in 2013. According to 2015 data, the brigade was equipped with 40 T-72B3, 1 T-72BK, 120 BMP-2, 15 MT-LB, 18 BM 2B17-1 Tornado-G, 36 2S3M Akatsiya 152mm howitzers, 18 120mm mortar 2S12 Sani, 6 100 m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Syrskyi
Oleksandr Stanislavovych Syrskyi (; born 26 July 1965) is a Ukrainian military officer. Holding the rank of Military ranks of Ukraine#Rank insignia currently in force, Colonel general, he has been the commander of the Ukrainian Ground Forces since 2019. Previously, he was the commander of the Joint Forces Operation from May to August 2019. During the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Syrskyi commanded the defence of Kyiv. From September 2022, he commands the 2022 Ukrainian Kharkiv counteroffensive, Kharkiv counteroffensive. Biography Syrskyi graduated from the Moscow Higher Military Command School, the Soviet Union’s leading higher military educational institution. Before War in Donbas (2014–2022), the war in Donbass in the 2000s, he commanded the 72nd Mechanized Brigade (Ukraine), 72nd Mechanized Brigade and was promoted to major general. As of 2013, he was the First Deputy Chief of the Main Command Center of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, and was involved in the then process ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mamuka Mamulashvili
Mamuka "Ushangi" Mamulashvili ( ka, მამუკა (უშანგი) მამულაშვილი; uk, Мамука Мамулашвілі) is a Georgian military unit leader who currently commands the Georgian Legion. Early life Mamuka Mamulashvili was born on 22 April 1978 in Tbilisi, the capital of the then Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic in the Soviet Union. His father was a Georgian military officer, Zurab Mamulashvili. His sister, Nona Mamulashvili, is a politician and deputy of Parliament of Georgia. She is a member of the United National Movement party. Abkhaz–Georgian conflict Mamulashvili fought for Georgia in the War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) when he was 14, alongside his father who was a Georgian military officer. Mamulashvili later recalled, "My first war was in the 1990s, in Abkhazia." During the war he was captured by Abkhaz forces and held for three months before being released. First Chechen War Mamulashvili fought as a foreign volunteer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oleksandr Pavlyuk
Oleksandr Oleksiyovych Pavlyuk (Ukrainian: Олександр Олексійович Павлюк; born 20 August 1970) is a Ukrainian General. He was a participant of the war in Donbas and the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine. On 14 February 2023 he was appointed First Deputy Minister of Defense.Ukraine's Cabinet of Ministers appoints First Deputy Minister of Defence (14 February 2023) From 15 March 2022 until 21 May 2022 Pavlyuk was head (Governor) of |
Oleksiy Kuleba
Oleksiy Volodymyroyvch Kuleba (Ukrainian: Олексій Володимирович Кулеба; b. 8 August 1983) is a Ukrainian politician. He has served as Governor of Kyiv Oblast since 21 May 2022. He was the deputy Governor of Kyiv Oblast from 16 March 2022 till 21 May 2022. Kuleba is a participant in hostilities to repel Russian aggression against Ukraine. Kuleba had served as the governor of Kyiv Oblast from 8 February 2022 till 15 March 2022, and had already served as Deputy Governor from 1 January 2021 to 7 February 2022. He was the director of the Improvement Department of Kyiv City Council from 2019 to 2021, and was the deputy of the Rzhyshchiv City Council of Kyiv Oblast from 2010 to 2015. Early life Oleksiy Kuleba was born on 8 August 1983 in Kyiv in the family of journalist and writer Volodymyr Kuleba. In 2005, he graduated from Kyiv National Economic University with a degree in International Economics and a master's degree in International Economics. He is a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Washington Post
''The Washington Post'' (also known as the ''Post'' and, informally, ''WaPo'') is an American daily newspaper published in Washington, D.C. It is the most widely circulated newspaper within the Washington metropolitan area and has a large national audience. Daily broadsheet editions are printed for D.C., Maryland, and Virginia. The ''Post'' was founded in 1877. In its early years, it went through several owners and struggled both financially and editorially. Financier Eugene Meyer purchased it out of bankruptcy in 1933 and revived its health and reputation, work continued by his successors Katharine and Phil Graham (Meyer's daughter and son-in-law), who bought out several rival publications. The ''Post'' 1971 printing of the Pentagon Papers helped spur opposition to the Vietnam War. Subsequently, in the best-known episode in the newspaper's history, reporters Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein led the American press's investigation into what became known as the Watergate scandal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
