1941 - British Matilda tanks are loaded onto a ship for transportation to the Soviet Union at the port of Liverpool. On October 13, the convoy's ships set sail for the USSR, and on October 30, they delivered the equipment to the harbor of Arkhangelsk. One of the first British convoys of Lend-Lease to the Soviet Union. Some 40% of the tanks defending Moscow from the Nazi invasion in December 1941 were British.
2023 - The first shipment of Bradley armoured fighting vehicles from the US port of North Charleston is being loaded onto a ship for delivery to Ukraine. Deliveries of military equipment are being made to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion.
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2023 - The first shipment of Bradley armoured fighting vehicles from the US port of North Charleston is being loaded onto a ship for delivery to Ukraine. Deliveries of military equipment are being made to aid Ukraine in its defense against Russian invasion.
🔴 Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context
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August 18, 1941 - Dnieper Hydroelectric Power Station was destroyed by Red Army without prior evacuation of the population. The explosion of 20 tons of explosives on dam created a breach measuring 175 meters in length and 21 meters in height, resulting in a nearly 6-meter wave rushing downstream and causing the destruction of buildings in the coastal zone. Explosion was intended to halt the advance of German forces. Although it did not affect the German army's progress, it led to the death of over 20,000 civilians and Red Army soldiers who were located downstream.
June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
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June 6, 2023 - Russian troops detonated the Kakhovka Hydroelectric Power Station on the Dnieper River. This act of military aggression has led to the largest European ecological catastrophe in decades. There are 80 populated areas within the affected zone, and 40,000 people require evacuation. Water from Kakhovka reservoir was used for cooling the reactors of a nearby nuclear power plant.
🔴 Russia’s War in Ukraine, in Context
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In September 1992, band Pearl Jam threw a free concert in Seattle's Magnusson Park with more than 70,000 in attendance.
During the show, lead singer Eddie Vedder performed a death-defying feat. He climbed the stage scaffolding with 100 feet of microphone cable trailing behind him, looped it over the top, rappelled down, and swung out over the audience.
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During the show, lead singer Eddie Vedder performed a death-defying feat. He climbed the stage scaffolding with 100 feet of microphone cable trailing behind him, looped it over the top, rappelled down, and swung out over the audience.
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