Russia without the ISS and the ISS without Russia: who loses more?
Information digest Time of Freedom, June 26, 2022.
By attacking the Antonovsky bridge and other supply lines, the Ukrainian army prevents the Russian coast from being cut off from the bridgehead on the rights of the Dnieper. This may be the first step in the previously announced counter-offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kherson region.
Can Ukraine be invaded at the moment by Russian territory? Military analyst Yuriy Fedorov suspects why the de-occupation of the Kherson region has special military and political significance for Ukraine.
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US Ambassador to Ukraine Bridget Brink, who was appointed two months ago, visited the Kiev bureau of Radio Liberty and gave an interview to our Ukrainian service.
The ambassador believes that the decision to take responsibility for preparing Russia to capture the detainees is an issue that the US and allies are paying particular attention to.
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The Russian edition of Important Stories reported that the tragedy in the Donbass is already at least three Russian deals recruited by Wagner, a private commercial company. All of them had previously served their sentences in the St. Petersburg colony – IK-7 “Yablonevka”. Two more wounded are in one of the hospitals in Luhansk. Information about the dead received human rights organization “Rus Sitting”. Its founder Olga Romanova said that the total number of Russian contracts recruited to participate in the invasion of Ukraine is already in the hundreds. They have an uncertain intended status and vague limited prospects for military operations from the operational headquarters of attack aircraft and mine-clearing specialists.
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Russia has decided to finally withdraw from the International Space Station project after 2024. This is expected by the new head of Roscosmos Yuri Borisov declared meeting with President Vladimir Putin. Previously, the state corporation assumed that cooperation would continue after this period. Representatives of Roskosmos hinted that the days of the ISS are coming to an end, and Russia is perceived on its own space station.
Cosmonautics specialist Vitaly Yegorov believes that the ISS can operate for a long time – and probably will, only without the participation of Russia. But the expert doubts the ability of Russia to build a new station, especially given the quick conclusion.
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