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Kramatorsk radiological accident - Wikipedia

What one cesium capsule can do. A mining company in Australia lost one recently.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kramatorsk_radiological_accident

Opinion | Iran executing protesters sends a message to others: You could be next. - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/02/01/iran-executions-justice-repression/

Senate inquiry recommends listing Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist group, further Magnitsky sanctions - ABC News https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-02-01/senate-inquiry-iran-human-rights-abuses-report-irgc-terrorists/101917152

80% of the Wagner Group's "troops are killed, missing, deserted or surrendered." Those who have been captured are suffering from diseases ranging from AIDS and syphilis to tuberculosis and pneumonia that -- due to danger to Ukrainian medical staff -- often must go untreated.

It doesn't sound like the Wagner Group's raping and pillaging paid off in the end. Karma is a Ukrainian.

https://www.jpost.com/international/article-730301

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Wagner Group posing. https://libretooth.gr/@stopgopfox/109795082973319791

The European Parliament has passed a resolution to impose sanctions on Russia, including a full embargo on imports of uranium and nuclear fuel from Russia, and the termination of joint gas projects with Russia such as Nord Stream 1 and 2. The resolution was approved by 489 votes, with 36 votes against and 49 abstentions.

Russia has shut down mobile internet access in the occupied Luhansk region, which is expected to make it more difficult for Ukrainian agents to provide information about the occupiers' positions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The National Bank of Ukraine has set the official hryvnia to euro exchange rate for February 3, 2023 at 40.1724, which is an increase of UAH 0.3401 and the first time the rate has exceeded UAH 40. The hryvnia to dollar exchange rate has remained unchanged since July 2022 at UAH 36.5686. Since the beginning of the war in February 2022, the NBU has fixed the hryvnia exchange rate against the dollar and euro. However, the euro has been affected by the energy crisis caused by Russia's invasion of Ukraine and the strengthening of the US dollar due to strong economic growth, the Federal Reserve's actions to raise interest rates, and capital inflows. Recently, the dollar has been falling against major currencies, and the euro has risen to the level of 1.10 per dollar, driven by expectations of different rate hikes by the US Federal Reserve and the European Central Bank. Thus, the appreciation of the euro in Ukraine is solely related to the trend in global markets.

Denmark intends to purchase 20 Leopard 1A5 tanks from German company FFG and provide them to Ukraine, according to OLFI. Torsten Peter, Sales Director of FFG, stated that they can have 20 tanks repaired and ready to be shipped within three months, and an additional 20 tanks within six months.

The Security Service of Ukraine has issued a notice of suspicion to the organizers of the raid on Buchavodokanal, which included the leadership of a local volunteer group. It was determined that in August of last year, 10 armed volunteers unlawfully entered the premises of the water supply facility, which is owned by the Bucha City Council. The attackers blocked the movement of 4 of the employees, and threatened them with physical violence, preventing them from operating the water pumping station and pumps, resulting in water supply disruptions in the city. During searches of the suspects' residences, the headquarters of the volunteer group, and the premises of the Irpin City Council, law enforcement officers discovered unregistered automatic weapons and more than 250 rounds of ammunition of various calibers. The investigation is ongoing to bring all perpetrators to justice.

The SBU apprehended an official from the Odesa Regional State Administration while accepting a bribe of $40,000. The official had proposed to lease two plots of land on the Danube shore to a local entrepreneur. He is liable to a maximum of 12 years in prison with the forfeiture of his assets.

Yay! Kyiv now has 700 public Wi-Fi zones, located in Kyiv, Dnipro, Lviv, Odesa, and Kharkiv. Even if there is no electricity, you can still access the Internet. To find the addresses of the Wi-Fi zones, click the link provided.

Seventy Ukrainian soldiers have begun air defense exercises in Germany, utilizing the Patriot air defense system. The group arrived in Germany on Tuesday and is set to begin training today. The Patriot units, which were relocated to Poland, have been declared ready for use. The German military will provide support to the defense of Polish airspace with three anti-aircraft missile squadrons.

General Oleksandr Pavliuk has stated that Russia does not currently have the capability to launch an attack on two fronts. Discussions between Ukrainian military and political leaders and representatives of Western structures have suggested that Moscow may be planning a retaliatory offensive since December. It is unlikely that the aggressor will be able to launch a strategic offensive on multiple fronts in the near future, as it did when it first invaded. At present, the Kremlin's attention is focused on the Donbas region. However, the Ukrainian military is not ruling out the possibility that Russia could attempt to march on the capital from the North. Intelligence still considers this to be an unlikely scenario.

The animals that have been born in the Kyiv Zoo since the start of the full-scale invasion have grown up in the photo. These new friends include lemur Bayraktar, born in early March, baby muntjac deer cub Mia, little bison Varta and Viking, beautiful alpaca Luna, and a calf of highland Scottish cattle named Dormund. The animals are kept warm, provided with everything they need, and surrounded by care, so they form families and groups and bring joy to visitors with their offspring. In total, 300 new residents were born in the Kyiv Zoo in 2022, in addition to the 400 animals that were rescued from the war and are spending the winter in the zoo. The ticket offices of the zoo are open every day from Monday to Sunday, from 12:00 to 15:00, and visitors can stay on the territory of the zoo until 16:00. For more information, follow here and subscribe.

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Reznikov stated that Russia has mobilized 500 thousand soldiers, and that they may launch an offensive on February 24, the anniversary of the full-scale invasion, potentially in Donbas or the south.

The police in Kyiv, along with the National Police of Ukraine and prosecutors of the capital region, conducted searches at the homes of two suspects who had been organizing drunken parties in the capital and posting videos of girls being mocked and humiliated on social media. The two men were arrested and charged with producing, selling, and distributing pornographic material, which carries a sentence of up to seven years in prison. The court will decide the final punishment for the offenders.

Jim Jordan plays the fool - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/jim-jordan-plays-the-fool/48780/

President Joe Biden scored a huge victory today while most of you were busy complaining about Donald Trump - Palmer Report https://www.palmerreport.com/analysis/president-joe-biden-scored-a-huge-victory-today-while-most-of-you-were-busy-complaining-about-donald-trump/48791/