Richest Man in Ukraine is Helping His Country's War Against Russia by Producing Portable Steel War Shelters
The richest man in Ukraine will supply his country's forces with war capsules.
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https://www.techtimes.com ^
| September 13, 2022 | Joaquin Victor Tacla
The Russian invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24 sparked the beginning of an intensified war between the two forces. Now,
the richest man in Ukraine, Rinat Akhmedov, set out to build shelters for Ukrainian soldiers as the war raged on with all of its devastations. According to Bloomberg's report, a Ukrainian steelworks controlled by billionaire Akhmetov has started constructing prefabricated dugouts and transporting them to soldiers engaged in front-line combat with Russia. WAR CAPSULES According to steel manufacturer Metinvest Holding LLC, the capsules can resist impacts from 150-millimeter rounds after being buried 1.5 meters (5 feet) beneath the surface. They...
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Russia-backed separatists say 900 Ukrainian troops surrendered at steel plant, disputing earlier figures
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Fox News ^
| May 18, 2022 | Lawrence Richard
The Russia-controlled Donetsk administration said over 900 Ukrainian troops surrendered the Azovstal steel plant in Mariupol, a figure much larger than previously reported. "In
total, 962 Ukrainian militants surrendered from the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant in Mariupol," the Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) Territorial Defense Headquarters said. Mixed reports have emerged concerning the number of Ukrainian personnel that were evacuated from the plant upon its surrender, as early estimates put the figure between a few hundred and 1,000, Ukraine's military said.
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Russia's offensive in Eastern Ukraine has FAILED, says top propagandist as incredible pictures show inside of Azovstal steel plant and Russians bombard Ukrainians with thermobaric missiles
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Daily Mail ^
| May 16, 2022 | Katie Feehan, Will Stewart, Jack Newman and Chris Pleasance
Russian lieutenant-colonel is accused of shooting dead multiple injured troops on the battlefieldArmy intelligence troops captured by Ukraine say they saw the killings of five of their comradesUkraine has accused Russia of failing to take back its war dead, leaving piles of corpses Ukrainian troops have reached the Russian border to the
north of Kharkiv, pushing back Kremlin forcesVideo also shows nuclear-capable Iskander missiles moving towards Finland amid growing NATO rowOne of Putin's top propagandists has declared Russia's offensive in the Donbas region has failed as incredible pictures show the inside of the steel plant at Azovstal which has been...
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Ukrainian fighter trapped in Mariupol steel plant asks Elon Musk for help
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NY Post ^
| May 12, 2022
One of the fighters holed up in a steelworks besieged by Russian forces in the Ukrainian city of Mariupol has appealed to SpaceX billionaire Elon Musk to help evacuate them. Many
civilians were rescued from the sprawling Azovstal plant last week under an agreement with Russia, but no deal has been reached with Moscow on allowing out hundreds of fighters, some of whom are wounded, after weeks of bombardment. “@elonmusk people say you come from another planet to teach people to believe in the impossible. Our planets are next to each other, as I live where it is nearly impossible...
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Watch: Russian soldiers say they've stormed Mariupol steel plant
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Arutz Sheva ^
| 6/5/22
Ukrainian sources deny the reports, saying fighters continue to hold out against Russian forces. Video
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Moment £4m next-generation Russian super-tank with reinforced steel and special automatic defence system is blown up by Ukrainian army just days after making its battlefield debut
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Daily Mail ^
| 5/4/2022 | Darren Boyle
This is the moment Ukrainian troops destroy one of Russia's most advanced tanks which are protected by special reactive armour. The
armour on the T-90M is designed to explode when hit reducing the penetrative power of an incoming round. The tank is also protected with a automated defence system which fires smoke grenades when it is 'painted' by a laser beam used by an incoming missile. However, the Ukrainian military released drone footage on a Russian armoured unit which resulted in the destruction of the £4million tank as well as a thermobaric multiple rocket system.
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45th Congressional Race Between Steel and Chen Contentious
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The Epoch Times ^
| April 26, 2022 | Drew Van Voorhis
In the newly redrawn 45th congressional district, Republican incumbent Michelle Steel is facing up against Democrat real estate firm owner and Navy reserve officer Jay Chen. Steel will be running for her second term in Congress, where she last beat incumbent Rep. Harley Rouda in the 48th district in 2020. Previously,
she was an Orange County Supervisor since 2015 and also served on the California State Board of Equalization. Chen has also served on elected boards before, where he was a member of the Hacienda La Puente Unified School District from 2007 to 2015 and is currently a trustee of...
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Russians hammer Mariupol steel plant as harrowing video shows civilians sheltering in bunkers
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NY Post ^
| April 23, 2022 | Mary Kay Linge
Russian forces rained airstrikes on the last bastion of Ukrainian resistance in the shattered port city of Mariupol on Saturday — as defenders inside the Azovstal steel plant released a heartbreaking video of the women and children they say they are protecting. “We
haven’t seen the sky or the sun” since Feb. 27, says one little girl in the video, the BBC reported — cautioning that her account, and the video itself, could not be verified. Soldiers from the Azov Regiment– the controversial right-wing militia group that has joined Ukrainian military units to make a stand in the ruined factory...
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Russia finally recovers the body of one of its seven dead generals a MONTH after he was killed in Mariupol steel factory
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FOR MAILONLINE ^
| 13 April 2022 | WILL STEWART and WALTER FINCH
Russian general's body recovered almost one month after he was killed Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, was killed in an ambush fighting in Mariupol It is claimed that Russia has lost seven generals in the invasion of Ukraine so far First was Chechen Major General Magomed Tushayev, killed on second day The body
was recovered after reports that a Ukrainian brigade had surrendered Russia has finally retrieved the body of one of its seven generals slain in Ukraine almost a month after he was killed, reports say. The corpse of a general believed to be Major-General Oleg Mityaev, 47, commander of...
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US rolls back Trump-era tariffs on UK steel
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bbc.com ^
| March 23, 2022 | BBC
The US has agreed to ease Trump-era tariffs on UK steel and aluminium shipments, resolving an issue that had strained relations between the allies. The
move follows earlier deals with the European Union and Japan over the controversial taxes, which were imposed by former President Donald Trump in 2018 in the name of national security. In exchange, the UK will suspend extra taxes it had put on US products such as bourbon and Levi's jeans.
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Steel prices turn red hot for Japan builders on Russia shock
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Nikkei Asia ^
TOKYO -- Prices for architectural steel in Japan have risen to the highest levels in more than a decade as Russia's invasion of Ukraine disrupts supply chains for a wide range of building materials, including wood and cement. Tokyo
Steel Manufacturing on Tuesday raised the price of H-beams used in building construction to the most in more than 13 years, 121,000 yen ($1,000) per ton. Kyoei Steel announced a 7% price hike for steel rebar. With steel proving too hot to handle, companies are starting to postpone increasingly costly capital investments, which could have knock-on effects on the broader economy...
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US eases Trump-era tariffs on Japanese steel
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Digital Journal ^
| 2/7/2022 | AFP/Chris Stein
he United States will ease tariffs on steel imported from Japan, officials announced Monday, in the latest move by President Joe Biden’s administration to resolve trade disputes started under his predecessor Donald Trump. Beginning in April, Japan will be allowed to pay lower duties on exports of up to 1.25 million tons
of steel per year to the United States, ending the 25 percent levies Trump imposed in June 2018 on metal imports from the country and others, citing national security concerns. The dispute with Japan was one of a number Trump initiated during his time in office that Biden...
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Metallurgist admits faking steel test results for US Navy subs
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BBC ^
| 11/9/21 | staff
A metallurgist in the US state of Washington has pleaded guilty to fraud after she spent decades faking the results of strength tests on steel that was being used to make Navy submarines. Prosecutors
say Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, gave false positive readings for strength and toughness tests in at least 240 cases between 1985 and 2017. Authorities did not disclose which vessels were affected. But there was no indication that any submarine hulls had failed. Ms Thomas, of Auburn, Washington, was the director of metallurgy at a foundry in Tacoma that supplied steel castings used by Navy contractors to...
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Washington scientist admits to fabricating steel-strength results for US Navy subs for over 30 years: Took 'shortcuts' because she thought safety test criteria was 'stupid'
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UK Daily Mail ^
| 11/09/2021 | Alex Hammer
A Washington state scientist who specializes in steel and other metals who was once employed by a foundry that provides steel for U.S. Navy submarines admitted in federal court Monday that she spent decades faking strength test results, calling the criteria for the safety tests 'stupid.' Washington
metallurgist Elaine Marie Thomas, 67, of Auburn, falsified results over the course of 32 years while the woman was employed at a steel foundry in Tacoma, according to prosecutors. The company that owns the foundry, Bradken Inc., is the U.S. Navy's leading supplier of steel for naval submarines. 'She regrets that she failed...
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US and EU reach peace deal on Trump-era tariffs on steel and aluminium
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The Guardian ^
| 30 October 2021 | uncredited Reuters
The US and EU have agreed to end a festering dispute over US steel and aluminium tariffs imposed by former president Donald Trump in 2018, removing an irritant in transatlantic relations and averting a spike in EU retaliatory tariffs, US officials have said. Commerce
secretary Gina Raimondo told reporters on Saturday that the deal would maintain US section 232 tariffs of 25% on steel and 10% aluminium, while allowing “limited volumes” of EU-produced metals into the US duty free.... ...EU trade chief Valdis Dombrovskis confirmed the deal, writing on Twitter that “we have agreed with US to pause” the trade...
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Superman Comes Out, as DC Comics Ushers In a New Man of Steel
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DNYUZ ^
| October 11, 2021
Up, up and out of the closet! The
new Superman, Jonathan Kent — who is the son of Clark Kent and Lois Lane — will soon begin a romantic relationship with a male friend, DC Comics announced Monday. That same-sex relationship is just one of the ways that Jonathan Kent, who goes by Jon, is proving to be a different Superman than his famous father. Since his new series, Superman: Son of Kal-El, began in July, Jon has combated wildfires caused by climate change, thwarted a high school shooting and protested the deportation of refugees in Metropolis. “The idea of...
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In the face of most Democrats' opposition, US Steel cancels a billion-dollar investment. Salena Zito
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washingtonexaminer.com ^
| May 4,2021 | Salena Zito
Exactly two years ago, U.S. Steel Corporation announced that the company would turn its Mon Valley operations into a key source of lightweight steel for the automotive industry. At
the time, local leaders and company officials called the investment “transformational.” It involved a whopping $1.5 billion upgrade to its Mon Valley Works. On Friday, U.S. Steel said after months of tug-of-war with the Allegheny County Health Department, it is canceling the $1.5 billion upgrade and idling three batteries at Clairton Coke Works by 2023. President Joe Biden said in his joint speech in front of Congress that there there's no...
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Failed Cash-In-Transit Heist Because Driver Has Balls Of Steel (video - 2:35 mins)
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youtube.com ^
Video LinkThis driver is cool considering he is getting shot at. At
the end, he jumps out with his AR to confront the would-be robbers.
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NEWS OF THE WAR: A FLOOD OF TROOPS IN WASHINGTON; Concentration of Secessionist Troops at Norfolk; Editorials-The Steel and Gunpowder, Rushing to Ruin (4/26/1861)
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New York Times archives – Times Machine ^
| 4/26/1861
A special messenger from the TIMES Office has just returned to this City from a tour of observation in the South. He left Norfolk on Monday night; was present at the burning of Gosport Navy-Yard; and visited the new defences erected by the Virginians below Norfolk and Portsmouth. He confirms the statements
of our correspondent "York," that Gov. WISE was at Norfolk on Monday, and that as late as Tuesday neither DAVIS nor BEAUREGARD were in Richmond, nor had any formidable army been concentrated anywhere in Virginia. He reached Baltimore yesterday morning and found the city unusually quiet. In company...
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Fox News ‘interviews’ Dominion spox Michael Steel, a former strategist for John Boehner, Paul Ryan, and Jeb! Bush
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NOQ Report ^
| November 22, 2020 | Lorie Wimble
Fox News played an interview of Dominion Voting Systems spokesperson Michael Steel Sunday morning. From
the get-go, the “interview” was framed as a debunking session for “conspiracy theories” being exposed by President Trump’s attorneys, particularly Sidney Powell and Rudy Giuliani. Here’s how the stage was set by Fox News anchor Eric Shawn: “One of the claims of election fraud that’s been disputed centers on Dominion Voting Systems,” Shawn began. “The machines are used in 28 states. You know, the company has repeatedly denied allegations of switched votes, foreign or Democratic Party influence, secret tampering, but its responses have done...
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