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Original text, Ukrainian:Історичне відео найбільшої морської перемоги після Другой світової війни, яке ми отримали від джерел, близьких до КБ "Луч". Рівно один рік тому, 13 квітня 2022-го року, о 14.10, рохрахунок протикорабельного ракетного комплексу РК-360 Нептун Збройних сил України здійснив залп двох ракет по флагманському кораблю Чорноморського флоту РФ ракетному крейсеру "Москва". О 14.17 дві ракети вразили крейсер. "Москва" загорілась. Увечері екіпаж крейсера залишив корабель та припинив боротьбу за живучість, під час буксирування крейсера зранку 14 квітня крейсер "Москва", майже 12 тисяч тон масою, з комплексом ракетного озброєнняч, затонув. Блискучий успіх українських воїнів та інженерний подвиг конструкторського бюро "Луч" та...

The 44-year-old led seven soldiers in single file along the edge of a field in search of the casualties. A Wall Street Journal team followed behind. An explosion flashed, cracked and shook the ground. I ducked instinctively, even though it was little more impressive than a large firecracker. The echo of the blast faded to silence. Smoke drifted in from the trees to the right. Several soldiers had dropped to the sodden earth. Britanets lay motionless on his left side. Surely they will get up, I thought. The reality of war stunned them at first. On an early mission to...

Russia mulls purchase of Ukrainian missile cruiser Russia considers purchasing an unfinished missile cruiser from Ukraine, Russian Navy Commander Admiral Vladimir Vysotsky said on Saturday. Construction of the Slava class Admiral Lobov cruiser was launched in 1984 at the Nikolayev shipyard in Ukraine but stalled in the late 1980s due to a sharp reduction in military expenditure. The cruiser was renamed the Ukraina in 1992. A Russian-Ukraine intergovernmental commission discussed the purchase of the Ukraina last week in Sevastopol, a major base for the Russian and Ukrainian navies. "We agreed with the Ukrainian side that we will consider all variants...

Russian warship makes rare S.F. appearance Carl Nolte, Chronicle Staff Writer Tuesday, June 22, 2010 The first Russian surface warship to visit San Francisco in 147 years is docked on the Embarcadero this week on a visit that combines friendship, history and a display of military power. The ship is the cruiser Varyag, a sleek gray vessel that is the flagship of Russia's Pacific fleet. It made the two-week voyage from Vladivostok in the spirit of friendship, as Russian Rear Adm. Vladimir Kastonov said more than once during a news conference aboard the ship at Pier 30-32 on Monday. The...

In honor of this day, January 20th, 2010, which is the Serbian Orthodox Krsna Slava of Sveti Jovan (St. John the Baptist), I'm sharing this beautiful Serbian Chant, "We Magnify Thee, O Lifegiver Christ", sung by the St. Petersburg Valaam Metochion Choir at the St. John the Baptist Russian Orthodox Cathedral in Washington, D.C. in 2002. Sveti Jovan was the Krsna Slava of my beloved maternal grandparents, Andja and Timotije, my Baka and Deka. Enjoy. Aleksandra Rebic We Magnify Thee, O Lifegiver Christ*****