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  • Putin reeling as Ukraine launches 'deepest' attack of war 620 miles inside Russian border

    07/02/2025 8:06:21 AM PDT · by marcusmaximus · 88 replies
    Express UK ^ | 7/2/2025 | John Varga
    A series of explosions are heard inside the plant, with workers rushing and screaming as they try to get to safety. Ukrainian drones attacked a military-industrial complex in the Russian city of Izhevsk on Tuesday, in one of the deepest strikes inside the country since Putin's full-scale invasion. UAVS struck the Kupol Electromechanical Plant, causing a major fire to break out at the site. Video images circulating on social media channels show the dramatic moment of impact as the deadly drones zeroed in on their target. In one clip, an explosion can be heard, and then a giant ball of...
  • ‘Red Festival’ In Udmurtia (Redheads)

    12/19/2010 11:29:11 AM PST · by blam · 55 replies · 1+ views
    Finugor ^ | 11-19-2010 | Nadezhda Volokitina
    ‘Red Festival’ In Udmurtia 19 November 2010, 07:50 Nadezhda Volokitina The Udmurts are the most red-haired Finno-Ugric people, the most red-haired nation in Russia, and as far as the rest of the world is concerned, they are inferior only to the Irish in this respect. The so-called ‘Red Festival’, which gathers a lot of people, takes place annually in the capital of Udmurtia, Izhevsk. There organized such contests and competitions as ‘Mother, Father and I are a Red Family’ (the most red-haired family contest), ‘Mischievous Gingers’ (the most red-haired child contest), as well as ‘red’ pet contests for cats, dogs,...