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[–] Gork@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's a chonkin' tank in the background. What kind of tank or self-propelled artillery is that?

[–] BlueBlueSky@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 1 year ago

2S19 Msta-S , from what I could gather. The western ones (M109, Krab, PzH 2000, etc.) all have a turret with overhang.

[–] autotldr@lemmings.world 1 points 1 year ago

This is the best summary I could come up with:


Energy secretary Grant Shapps has visited Ukraine to announce fresh financial support for its nuclear fuel supply in a bid to end its reliance on Russia.

According to the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, the new loan will take the UK's non-military financial assistance to Ukraine close to £5bn.

On his visit to Ukraine, Mr Shapps met senior Ukrainian ministers and energy industry figures and visited a power station that is undergoing repairs after it was damaged by Russian bombing.

He also visited a children's nursery attended by Nikita, the young son of the family he took in under the UK's Homes for Ukraine scheme - where he played a recorded message from the boy.

Read more:Ukraine war: Zelenskyy still resolute - but West wobbles as spring counteroffensive stalls | Sean BellVladimir Putin critic Alexei Navalny jailed for a further 19 years over 'extremism'

"Being here on the ground, it's truly remarkable witnessing first-hand the sheer courage, resolve and gritty determination of the Ukrainian people.


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