The most difficult situation is in the Pokrovsky and Kurakhovsky directions, where the enemy has deployed up to four brigades, the commander-in-chief said. Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Alexander Syrsky reported on the aggravation of the situation at the front, noting that the situation is very dynamic. He wrote about this in detail…
At the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine the Kremlin’s ignorance of radiation danger at Chornobyl stood out as a prime example of Moscow military bumbling. It still does. Russian soldiers invading Ukraine in Feb. 2022 ignored station worker warnings to avoid terrain contaminated by radiation from the Chornobyl Nuclear Power Plant accident, and…
High commodity prices and rising coal exports are propelling economic growth in Mongolia, allowing the country to develop its robust mineral resources, expand its services sector, and invest in green agriculture and energy. Mongolia exported 31.7m tonnes of coal in 2022, an increase in volume of 102%, or 16m tonnes, from 2021 and an increase…
Nearly four decades ago today, the Soviet Union witnessed the worst nuclear disaster in history when the fourth reactor at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine exploded. In the present-day Russian capital, another potential radioactive threat lies dormant beneath Muscovites’ feet. In Moscow’s northwestern Shchukino district, city authorities are planning new developments atop underground…
A teenager from the Siberian city of Chita has been sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for anti-war graffiti and social media posts, a Russian court said Thursday. Russian media said this was the first time a minor was imprisoned for their anti-war views. Tenth-grader Lyubov Lizunova, 17, was detained alongside Alexander Snezhkov, 19, and Vladislav Vishnevsky, 23,…
Despite big promises, Europe is acknowledging the importance of coal, as it continues to impose sanctions on Russian energy before having the necessary oil, gas or renewable alternatives ready to take its place. At the same time, the G7 is trying to help several Asian countries transition away from their coal dependency to less carbon-intensive…
Photo: Wikimedia commons. Radar Burdock The operation was carried out by fighters of the Gusi 9 group together with the active action unit of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine, the Main Intelligence Directorate reported. The Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine reported the destruction of…
Replacing coal-fired power stations with small modular nuclear reactors, would cost taxpayers $387 billion, implying the option would not get backing from the industry, suggested Chris Bowen, the Climate Change Minister. More than 70 small modular nuclear reactors would be required to compensate for the lost power generation from the retirement of the current coal-fired…
China’s coal-fired generation has increased the most of any power source this year as hydroelectric production has fallen amid lower-than-normal rainfalls that have reduced water levels on the biggest rivers and depleted hydro reservoirs. Wind and solar generation have also jumped this year as China leads global renewable energy installation capacity, but the need for…
A veteran of Russia’s war on Ukraine has been appointed as a district head in his home region on Monday, marking the first known example of a participant in the war being named to public office in Russia. “Today, deputies of the Berezovsky District Duma unanimously endorsed the candidacy of Ruslan Alexandrov for the post…