returned another 11 #children from occupied territories and 
approved 18th sanctions package against oil, banking, energy & military-industrial sectors, joined by 
attacks over the past day killed 7 civilians & injured 31
occupied Yablunivka village, and advanced towards Yunakivka, near Khatne and north-west of Horlivka
plan joint drones production
re-prioritises Patriot system deliveries to countries supplying #Ukraine
has delivered most of 49 Abrams #tanks to
Israeli troops deploy by Israel’s border fence with the Gaza Strip on July 10, 2025 [Jack Guez/AFP]
There is also good news: Ukrainian drones hit key military optics plant in Russia
A drone hit the #Azov Optical and Mechanical Plant in the town of Azov, #Rostov Oblast. The facility reportedly manufactures critical components for the #Russian #military, including sights, rangefinders, #thermal imaging systems, and #fire control equipment for #tanks, infantry fighting vehicles, #ships, and #aircraft.
Saturday, July 5, 2025
Russian attack on Ukraine began as Trump and Putin spoke — Russia intensifying use of chemical weapons in Ukraine, Dutch intelligence reports — Ukraine strikes deep into Russia with drones, targets airfields after record Kyiv barrage — [vlog/video] Ukraine’s artillery braces for shell shortage as US halts aid … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/07/saturday-july-5-2025/
“The Israeli war machine is running low not just on missiles and tanks, but on money and political stability.
As Finance Minister Smotrich blocks billions in emergency military funding, the IOF face equipment shortages, worn-out vehicles, and critically low missile defenses”
via Al Mayadeen English on Telegram
#Russia is returning outdated #T-62 #tanks to service due to mounting equipment losses in its full-scale war against Ukraine and a shortage of modern #military #equipment, Ukraine’s military intelligence (HUR) said on June 28.
“The key factors limiting the ability to produce modern #armored vehicles in Russia are a lack of #industrial capacity and a shortage of imported #high-tech components,”
Sunday, June 29, 2025
Russia revives obsolete T-62 tanks amid equipment shortages — Ukraine approves new ‘Murakha’ ground robot for combat use — Ukrainian drones strike missile, drone arsenal in Russia’s Bryansk Oblast — Russia has amassed 111,000 troops near Pokrovsk … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/06/sunday-june-29-2025/
It has been impossible to watch the news in the #US without seeing displays of military & #LawEnforcement #power — airborne pyrotechnics in the #MiddleEast, parading #tanks & #soldiers in Washington, & vistas of #NationalGuard troops, #Marines, #police officers & #immigration agents in #LosAngeles confronting thousands of mainly #peaceful #demonstrators.
Witnesses…said Israeli #tanks had launched at least 2 shells at a crowd of thousands who had gathered on the main eastern road through #KhanYounis in the hope of obtaining #food from #aid trucks that use the route.
"All of a sudden, they let us move forward & made everyone gather, & then shells started falling, tank shells," said Alaa, an eyewitness, interviewed by Reuters at Nasser Hospital, where wounded victims lay sprawled on the floor & in corridors.
JFC
Israeli #tanks #kill 59 people in #Gaza crowd trying to get #food #aid, medics say
Israeli tanks fired into a crowd trying to get aid from trucks in Gaza on Tues, killing at least 59 people, according to medics, in one of the bloodiest incidents yet in mounting #violence as desperate residents struggle for food.
#Israel #WarCrime #HumanitarianCrisis
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/israeli-tank-shelling-kills-45-people-awaiting-aid-trucks-gaza-ministry-says-2025-06-17/
There is something about fish that I cannot resist! This sweet sea angel had such a unique pattern. I've added my own creative touch.
ART
https://fineartamerica.com/featured/sea-angel-angelfish-art-sharon-cummings.html
#art #artwork #fediart #mastoart #fish #fishes #fishy #fishtank #aquarium #tanks #sea #sealife #ocean #oceans #oceanlife #oceanography #tropical #tropicalfish #beach #beachlife #beachy #beachvibes #coastal #coastalliving #homedecor #interiordecor #interiordecorating #fishing #buyintoart by #SharonCummingsArt #handmade #handmadeart
‘A wonderful mystery to be solved’: Search begins in Dorset for ‘the Mother of all #tanks’ - https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jun/07/search-find-mother-of-all-tanks-mark-1 "Lost for over a century, discovery of wartime letter has rekindled interest in unlocking the secret of the world’s first prototype tank"
Israeli tanks drive their way from the Israeli side of the Israel-Gaza border into Gaza, as seen from Israel. REUTERS/Amir Cohen
Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Thousands protest in Hungary against Russia-style bill targeting media, NGOs — Russia declares Amnesty International an ‘undesirable organization’ — Aestheticized aggression, why Gosha Rubchinskiy’s ‘Victory Day’ photo book is Russian propaganda — Ukrainian drones destroy Russian radar, supply depots on Black Sea gas platforms … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/tuesday-may-20-2025/
Have Anxiety? Stress? Pain? You need Tank! #mastoart #tanks #meditation #selfcare
Sunday, May 4, 2025
Ukrainian sea drone downs Russian fighter jet in world-first strike — Russia used thermobaric weapons in drone strike on Kharkiv, Ukrainian prosecutors say — Russian drone attack on Kyiv injures 11 people, including 2 children, damages shopping mall — France to ramp up AASM Hammer smart bomb production for Ukraine … and more
https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025/05/sunday-may-4-2025/
