U.S. farmers are intentionally flooding their fields to revive ancient "prairie potholes," creating temporary "pop-up" wetlands that deliver a huge boost to migratory birds while improving soil health.In regions like California's Central Valley and the Mississippi Delta, innovative programs—most notably BirdReturns (launched by The Nature Conservancy in 2014)—pay farmers to strategically flood low...
A permanent deployment site of Russia's 26th Missile Brigade near Luga in Leningrad region was struck early today.
Ukraine's SBU said it struck the Yaroslavl Oil Refinery and the Yaroslavl pipeline dispatch station, the Vysotsk oil terminal in Leningrad region, and the Pervy Zavod refinery in Kaluga region. The agency also said drones hit three aircraft hangars at Hvardiiske airbase in occupied Crimea, a Pantsir-S2 air defense system near Simferopol, a mobile fire group in Kerch, and fuel infrastructure at the...
Ukraine’s foreign minister Andrii Sybiha said there is no more urgent task than protecting children from Russian terror after the overnight attack on Kyiv. He urged NATO leaders in Ankara to strengthen Ukraine’s air defense, saying Kyiv urgently needs PAC-3 missiles. Sybiha also said Ukraine wants an emergency UN Security Council meeting over Russia’s mass attack.
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Ukraine's HUR said its special forces continue targeting Russian logistics in the Zaporizhzhia direction, destroying fuel trucks, drones, military equipment and Russian troops.
The mini oil refinery "Pervy Zavod" in Russia's Kaluga region, about 300 km from the Ukrainian border, was reportedly targeted by Ukrainian drones overnight.
Fighters of Ukraine’s 57th Brigade eliminated small Russian infantry groups near Vovchansk.
❗️Political commentator Mikhail Sheitelman claimed, citing his own source, that two tankers carrying gasoline to Crimea were hit and are burning in the Sea of Azov. He said each tanker carried a platoon of machine gunners.
❗️Zelensky said Ukrainian forces showed strong results downing drones and cruise missiles today, but not Russian ballistic missiles, citing insufficient Patriot interceptor supplies. He urged the U.S. and Europe to make strong decisions on air defense after the NATO summit in Ankara.
Ukraine urgently needs more missiles for Patriot air defense systems to intercept ballistic threats, Air Force spokesman Yurii Ihnat said. He described a serious shortage and warned that Russia has the resources to launch another mass strike on Ukraine as soon as tomorrow, urging caution.
Ukrainian drone attacks damaged Russia’s Baltic Sea ports of Vysotsk and Ust-Luga, a major oil export outlet, Reuters reported. Leningrad region’s governor claimed 56 drones were downed, with debris recorded near Ust-Luga port and the Luga training ground.
A reported overnight strike targeted a Russian troop deployment site at the Azovkabel plant in occupied Berdyansk.
NASA FIRMS fire detection data shows ongoing fires in occupied Crimea at the Kerch seaport, near the 330 kV Simferopol substation, and at Hvardiiske airbase. The data indicates active fire hotspots at all three locations. Ukrainian drones were active previous night.
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