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In an interview with Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Valentin Didkovskiy, born in Lviv in western Ukraine, and dubbed the “fighting grandfather,” said he was in Bucha in Ukraine’s Kyiv region on February 27 when he saw column of approaching Russia’s armed forces. “I see—a large column [of Russia’s armed forces] coming from the direction of the Bucha station. I took a grenade launcher and grenades… I went behind the house—first I passed the first armored personnel carrier, the second, an armored personnel carrier, a tank—and I saw gas truck,” Didkovskiy recalled in the interview, published on August 2....

The images appear to show one tank after it had been hit and a second one being destroyed. It is currently unclear where exactly the images were filmed but they were obtained from the Command of the Assault Troops of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, who said in a statement on Wednesday: “Soldiers of the 80th Separate Assault Brigade of the Air Assault Forces of the Armed Forces of Ukraine destroyed two modern Russian T-90 ‘Vladimir’ tanks with a Javelin anti-aircraft missile system....

Maryna Mazur—a 22-year-old Ukrainian native who had been studying for her business degree in Berlin, Germany—says that she decided to return to her home country to join the fight. “I want to join the fight,” she told Newsmax TV, “Nothing matters now apart from my family staying alive … and to kill as many Russians as I can. … I have no mercy for those people.” “I wish there was no war,” she continued....

The Quick Guns came into this encounter on the back of a thumping win over the Rajasthan Warriors. The Khiladis, however, were convincingly beaten by the Odisha Juggernauts in their last game. While Chennai needed a win to qualify, Mumbai needed to avoid defeat to stay alive in the competition. The Khiladis won the toss and chose to defend first and that’s about all that went right for them....

Ukraine’s Operational and Tactical Group (UTG) “East” said on Facebook that 106 Russian troops had allegedly been killed. Multiple armored military vehicles, weapons, ammunition and other supplies were also reportedly destroyed. The Russian military has focused heavily on capturing the Donbas due to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s push to allegedly “liberate” the region and “de-Nazify” Ukraine. The Russian military has lost approximately 33,800 troops during the nearly three-month war, according to the General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine....

“SOON WE ARE EXPECTING THE DELIVERY OF FIRST NASAMS AIR DEFENCE SYSTEMS. OUR SOLDIERS ARE FINISHING THE MASTERY OF THE EQUIPMENT,” Ukrainian Minister of Defense Oleksii Reznikov said in a Facebook post on Monday. “Moreover, thousands of our soldiers have undergone training, and tens of thousands are preparing for training in partner countries.” The announcement comes as Ukraine has continued to receive military assistance from the U.S. and other NATO nations as they continue their counteroffensive against Russian troops....

“Russian Private Military Company the Wagner Group has deployed to eastern Ukraine,” the British Ministry of Defence tweeted in its latest intelligence update late on Monday. “They are expected to deploy more than 1,000 mercenaries, including senior leaders of the organization, to undertake combat operations.” The Wagner Group—an elite, private military network aligned with the Kremlin—has been linked through the years to some of Russia’s most chilling operations abroad, including in Syria, Libya and Mali....

Agence France-Presse tweeted that Lukashenko told the news agency on Thursday that the conflict must end to avoid the “abyss of nuclear war.” The Kremlin has repeatedly denied it would resort to nuclear weapons but the prospect of an escalation towards the use of non-conventional arms has been a regular topic on Russian state television. Meanwhile, this week, The Institute for the Study of War (ISW), a U.S.-based think tank, said that Russian President Vladimir Putin might use a nuclear threat to deter a Ukrainian counteroffensive against the occupied Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk, and Luhansk regions....

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of Ukraine reported on Facebook early on Saturday morning that the nation’s air force had destroyed the seven targets at midnight on October 14/15. “Two are in the south of the country,” the Facebook post said. “The ‘Shahed-136’ kamikaze drone and an attack helicopter (type to be specified) were destroyed by anti-aircraft missile units of the Southern Air Command of the Air Force....

It’s a lot to keep track of, but we’ve examined both technologies to pick out the difference and help you pick the right screen for you. Here’s what you need to know about ULED and QLED TVs. Overall Findings Since “QLED” refers primarily to a specific kind of display, you don’t necessarily have to choose between these two features. In fact, some ULED TVs have the same types of quantum-dot displays that QLEDs use....

The Logitech-owned brand has gone big on the speaker’s environmental credentials. The latest Wonderboom speaker uses a minimum of 31% post-consumer recycled plastic, and is wrapped in a sustainable fabric made from 100% recycled polyester. The packaging is also FSC (Forest Stewardship Council) Certified. The firm says this means you can “party for the planet” but the speaker also has upgrades in the technical department. You now get an extra hour of battery life compared to the Wonderboom 2, with up to 14 hours of portable playback – though the downside is that charging is over the now slightly antiquated Micro-USB standard....

Ultra HD resolution provides four times as much resolution as full HD, and HDR content offers enhanced brightness, contrast, and color performance. A separate set of specifications unveiled by the UHD Alliance in 2016 takes these specs a bit further. It’s called Ultra HD Premium. What Is Ultra HD Premium? Developed by the Ultra High Definition Alliance (UHDA), a working group of more than 30 industry brands, Ultra HD Premium is a badge or logo that is meant to tell consumers which TVs, displays, or video content are designed to deliver a more robust HDR and UHD experience....

Transferring files and starting chat conversations are a couple of its basic features. Keep reading to see our review of UltraVNC. We’ve also included the pros and cons of the program as well as a brief look at how it works. More About UltraVNC Windows 7 is the minimum OS, so it also runs on Windows 11, Windows 10, and Windows 8 Unattended access can be set up to always have access to the UltraVNC server Router changes are required on the server’s network to allow incoming connections from the client Connection shortcut files can be made for quick access to a remote computer A static IP address must be configured for unattended access File transfer is supported in both the client software and through a browser...

And – naturally – you can’t just fly wherever and however you like. There’s a UK dronecode, a simple set of rules, to ensure you fly safely and legally. For the most part the rules are common sense. But with the police now having powers to ground drones if they’re flouting the law, it pays to know the dronecode inside out before you take off. We’ll also explain the equivalent rules in certain other countries in case you want to take your drone on holiday to capture some great aerial video....

Update: Disney has pointed out that the research was carried about before Disney+ launched in the UK and is therefore unfair to be included in the figures we’ve talked about in this article. According to a survey carried out by Uswitch, the UK is watching an extra 170 million hours of streaming services per week compared to before lockdown. With plenty of people furloughed from jobs and with kids to entertain, a whopping 47% said they were watching a higher proportion of streamed TV and films....

Entelgy, empresa de Consultoría, Tecnología y Outsourcing, ha aventurado cuáles serán las prioridades de las empresas y gobiernos durante este 2016: Ciberseguridad Según las cifras que maneja el Centro Criptológico Nacional, el pasado año culminó con un incremento del 44% en el número de incidentes de seguridad en España respecto a 2014, sumando nada menos que 18.653 alertas, de las que la mayoría fueron de carácter grave. Esto ha provocado que las empresas y organismos públicos se den cuenta de la enorme importancia de contar con una política de ciberseguridad que les permita protegerse de los hackers y, en caso de resultar atacados, de minimizar los daños resultantes, ya sean en forma de robo de información y datos personales o por la inactividad de la empresa a causa del incidente....