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You must have a network of people around you that support your work. Your talent as an artist is only a small part of the equation when it comes to the growth of your work.
What you don't see in this photo, is my dad, freezing his ass off as I make him remotely fire the shutter over and over again. My exposures for this shot ranged from 3 seconds to 20 seconds so when you do this several times, it adds up quick in low 40 degree weather. I'm up in Port Townsend, Washington visiting my dad this weekend. He always supports what I do and he is part of a network of people I choose to surround myself for critiques, input and inspiration. This is one of the most important aspects of art. Period. You cannot grow as an artist, or a writer, or a photographer, or any other talent-based profession in a closed environment. You need to show people your work, take feedback constructively and most of all surround yourself with a support group who will not hesitate to tell you is straight.
If you do this, you will flourish faster than you will with any amount of closed door practice. Find people you respect, find feedback you can act on, and you'll find yourself a support group you can always count on.
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Smart Support Socket
Up until now, doll owners have been faced with either crotch saddle or C waist shaped stands which go around the waist or shin - both completely spoil the look of the doll and the owners photos - it did not have to be this way.
Smart Dolls are designed to stand on their own two feet but there are situations where you may need extra stability - like when you are taking them out n about or displaying them at an event near humans who could bump into them.
I designed Smart Doll with a "Smart Support Socket" located at the back of the waist which allows the attachment of either the Telescopic Stand (included) or Air Stand (sold separately).
The Smart Support Socket is also a means for me to support fixtures for future products like the up n coming bicycles or skateboards and even robotic functionality.
View more at www.dannychoo.com/en/post/27284/Smart+Support+Socket.html
Please support those small baby Brickheadz. ideas.lego.com/projects/cc1dc013-05eb-4b04-90d5-98f6f6161229
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More photos of Toronto Fire Services' vehicles at the 2009 St. Patrick's Day parade.
Support 7 truck.
I'm afraid Toronto's fire engines are quite aged and the city government is too poor to replace the fleet.
Pierce Township Clermont County, OH
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06/08 Ford F-350 Super Duty/Zoresco Equip
Reading Body with CET Skid Unit
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Designer: Workers Congress of "East is Red" Agricultural Machinery Plant of Shenyang City (collective work) (沈阳市东方红农业机械厂工代会供稿)
ca. 1969-1970
Support agriculture energetically
Dali zhiyuan nongye (大力支援农业)
Publisher: Revolutionary Committee of the Cultural Section of the Revolutionary Committee of Shenyang City (沈阳市革命委员会文化局革委会)
Call number: BG E13/833 (Landsberger collection)
See: chineseposters.net/themes/cultural-revolution-campaigns
Your little feet dangle far from the ground
What love your mother and I have found
So precious and small so innocent and pure
Our love is so strong it almost feels obscure
So until those little feet can stand on their own
Don't be afraid you're not alone
He wants to support you and hold you close. But his embrace is deadly because his chest is covered with knives.
This is a poster created to promote the sale of some Hexagonal Origami Gift Boxes in support of the survivors of the Japanese earthquake and tsunami.
(The best quality version of this image is here.)
The poster / flyer is intended to be square - like origami paper. A version of this image with borders and crop marks - to help in cutting any paper print to the correct shape - can be found here.
You can see views of all 20 boxes individually for sale in a set here.
You can plunge into the eBay auctions here.
If you enjoy shopping in support of the Japanese Red Cross Society, you might also like Tomodachi Calling, a cafepress web store / shop (recommend by a fellow flickrer schmid91, who helped document the aftermath of the tsunami in Ishinomaki Myagi prefecture).
Main body of Task Force Kitgum moves into Life Support Area Fist
By Spc. Jason Nolte
KITGUM, Uganda – Weeks of hard work have come to a head for the advanced and torch parties for Natural Fire 10 as the main body moved from Entebbe to Kitgum and into the new home on Life Support Area (LSA) Fist on Pajimo Barracks.
The heat of the day was broken by a strong breeze as the first group arrived by CH-47 Chinooks. They quickly carried the baggage to waiting cargo handlers, then loaded onto separate buses for transportation to the reception point.
The joint forces assigned to Task Force Kitgum as part of Combined Joint Task Force Lion were met at the reception point by 1st Sgt. Devika Hull, Task Force S-1 from the 560th Battlefield Surveillance Brigade.
“Accountability,” Hull explains the reason everyone had to sign in, “Makes sure everyone is where they’re supposed to be.”
After signing in, the incoming troops were given a brief on the rules of the LSA by Cpt. Ramlakhan, Command, 5th Quartermaster Company, who had previously helped guide the helicopters in. Once oriented, the incoming troops were shown to their new berths in the surrounding tents.
“It went well,” Hull says, “21st TSC (Theater Sustainment Command) had a well laid out plan. Capt. Ramlakhan met them at the flight line and stayed with them the whole time.”
Lt. Col. Michael Cortez, Commander, 21st TSC Special Troops Battalion explains the roll of the 21st TSC, “We were responsible, both in Entebbe with the HRSC-E (Human Resources Sustainment Center – Europe) and here with the 5th Quartermaster, for Reception, Staging, Onward Movement, and Integration of hundreds of soldiers, sailors, marines, and airmen.”
Later in the evening, after darkness had fallen in rural Uganda, a line of buses rolled up the dirt roads leading to the LSA, bringing the second group of troops in for the day. Filling up the tents and filling up the Task Force in order to complete its mission.
Natural Fire 10 is a routine, scheduled training exercise which offers an opportunity for East African Community Partner Nations and the US military to work together on a humanitarian assistance mission. Working together all parties will learn from each other to increase regional capabilities to respond to complex humanitarian emergencies.
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091015-A-1211N-115 Troops from Task Force Kitgum unload their baggage from a CH-47 Chinook, Kitgum, Uganda, Oct. 15, 2009. (US Army photo by Spc. Jason Nolte)
091015-A-1211N-122 Troops from Task Force Kitgum unload their baggage from a CH-47 Chinook, Kitgum, Uganda, Oct. 15, 2009. (US Army photo by Spc. Jason Nolte)
Computers Unplugged is a computer repair company in Koo Wee Rup, near Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. I saw their logo and took a picture of it!
Computersunplugged.com.au
Eurozone crisis
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Long-term interest rates (secondary market yields of government bonds with maturities of close to ten years) of all eurozone countries except Estonia.[1] A yield being more than 4% higher compared to the lowest comparable yield among the Eurozone states, i.e. yields above 6% in September 2011, indicates that financial markets have serious doubts about credit-worthiness of the state.[2]
Note: Primary market yields are reported for Cyprus,[1] extracted from the government bond with longest maturity (CYGB 6.5%, 25 Aug 2021), which was issued in August 2011 with a maximum cut-off yield at 7.0%.[3] This mean that in market situations where the Cypriot government bond rate for comparable maturities exceeds the cut-off yield (which occurred throughout the entire period covered by the graph), this will not be noticed by the yield data for this type of bonds, having their maximum cut-off yield enforced. In order to asses "free market trade" values for Cypriot long-term government bond yields during 2010-2013, the secondary market yields of the Cypriot government bond with longest maturity but without a maximum cut-off yield enforced, is considered to be more accurate.[4] This bond, identified since January 2010 to be the (CYPGB 4.625%, EUR, 3 Feb 2020), had an average yield at 4.6% for January 2010[5] followed by a yield peak at 16.5% on 12 June 2012,[6] and was reported to be down at 11.5% on 17 May 2013.[7]
The Eurozone crisis (often referred to as the Euro crisis) is an ongoing crisis that has been affecting the countries of the Eurozone since late 2009. It is a combined government debt crisis, a banking crisis and a growth and competitiveness crisis.[8]
The crisis made it difficult or impossible for some countries in the eurozone to repay or refinance their government debt without the assistance of third parties. Moreover, banks in the Eurozone are undercapitalised and have faced liquidity problems. Additionally, economic growth is slow in the whole of the Eurozone and is unequally distributed across the member states.[8] Governments of the states most severely affected by the crisis have co-ordinated their responses with a committee dubbed "the Troika" formed by three international organisations: the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund.
In 1992, members of the European Union signed the Maastricht Treaty, under which they pledged to limit their deficit spending and debt levels. However, in the early 2000s, a number of EU member states were failing to stay within the confines of the Maastricht criteria and turned to securitising future government revenues to reduce their debts and/or deficits. Sovereigns sold rights to receive future cash flows, allowing governments to raise funds without violating debt and deficit targets, but sidestepping best practice and ignoring internationally agreed standards.[9] This allowed the sovereigns to mask (or "Enronise") their deficit and debt levels through a combination of techniques, including inconsistent accounting, off-balance-sheet transactions as well as the use of complex currency and credit derivatives structures.[9]
From late 2009, fears of a sovereign debt crisis developed among investors as a result of the rising private and government debt levels around the world together with a wave of downgrading of government debt in some European states. Causes of the crisis varied by country. In several countries, private debts arising from a property bubble were transferred to sovereign debt as a result of banking system bailouts and government responses to slowing economies post-bubble. In Greece, high public sector wage and pension commitments were connected to the debt increase.[10] The structure of the Eurozone as a currency union (i.e. one currency) without fiscal union (e.g., different tax and public pension rules) contributed to the crisis and harmed the ability of European leaders to respond.[11][12] European banks own a significant amount of sovereign debt, such that concerns regarding the solvency of banking systems or sovereigns are negatively reinforcing.[13]
Concerns intensified in early 2010 and thereafter,[14][15] leading European nations to implement a series of financial support measures such as the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) and European Stability Mechanism (ESM).
Aside from all the political measures and bailout programmes being implemented to combat the Eurozone crisis, the European Central Bank (ECB) has also done its part by lowering interest rates and providing cheap loans of more than one trillion Euro to maintain money flows between European banks. On 6 September 2012, the ECB also calmed financial markets by announcing free unlimited support for all eurozone countries involved in a sovereign state bailout/precautionary programme from EFSF/ESM, through some yield lowering Outright Monetary Transactions (OMT).[16]
The crisis did not only introduce adverse economic effects for the worst hit countries, but also had a major political impact on the ruling governments in 8 out of 17 eurozone countries, leading to power shifts in Greece, Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Spain, Slovenia, Slovakia, and the Netherlands.
The Eurozone crisis has become a social crisis for the most affected countries, with Greece and Spain having the highest unemployment rates in the currency area - both 27% in mid-2013.[17]
François Mitterrand: Astrology and Horoscope
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MANIFESTATION IN SUPPORT OF UKRAINE at Place Luxembourg / Luxemburgplein in Brussels, Belgium, at the European Parliament. Participants are shocked, sad, furious...about the Russian military aggression against Ukraine. Many participants are Ukrainians living in Belgium and some are Ukrainian refugees who already made it to Brussels. Also members of the European Parliament and Belgian citizens were present.
The new Fire and Rescue Operations Support Tender (FROST) 131. This truck combines the roles of the older Damage Control Tender (Salvage) and Breathing Apparatus Tender. The size of this rig is apparent, being almost as long as a 112ft (34m) Scania P310/Bronto F34 RLX aerial truck.
OST131 is one of multiple units of its kind in service or scheduled to enter service. This particular rig is awaiting its equipment.
Tomatoes are supported by strings running between wooden stakes. The lead stake is a strong metal post. Then hardwood stakes are placed between groups of two tomato plants. We use 4 foot stakes for most tomatoes, 5 foot stakes for cherry tomatoes. A string is tied securely to the lead stake, then run to the next stake, looped around and pulled tight, then to the next stake, etc. At the other end of the row, the string is tied securely to the metal post, then run down the other side of the row of plants to the next stake, just as before. That gives us two strings running down the row with the tomato plants in between. This is called the San Diego weave or sometimes the Florida weave. There are variations in which the string is run between the plants also rather than just along the outside of the stakes. In my opinion, more work for negligible advantage.
Many growers use plastic string because it's light and smooth and easy to handle. You can buy a box with a clip that attaches to your belt. We use sisal baling twine. It's biodegradable, so if some gets left in the field or winds up in the compost it's no problem. Baling twine comes in a package of two 4500 foot rolls. A roll fits into a 5 gallon bucket for ease in carrying around, but it weighs about 10-15 lb, so it's not something you can attach to your belt (if you want your pants to stay up). We just carry it to the end of the row stretching the string out, then work it onto the stakes.
The plants can flop around within the string/stake area, but can't fall to the ground. This keeps the fruit off the ground. Air around the plants keeps the leaves and fruit dry, which inhibits fungus problems.
We put a string on when the plants get tall enough to be in danger of being blown over in wind. After that we have to add strings as the plant gets higher. Ideally we'd put about four layers of string on, but the later strings are needed when we're occupied with other tasks on the farm, so sometimes we get only three layers on. If we miss a stringing, the plants get unruly and it takes much longer to get the strings on, since the plants have to be lifted individually to get the strings under them for support.
Flying support on the Mt. MacLean fire near Lillooet in 2009.
This helicopter was reported destroyed recently. The pilot made an emergency landing due to an engine chip light. During the two minute cool down, the engine came apart causing a fire which consumed the entire machine.
Caption: KITGUM, Uganda, Oct 20 -- Pfc. Kendra Hinds, a medic deployed to Uganda with the Army Reserve's 7225th Medical Support Unit (MSU) searches for a vein in order to give a patient an IV. The expectant mother arrived at the Pajimo Clinic in the north of Uganda and delivered a healthy baby boy about 90 minutes later. (Photo credit Maj. Corey Schultz, Army Reserve Communications.)
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Army Reserve Nurse Delivers Baby in Rural Uganda
By Maj.Corey Schultz, U.S. Army Reserve Command
KITGUM, Uganda -- When 1st Lt. Victoria Lynn Watson deployed to Uganda for Natural Fire 10, she never imagined using her labor and delivery nursing skills during the exercise.
But when a Ugandan woman, Linda, arrived in labor at Pajimo medical clinic, where the Army Reserve's 7225th Medical Support Unit was partnering with East African medics to offer healthcare to the Kitgum community, Watson sprang into action.
She checked her watch. It was nearly 2:30 pm when medics hurried the 19-year-old expectant mother from the clinic gates where hundreds had gathered to receive care.
During the 10-day exercise, the medics run a daily clinic to treat upwards of 700 Ugandans a day for ailments such as arthritis, minor wounds, skin infections --and dental and optometry care. Soldiers from Uganda, Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya and Burundi are working alongside U.S. troops on medical, dental and engineering projects in the Kitgum region. Meanwhile, each nation is also taking part in security training and a simulated disaster relief exercise.
While pregnancy was not a planned treatment, the Pajimo clinic staffs a midwife and Watson was eager to assist. If the U.S. Army Reserve officer were back home in Abilene, Texas, she would do the same.
"This is what I do. I'm a labor and delivery nurse in my civilian job," Watson said, hurrying past Ugandan families clutching medicines and awaiting dental checks, "This is what I live for."
Watson serves with the 7231st Medical Support Unit in Lubbock, Texas, but volunteered to augment the 7225th for Uganda.
Once in the clinics maternity ward, Watson and Pfc. Kendra Hinds, a U.S. Army Reserve medic from Lubbock, Texas, joined Stella, the Ugandan midwife. Stella asked the lieutenant to work with her to deliver the child.
Stella and her Ugandan assistant prepared the delivery room. Watson's examined the woman - nine centimeters and having contractions. Her watch read 3 p.m.
Hinds never helped a woman give birth. So, Watson talked her through the exam as they felt the mother's stomach to see where the baby was.
"You can feel the contractions," Watson said to Hines. "Her sides and belly get hard. Feel here...that's the head. It's in the right place, that's good. The baby is aligned right."
The midwife, Stella Betty Lamono – who goes by Stella, produced a Pinnard Horn - a wooden listening device not often seen in America that is used to hear the baby's heartbeat. Watson and Hinds took turns listening.
Then Stella posed a question.
"You are delivering," Stella said. "You should name the baby."
"OK, I'll name the baby," Watson said, in a light-hearted way. "How about, let's see...Gracie for a girl? Yes, I like Gracie."
"And a boy?" asked Stella.
"Okay, for a boy...Cage. I like Cage."
Stella translated. The mother smiled, amused despite her obvious discomfort. It was nearly 3:30 p.m., the baby was coming but the delivery team still had things to do. They tried to start an intravenous drip.
There was a problem, they couldn't find a vein. They spoke with the mother and found she had not eaten anything for two days.
"She's dehydrated, she needs something with sugar," Watson said.
Soldiers offered sweet powdered drink pack from their daily rations - MRE's, such as lemon-flavored ice tea and a lemon-lime electrolyte drinks.
Watson stirred each drink in a green plastic cup and gave it to the mother, who drank thirstily.
The team then found a vein for an IV, the mother tried to relax. From time to time, she would lift a pink curtain and gaze through the window into the dusty yard. Things quieted.
Meanwhile, her sister arranged swaddling clothes on the receiving table at the other side of the room.
"How many weeks is she?" Hinds asked.
"Thirty-eight," Stella said, confidently.
Ugandan midwives determine the duration of the pregnancy by feeling the stomach for the size of the baby's head versus the height of the fundus -- how high the uterus has pressed upwards into the diaphragm.
"This is amazing," Watson said. "In the States, doctors run a sonogram over the belly, ask for the date of the last menstrual period, and go from there. We learn the 'old school' way, but we never actually do it like Stella has."
Certified Ugandan midwifes attend a three-year school, Stella said, herself a midwife with seven years experience who delivers up to 28 babies each month -- often in rural clinics.
The contractions continued. The mother remained stoic despite the lack of any pain medicine. Sweat beaded on her face, veins throbbed along her neck. She would lay calm more moments, the moan softly and slap the nearby wall. Hinds grabbed a cloth and patted her face and held her hands through contractions.
"Most girls in the States would be yelling and hollering by now," Watson said.
Unlike in the States, the clinic had no monitors, electrical gadgetry or air conditioning. It did have clean water, sterilized equipment and a trained midwife, plus her U.S. counterparts.
It was around 4 p.m., when the mother groaned and slapped the wall again.
"She's in second stage," Watson said. "All she has to do now is push."
A few minutes passed, the mother began to push – Hinds held her hand and continued to comfort her. Then came a loud cry from a healthy baby boy. It was 4:30 p.m.
Watson wiped him down. He waved his tiny hands and stared around the room with large, alert eyes. Stella tied up the stump of the umbilical cord
"You delivered the baby, what name did you pick for a baby boy,” Stella said, reminding Watson.
“Cage," Watson replied. "But I can't name her baby. It's her baby!"
Hinds placed the infant into his mother's arms. The new mom smiled.
"What is she going to name him?" Watson asked. Stella translated. The mother answered --and Stella began to laugh.
"What did she say?" Watson asked.
"She decided she liked the name you picked," Stella said. "She named her little boy 'Cage'."
Outside, U.S. and East African medics were closing up for the day, handing out the final doses of vitamins and routine medications, when they learned the good news. An officer took out the records reflecting the number of people treated, changing 714 to 715, to add Cage - Kitgum's newest resident.
"It's pretty amazing there's a little one out here that I named and that I helped bring into this world," Watson said. "Pretty amazing."
To learn more about United States Army Africa or Natural Fire 10, visit us online at www.usaraf.army.mil
After a quick break for lunch and we knew the gearbox was in right we set about installing the cross member which holds the engine and gearbox up in place in the bus. As you can see from the missing black paint it was fair hammered with a rubber mallet to get it up between the chassis legs. The cross member was bolted up tight then the rear flexible mount fitted to the gearbox. The exhaust mount was attached along with two of the prop bolts. We will need the back lift up so I can turn everything to fit the last two.
The Support car from the video-game Mega Man Legends, an old favorite of mine. It was used as a means to quickly travel across Kattelox Island and also served as a place to repair/upgrade your items.
The 2015 Belle Classic Doll has been fully deboxed. She is standing, supported by a Kaiser doll stand (not included). Belle has a very beautiful and accurate face, and I also like her gown very much. But they skimped on the back of the gown, as it not gathered as it is in the front. Also, they greatly reduced the amount of hair she has in the back. So from behind, it is like she cut short the middle third of her hair. I didn't attempt to even out her hair by unraveling her main curls.
I received the full set of all the 2015 Classic Princess and Prince dolls on June 29, that were released online on June 22, 2015, on the US Disney Store site. There are 11 Princesses (Snow White through Merida) and 10 Princes (The Prince through Flynn Rider). Elsa, Anna, and the Fairy dolls have not had a 2015 makeover yet. The 2015 version of Classic Hans was released in June 26, but I do not have him yet. I have not seen any of these dolls in stores yet, but they should be in stores by next week.
The Princes have the faces of the Fairytale Designer dolls, which is especially noticeable for the Beast. The Belle doll finally has a widow's peak to match the animated character's hair style. In general, I like the changes in the dolls over last years. Since they have finally changed the Prince dolls, I will buy new Prince dolls for the first time in years. They are also on sale for 2 for $20, along with the classic dolls that have not changed yet (the Frozen dolls and the Fairy dolls).
US Disney Store
Released and Purchased online 2015-06-22
Received 2015-06-29
$16.95
Item No. 6001040901201P
Enchanted rose
The Beauty and the Beast heroine sparkles with fairytale glamour in a satin gown with glittering golden filigree and gems. Our Belle Classic Doll features poseable arms and legs so you can create your own tales as old as time. See more
Classic Dolls $10 each when you buy 2 or more
Magic in the details...
• Deluxe costume features satin gown with ruched skirt, glittering golden filigree and gem studs
• Fully poseable
• Combine with the 12'' The Beast Classic Doll, sold separately
• Part of the Disney Princess Classic Doll Collection
The bare necessities
• Ages 3+
• Plastic / polyester
• 12'' H
• Imported
Safety
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small Parts. Not for children under 3 years.
www.aljazeera.com/news/2022/6/5/weapons-to-ukraine-which-...
Weapons to Ukraine: Which countries sent what?
Despite promises of arms transfers, Kyiv says it is still outgunned by Russian forces and is pleading for more heavy weapons.
Numerous countries have sent arms to Ukraine since Russia invaded on February 24.
Most recently, the United States agreed to supply Kyiv with advanced rocket-launch systems to try to turn the tide of the war in the eastern Donbas region, where the main city of Severodonetsk is under attack by Russian forces.
Despite the promises of support, Kyiv says it is still outgunned and is pleading for more heavy weapons.
Ukraine said on Sunday that its war with Russia had entered into a protracted phase and it needed continuous military support, not just one-offs.
“The West must understand that its help cannot be a one-time thing, but something that continues until our victory,” Ukraine’s Deputy Defence Minister Ganna Malyar told local media.
Below is a look at the weaponry pledged by some countries – some sent, some not. It is not an exhaustive list, as some nations keep their transfers secret.
United States
The US said last week that it agreed to Kyiv’s request for high-mobility artillery rocket systems (HIMARS) multiple-rocket launchers, which will allow Ukrainian forces to hit deeper behind Russian lines while staying out of range of Russian artillery.
The HIMARS – which will be limited in range by the US to prevent Ukrainian forces from using them to strike targets inside Russia – are part of a $700m package of weapons to be paid for from a $40bn fund for Ukraine approved by Congress last month.
The administration of US President Joe Biden has already sent $4.5bn in military aid since the war began.
The weapons pledged or sent include 72 155mm howitzers, 72 vehicles to tow them, 144,000 rounds of ammunition, and more than 120 Phoenix Ghost tactical drones recently developed by the US Air Force specifically to address Ukraine’s needs.
The US has also pledged helicopters, armoured personnel carriers, 1,400 Stinger anti-aircraft systems, 5,000 Javelin anti-tank missiles, several thousand rifles with ammunition and a range of other equipment.
Turkey
Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 combat drones have become famous the world over since the war began, with videos going viral of Ukrainian forces using them to destroy convoys of Russian armoured vehicles and artillery.
Ukraine also said it used a TB2 to distract the defences of the Russian warship Moskva before pounding it with missiles in mid-April, causing it to sink.
Before the invasion, Ukraine had about 20 TB2s. In March, Kyiv said it received more, without saying how many.
United Kingdom
Britain said on May 20 that it has committed $566m so far to supporting the Ukrainian military.
The government said the aid included 120 armoured vehicles, 5,800 anti-tank missiles, five air defence systems, 1,000 rockets, and 4.5 tonnes of explosives.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson also promised electronic warfare equipment, a counter-battery radar system, GPS jamming equipment, and thousands of night-vision devices.
Britain said it has also trained more than 22,000 Ukrainian soldiers.
Canada
Canada has supplied Ukraine with $208m worth of military aid since February.
In late May, the federal government said it was sending 20,000 artillery shells to go with the M777 howitzers it already transferred to boost Ukraine’s defences in the Donbas.
Ottawa has also sent drone cameras, rifles, ammunition, high-resolution satellite imagery, rocket launchers, thousands of hand grenades, and two tactical airlift aircraft.
Germany
Chancellor Olaf Scholz said last week that he would send Ukraine an air defence system capable of shielding a “large city” from Russian air raids.
Scholz said Germany would also deploy a tracking-radar system capable of detecting enemy artillery fire. His government has been accused of being slow to arm Kyiv.
In late April, Berlin broke with its policy of sending only defensive weapons and agreed to supply Ukraine with self-propelled howitzers and tanks.
Germany has been negotiating with countries in eastern and southern Europe about sending some of their Soviet-era equipment to Ukraine in return for newer German models.
Spain
In April, Spain shipped 200 tonnes of military equipment to Ukraine, including 30 trucks, several heavy transport trucks, and 10 small vehicles loaded with military material.
France
In mid-April, the French government said it delivered more than $107m of military equipment to Ukraine.
A week later, President Emmanuel Macron promised more aid, including MILAN anti-tank missiles and Caesar self-propelled howitzers.
A senate hearing last week confirmed Paris sent six howitzers and revealed it also transferred Mistral anti-aircraft missiles.
Nordic countries
Norway sent 100 French-made Mistral anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine as well as 4,000 M72 anti-tank weapons.
Sweden announced in late February that it would send 10,000 single-use anti-tank launchers along with demining equipment.
Finland, which like Sweden has applied for NATO membership since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, announced in February that it would send Kyiv 2,500 assault rifles, 150,000 rounds of ammunition, and 1,500 single-use anti-tank launchers. A month after the war began, Helsinki said it would send more weapons, without specifying types or quantities.
Three days after the war started, Denmark said it would send 2,700 anti-tank launchers.
On a visit to Kyiv in late, Danish Prime Minister Mette Fredriksen announced another $88m for weapons. Washington said Denmark plans to send a Harpoon anti-ship missile system, which can target ships as far as 300km (186 miles) offshore.
Ukraine’s neighbours
Poland said it sent $1.6bn worth of arms, including an unspecified number of tanks. Polish and US media have reported Warsaw supplied more than 200 tanks, which would make it Ukraine’s second-largest weapons supplier after the US.
Warsaw said it also transferred anti-tank missiles, mortars, ammunition and drones.
Slovakia so far contributed military material worth $164m and reached a deal with Ukraine on the sale of at least eight howitzers.
Baltic states
Latvia contributed military material worth $214m, including ammunition, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and their launch pads, unmanned aircraft and drones.
A week ago, hundreds of Lithuanians contributed to a fundraiser to buy a Turkish combat drone for Ukraine in its war against Russia in a show of solidarity with a fellow country formerly under Moscow’s rule.
The target of $5.4m was raised in just three and a half days in Lithuania – a country of 2.8 million people – largely in small amounts to fund the purchase of a Bayraktar TB2 unmanned aerial vehicle from Turkey.
Estonia gave $244m in military aid including Javelin anti-tank missiles, howitzers, anti-tank mines and anti-tank guns, and handguns along with ammunition.
Central and Eastern Europe
Slovenia announced in late February that it was sending Kalashnikov assault rifles and ammunition. Slovenia was also in discussions with Germany about sending Ukraine a large number of its Soviet-era tanks in return for German tanks and troop carriers. But no deal has yet been announced.
Bulgaria has not officially provided military equipment to Ukraine because of opposition from pro-Russian socialists.
The Czech Republic sent military aid worth $152m and said it is planning further supplies worth up to $30m. US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said the Czech government gave combat helicopters and rocket systems. Prague said Czech companies will also repair Ukrainian tanks.
Belgium, Netherlands, Greece, Italy
Belgium said it sent 5,000 automatic rifles and anti-tank weapons to Ukraine.
The Netherlands in late February promised the delivery of 200 Stinger missiles and in April said it would send a limited number of howitzers.
Under a deal announced by Germany’s Chancellor Scholz on May 31, Greece will send Ukraine some of its Soviet-era tanks in exchange for more modern vehicles from Berlin. Athens has also sent 400 Kalashnikov assault rifles, rocket launchers and ammunition.
Italy is keeping its arms deliveries to Ukraine secret.
Ever what mecha use when they need heavy weapons? Yeah, me too.
Fooling around tonight. Quick photo to share the love. also, I LOVE the belted ammo from BrickARMS. It is the only non Lego elements I use.
{day 75}
While waiting for our acting teacher to come, a bunch of my fellow students and I were looking out the window at the street below.
I noticed these two people and started taking some shots of them.
I'm really happy with this shot.
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