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Sun Tanning In The Garden

A grasshopper basking in the harsh sun in the botanic gardens. Photo credit: Jonathan Chua.

This was taken with a manual focus lens, a very old Adaptall mount lens. The exposure had need to be biased brighter by a stop to produce this image.

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Tu-160 Russian bombers air base is hit by Ukrainian drone attack

Fernando Valduga By Fernando Valduga 12/27/2022 - 12:00 in Military, War Zones

The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that three military personnel died on December 26, 2022, after an air strike with a drone launched by Ukraine at a Tu-160 bomb base. What we know so far.

The drone was even shot down, but several wreckage fell at the Engels Russian Air Force base, located in the southwestern region of Saratov, which houses the Tu-160, the most powerful bomber in the Russian Air Force.

Citing information from the Russian Ministry of Defense, a Ukrainian unmanned aerial vehicle was shot down at low altitude on December 26, 2022, around 1:35 a.m. Moscow time, while approaching the Engels military air base in the Saratov region.

As a result of the fall of the drone wreckage, three Russian military personnel of the technical team who were at the air base died.

Probable places where the wreckage of the Ukrainian drone fell.

Engels Air Base is a military air base of strategic bombers in Russia located 14 kilometers east of Saratov, located 730 kilometers southeast of Moscow. It is one of the most important bases of the Russian air force that houses the strategic bombers Tupolev Tu-160 and Tu-95.

The Tupolev Tu-160 is considered the largest and heaviest supersonic military bombing plane ever built. It can carry nuclear and conventional weapons, including long-range nuclear missiles.

The Tu-160 is capable of transporting the Kh-55MS strategic cruise missile, known in the West by the NATO designation and codenamed AS-15 Kent. Up to 12 Kh-55MS missiles can be transported, six in each bay. The UK Ministry of Defense reported on November 26, 2022 that Russia is probably removing nuclear warheads from aged Kh-55 SM missiles and launching the warheadless missiles against targets in Ukraine.

According to information published on social networks, several bombers have been damaged, but currently the Russian ministry has not confirmed this information.

On December 5, 2022, the Russian Ministry of Defense announced that two military air force bases were bombed by unidentified air systems. One of the explosions occurred at Engels-1 air base, in the Saratov region, and the other in Dyagilevo, in the Ryazan area. Citing information published by Russia on December 5, 2022, the weapons launched by Ukraine were jet drones from the Soviet era. Allegedly, they were Tupolev Tu-141s, a former Soviet reconnaissance drone that was last used on the front line in the 1980s, flying on photo-recognition missions to the Soviet air force.

The Tu-141 is a Soviet-made reconnaissance drone that was in service with the Russian air force and also with the Ukrainian air force from 1979 to 1989. On March 8, 2022, a Tu-141 reconnaissance drone crashed in Ukraine. We can therefore think that Ukrainian engineers could have modified the drone to be used as a wandering ammunition.

A Tu-141 drone seen next to the launcher.

In terms of technical characteristics, the Tu-141 is 14.33 m long and 3.88 m wingspan. It is powered by a Tumansky KR-17A engine and can fly at a maximum speed of 1,100 km with a maximum cruising range of 1,000 km.

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Fernando Valduga

Aviation photographer and pilot since 1992, he has participated in several events and air operations, such as Cruzex, AirVenture, Dayton Airshow and FIDAE. He has works published in specialized aviation magazines in Brazil and abroad. Uses Canon equipment during his photographic work in the world of aviation.

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Film Photo 

Ricoh KR-10 Super + SMC Pentax-M 1.4 50mm + Lomography 100 Colour Film (35mm format)

Taken at F/11

Salford Quays, Manchester, England

Some beautiful colours received from this Lomography 100 film. My first time using it and I’m not disappointed. Colours are wonderfully rendered but maybe a little more grain than the Fujicolor Industrial Colour 100 I tried before. The grain in fact I’m not massively impressed by but the colours are very good, and when it’s uploaded in a size you’re viewing on Tumblr now you can’t even see the grain. It’s also once of the cheapest, if not THE cheapest, 100 speed films around so in terms of value for money it’s pretty darn exceptional. It receives a respectful “nod” of approval as I place my other two rolls in the fridge. 

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42 hero cops in Marawi siege promoted

#PHnews: 42 hero cops in Marawi siege promoted

MANILA -- The National Police Commission (Napolcom) has granted special promotion to 42 police personnel for their heroic deeds during the Marawi siege in October 2017.

In a statement sent to reporters on Monday, Napolcom Vice-Chairman and Executive Officer Rogelio T. Casurao said the Commission en banc approved eight separate resolutions confirming the special promotion of the latest batches of police officers who risked their lives to liberate Marawi City from local terrorist groups led by the Maute brothers and Abu Sayyaf leader Isnilon Hapilon.

The commission confirmed the special promotion of 20 police officers from the PNP Intelligence Group (IG) for their exemplary performance in providing assistance to the PNP Special Action Force (SAF) in locating their armored vehicle and their crew, who were trapped on the ground by entering the main battle area resulting in the neutralization of several members of the Maute Group, the rescue of many civilians and the further preemption of the enemy’s hostile plans.

He said seven uniformed personnel of the PNP Crime Laboratory Group (CLG) were also granted special promotion for their high sense of professionalism and commitment to duty during the conduct of autopsies where they obtained DNA samples from the recovered bodies of PNP and AFP personnel and civilians who died during the siege, despite security concerns in the main battle area and health hazards coming from the decomposing bodies.

Another batch of 10 PNP members were also promoted for their gallantry in action during the conduct of anti-carnapping operations where they provided security at the entry and exit of thoroughfares to ensure the protection of lives and properties and the safe passage of operating troops to thwart lawless elements.

Also granted special promotion are two police personnel, one of whom demonstrated personal bravery during the retrieval of a memory card from a drone camera despite heavy gunfire from snipers.

He was also responsible for mapping out the processed photographs and converting the same into grid coordinates of the enemy’s location for coordinated aerial strikes. The other one was hit by an enemy sniper while conducting perimeter security as a member of the blocking force at the main gate of the Provincial Capitol Complex.

Casurao said the commission also approved the special posthumous promotion of three police personnel, who sacrificed their lives for the liberation of Marawi City while Corporal Daniel T. Tegwa demonstrated personal bravery when he retaliated and delivered suppressive firing using a caliber 50 heavy machine gun towards the overwhelming number of LTGs that disorganized them.

Cpl. Alex M. Laurente displayed conspicuous courage and gallantry as part of the 1st Special Action Battalion (1SAB) that was resupplying ammunition to the SAF Troopers at the frontline advance post. PAT Moises T. Kimayong, Jr. demonstrated self-sacrifice while helping in the evacuation of a wounded member of the Scout Ranger Course Class 201-2016 during the conduct of a reconnaissance mission.

“Their acts of conspicuous courage, gallantry in action and self-sacrifice clearly manifest their commitment to serve and protect the people and their noteworthy accomplishment earned distinct honor and credit not only for themselves but for the entire police organization as well,” Casurao said.

The Commission previously confirmed the special promotion to the next higher rank of 906 police personnel who risked their lives above and beyond the call of duty during the five-month Marawi siege.

In a related development, the PNP has bestowed the Medalya ng Kagalingan to 10 personnel of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) on Monday during the regular flag-raising ceremony at the National Headquarters in Camp Crame, Quezon City.

PNP officer-in-charge, Lt. Gen Archie Francisco F. Gamboa personally awarded the medal for the successful simultaneous implementation of search warrant on October 31 in Barangay 33, Bata, and Taculing in Bacolod City.

The operation has resulted in the arrest of 42 identified members of Komiteng Rehiyon-Negros, Cebu, Bohol and Siquijor (KR-NCBS).

Also, there are 13 newly recruited minors have been rescued while undergoing combat-related training and indoctrination who were from different areas of Negros Occidental.

The operation also resulted in the confiscation of 32 assorted firearms, three fragmentation grenades, two 40 mm ammunition, and assorted ammunition. (PNA)

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References:

* Philippine News Agency. "42 hero cops in Marawi siege promoted." Philippine News Agency. https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087668 (accessed December 03, 2019 at 12:41AM UTC+14).

* Philippine News Agency. "42 hero cops in Marawi siege promoted." Archive Today. https://archive.ph/?run=1&url=https://www.pna.gov.ph/articles/1087668 (archived).

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Film Photo

Ricoh KR-10 Super + Ricoh Rikenon 50mm F/1.7 + Ilford XP2 400 film

Manchester, England

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