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I am a Vietnam veteran living in Russia.  My community is about the daily life in the town of Kimovsk, Russia and the local peoples perspective of current affairs.
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Tula Museum of Arms part 1

Before you even enter the museum of arms, and pay your admission, you’re confronted with a wide assortment of tracked and wheeled armored vehicles. Some are brand new and others date back to WWI.
The first sign I come to reads, “Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Russian Military Historical Society Tula State Weapon Museum

EXHIBITION OF RUSSIAN MILITARY EQUIPMENT, WHICH WEAPONS AND EQUIPMENT WERE DEVELOPED WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF TULA CONSTRUCTORS

STEEL GUARDS

Defense enterprises in Tula firmly occupy leading positions primarily in the development and production of multiple launch rocket systems, small arms and cannon weapons, anti-aircraft and anti-aircraft missile systems and radar stations. Numerous military equipment created by Tula gunsmiths together with design teams of other enterprises
military-industrial complex, today is widely used by various branches of the Ground Forces, the Air Force and the Navy of the Russian Federation.
The project was implemented with the support
governors of the Tula region
V.S. Gruzdeva and A.G. Dyumina,
Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation, Government of the Tula Region,
military-industrial enterprises of Tula: JSC Research and Production Association Splav, JSC Instrument Design Bureau
them. Academician A.G. Shipunova",
ODO AK Tulamashzavod, PJSC Research and Production Association Strela.
The demilitarization of the T-80B tank was carried out at the expense of sponsorship funds from Shchekinoazot OJSC.”
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🏴 KOSTIANTYNIVKA CAPTURED — After 186 days of brutal fighting, Russian forces raise flags across the city. Geolocated footage confirms control of the Chervony micro-district. Ukrainian officials deny full capture, but the maps tell a different story.

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⚔️ LYMAN BATTLE NEARS END — Russian Ministry of Defense reports clashes inside the city itself. Full capture announcement expected before NATO summit.

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