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▫️ The evolution of the Russian–Japanese border

Talk of Japan’s dissatisfaction with the status of the Kuril Islands has resurfaced again.

Of all the disputed border territories, the Kurils were under Japanese control for the longest period: in 1875, the border was established so that all of Sakhalin belonged to Russia, while all of the Kuril Islands belonged to Japan.

In 1905, Japan gained the southern half of Sakhalin. In 1945, it returned to Russia together with the Kuril Islands.

Since then, the Kurils have been Russian for more than 80 years — and Japan has been unhappy about it for more than 80 years.

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🤖 An autonomous excavator can now do more than just dig — it can build full-scale walls from heavy stone entirely on its own.

Researchers at ETH Zurich and the Robotic Systems Lab used the HEAP system to construct a 65-metre-long dry-stone wall up to 6 metres high.

The machine first scanned the available material, then selected and placed suitable stones by itself.

🏗️ In total, the excavator handled and precisely positioned more than 900 individual elements, some weighing over 1,000 kg.

The system combines computer-aided design, machine control and stone-shape recognition, allowing each block to be fitted into place without mortar or conventional manual masonry.

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📰 The Economist has released a report claiming that Putin is helping train the Chinese military, while Beijing in return provides Russia with technologies for drones and soldiers.

According to the publication, this cooperation is aimed at preparing China for a future conflict over Taiwan — a scenario the video treats not as a possibility, but almost as an inevitability.

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🇨🇳 China is apparently building the world’s first carrier ship designed to launch giant unmanned underwater vehicles, spotted at a shipyard in Shanghai.

The vessel features a docking bay, launch system and internal hangar capable of carrying around four UUVs.

China is already testing two types of XXLUUVs, measuring 35 and 45 metres in length — around 6–8 times larger than the US Navy’s Orca unmanned submarine.

According to Naval News, the most plausible explanation is that the vessel is a carrier for combat underwater drones, rather than a research ship.

The publication notes that China currently appears to be well ahead of any other country in developing and deploying full-size unmanned underwater vehicles.

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🗣️ German Chancellor Friedrich Merz addressed the international community:

“The Houthis currently control strategically important positions around the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. They are striking energy facilities in Saudi Arabia.

This is further worsening the situation on energy markets, and Germany is also feeling the consequences.

The international community cannot allow the Houthis to take control of shipping in the Red Sea.”

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⚡️ “If the Americans had not backed away from the agreements reached in Anchorage, we would already have been living without war for a year,” Lavrov said.

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💥 Last night, Geran-2 UAVs reached a petrol station near the Yahodyn border crossing on the Polish border.

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