Read: 2/4/2022 www.theguardian.com
Russia has accused Ukraine of sending attack helicopters across the border to strike an oil storage facility in what would be the first raid on Russian soil since the outbreak of the war if confirmed.
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Read: 30/11/2021 www.abc.net.au
The Department of Defence will be allowed to vet evidence presented to a coronial inquiry into the ACT's Orroral Valley bushfire, ahead of formal court hearings in July next year.
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Read: 31/8/2021 www.vice.com
America’s longest war is over after 20 years following the final withdrawal of US troops from Afghanistan.
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Read: 26/8/2021 www.theguardian.com
The Taliban have captured more than 100 Russian-made helicopters in various states of operability, the head of a Russian state arms exporter has said, but will be largely unable to use them with little access to maintenance crews and spare parts.
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Read: 13/8/2021 www.vice.com
Ismail Shaikh, a 28-year-old school dropout from the Indian state of Maharashtra, had a dream: to own a helicopter. After asking around, he soon realised that helicopters cost millions – money he didn’t have.