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Crash of plane fighting Greek island wildfire kills both pilots
A Greek air force water-dropping plane crashed while diving into a wildfire in southern Greece on Tuesday, killing both pilots, as authorities battled blazes that have been raging for days across the country amid a return of heat wave temperatures.
Firefighting plane crash kills two pilots
The wildfires raging on the islands of Rhodes, Evia, Corfu and several locations in mainland Greece caused the first human casualties Tuesday.
Two Greek Air Force pilots died on the island of Evia when a Canadair CL-215 firefighting plane crashed near the town of Karystos shortly after 2 p.m., an Air Force spokesman announced.
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Two firefighting pilots confirmed dead
The Air Force has confirmed that the two pilots missing since their firefighting aircraft crashed in southern Evia are dead.
In a statement, the General Air Staff Air Force named the two officers as Captain Christos Moulas (34) and his co-pilot, Second Lieutenant Periklis Stefanidis (27).
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Firefighting aircraft crashes while battling Evia wildfire
A search and rescue operation is underway for two airmen on the island of Evia after their Canadair firefighting aircraft crashed while battling the wildfire that is raging in the southern part of the island.
UN: Sudan is on the verge of Full-Scale Civil War
Sudan is on the brink of "full-scale civil war," UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned, three months after the army and a powerful paramilitary force clashed in the capital, two neighboring towns, the western Darfur region and other parts of the country.
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Patriot crushed the Russians, in two minutes VIDEO
It is, as reported by Slobodna Dalmacija, the precise operation led by the missiles of the powerful U.S. Patriot anti-aircraft system.
In the video, which was published on July 3, it can be seen that two Russian fighters and three Russian helicopters are engraved on the side of the Patriot battery, and the date of demolition - May 13 - is written below them.
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Bulgaria’s Defense Minister: The Rearmament of the Ground Forces is my Absolute Priority
"The rearmament of the Ground Forces is my absolute priority," Defense Minister Prof. Todor Tagarev told the National Radio.
Russia launches pre-dawn air raid on Kiev, Moscow attacked by drones
Russia launched a pre-dawn air raid on Ukraine's capital on May 30, killing at least one person and sending Kiev's residents again scrambling into shelters to escape a relentless wave of daylight and nighttime bombardments, while Moscow authorities said the Russian capital was attacked by drones.
They attacked - the answer came immediately; Forces on the highest alert
Fighting is still going on for Bakhmut.
The United Nations has said that it continues to work on extending the agreement on the export of Ukrainian grain.
Russia launches 'exceptional' air attack on Kiev as Europe
Ukrainian air defenses thwarted an intense Russian air attack on Kiev early Tuesday, shooting down all 18 missiles aimed at the capital, as European leaders sought new ways to punish Russia for the war and a Chinese envoy sought traction for Beijing's peace proposal.