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Business Insider
2 days ago
- Politics
- Business Insider
Ukraine says its forces bombed a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammo as it ramps up deep-strike operations
The Ukrainian military said on Friday that it carried out an attack against a Russian ship carrying Iranian ammunition, marking one of the latest deep strikes far behind the front lines. Separately, Ukraine said that it struck an oil refinery that supplies fuel to the Russian military. The two attacks are the latest in a string of long-range strikes deep into Russian territory and come as Ukraine continues to target critical military and energy facilities. Kyiv hopes this campaign will put additional strains on Moscow's war machine. Ukraine's Special Operations Forces said they struck the vessel Port Olya 4 in Russia's Astrakhan region, which borders the Caspian Sea, during an operation on Thursday. It said the ship was loaded with parts for one-way attack drones and ammunition from Iran, adding that the results of the attack are still under investigation. SOF said Russia uses the port as a logistics hub to transport military supplies from Iran. They said in a statement that "hitting this vessel disrupts a critical supply chain." The General Staff of the Ukrainian Armed Forces said SOF was behind another long-range attack on Friday, this time striking an oil refinery in Russia's Samara region, which borders Kazakhstan. It said in a statement that the Syzran refinery produces various fuels, including some for aircraft, and supplies the Russian military. It added that the attack caused fires and explosions. It's unclear what weapons Ukrainian forces used in the attacks. Business Insider was unable to independently verify all the details of the two deep-strike operations. Ukraine previously faced restrictions on using its limited arsenal of Western-provided cruise and ballistic missiles for strikes inside Russia, restrictions that hamstrung the Ukrainian military until they were lifted last year. The main problem now appears to be munition availability. As a workaround, Kyiv began to invest heavily in locally produced long-range drones and missiles. Over the past year, it has used these weapons to carry out a range of strikes on Russian airfields, ammunition storage facilities, energy sites, and other high-profile targets. In recent weeks, Ukraine has kept up its long-range attacks. Megan Ewert, a geospatial researcher at the Institute for the Study of War, a US think tank that closely tracks the grinding conflict, found that Kyiv carried out 40 drone strikes in Russian territory between July 15 and August 10. Ewert explained to Business Insider that the number of strikes correlates with the number of sites attacked and said the number of days each week with strikes seems to have an upward trend over the timeframe. She attributed this shift to a possible increase in the intensity of drone use, though ISW does not track the exact number of drones that Ukraine launches in each attack. The number of Ukrainian drones often varies with each attack. On Monday, for instance, a source in Ukraine's internal security agency, the SBU, said at least four long-range drones struck a facility that makes parts for cruise missiles in Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region. Other attacks may use a different number of munitions. The SBU told Business Insider that facilities within Russia's military-industrial complex, which contribute to Moscow's war machine, "are absolutely legitimate military targets." "The SBU continues to work on the demilitarization of facilities that produce weapons for the terror of peaceful Ukrainian cities," the source said in translated remarks.
USA Today
27-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Christopher Ewert botched weight cut scraps Jackson McVey fight at UFC 317, gets him cut
Ewert took fight on just a few days' notice when ankle monitor-wearing Sedriques Dumas was court-ordered to stay home. Certain curtain jerkers just aren't meant to be sometimes. The middleweight fight between Christopher Ewert and Jackson McVey that was set to open up UFC 317 on Saturday has been canceled. Ewert, who took the fight on just a few days' notice, was unable to get close enough to the weight and the bout was scrapped. Weigh-ins emcee Jon Anik announced the news at the start of the UFC 317 official weigh-ins session in Las Vegas – and also took the unusual additional step of announcing Ewert had been immediately cut from the UFC. Announcements of fight cancellations at weigh-ins don't typically come with news of the fighter at fault being released. Ewert (7-0), from Chile, had been on the UFC's radar for a while. He was supposed to fight on Dana White's Contender Series on Aug. 2 vs. Yuri Panferov, but took the UFC 317 spot instead when Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) pulled out earlier this week because he can't go 100 miles from his house while wearing a court-ordered GPS ankle monitor. In retrospect, that looks like a bad call for Ewert – who apparently may have lost his DWCS opportunity for now, too. McVey (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was set to make his promotional debut. He never has seen the second round with six first-round finishes training under Mike Rogers at St. Charles MMA in Missouri.
USA Today
26-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
'El Tanke' mentality: Christopher Ewert doesn't give a damn UFC debut on four days' notice
A post shared by Javier Torres (@javiertorresofficialmma) What a 24 hours it was for Christopher Ewert. On Monday, he wasn't on the UFC roster and was instead preparing for a Dana White's Contender Series bout vs. Yuri Panferov set for August. At 1:30 p.m. local time in Arizona, Ewert's manager and coach Javier Torres' phone rang. On Tuesday, he's on a plane to Las Vegas. He'll circumvent the tryout fight and enter the promotion directly on one of the biggest cards of the year, UFC 317. "I was a little surprised because it was four days' notice," Ewert told MMA Junkie through a Spanish-language interpreter. "Like I've told all my coaches, I'm always prepared to fight – today, tomorrow, any time. It doesn't matter for me. I'm calm, even when there's a big storm. ... I've been prepared all my life for this moment. I will take this victory." Chile's Ewert (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has been on the UFC radar for some time, but travel issues nixed two short-notice UFC offers. With his paperwork obtained, the third time was the charm. Ewert will face fellow promotional newcomer Jackson McVey (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) in a middleweight bout that kicks off the card Saturday at T-Mobile Arena. "I've been ready to represent my country in the UFC for a long time," Ewert said. "I've been waiting for this, to show why Chile is one of the best." Ewert, 31, is a main training partner of rising heavyweight contender Waldo Cortes-Acosta. He has five finishes (all knockouts) in seven pro bouts and has won back-to-back fights for Fury FC. The who, the what, the where, and the when has never mattered to Ewert. He even recently took a boxing match for Team Combat League in the midst of his DWCS training camp. It's always been about the process. With the right coaching, and the experience of cross-training with Alex Pereira among others, Ewert is confident he'll make himself a household name in short order. "Dana White will love it. Everybody will love it. When I get in the cage, I'm going to exchange. I want to do that. That's what Dana White loves, and I'm going to do that. I'm going to be the Tank, 'El Tanke,' and leave everything in the cage. Stand and bang. ... I don't care. I can go three rounds or one round or 10 seconds. I come to win the fight no matter what. I'm a very exciting fighter and I have different styles. I can show I can also grapple. I can do everything. I've prepared with coach Javier Torres and my team from Chile, too. I'll come to win."
USA Today
25-06-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
Sedriques Dumas out of UFC 317, as surging Chilean newcomer Christopher Ewert steps in
Sedriques Dumas won't compete at UFC 317. While the exact circumstances of his absence from Saturday's event remain unclear, his previously scheduled opponent Jackson McVey will now battle surging Chilean newcomer Christopher Ewert at T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas. Two people with knowledge of the change informed MMA Junkie of the new booking Tuesday but asked to remain anonymous as the promotion has yet to make an official announcement. Ewert (7-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) was long on the UFC radar. Initially booked for Dana White's Contender Series on Aug. 2 vs. Yuri Panferov, he'll instead debut on four days' notice against a fellow newcomer. Born in Chile, Ewert has five knockouts in seven pro bouts. He trains under Javier Torres at Ultimate Kombat Training Center in Mesa, Ariz. McVey (6-0 MMA, 0-0 UFC) has never seen the second round with six first-round finishes in as many pro appearances. He trains under Mike Rogers at St. Charles MMA in St. Charles, Mo., and competed for LFA and Shamrock FC during his pro build. Dumas (10-3 MMA, 3-3 UFC) looked to bounce back from an April loss to Michal Oleksiejczuk. Less than three weeks after the fight, Dumas was arrested for home invasion and battery, among other charges. Escambia County (Fla.) court records show Dumas' attorney filed a motion Monday to modify Dumas' bond agreement. It's unclear what those requested changes are, but the initial terms limited him to a 100-mile radius of his residence while he partook in GPS monitoring. Updated UFC 317 lineup MAIN CARD (Pay-per-view, 10 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN/ESPN+/Disney+, 8 p.m. ET) PRELIMINARY CARD (ESPN+/Disney+, 6:30 p.m. ET)
Yahoo
30-05-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Native fish repopulating Colorado River Connectivity Channel faster than anticipated: CPW
DENVER (KDVR) — Aquatic biologists with Colorado Parks and Wildlife said Friday that they are continuing to observe a quicker-than-anticipated increase in native fish in the recently finished Colorado River Connectivity Channel project at Windy Gap Reservoir, near Granby. The aquatic biologists completed the first-ever raft electrofishing survey at the river connectivity channel in early May, according to CPW, which said the researchers estimated nearly 850 brown trout and about 221 rainbow trout more than six inches in length already live within a one-mile reach of the connectivity channel. Section of Loveland's Recreation Trail Loop under construction to reopen June 1 'It was very exciting to see a healthy number of adult trout occupying all of this new habitat,' said Jon Ewert, CPW Hot Sulphur Springs Area Aquatic Biologist, in a statement. 'Especially considering that we have not stocked a single fish into the channel.' The Colorado River Connectivity Project reconnected aquatic habitats that were fragmented by the construction of the Windy Gap Reservoir in 1985. The project was finished in the fall of 2023. CPW biologists also previously observed 'extensive' brown trout spawning activity in the river connectivity channel last fall, along with 'moderate' rainbow trout spawning activity this spring, the agency said. The agency also documented positive signs of native fish repopulating in the river connectivity channel earlier than anticipated last fall, with an aquatic research team finding evidence at that time of native sculpin returning to the upper Colorado River and the river connectivity channel after several decades of absence in nearly 30 miles of their former habitat. CPW said it may take years for the beneficial effects of the river connectivity channel to be 'fully realized,' but that their findings suggest the health of the river could be improving faster than expected. Orangutan escapes exhibit after a 'malfunction' at Denver Zoo 'Seeing such positive results with water flowing through this new river section for just over a year, we anticipate that this fish population will continue to grow,' Ewert said. The new river section is currently closed to public fishing access, according to CPW, which said it expects to open the area to the public after it has had sufficient time to 'fully revegetate,' via 'a couple more' growing seasons. Coloradans who would like to learn more about the Colorado River Connectivity Channel Project can find more information online. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
