What a bad air it must have been

Researchers found the air pollution levels have improved in Europe over the past 20 years. When hearing such ‘good news’, than I only can think how bad it must have been, because today it is still terrible. When walking through Leuven, Brussels or Antwerp the ‘city smell’ takes you. Detailed satellite images and measurements from … More What a bad air it must have been

Ukraine’s counteroffensive not running like it should

Fighting through what feels like an endless cycle of barely escaping death in a brutal war in which so many have already fallen, Ukrainian soldiers say they are exhausted by the horror they see daily.
While Russian forces have often carried out an effective defence, the existence of Storm-Z units “highlights the extreme difficulty” Russia faces in generating combat infantry capable of conducting successful assaults, but the Russian army is ruthless for its own as well as for the Ukrainian soldiers. … More Ukraine’s counteroffensive not running like it should