Patna, March 7 (SocialNews.XYZ) At a time when daughters are still considered a burden in many parts of the country, Rajkumar Singh alias Kamal Singh of Bihar has set a shining example of resilience and...
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As the Philadelphia 76ers continue to limp through the 2024-25 season, they have begun to start planning for next season. Among the things to look forward to next season are the redux of the Allen Iverson-era uniforms. In an email to season-ticket holders that was shared in the Sixers’ subreddit, the Sixers essentially confirmed that […]
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The San Francisco 49ers could be in the running for Joey Bosa. And they might take a shot at a key free agent. Meanwhile, Deebo Samuel revealed his ‘hard’ trade request meeting with former head coach Kyle Shanahan, according to theplayerstribune.com. “One day, back in January, I walked into Kyle’s office and said, “Bro, I […]
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The Winnipeg Jets will travel to the Garden State to face the New Jersey Devils. This could be a Stanley Cup preview as we share our NHL odds series and make a Jets-Devils prediction and pick. The Devils lead the head-to-head series 35-33. But the Jets have gone 7-3 over the past 10 meetings. Somehow, […]
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The Minnesota Timberwolves are expected to re-enter the Kevin Durant trade sweepstakes this offseason, according to ESPN’s Brian Windhorst. During Thursday’s broadcast of Get Up, Windhorst named the Timberwolves as a team to watch if the Phoenix Suns explore moving the former MVP. “Another small market team to watch… The Minnesota Timberwolves,” Windhorst said. “Which […]
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FIBRE optic drones are the future of unmanned war-fare, troops from Ukraine’s first dedicated regiment have told The Sun.
The kamikaze drones, which use cables instead of radio signals to guide their flight, are immune to Russian jamming systems because they stay tethered to their pilots by miles of fibre optic thread.
The best Ukrainian models have a range of more than 12 miles, spooling out wire like kites as they race towards their targets.
And because the 4K video they use relays images so fast and in such high quality, pilots can fly lower to the ground, swerving obstacles at speed, and navigate inside buildings.
The Sun joined Ukraine’s 411th Separate Regiment of Unmanned Systems as they carried out drone training with their UAVs (Unmanned Aerial Vehicles).
Senior Lieutenant Ivan, 41, from the regiment said of the fibre drones: “They are really cool weapons.
“You can fly very low to the ground and enter buildings to hunt Russians because the picture is always so clear.”
But Ukraine does not have enough of them.
He added: “I would have ten a day if I could but at the moment we get ten a month.
“It is only a question of money.”
We watch as the troops practise with a Sych fixed-wing bomber, a radio-controlled drone that can fly up to 60 miles with two 2kg bombs on its wings.
The Sych, which means Owl, is launched from a catapult, so it does not need a runway.
It flies at 600ft at speeds of up to 40mph, but swoops to roughly half that height before it releases its bombs on a target.
Denys, the Sych team commander, says that in 2024 they hit more than 100 targets and only lost two drones — both shot down from the ground.
Their targets included Russian radar stations, which they knocked out to pave the way for bigger attacks into Russia.
While Ukraine was the first to deploy the new wire-guided drones, enemy troops were quick to catch on.
Now, Lt Ivan says, the Russian industry is supplying them much more quickly than Kyiv can.
Ivan’s specialist drone squads rely on hundreds of thousands of homegrown Ukrainian UAVs to hold Putin’s invaders at bay.
The country produced more than a million drones in 2024, ranging from deep-strike weapons worth hundreds of thousands of pounds to £300 kamikaze models, which troops burn through like bullets.
The longest-range weapons have hit dozens of oil refineries and ammunition dumps.
The smaller weapons are used to hit targets such as motorbikes, armoured vehicles and trench lines.
Britain yesterday signed a deal worth £30million to buy Ukraine cutting-edge Altius drones from Anglo-American firm Anduril.
Defence Secretary John Healey said drones had been, “vital in disrupting Russian troop advances and targeting positions behind the frontline”.
He announced the deal in Washington, where he was due to meet US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth to persuade him to switch the military aid taps back on for Ukraine.
The cash will buy Altius 600m and Altius 700m loitering munitions to help Ukraine defend the Black Sea.
The weapons are designed to lurk over a target and swoop on anything hostile that enters the area.
But which drones do Ukraine need most?
Lt Ivan said: “No one drone is the best.
“They are all so specialised.
“It is like motorbikes.
“There are sports bikes, road bikes, dirt bikes and tourers.
“Sometimes you just need a scooter.
“They are all different.”
His squads use standard FPV, or First-Person View, drones for attacking infantry, artillery and armour.
Drones have even been used to destroy other drones in extraordinary dogfights in the sky.
Ivan added: “Our anti-aircraft drone has a bigger battery for longer flights and digital video, not analogue, because you need very high-resolution video to recognise a dot.
“To find a plane in the sky is very difficult.”
The fibre optic drones are bigger and slower than normal FPVs, and about five times more expensive.
His teams also use “multi-rotor bombers” such as the Vampire, which can carry a payload of five or six mortar bombs around five miles.
They use similar drones to drop land mines.
And they have also used drones to supply ammunition, food and batteries to isolated outposts.
Junior Sergeant Oleksii, who was a photographer in civilian life, says the biggest change over the past three years of the war has been the level of drone saturation — and the increased range of surveillance.
He said: “At the start of the war we flew our drones from infantry positions and carried out surveillance on enemy infantry positions.
“At the start we couldn’t see their logistics or armoured vehicles.
“Then our range started to grow, and we gained surveillance of all these deeper echelons.
“Now we can see and control their infantry movement.
“We can surveil their logistics to infantry positions.
“Now we have started working with drones to attack other drones.
“Drones with radars, drones with relays.
“And our reconnaissance and strike drones that allow us to work at 40km depth.”
Being a drone operator is now one of the most sought-after jobs in the Ukrainian army.
That is partly because it is seen as less dangerous than being in the infantry.
And partly, according to Ivan, because they get to see the impact of their work.
He said: “We destroy far more enemy targets than the infantry, but without infantry we are not able to work — because the infantry hold the line.”
DEAR DEIDRE: DATING a man 15 years younger than me was thrilling – and I loved the adventurous sex – but now he’s dumped me for his ex.
He convinced me that we shared something special, now I’m starting to wonder if he was merely using me as a distraction.
I’m 48, and he’s 33. We started talking five months ago when we matched on a dating app.
Initially, I was apprehensive about the age gap. I had never dated anyone younger than me, but he was so attractive and charming, I agreed to meet.
From the moment we set eyes on each other, our chemistry was electric.
Our conversations flowed effortlessly, and the sexual tension was undeniable.
We spent hours in the bedroom and most of our free time together.
My feelings developed quickly, and we grew very close. I truly believed that he cared for me.
He briefly mentioned that he’d recently broken up with his long-term ex-girlfriend.
It seems she had decided to leave to travel to Australia, and I assumed it would all stay in the past.
Little did I know that when she returned home early, he would run back to her and leave me hanging.
I knew something was up when he went silent and stopped texting or answering my calls.
I was so confused and hurt for a week trying to understand what went wrong.
Then he finally called me, told me he was back with his ex and instructed me not to contact him again. He was so cold with me that I almost didn’t recognise it was him.
I feel so heartbroken and used.
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DEIDRE SAYS: Of course you are feeling hurt and used. This man has shown you who he really is – someone who is happy to discard others without any consideration or respect.
As hard as it may be right now, tell yourself you’ve had a lucky escape. You deserve so much more than someone who is comfortable dropping you without a second thought.
It will take time to heal and get over this, but eventually you will begin to wonder what you ever saw in him.
My support packs, Moving On and Mend Your Broken Heart, should help you.
Every problem gets a personal reply, usually within 24 hours weekdays.
Send an email to deardeidre@the-sun.co.uk
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DEAR DEIDRE: I’VE had enough of the constant bullying from my husband. In his eyes, I can never do anything right.
I’m 35, he’s 38, and we’ve been together for seven years.
We used to have a happy relationship, but over time things have grown hostile.
My husband is a workaholic, and his job has been stressful over the last few years. Unfortunately he takes all of that frustration out on me.
I feel like his punch bag. Every day I deal with constant sulks, moodiness and name-calling, and whenever I try to stand up for myself, he belittles me and wears me down.
DEIDRE SAYS: Your husband’s behaviour is completely out of order. He sounds like he’s being very unkind and abusive towards you.
His comments are clearly getting you down. If you really love and care for someone, you wouldn’t be treating them this way.
If you want to try to resolve this, you need to tell him how he is making you feel. My support pack, Standing Up For Yourself, will help.
If things don’t improve, you need to consider if staying with him is right for you. Contact Women’s Aid (womensaid.org.uk) for support.
DEAR DEIDRE: SINCE my girlfriend and I moved in with her auntie, our sex life has fallen off a cliff.
I’m 32, she’s 29, and we’ve been together for four years.
After ages of us struggling to save for a house, her auntie kindly offered us room while we got a deposit together.
We used to have sex at least three times a week, but since we moved in, my girlfriend has shied away from intimacy completely.
A part of me wonders if she’s worried about her auntie hearing us.
I’ve tried talking about it, but she will always shut the conversation down, and I’m becoming frustrated.
The lack of intimacy is driving me away. I’m even considering having an affair.
DEIDRE SAYS: If the sex stopped when you moved in with her auntie, that’s likely to be a link.
The lack of privacy may be an issue for your girlfriend, but I’m sure there are times when her auntie isn’t there.
Tell your girlfriend how much you love her, but that you can’t tolerate a sexless relationship.
No matter what the challenge, you need to be able to discuss issues. Simply shutting a topic down is not the solution.
My support pack, Looking After Your Relationship, will help.
DEAR DEIDRE: AFTER decades of trying to deny them, I can’t move on from my feelings for my mother-in-law.
I know it’s wrong, but no matter how hard I try, she occupies so much of my headspace.
I’m 59, my wife is 51, and we’ve been married for 30 years. Her mother is 69 and has always been so lovely with me.
From the moment I met her, I always had a crush on her. Since I was young, I knew I liked older women, and there was always something about her that left me curious.
I always tried to push it to the back of my mind for the sake of my relationship.
Over the years my marriage has stagnated, and I’d be lying if I said the boredom hadn’t driven me to daydreaming and fantasising about her mum.
I never thought there would be a reality where we could be together. She was always happily married to my father-in-law.
However, he passed away a few years ago, and she’s been alone ever since. I know it hit her hard, and she’s been struggling without company.
I can’t help but find myself wondering “what if?” If you never try, you’ll never know.
The last thing I want to do is hurt my wife, but the temptation to be with my mother-in-law is growing harder to fight by the day.
DEIDRE SAYS: You say you don’t want to hurt your wife, but attempting to cheat on her with her mother would be the ultimate betrayal.
While you can’t help having a crush on your mother-in-law, making any kind of advance on her would create unnecessary hurt and implode your family.
Instead of fixating on these fantasies, you need to redirect the energy and focus on your relationship with your wife.
It’s clear that you’re unhappy, and something needs to change.
Carefully read my support pack, Relationship MOT, to help you work things through.
