Perusahaan Hyundai dari Korea Selatan berencana menjadikan Polandia sebagai pusat produksi tank tempur K2.

Sumber: https://tvpworld.com/88464901/poland-to-become-european-hub-for-k2-tank-production-south-korean-media-report

Poland to become European hub for K2 tank production, S. Korean media report

South Korean defense company Hyundai Rotem plans to make Poland the European center for K2 tank production, according to reports. The move is expected to speed up exports and follows agreements signed between Warsaw and Seoul on tank deliveries, the South Korean Hankyoreh news website reported on Thursday.
According to the company, the second executive contract with Poland, worth $6.5 billion, covers not only the supply of 180 K2 tanks, including the first 64 in the K2PL configuration, but also technology transfer and local production.
The tanks are intended to replace hundreds of older T-72 tanks transferred to Ukraine between 2022 and 2023 to help it fight Russia. While the first three units will be manufactured in South Korea, subsequent machines will be assembled in Poland by Bumar, a subsidiary of the Polish Armaments Group (PGZ). The initiative paves the way for the K2 to become the Polish army’s main battle tank. Hyundai Rotem said the deal would allow Poland to secure production capacity and ensure operational continuity of its armed forces. Poland could also serve as a base for further K2 exports to Europe and other regions. The Polish version of the tank is expected to be fitted with additional systems such as active protection and anti-drone technologies, as well as interior modifications adapted to the needs of Polish soldiers. Hyundai Rotem currently cooperates with more than 700 direct defense suppliers, achieving a domestic K2 production rate of around 90%, according to South Korea’s MoneyS news website.

Volodymyr Mykolaienko, Kherson mayor, returns from Russian captivity. He was captured by Russia in April 2022, as Kherson was in Russian occupation, for refusing to collaborate with Russia.

Source:

• https://x.com/reshetz/status/1959622985393787239
• https://x.com/Gerashchenko_en/status/1959618585464274965

Pendapatan Per Kapita Rusia dibandingkan dengan negara-negara eks Uni Soviet.

sumber: https://x.com/ghostofRoc/status/1959384638918426846

Orang Ukraina itu asalnya ogah masuk NATO. Gara-gara pencaplokan Crimea baru ribut. Masuk NATO itu sebenarnya ribet, karena banyak aturan. Grafik berikut ini adalah sikap warga Ukraina terhadap masuk NATO.

Sumber: Figure 1. Attitudes to joining NATO among Ukrainians, 2002-2023. “Ukraine and NATO – Evidence from Public Opinion Surveys”

Pada tahun 2002, pendapat masyarakat merata antara yang pro, kontra dan netral. Namun sejak tahun 2014, distribusinya sangat berubah. Pada tahun 2014 Rusia melakukan pencaplokan semenanjung Crimea dari Ukraina dan memotori gerakan separatis di daerah timur Ukraina. Sejak saat itu dukungan untuk masuk NATO meningkat. Pada tahun 2022, Rusia menginvasi Ukraina dan dukungan untuk masuk NATO tambah naik lagi.

Beberapa kota Ukraina yang hancur akibat invasi Rusia.

Sumber: Figure 1. Attitudes to joining NATO among Ukrainians, 2002-2023. “Ukraine and NATO – Evidence from Public Opinion Surveys”

Pada tahun 2002, pendapat masyarakat merata antara yang pro, kontra dan netral. Namun sejak tahun 2014, distribusinya sangat berubah. Pada tahun 2014 Rusia melakukan pencaplokan semenanjung Crimea dari Ukraina dan memotori gerakan separatis di daerah timur Ukraina. Sejak saat itu dukungan untuk masuk NATO meningkat. Pada tahun 2022, Rusia menginvasi Ukraina dan dukungan untuk masuk NATO tambah naik lagi.

Sumber: https://x.com/ianbremmer/status/1953451197802619038/photo/1

Russia cynically destroys wheat fields in Kharkiv Region This afternoon, Russian aircraft launched another insidious attack, this time targeting a wheat field near the village of Shevchenkove in the Kupyansk district. A guided aerial bomb hit the field, setting 60 hectares of wheat ablaze. Fortunately, there were no casualties or injuries, state emergency services reported.

sumber: https://x.com/BohuslavskaKate/status/1944460854927192183/photo/3

Invasi Russia ke Ukraina itu bukan hanya persoalan geopolitik semata, ada unsur ideologis dan historis yang sangat existential bagi bangsa/negara Russia–setidaknya itu yang ada di pikiran Putin. Bagi Putin, alasan historisnya: Ukraina itu adalah core-nya Kyivan Rus, yang mana merupakan mitos awal adanya bangsa Russia. Tentu saja mitologi sejarah Kyivan Rus ini masih diperdebatkan sampai sekarang, but it doesnt matter to Putin. Putin sedang struggling dengan historical legitimacy Russia. Tentu alasan praktisnya adalah (1) kepentingan politik luar negeri/nasional Russia. (2) unsur ideologis tadi.

Sebuah bangunan 30 lantai ambruk di Bangkok ketika terkena gempa pada tanggal 28 Maret 2025. Gedung ini adalah pencakar langit satu-satunya yang ambruk di Bangkok.

Sumber gambar: https://www.hindustantimes.com/world-news/us-news/thailand-earthquake-officials-find-something-suspicious-in-bangkok-skyscraper-collapse-101743524892460.html

Dugaan kuat gedung ini ambruk karena material baja yang dipakai tidak sesuai standar. Beberapa contoh baja yang diambil dari bangunan yang runtuh tersebut ternyata tidak lolos pengujian. Sumber: https://www.bangkokpost.com/thailand/general/2992846/substandard-steel-used-in-collapsed-bangkok-tower

Lebih jauh tentang gempa ini dapat dibaca di artikel wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2025_Myanmar_earthquake