Russia commissions 3 new warships into its navy

STORY: Russia commissions 3 new warships into its navy SHOOTING TIME: Dec. 25, 2023 DATELINE: Dec. 26, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:17 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the flag-raising ceremony STORYLINE: Russian President Vladimir Putin attended a flag-raising ceremony for three new warships that are set to join the country's navy, the Kremlin reported on Monday. The Admiral Golovko frigate will join Russia's Northern Fleet, while the Naro-Fominsk small-rocket ship and the Lev Chernavin minesweeper will serve in the country's Baltic Fleet, the Russian leader said during the ceremony he attended at the Severnaya Verf shipyard in St. Petersburg. "The commissioning of the newest ships into the fleet demonstrates that the shipbuilding industry is thriving," the president said, adding that it is now engaged in successful mass production of different classes of warships. The Admiral Golovko, a serial-produced frigate, is armed with Kalibr cruise missiles and was created with some of the most

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Bronze Medalist Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia attends the awarding ceremony for Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Chang Zhizhao (C) of China, Silver Medalist Lim Jowen Si Wei (L) of Singapore and Bronze Medalist Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia attend the awarding ceremony for Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Gold Medalist Chang Zhizhao (C) of China, Silver Medalist Lim Jowen Si Wei (L) of Singapore and Bronze Medalist Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia attend the awarding ceremony for Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia competes during the Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round Final of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia competes during the Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round Final of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(SP)CHINA-HANGZHOU-ASIAN GAMES-WUSHU (CN)

(230927) -- HANGZHOU, Sept. 27, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Seraf Naro Siregar of Indonesia competes during the Men's Daoshu & Gunshu All-Round Final of Wushu at the 19th Asian Games in Hangzhou, east China's Zhejiang Province, Sept. 27, 2023. (Xinhua/Li Yibo)

Russia says Moscow attacked by Ukrainian drones

STORY: Russia says Moscow attacked by Ukrainian drones DATELINE: Aug. 1, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:22 LOCATION: Moscow CATEGORY: POLITICS/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the building attacked by drones STORYLINE: Ukraine launched an attack on Moscow and the Moscow region with three unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), with two of them shot down and the third having crashed after being jammed by electronic warfare, said Russian authorities on Tuesday. According to the Russian Defense Ministry, the attempt was foiled by air defense systems that destroyed two Ukrainian UAVs over the Odintsovo and Naro-Fominsky districts of the Moscow region. One more drone, affected by electronic warfare, had lost control and crashed into the non-residential Moscow-City building complex, said the ministry. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin confirmed on his Telegram channel that several drones had been shot down by air defense systems while attempting to fly into Moscow. Emergency services were working at the scene, he added. Emergency

SOUTH KOREA-GOHEUNG-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-GOHEUNG-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

(230525) -- GOHEUNG, May 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasts off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung, South Korea, May 25, 2023. South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket on Thursday to carry eight satellites into orbit, marking the country's second successful rocket launch. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

SOUTH KOREA-GOHEUNG-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

SOUTH KOREA-GOHEUNG-SPACE ROCKET-LAUNCH

(230525) -- GOHEUNG, May 25, 2023 (Xinhua) -- The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasts off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung, South Korea, May 25, 2023. South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket on Thursday to carry eight satellites into orbit, marking the country's second successful rocket launch. (NEWSIS via Xinhua)

S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket with 8 satellites

STORY: S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket with 8 satellites DATELINE: May 25, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:43 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of space rocket's movement and standing up (filmed on May 24, 2023) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 2. various of rocket launching (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 3. various of the footage captured by the rocket's internal camera (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 4. various of satellite-connected images (files) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) 5. various of Satellite Research Institute (files) (courtesy of Korea Aerospace Research Institute) STORYLINE: South Korea launched its homegrown space rocket on Thursday to carry eight satellites into orbit, marking the country's second successful rocket launch. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at about 6:24 p.m. local time (0924

S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket

STORY: S. Korea launches homegrown space rocket DATELINE: June 22, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:59 LOCATION: Seoul CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the space rocket launching (courtesy of ROK's Ministry of Science and ICT) STORYLINE: South Korea successfully launched its homegrown space rocket on Tuesday, putting multiple satellites into low-Earth orbit. The Korea Space Launch Vehicle (KSLV)-II, also dubbed Nuri, blasted off from the Naro Space Center in the southern coastal village of Goheung at about 4:00 p.m. local time, live footage from the Korea Aerospace Research Institute (KARI) showed. The three-stage space rocket flew past an altitude of 200 km after separating its fairing at about 4:03 p.m., and the third-stage booster engine stopped at 4:13 p.m. as it reached the target altitude of 700 km. The verification satellite and the dummy satellite were separated from the booster at 4:14 p.m. and 4:16 p.m. each. The rocket was loaded with a 162.5-kg performance verification satellite to verify the

S. Korea launches first homegrown space rocket

S. Korea launches first homegrown space rocket

South Korea's first domestically developed space rocket, Nuri, lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, a county on the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, on Oct. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)

S. Korea launches first homegrown space rocket

S. Korea launches first homegrown space rocket

South Korea's first domestically developed space rocket, Nuri, lifts off from the Naro Space Center in Goheung, a county on the southern tip of the Korean Peninsula, on Oct. 21, 2021. (Pool photo)