## General Staff: Russia has lost 501,190 troops in Ukraine since Feb. 24, 2022

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Russia has lost 501,190 troops in Ukraine since the beginning of its full-scale invasion on Feb. 24, 2022, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported on May 26.

This number includes 1,110 casualties Russian forces suffered just over the past day.

According to the report, Russia has also lost 7,662 tanks, 14,803 armored fighting vehicles, 17,639 vehicles and fuel tanks, 12,953 artillery systems, 1,083 multiple launch rocket systems, 814 air defense systems, 357 airplanes, 326 helicopters, 10,425 drones, 27 ships and boats, and one submarine. »

### 2 teens won $50,000 for inventing a device that can filter toxic microplastics from water

Authored by businessinsider.com

Victoria Ou and Justin Huang, both 17, hope to prevent that one day with their award-winning device that removes microplastics from water using ultrasonic — or high-frequency — sound waves.

As water flows through the device, the ultrasound waves generate pressure, which pushes microplastics back while allowing the water to continue flowing forward, Ou explained.

In a single pass, their device can remove between 84% and 94% of microplastics in water, according to a press release. »

### Mad Max Developer Blames Warner Bros For Poor Sales & Scrapped DLC

Authored by tech4gamers.com

He believes the game did poorly because Warner Bros forced the team to release it alongside Metal Gear Solid 5.

Why it matters: The Mad Max adaptation is considered underrated by some since they believe it never got the attention it deserved.

While talking about Mad Max, Sundberg stated that Warner Bros quickly realised that they were forcing the team to do a project that was not a great fit for them. »

### Idaho drag performer awarded $1.1 million in defamation case against far-right blogger

Authored by apnews.com

COEUR D’ALENE, Idaho (AP) — A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming him when she falsely claimed that he exposed himself to a crowd, including children, during a Pride event in June 2022.

Jurors awarded Posey $926,000 in compensatory damages for defamation.

Posey said he has faced death threats and harassment, and the edited images became the symbol of a national movement against drag. »

### The Malacca Myth: Lessons On Economic Warfare From The History Of Naval Blockades

Authored by hoover.org

Some scholars have even posited that China’s insecurity about the so-called “Malacca dilemma” might deter it from military aggression.

This article rejects both arguments, drawing on Chinese-language primary sources and five case studies of far blockades imposed by the Royal Navy between 1770 and 1945.

We find an emerging consensus in Chinese open-source scholarship that the threat of a Malacca blockade is exaggerated. »

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