The advanced S-400 ‘Triumf’ air-defence system was destroyed in a joint operation by Kyiv’s security service and navy, Ukrainian intelligence sources said The attack off the coast of Yevpatoriya was orchestrated through the aerial drones and Neptune domestic missiles, Ukrainian official Anton Gerashchenko said

Ukraine used drones and missiles to take down an advanced Russian air-defence system worth US$1.2 billion early on Thursday, according to multiple reports.

The advanced S-400 “Triumf” air-defence system was destroyed in a joint operation by Kyiv’s security service (SBU) and navy, the BBC and Reuters reported, citing Ukrainian intelligence sources.

The attack off the coast of Yevpatoriya was orchestrated through the use of aerial drones and Neptune domestic missiles, per Anton Gerashchenko, a Ukrainian official writing on Telegram.

Yevpatoriya is a coastal city in the west of occupied Crimea, which Russia seized from Ukraine in 2014.

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    Why does every news article nowadays repeat itself at least 2 times? There are almost the exact same sentences twice. You don’t even have to read past the abstract because there is no other information at all in the actual text. And besides, you avoid having to scroll past 7 gigantic ads

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      I’m so happy. I thought it was just me noticing this. I really dislike when the headline is the headline, summary and first paragraph. By the time I get to the substance of the article I’ve read the first paragraph three times.

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      I think it’s because the first paragraph is usually preview content for news aggregators and search engines, so it’s used as an appetizer.

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      Probably stems at least in part from the essay format a lot of us were taught in school.

      Intro: tell em what you’re gonna tell em

      Body: tell em

      Conclusion: tell em what you told em

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        You probably got taught wrong. At least that’s not what I learnt (early 90s);

        Intro: what’s the problem? Background stuff.

        Body: here’s a solution and what else we looked at

        Conclusion: tie back solution to problem and what further stuff we could talk about.

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          Less right vs wrong than just the way it was done. It’s the product of word/page requirements that encourages us to fluff the everliving fuck out of our papers.

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        I also remember being taught this way. It’s why you have people that say “in this essay I am going to tell you”, which is, of course, bad.

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          Yeah it’s not exactly a highlight of academia.

          I took a technical writing course in college, and it delivered the best lesson of any English course I’ve been in:

          Assigned your standard 3 page essay with little instruction. Do it, hand it in. Get a grade and the paper back. Next assignment: write that same essay, but this time in 1 page. And again, but this time in a single paragraph, using bullet points to summarize the main ideas.

          “…and that’s how you write a work email. Remove ALL the fluff. If it takes longer than 30 seconds to read, it’s probably not going to be read.”

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      Because they don’t care about quality in depth content. They’re just in it for the clicks. Probably had an algorithm fill in the remaining paragraphs

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      Did you ever have to write a paper in school with a minimum page or word count?

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        I like it. Most other articles on internet today made on purpose super long to show you 5090 ads even before you get to the first main point.

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      Ah, I think you just answered your own question. Articles gave a lot less substance in the age of information. “News” outlets still need ad revenue even if they don’t employ journalists any more.

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      Also what’s up with the the fact that I need to scroll more than one page down on (even on full-screen 1080p) to get to the actual article? I should be able to begin reading it immediately, and it should appear the top of the webpage. I really hate this horrible UX on “modern” websites.