Five years ago, Russia said one of its warships fired warning shots and a warplane dropped bombs in the Black Sea to force the British destroyer HMS Defender out of an area near Crimea that Moscow claimed as its territorial waters.
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ABC News,
ABC News,
16 June 2026
The middle ring, from 28 to 115 miles, includes large warships like the Type 052D destroyer and Type 054A frigate, both armed with missiles and anti-submarine gear.
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Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
26 May 2026
The fact is that leeches are relished by everything from walleyes and bass to trout and all the panfish.
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Byron W. Dalrymple,
Outdoor Life,
4 June 2026
The wetland habitats of Condylura cristata are rich in small-bodied invertebrates — earthworms, leeches, aquatic insect larvae — but the individual caloric value of each prey item is low.
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