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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[–] 121 points 2 years ago (11 children)

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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  • [–] 38 points 2 years ago*

    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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  • [–] 17 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    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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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    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.

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