Huh. Didn’t think about them moving in opposite directions

Gravity overdid the concept. Anything flying that fast would shoot off into space. Orbit quite literally depends on your speed in relation to the planet. If you’re moving much faster, you can’t remain in the same orbit, since an orbit is just a path you follow when you fall and miss the ground (as Douglas Adams would put it)

Russia is Ukraine’s largest weapons supplier

An-225 Mriya (Dream) is the heaviest aircraft ever built. It was meant for transporting the Soviet version of the space shuttle, the Buran (it was about 6 tons lighter than the shuttle despite having an extra engine and being fully automated). I’ve toured the factory on a field trip as a kid

“You arrogant ass, you’ve killed us!”

Because Russia will claim they’re really protecting military targets

He can wag his finger and threaten with nukes, but he knows it’s not going to matter