Missile cemetery in Ukraine holds clues to Putin’s war crimes

Plus: Porsche's 'next-generation' light tech uses 16,000 LEDs to turn night into day. Dec 26, 2022 [Blueprint]( Fragments of more than 1,000 Russian rockets and artillery shells have been gathered in Kharkiv, Ukraine. The missile graveyard holds clues to Russia's war crimes against Ukraine, which can lead prosecutors to invoke international criminal law against Russian troops. These missiles targeted residential areas, including North Saltivka and Oleksiivka. In addition, the authorities estimate that at least 1,700 people, including 44 children, were killed by shelling in Kharkiv and its vicinity. Ukrainian officials are hopeful that this evidence will be useful in any prosecution cases involving Russian officials and the military. They could even wind up in a museum that displays the atrocities that took place in the country. While our world is still working on processing the horrors from previous wars in history, new ones are being added to it. Let’s take a look at our video of the day to see how an engineer 3D prints a forgotten cold rocket engine from WWII. Good morning. I’m Mert, an Editor at IE. Merry Christmas and happy holidays! This is The Blueprint. Let’s get started. Last Sunday, Blueprint subscribers heard about how a 17-year-old revolutionized the EV motor. Don't miss out — [subscribe to IE+]( today to receive exclusive interviews, features, and much more. [Play]VIDEO OF THE DAY [Engineer 3D prints the 'forgotten' WWII steam rocket engine]( [WWII steam rocket engine.]( It was the world's first aircraft to be propelled solely by a liquid-fueled rocket. [Must Read]MUST READ [Graveyard of dead Russian missiles evidence of massive destruction in Ukraine]( There is a strange new graveyard in the eastern Ukrainian city of Kharkiv that serves as a [testament to the destruction]( caused by war. The graveyard, which holds more than a thousand dead Russian rockets, is aimed to help prosecutors invoke international criminal law against Russian troops, according to multiple media reports on Saturday. Captured by wire agencies' drone images, the viral graveyard photographs show rows of blue-tinged cylinders arranged in accordance with their sizes, creating a startling appearance from above. The missiles and rockets will be kept back in the missile graveyard for as long as required so that any expert or prosecutor may extract the data required to use the rockets as evidence against Russia. 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[READ MORE [Arrow]]( [MAIL & MUSINGS]MAIL & MUSINGS Ukrainian officials hope the missile graveyard will be useful in any prosecution cases involving Russian officials and the military. Do you think the missile cemetery will contribute to ending the war? [Yes, it is a solid proof of the war’s atrocity]( [Not really. It’s been almost a year]( [Hopefully]( [I have no clue]( YESTERDAY'S RESULTS On Saturday, we asked if you think cryptocurrency has a bright future. According to the poll results, 58 percent say it's going to decline from here, while 16 percent still haven't made up their minds about it. 58% No, it's going to decline from here 16% I'm not sure 14% It won't grow much more than this 12% Yes, the future is positive [QUOTE OF THE DAY]QUOTE OF THE DAY Laws are silent in time of war. Cicero, Roman orator and statesman. 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