Month: April 2022

  • The Soviet R-5 Missile and its Variants

    The R-5 missile was the first Soviet intermediate range ballistic missile (IRBM) and its variant, the R-5M, was the first Soviet missile with a nuclear warhead in service. The R-5 was designed after the planned R-3 missile was cancelled. Other variants of the R-5 were used to test equipment for the R-7 missile and for…

  • Lappeenranta Fortress

    The Lappeenranta Fortress is a small fortress that was built in the 1700’s. It has been used by the Swedish and Russian armies for military purposes, and by the White faction of the Finnish civil war in 1918 as a prison. I was visiting Lappeenranta for business reasons and I did not have too much…

  • WW2 Hill Bunker

    Near the Kymi River, there is a small WW2 era bunker in a hill. The bunker was probably part of a defense line along the Kymi. On the hill there is a radio tower, that is the tallest building near this place. The door to the bunker is closed, but here are pictures from outside…