{"id":4830,"date":"2015-08-05T08:14:39","date_gmt":"2015-08-05T08:14:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/?p=4830"},"modified":"2016-09-15T17:40:49","modified_gmt":"2016-09-15T17:40:49","slug":"russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/","title":{"rendered":"Russian Drones in Service of Donetsk Militants"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Several days ago militants boasted of new &#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; drone which they &#8216;bought&#8217; in a supermarket in the occupied Donetsk.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks to the foreign friends we could identify the exact location of the &#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; drone filming and launching &#8211; the Dontesk outskirts.<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;<strong>Eleron-3SV&#8217; drone<\/strong>\u00a0is a special close range recon equipment. The drone is designed to carry detachable module pay load:<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; 10x zoom television camera on the\u00a0three-dimensional gyroscopically stabilized mount<\/p>\n<p>&#8211;\u00a0thermal imagery camera 640&#215;520 (PAL)\u00a0on the\u00a0three-dimensional gyroscopically stabilized mount<\/p>\n<p>&#8211; photo camera<\/p>\n<p>The aircraft\u00a0is hermetical. The navigation and piloting systems are made of\u00a0the newest hardware components and this\u00a0dramatically extends drone&#8217;s\u00a0capabilities. The software is re-worked.\u00a0The load-carrying and climbing\u00a0abilities of the drone\u00a0are\u00a0increased. It is acoustically invisible.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-04_183338-har-ky.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-full wp-image-11204 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-04_183338-har-ky.png\" alt=\"2015-08-04_183338-\u0445\u0430\u0440-\u043a\u0438\" width=\"943\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to the manufacturer web site (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.enics.ru\/product?product_id=62\" target=\"_blank\">in Russian<\/a>)\u00a0the working range is up to 15 miles.<\/p>\n<p>Please note that testing of this Russian remote observation complex &#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; finished in 2012 and Russian Ministry of Defense put it in service in 2013. Also it was officially stated that Russian MD would buy from &#8216;Eniks&#8217; company 34 close range recon drones in 17 &#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; sets. The budget of the agreement is about 100 millions of rubles, and the shipment started in Q1 2014 (<a href=\"http:\/\/ria.ru\/arms\/20131204\/981761250.html\" target=\"_blank\">in Russian<\/a>).<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-4830 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/bla-3-640x360\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-3-640x360-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-3-640x360-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-3-640x360.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/bla-2-640x360\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-2-640x360-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-2-640x360-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-2-640x360.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/bla-640x360\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-640x360-300x169.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-640x360-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/bla-640x360.png 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Key points in the video:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>the roof of the high building at the chimneystack level<\/li>\n<li>the gob pile and\u00a0the cage shaft<\/li>\n<li>&#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; drone launching site and the video frame with the Russian mercenary\u00a0and non-conical gob pile in background<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The\u00a0roof of the high building<\/strong> and the\u00a0chimneystack are located\u00a0at the Olenivsky Cereal Products Plant (the village of Olenivka, Volnovakha raion).\u00a0The exact\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=47.844859&amp;lon=37.662815&amp;z=19&amp;m=b\" target=\"_blank\">coordinates<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-sravnenye_cr.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11212\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-sravnenye_cr.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430-\u0441\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435_cr\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>You can compare this place with the photos from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramio.com\/photo\/9766054\">panoramio<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11214\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430\" width=\"356\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-truba2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11219\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-truba2.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430+\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0431\u04302\" width=\"321\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The &#8220;<strong>the gob pile and the cage shaft<\/strong>&#8221; frame &#8211; this is the gob pile of &#8216;Trudovskaya&#8217; mine No. 5-bis, located in Donetsk.\u00a0The exact\u00a0<span class=\"muted\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/19698683\/Mine-No-5-bis-Trudovskaya\" target=\"_blank\">coordinates<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/terrykon.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11221\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/terrykon.png\" alt=\"\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d\" width=\"356\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trerrykon-2015-08-04_185417.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-11222\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trerrykon-2015-08-04_185417.png\" alt=\"\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-2015-08-04_185417\" width=\"290\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>&#8216;<\/strong><\/em><strong>Eleron-3SV&#8217; launching site<\/strong>\u00a0and the video frame with the Russian mercenary\u00a0and non-conical gob pile in background was not identified\u00a0since\u00a0it can be different each time. But a good (high) place to pilot the drone is the same in most cases.<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-2 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n<div id='gallery-2' class='gallery galleryid-4830 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/mesto-zapuska4-230x130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/Mesto-zapuska4-230x130.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/mesto-zapuska3-230x130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/Mesto-zapuska3-230x130.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/mesto-zapuska-230x130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/Mesto-zapuska-230x130.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><\/p>\n<dl class='gallery-item'>\n<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/russian-drones-in-service-of-donetsk-militants\/mesto-zapuska2-230x130\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"230\" height=\"130\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2015\/08\/Mesto-zapuska2-230x130.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n<\/dl>\n<p>\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>Please note that the drone launching moment (same as the gob pile) was filmed from above with zoom. It seems that the video was taken\u00a0by the camera on the cereal product plant roof.<\/p>\n<p>Thank you very much <a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5urpher\">@<span class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">5urpher<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/11202-bpla-eleron-3sv-nvf-donetsk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Original article<\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuTaJIu4eK\" target=\"_blank\">@<span class=\"username js-action-profile-name\">BuTaJIu4eK<\/span><\/a>\u00a0translated by Oleksandr Klymenko<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several days ago militants boasted of new &#8216;Eleron-3SV&#8217; drone which they &#8216;bought&#8217; in a supermarket in the&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4831,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[529,4,528,5],"tags":[69,167,172],"class_list":["post-4830","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-donbas","category-mainnews","category-news","category-terrorussians","tag-donbas","tag-russian-armed-forces","tag-russian-mercenaries"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Russian Drones in Service of Donetsk Militants - InformNapalm.org (English)<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Militants use the latest drone created for the Russian Ministry of Defense. 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The drone is designed to carry detachable module pay load:\r\n\r\n- 10x zoom television camera on the\u00a0three-dimensional gyroscopically stabilized mount\r\n\r\n-\u00a0thermal imagery camera 640x520 (PAL)\u00a0on the\u00a0three-dimensional gyroscopically stabilized mount\r\n\r\n- photo camera\r\n\r\nThe aircraft\u00a0is hermetical. The navigation and piloting systems are made of\u00a0the newest hardware components and this\u00a0dramatically extends drone's\u00a0capabilities. The software is re-worked.\u00a0The load-carrying and climbing\u00a0abilities of the drone\u00a0are\u00a0increased. It is acoustically invisible.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-04_183338-har-ky.png\"><img class=\" size-full wp-image-11204 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/2015-08-04_183338-har-ky.png\" alt=\"2015-08-04_183338-\u0445\u0430\u0440-\u043a\u0438\" width=\"943\" height=\"488\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nAccording to the manufacturer web site (<a href=\"http:\/\/www.enics.ru\/product?product_id=62\" target=\"_blank\">in Russian<\/a>)\u00a0the working range is up to 15 miles.\r\n\r\nPlease note that testing of this Russian remote observation complex 'Eleron-3SV' finished in 2012 and Russian Ministry of Defense put it in service in 2013. Also it was officially stated that Russian MD would buy from 'Eniks' company 34 close range recon drones in 17 'Eleron-3SV' sets. The budget of the agreement is about 100 millions of rubles, and the shipment started in Q1 2014 (<a href=\"http:\/\/ria.ru\/arms\/20131204\/981761250.html\" target=\"_blank\">in Russian<\/a>).\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"4833,4834,4835\"]\r\n\r\n<hr \/>\r\n\r\n<strong>Key points in the video:<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>the roof of the high building at the chimneystack level<\/li>\r\n \t<li>the gob pile and\u00a0the cage shaft<\/li>\r\n \t<li>'Eleron-3SV' drone launching site and the video frame with the Russian mercenary\u00a0and non-conical gob pile in background<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>The\u00a0roof of the high building<\/strong> and the\u00a0chimneystack are located\u00a0at the Olenivsky Cereal Products Plant (the village of Olenivka, Volnovakha raion).\u00a0The exact\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/#lang=ru&amp;lat=47.844859&amp;lon=37.662815&amp;z=19&amp;m=b\" target=\"_blank\">coordinates<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-sravnenye_cr.png\"><img class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11212\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-sravnenye_cr.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430-\u0441\u0440\u0430\u0432\u043d\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435_cr\" width=\"1680\" height=\"1016\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nYou can compare this place with the photos from\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.panoramio.com\/photo\/9766054\">panoramio<\/a>.\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-11214\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430\" width=\"356\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-truba2.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-11219\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/krysha-truba2.png\" alt=\"\u043a\u0440\u044b\u0448\u0430+\u0442\u0440\u0443\u0431\u04302\" width=\"321\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\nThe \"<strong>the gob pile and the cage shaft<\/strong>\" frame - this is the gob pile of 'Trudovskaya' mine No. 5-bis, located in Donetsk.\u00a0The exact\u00a0<span class=\"muted\"><a href=\"http:\/\/wikimapia.org\/19698683\/Mine-No-5-bis-Trudovskaya\" target=\"_blank\">coordinates<\/a>.<\/span>\r\n\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/terrykon.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-11221\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/terrykon.png\" alt=\"\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d\" width=\"356\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trerrykon-2015-08-04_185417.png\"><img class=\"alignnone wp-image-11222\" src=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/08\/trerrykon-2015-08-04_185417.png\" alt=\"\u0442\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0440\u0438\u043a\u043e\u043d-2015-08-04_185417\" width=\"290\" height=\"200\" \/><\/a>\r\n\r\n<em><strong>'<\/strong><\/em><strong>Eleron-3SV' launching site<\/strong>\u00a0and the video frame with the Russian mercenary\u00a0and non-conical gob pile in background was not identified\u00a0since\u00a0it can be different each time. But a good (high) place to pilot the drone is the same in most cases.\r\n\r\n[gallery size=\"medium\" ids=\"4837,4838,4839,4840\"]\r\n\r\nPlease note that the drone launching moment (same as the gob pile) was filmed from above with zoom. It seems that the video was taken\u00a0by the camera on the cereal product plant roof.\r\n\r\nThank you very much <a class=\"ProfileHeaderCard-screennameLink u-linkComplex js-nav\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/5urpher\">@<span class=\"u-linkComplex-target\">5urpher<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n&nbsp;\r\n\r\n<em><a href=\"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/11202-bpla-eleron-3sv-nvf-donetsk\/\" target=\"_blank\">Original article<\/a> by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BuTaJIu4eK\" target=\"_blank\">@<span class=\"username js-action-profile-name\">BuTaJIu4eK<\/span><\/a>\u00a0translated by Oleksandr Klymenko<\/em>","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4830"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4845,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4830\/revisions\/4845"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4830"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4830"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/informnapalm.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4830"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}