Russian Tu-22 bombers fly close to passenger plane near Iceland
Two Russian Tu-22 M bombers were spotted flying near a passenger plane, which was travelling from Reykjavík to Stockholm. This was reported by the Morgunblaðsins newspaper.
The incident occurred on Thursday over Iceland's air control zone, which is near the border of Norway’s air control zone.
The bombers, which are capable of carrying nuclear missiles and flying at supersonic speed, were flying with their transponders switched off. In addition, they did not provide a flight plan. Based on …
LPR politician says Plotnitskiy is purging the separatist republic of disloyal individuals
Ex-chairman of the People’s Council of the People's Republic of Luhansk (LPR) Aleksey Karyakin is sure that the former Head of the LPR government, Gennady Tsypkalov, was killed. Karyakin told this to the URA.ru news agency, commenting on the latest developments taking place in Luhansk these days.
"His body was found in the basement of the administration head building,” Karyakin said. “He was totally bruised and showed signs of strangulation. I am sure that he was tortured and killed because he …
Lukashenko: Russia relies on Belarusian customs authorities to protect its interests
In defending its interests in the west, Russia relies on the assistance of customs authorities in Belarus, as Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko stated during a working meeting with the chairman of the State Customs Committee of the Republic, Yuri Senko, BELTA reports.
“I’m interested in these worrisome facts. I want full information about the service we provide the Russian Federation (because only due to our customs is Russia able to defend its interests in the west and relies upon the …
LPR separatists denied OSCE observers access to Zolote
Members of the so-called Luhansk People's Republic once again did not allow the OSCE observers to monitor the situation in the Pervomaisk-Zolote region, as reported on the Facebook page of the Special Monitoring Mission (SMM) of the OSCE.
“The LPR denied access to the Pervomaisk-Zolote region. The Special Monitoring Mission cannot monitor the implementation of the Minsk Agreements by the parties without access to the region. The SMM is able and ready to monitor,” the statement reads.
The …
Russia to equip tanks with black boxes
The Russian Federation is going to equip tanks with black boxes. In particular, Armata, Kurganets and Bumerang armored vehicles will be equipped with black boxes, Izvestia reported. As reported, the chart recorder has become a part of the latest smart fire extinguishing system, developed by JSC (joint-stock company) Electromashina. The black boxes will record what is happening in armored vehicles in the event of a fire.
“The PPO-25 complex, developed and produced by Electromashina Research and …