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Media: Russia is studying potential construction of water treatment facilities in Syria
Russia is currently studying possible projects for the construction of water treatment facilities in two Syrian provinces. SANA news agency reported that this was stated by the Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation, Kirill Molodtsov, during a meeting with Syrian Minister of Water Resources Nabil Al-Hasan.
According to SANA, al-Hasan discussed with the Russian delegation the prospects for cooperation and development of bilateral relations. He acquainted the delegation with the …
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Russian Army draft campaign begins in Crimea
Since October 1, the Crimean authorities are launching an autumn conscription campaign in Sevastopol, following which 400 residents of Sevastopol will be sent for service in the Russian army, as reported by the Crimean Human Rights Group (HRG) on Facebook.
On September 27, the website of the government of Sevastopol reported that this was announced at the meeting of the conscription commission chaired by the Deputy Governor of Sevastopol, Yuri Krivov. Out of 400 drafted, more than 100 people …
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Media: Putin will dismiss 11 regional governors
In the near future, President Vladimir Putin is going to dismiss between eight and eleven regional heads, as reported by RIA Novosti news agency, citing a source in the Presidential administration.
It is anticipated that the replacements will be completed by October 10.
"This will be completed by October 10th. As a result, 8 to 11 governors will be replaced by newly proposed candidates, including those already announced. The number of discharges depends entirely on the President’s decision," …
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Pentagon: United States has no plans to conduct military work in Syria in conjunction with Russia
The United States has no current plans to conduct military activities in Syria in conjunction with Russia. An exception is the prevention of dangerous incidents between the militaries of the two countries, said Pentagon spokesperson Michelle Baldanza, reports RBC news agency.
According to Baldanza, the forces of the US and the International Coalition are not conducting work that envisages military cooperation or coordination with Russian forces. Baldanza explained that the coalition does not …
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Russia transfers imprisoned Ukrainian producer Sentsov to penitentiary in far North
The Ukrainian producer, Oleh Sentsov, who was sentenced in Russia to a 20 year imprisonment, is being transferred from Irkutsk to the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous District, as he indicated in a letter to human rights activist, Zoya Svetova, which was published by Open Russia.
It is noted that the letter was dated September 17th and sent from the remand center (SIZO-1) in Tyumen on September 21st, and it was received on September 29th.
"I'm all right. I'm leaving. I was abruptly taken from Yakutia …
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Russian Colonel fatally injured in Syria
Russian media reports the death of yet another military personnel in Syria.
Valery Fedyanin, commander of 61st Separate Kirkenes Red Banner Naval Infantry Brigade was killed, reported SeverPost.ru news website referring to the statement of Fedyanin’s colleagues.
The media source notes that the Colonel was fatally injured by a mine explosion while conducting his combat duties.
He was taken to Burdenko military Clinical Hospital in Moscow but later succumbed to his wounds.
The Russian …
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Russian national weightlifting team suspended from competitions for a year due to anti-doping violations
The Executive Committee of the International Weightlifting Organization (IWF) decided to prohibit the Russian national weightlifting team from participating in all international competitions for a year. The announcement was made on Saturday, September 30, on the organization's website.
In addition to the Russian national team, the teams of eight more countries will not be able to participate in the tournaments. The reason for this was the numerous violations of the anti-doping rules at the …
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Russia received an advance payment from Turkey for S-400 missile systems
Russia received an advance payment from Turkey for the S-400 anti-aircraft missile systems, as indicated by Vladimir Kozhin, Presidential Aide for military technical cooperation on September 29. "Yes, we received it. We cannot discuss the time frame for deliveries at this time," Kozhin said.
According to him, Turkey wants the S-400 deliveries to start before 2019, however this issue is still being discussed. Earlier, the Undersecretary for Defense Industries of Turkey, Ismail Demir, said that …
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US to strengthen sectoral sanctions against Russia
The United States considers further strengthening of sanctions against the energy and banking sectors of the Russian economy, which were imposed for its aggression against Ukraine, as stated by the US Treasury, Radio Liberty reports.In a month, on November 28th, restrictions will be imposed on the terms for financing Russian companies under sanctions by the US legal entities or individuals, as well as from within the United States.
For Russian companies in the energy sector, the time during …
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Crimean government employees fired for mining bitcoins at the workplace
Two employees of the Council of Ministers of the Crimea have paid for installing software for mining bitcoins on a government server with their posts, as announced at a press conference in Sevastopol by the head of the Anti-Corruption Committee of the Crimea, Alexander Akshatin.
"The people have been fired. I think that in the future there will be no interest [in doing something like this]," RIA Novosti news agency quotes Akshatin as saying.
The Committee head explained that the incident …