The Russian cargo airline, Volga-Dnepr, and the state enterprise, Antonov, are conducting closed-door negotiations to extend the airworthiness of the An-124-100 Ruslan aircraft, Kommersant reports, citing sources in the aviation industry.

Due to the aggravation of relations between Russia and Ukraine, Antonov, under the order of the Ukrainian government, withdrew from the Ukrainian-Russian joint venture between the United Aircraft Corporation and Antonov and stopped servicing the aircraft of …

Oleksandr Zakharchenko, the leader of the Russian-backed separatist in eastern Ukraine and the head of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic or DPR, stated that joining Russia was not among the goals pursued by the people he represented.

“The goal of our movement is not to join the DPR to Russia, but to enhance communication between our citizens and authorities to make our people’s lives better,” Zakharchenko said at an on-line press conference.

According to him, “the people of Donbas must …

The Ministry of Economic Development and Trade reported on Facebook that Ukraine will soon establish its own ammunition production thanks to a recently purchased production line.

The Ministry carried out the procedure for purchasing the production line for shells and cartridge cases of 100-155 mm caliber within the framework of the program of the development of ammunition production.

"In addition, we are planning to transition to 155 mm shells, the main caliber used by NATO countries. All …