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Crimean authorities admit the birth rate is dropping in the Crimea
The number of children born in the annexed Crimea during the first nine months of 2017 declined in comparison with the same period last year, the press service of the Kremlin-controlled Ministry of Justice of the Crimea reported.
"During the first nine months of 2017, 15,735 newborns were registered in the Crimea. This is less than the numbers for 2016, where about 17,000 children were born," the press service said.
According to the Russian Ministry of Justice, the largest number of newborns …
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India considering canceling the fighter jet program with Russia
The Indian Air Force command demanded the cancellation of the Fifth Generation Fighter Aircraft (FGFA) project where it planned to build a fifth-generation fighter for the Indian army based on the Russian Su-57 aircraft. This was reported by the defensenews.com portal with reference to the report of the Indian Air Force command.
The decision was allegedly made because the program did not meet India’s requirements because it does not allow for the creation of an aircraft that could demonstrate …
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Russian general buys $38 million worth of property in Miami
Former Russian Major-General of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (MIA), Anatoly Petukhov, who dealt with combating organized crime, invested $38 million in real estate in Miami, as reported by the international anti-corruption organization, Transparency International Russia, who has been investigating these activities.
Petukhov held the post of the Deputy Head of the MIA Main Directorate for Combating Organized Crime. This unit dealt not only with mafia, but also with economic crimes, and …
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Media: Russia relocates its military and their families to the Crimea
Over the course of three years, sixty thousand Russian military personnel, a large portion of whom are officers of the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), have settled in the Crimea, reports Krym.Realii.
Employees of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation are being resettled in governmental residences on the territory of the Crimea. New buildings with opportune locations have already appeared in Sevastopol, Armyansk and Dzhankoy.
According to Mykola Malomuzh, former head …
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Media: Russian soldiers going to Syria encouraged by high salaries
Russian mercenaries are going to war in Syria primarily because of the high salaries, their relatives reported during interviews with Russian television channel Dozhd.
It is noted that Russian military personnel currently serve in Syria through private military companies, including private company Wagner Group.
“If there are such morons who signed the contracts, they [Wagner Group] can simply dump them,” said one of the relatives.
During the segment, the channel reported that mercenaries …