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Russia closes navigation in the Barents and Kara Seas ahead of test firing of ballistic missiles
The Russian Navy will conduct test launches of ballistic missiles from the Barents Sea and the northwestern Pacific Ocean, as indicated in the statement published on the website of Russian Ministry of Defense warned seafarers.
According to the Navigational Warnings system (PRIP), some areas in the Barents and Kara Seas are closed to ships due to "rocket launches" until October 30. This includes the waters of the Chosha Bay near the eastern coast of the Kanin peninsula, the areas around the …
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Ukraine ends agreement with Russia on specialization of companies producing military products
The Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine has terminated the intergovernmental agreement with Russia to preserve the specialization of companies and organizations engaging in military-related manufacturing.
The relevant decision was made at a government session.
The agreement was signed in Moscow on December 21, 2000, and came into force on March 4, 2005.
According to the document, the parties undertake to facilitate the preservation of the manufacturing and technological specialization of …
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Russia extends Yanukovych asylum permit by another year
The Rostov Region Office of Immigration of the Russian Interior Ministry extended the temporary asylum of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych until October 26, 2018. This was reported by the newspaper Kommersant. Vitaly Serdyuk, Yanukovych’s attorney, confirmed this information to the publication.
According to Kommersant, the document that was issued in October 2015 expired on October 26, 2017. And the newspaper’s source in law enforcement stated that Victor Yanukovych has no other …
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Russian court extends detention of Ukrainian Pavlo Hryb until January 4
The Oktyabrsky District Court of Krasnodar (Russia) has extended the detention of 19 year-old Ukrainian citizen Pavlo Hryb until January 4, 2018.
“The court session ended two hours ago. According to its ruling, Pavlo’s detention has been extended until January 4, 2018,” Hryb’s father Ihor said at a press conference, Interfax-Ukraine reports.
Citing the attorney, Ihor said that his son looks bad, and needs medical assistance.
Pavlo Hryb’s disappearance was reported at the end of August by his …
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Russia tests new missile for Iskander complex
The Russian Ministry of Defense reported on the completion of tests of the new missile for the Iskander short-range ballistic missile system, as stated in the message issued by Major General Oleg Kislov, the head of the Kapustin Yar rocket launch and development site where the tests were conducted published on website of the Defense Ministry.
According to Kislov, the military conducted test firing of 400 surface-to-air missile system as part of the re-armament tests.
According to the Major …