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Russian Defense Ministry confirms Egypt will begin receiving Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters later this year
The Director General of Russia's Rosoboronexport concern, Alexander Mikheev stated in his interview with Interfax that Russia will start supplying Ka-52 Alligator attack helicopters to Egypt in 2017. “No, the supplies haven’t started yet. They will start this year. Everything is covered under the terms of the contract,” Mikheev said.
On Tuesday, Russian Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov confirmed that Egypt will begin receiving Russian-built Kamov Ka-52 attack helicopters later this year. …
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Estonia intends to demand compensation from Russia for the 'Soviet occupation'
Estonian Minister of Justice Urmas Reinsalu announced that the country has reasons to demand apologies or compensation from Russia, the successor to the USSR, for damage incurred during the years the Soviet Union stayed in the country.
This succession was preserved "after annexation by the Soviet Union in 1940," according to him.
This issue was agreed upon by the Estonian government in 2004 based on international law, as reported by Interfax-Ukraine. The authorities came to the conclusion …
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The Kremlin's decision to recognize 'passports' issued in the separatists republics is another attempt of Russia to destabilize the situation in Ukraine
Author: Dmytro Snegiryov, Head of Prava Sprava public initiative.
The temporary recognition of passports issued by the separatist republics is being used by Russia to exert political pressure specifically on Ukraine and not on our Western partners. By stressing the temporary character of the recognition of these documents, Putin is trying to accuse Ukraine of violating its commitments laid out in the Minsk Agreements: the elections, an all-inclusive amnesty, and a special status for these …
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Russia to rearm 949A Antey submarines with nuclear-capable Kalibr cruise missiles
Russia’s Project 949A Antey nuclear-powered submarines will be rearmed with nuclear-capable Kalibr cruise missiles, as stated by Deputy Defense Minister Yuri Borisov, TASS reported.
"The Zvezda shipyard is carrying out profound modernization of Project 949A nuclear submarines, including the replacement of armament with the Kalibr missile complex and also the replacement of navigation, life support and other systems," Borisov said.
A total of 11 such submarines were constructed beginning in …
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Media: Russian soldier killed in Syria
It has been reported that for the second time in one week, a member of the Russian military has been killed in Syria.
Artem Gorbunov, 24, was killed during an attack on Palmyra, according to a post by his wife Sofia on her page on the social media site Vkontakte.
“My husband was killed on March 2nd in Syria. They were caught in an ambush…he was the first one killed,” she wrote in one of her posts, which was accompanied by a photo of her husband in military uniform.
It is known that the young …