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Russian Navy to receive new nuclear submarine in December
On October 30, TASS reported that the third submarine of Project 11356 Admiral Makarov, which is being built on the Yantar shipyard in Kaliningrad, will be transferred to the navy in December. This was reported by Navy Commander-in-Chief Admiral Vladimir Korolev.
“In December another nuclear submarine of strategic project Borey for the submarine forces of the Russian navy will be laid on the enterprise Sevmash, and a frigate of Project 11356 Admiral Makarov will be commissioned to the navy,” …
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Russian military pensioners will have benefits reduced in new Labor Ministry bill
Over 2.5 million Russian military pensioners will not receive a lump-sum payment of RUB 5,000 (USD 79.00). Military pensioners are not subject to the law on lump-sum payments following authorities’ decision to replace the indexation of pensions in 2016, RBC news agency reports.
"The payment is charged only to recipients of pensions from the Pension Fund," the relevant draft bill reads. The draft has been sent through a first reading in the State Duma and is being prepared for the second. …
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Ukraine demands that Russia provide documents confirming Russian citizenship of Crimeans Sentsov and Kolchenko
The Ministry of Justice of Ukraine demands that Russia provide copies of documents confirming Russian citizenship for Ukrainians Oleg Sentsov and Olexander Kolchenko, who were jailed in Russia. The Deputy Minister of Justice, Sergiy Petukhov, posted a photo of the said request on his Facebook page.
“The Moscow kingdom resumed serfdom. Crimeans were captured with land like serfs. When a neighbor’s head is filled with a medieval mindset, it is difficult to talk about European values. We believe …
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Lithuania issues manual specifying what to do if Russia invades
Lithuanians have been handed a 75-page manual telling them what to do in the event of a Russian invasion. As reported by СNN, the guide on what to do if the country is invaded is entitled, "Prepare to Survive Emergencies and War."
“Attention needs to be paid to Russia’s actions," the manual says. “This country does not hesitate to use military force against its neighbors, and at this moment it continues military aggression against Ukraine.”
Postimees news agency indicates that it is the third …
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Swedish expert: Russia is trying to establish control over the Baltic Sea
A Senior Lecturer from the National Defense College, Thomas Ries, told Aftonbladet newspaper that the deployment of two submarines to the naval base in Kaliningrad is part of Russia's strategy to establish control over the Baltic Sea.
Two small missile ships, the Zeleny Dol and the Serpukhov, were added to the Russian Baltic Fleet this week. They were transferred from the Black Sea Fleet.
Ries explained that in the event of a conflict, corvettes equipped with Kalibr missiles will be able to …