© AP Photo/Hassan Ammar MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. Moscow will do everything possible to prevent the return of militants to Palmyra. This was stated by first Deputy Minister of foreign Affairs of Russia Vladimir Titov.
Day: December 12, 2016
The militants began their advance West of Palmyra
The militants of the terrorist group “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia), capturing the Syrian city of Palmyra, continued movement to the West. About it reports the edition “al-Masdar”. Army units have been strengthened to the West of the city. The safety of the defensive perimeter provides “Calamansi shield”: the tribal units of government troops, awaiting reinforcements from the regular units. Government forces are examining the possibility of a counterattack, but a thousand soldiers had about five thousand militants. According to the publication, the command has two options: apply a lightning counterattack, not allowing the enemy to gain a foothold in the conquered city and undermine the outskirts, or to start a gradual takeover of the surrounding Palmyra heights, allowing Russian pilots and Syrian artillery strikes on militants inside the village. However, any successful counter-attack, according to “al-Masdar”, will require the transfer of the most capable units of the
Kirovskiy hunter shot and killed a man instead of grouse
In the Kirov region the man shot the hunter, mistaking him for a grouse. This was reported on the website of the regional investigative Department of the investigative Committee. The incident occurred on the day 10 of December in a forest in Yur area. 55-year-old male “was shot in silhouette, suggesting that it was a dead end”, the result of which came in the 43-year-old hunter. From the received wounds the victim died on the way to the hospital. In August in Dagestan, police Lieutenant Colonel during a hunt he shot 32-year-old friend, mistaking him for a wild boar. In fact the incident a criminal case on causing death by negligence. In June, in Kaluga region, the hunter shot from the rifle of his brother, mistaking him for a deer. The victim died at the scene.
Medvedev dismissed Tretiak from office
Photo: RIA Novosti First Deputy Minister of education and science of Russia Natalia Tretiak dismissed. The decree, signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, published on the official website of the government. It is noted that Tretiak is dismissed at own will. “Release Tretyak Natalya Vladimirovna from the post of first Deputy Minister of education and science of the Russian Federation upon its request”, – stated in the order. That the first Deputy head of Minobrnauki can leave the office, became known in October. She Tretiak, the situation is not commented. In 2012, Tretiak was appointed Deputy Minister of education of Russia. 2 Aug 2013 Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev raised the state Secretary of the Ministry of education to first Deputy Minister.
Media: the defence Ministry will be equipped with transmitters of information on invisible enemy frequency
© Sergei Karpov/ITAR-TASS MOSCOW, December 12. /TASS/. The defense Ministry will be equipped with sensitive sites and headquarters complex suppression of wireless networks of information transfer “Abate” that allow the reception and transmission of private data invisible to the enemy frequency. About this newspaper “Izvestia” with reference to the representative of developed device the group of companies MUSK of Denys Shrinkage.
Gold is useless missiles that the Pentagon opposes nuclear forces of the Russian Federation
The announced modernization of the nuclear Arsenal, even within the United States called the largest and most expensive. For these purposes the U.S. government in 2016 was going to spend on 338 billion dollars. Simultaneously with the extension of storage time, the Pentagon selects a contractor to work on the creation of new Intercontinental ballistic missiles to replace the missiles “Minuteman-3”. However, in circumstances where other members of the “nuclear club” are actively implementing dozens of similar systems to create effective weapons is becoming increasingly difficult. Error of the century The end of the cold war, the fall of the hated West, the Soviet Union, access of American experts on the more recently classified objects, the omission of which had been agreed upon – all in the early 90s from a terrible nightmare of the Soviet military turned to the Russian reality. Historians have noted that the
In a railway accident in Bulgaria killing 4 people
In a railway accident in Bulgaria killing 4 people Another 20 were injured when a descent of tanks with liquefied gas from the rails. Several tanks with liquefied gas derailed in the center of the Bulgarian town of Shoumen and ignited. As a result of incident killed four people, injured more than 20. As reported by the TV channel bTV, citing the national company “Railway infrastructure”, the incident occurred at 05:37 local time (06:37 MSK). “The situation is very complicated, at least four people were killed and many wounded. Rescuers at the scene pulled from the rubble 12 people”, — said the Commissioner of fire protection of Bulgaria Nikolay Nikolov. After the accident, in the emergency Department of the local hospital received 23 people. In addition, in the disaster zone were destroyed 20 houses. Now on the scene working the fire service and law enforcement officers. The area is cordoned
Residents of Birobidzhan farewell to Aleppo military nurses
Residents of Birobidzhan farewell to Aleppo military nurses Moscow. 10 Dec. INTERFAX.RU — farewell Ceremony with two dead bodies in Syria’s Aleppo military nurses takes place on Saturday at the Annunciation Cathedral in Birobidzhan. The militants on December 5 had shelled a mobile hospital of the Ministry of defense of the Russian Federation in Aleppo. Killing two nurses from the military hospital of Birobidzhan — Galina Mikhailova and Hope Durachenko, both had children. “Now comes the funeral, already completed, to say goodbye to the dead women came only about 1,000 people came, brought flowers, left,” — said the Agency “Interfax” head of the information Department of the Birobidzhan diocese Irina Shaytanov. According to her, after the funeral and the funeral procession from the Cathedral to the Park of Victory, the body will carry to the cemetery. As reported, the women will be buried at Central city cemetery in Birobidzhan. On
The newspaper learned about the plans of Russia and Japan to ease visa regime
The newspaper learned about the plans of Russia and Japan to ease visa regime The authorities of Russia and Japan can declare about simplifying the visa regime between the countries 15-16 December, during the visit of the Russian leader Vladimir Putin. On Saturday, December 10, the newspaper the Asahi, citing its own sources in diplomatic circles. According to the publication, it is about mitigating the regime of granting visas, involving multiple entry and prominent for a long time. To date, such permission is granted for a maximum of three years. However, after the cuts, the expiration date may be increased to five years. See alsoAbe is going step by step to solve the problem of a peace Treaty with Russia Tokyo suspended talks with Moscow on the issue of visa facilitation in March 2014 because of the situation in Eastern Ukraine and Crimea. Then it was frozen negotiations on a
Volodin will discuss with Nazarbayev further development of cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan
Vyacheslav Volodin © Anna Isakova/TASS ASTANA, 12 December. /TASS/. Chairman of the state Duma Vyacheslav Volodin, during his first official foreign visit as the head of the lower house of the Russian Parliament will meet on December 12 in Astana with President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev. The focus of negotiations to further strengthen cooperation between the two countries in various fields, including in the transport sector. During the visit, the speaker also scheduled a meeting with the heads of both chambers of Parliament – the Majilis speaker of the Republic of Nurlan Nigmatulin and Chairman of the Senate Kassym-Jomart Tokayev. “The parties intend to discuss further development of bilateral intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary relations”, – told reporters in the management of public relations and interaction with mass media of the state Duma. Cooperation in the field of transport In the Russian delegation to Astana there arrived also the head of the