In the crash of a Russian helicopter off the coast of Norway killed eight people Eight people died in the fall of the Russian helicopter in the sea near the island of Svalbard, reports FlashNord with reference to the representative of border guard of Norway. Norwegian emergency services have confirmed the missing aircraft, according to them, on Board were three passengers and five crew members, reports Reuters. Rescuers said the Agency indicated that everyone who was in the helicopter, Russian names. The fate of the passengers and crew service has not yet reported. The interlocutor of the TASS in the Russian emergency services says five passengers and three crew members. The helicopter was flying in Barentsburg, where the mine company “Arktikugol”. The source of Interfax said that the Board probably were shift workers. According to the interlocutor of Agency, the helicopter had not filed a distress signal. Rescuers conduct a
Day: October 26, 2017
Off the coast of Norway crashed Russian helicopter
Off the coast of Norway crashed Russian helicopter On Board were eight people. OSLO, October 26. /TASS/. Russian helicopter, which was carrying eight people crashed into the sea near the island of Svalbard a few kilometers from the Russian mining settlement of Barentsburg. A message posted on the page of Norwegian rescue coordination center in Twitter. Et russisk helikopter med 8 personer om bord har gått ned i havet 2-3 km fra Barentsburg. HRS NN koordinerer og vil komme med mer info. — HRS Nord-Norge (@HRSNordNorge) October 26, 2017 During the download an error has occurred. It is noted that the helicopter was flying from the preserved village of Pyramid in Barentsburg. At 15:35 local time (16:35 GMT), the centre received a message that the helicopter was gone, 10 minutes later, the fact of the incidents has been confirmed. A rescue operation coordinated by Severinovich unit of the rescue center.
SK has denied the statement of the lawyer about the hidden underpinnings of the attacks on Felgenhauer
SK has denied the statement of the lawyer about the hidden underpinnings of the attacks on Felgenhauer The result is seen only the version of mental instability who attacked the journalist. MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. Russia’s investigative Committee has denied the statement of the lawyer about the hidden underpinnings of the attack on the journalist of radio station “Echo of Moscow” Tatiana Felgengauer. As reported TASS, the official representative SK the Russian Federation Svetlana Petrenko, considered only one version of a crime — mental instability of the attacker. “The behavior at the moment of detention and interrogation grits is clearly evidence of at least its imbalance and mental instability. Currently, the mental state of a person is set by experts. No real data in favor of any other versions at this time the investigation has not, therefore, statements by lawyers about any hidden motives of the crime or the participation
Rustam Minnikhanov spoke in defense of the Tatar language
Rustam Minnikhanov spoke in defense of the Tatar language President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov commented on the language conflict that arose after the inspection of the Prosecutor’s office on behalf of Vladimir Putin on voluntary study of the national languages. He is opposed to the Supervisory authorities “terrorized Directors of schools”, and expressed fears that the conflict can take advantage of the “oppositional structures” and the situation can be bad “in relation to our President” on the eve of elections in 2018, which should “organise” school. Head of Tatarstan said that the Republic will find “shared solutions” with the Federal government. The speaker of state Council Farid Mukhametshin assured “Kommersant” that the country will achieve preservation of the Tatar language in schools as a compulsory subject. On Thursday, the state Council of Tatarstan, as well as wrote “Kommersant”, the question was raised about the teaching of the Tatar language in
Assad said the possibility of amending the Constitution
Assad said the possibility of amending the Constitution MOSCOW, 26 Oct — RIA Novosti. Syrian President Bashar Assad said Thursday that the success of the Syrian army and allies in the fight against terrorists gradually pave the way for political efforts to resolve the situation in the country. In this regard, he noted that Damascus is ready to support political efforts that are in “national reconciliation and dialogue among all, through the Congress of national dialogue in Syria” until making amendments to the Constitution and holding new parliamentary elections. In 2016, Syrian President Assad said that the transitional period in Syria should be held under the current Constitution. Previously, the idea to hold the Congress of the peoples of Syria, which should involve all ethnic and religious groups in the country, the government and the opposition, said Russian President Vladimir Putin. Possible amendments to the Constitution Asad on Thursday passed
Tillerson said that Russia’s military operation in Syria was a success
Tillerson said that Russia’s military operation in Syria was a success WASHINGTON, October 26. /TASS/. The anti-terrorist operation of the Russian Armed forces in Syria was a success. It is recognized by the U.S. Secretary of state Rex Tillerson, speaking Thursday with its accompanying journalists in Geneva, where he paid a visit in the framework of foreign trips. In Washington the transcript of the statements of foreign Minister of the USA was announced by his press service. From Tillerson asked whether he agrees with the opinion of those European diplomats, who called Iran’s actions in Syria in triumph. “I don’t consider Syria as a triumph for Iran. Iran was not particularly successful in the release areas (of Syria against extremists and terrorists),” — said the chief of American diplomacy. “Successfully operates the Russian government is offering significant support from the air forces of the Syrian regime. He has his share
Russia during the exercises launched three ballistic missiles submarines and one from Plesetsk
© TASS, archive MOSCOW, October 26. /TASS/. The Russian military has launched three Intercontinental ballistic missiles with nuclear submarines and one from Plesetsk as part of the training for the management of Strategic nuclear forces. This was announced on Thursday at the defense Ministry.
The names of the passengers and crew members disappeared in the Arctic helicopter
Russian energy Ministry announced the names of passengers and crew disappeared in the Arctic of the Mi-8 helicopter, which was leased from the company “Arktikugol”. On Thursday, October 26, according to RIA Novosti. Emergency involving the aircraft occurred near the Spitsbergen archipelago. On Board were employees of the research Institute of the Arctic and Antarctic Oleg Golovanov, Nikolai Fadeev and Maxim Kaulio. The crew consisted of commander Eugene Baranov, the second pilot Vladimir Frolov, flight engineer Alexei Paulauskas, the technique of Marat Matarawa and engineer Alexei Korolev. According to the Norwegian border guard, who leads the Agency FlashNord, all eight people died. The search for the aircraft continues, but so far to no avail. The helicopter was headed in Barentsburg, where the mine company “Arktikugol”. According to “Interfax”, the distress signal was not served. The disappearance of the aircraft became known earlier, on October 26. Accurate data about what happened,
NATO has accused Russia of violations during the exercise “West-2017”
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said during a joint Russian-Belarusian exercises “West-2017” in maneuvers involving more troops than was stated by Moscow. It is reported by Yahoo! news. “There is a discrepancy between what Russia briefed before the exercises … and the actual number of [military] and the scale of these exercises,” Stoltenberg said after the meeting of the Council Russia-NATO. Commander of the US army in Europe General Ben Hodges said in early October that Russia shared large-scale maneuvers into several smaller episodes to violate international agreements. Hodges said that, in his opinion, the exercise was attended by over 40 thousand troops. Moscow insists that this figure is only 12.7 per thousand people — is below the threshold in 13 thousand troops, after which in accordance with international protocols on exercises may carry out inspections of foreign observers. Some NATO members such as Germany and Lithuania, said that the
Citadel IG inhibited the progress of the Syrian army in Deir ez-Zor
The promotion of the Syrian military in Deir ez-Zor was complicated because of Sakr island, where the militants of the “Islamic state” (IG, is prohibited in Russia) has created a lot of fortifications. It is reported by Telegram-channel 4 Directorate involved in the review of the activities of terrorists. With the defensive structures can’t handle even the artillery and aviation, the authors of the channel. In addition, the sweep of the island from jihadists are preventing it laid mines and bombs. The operation to liberate Deir-ez-Zor is for the Syrian army hard, adds the Directorate 4. So, after the capture of the industrial area of the city which the militants have controlled several years, the military have to fight in dense developments, representing the monolithic fortified with plenty of underground shelters and passages that serve for transportation of weapons, ammunition and manpower. The siege of Deir ez-Zor, which lasted more