The General staff said on downed at the 2018 world Cup drones During the world Cup in Russia over the stadium, knocked out more than 50 unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Chairman of the scientific and technical Committee of the Department of building and development of a UAV of the General staff Andrey Cayman. For the suppression of drones the military used the system of “Snare”, “beacon”, “Pathfinder-9M”, “Umbrella-1”, “Umbrella-2” and “Shroud-WRC”. Experimental development of “Snare” allows you to create securable around a dome with a radius of 2 km, preventing access to the drones. A means to suppress the UAV Umbrella provides protection of equipment from the American guided air missiles with semi-active laser and thermal imaging homing head of the type of Maverick and artillery projectiles of Copperhead type. “Lighthouse” is a powerful distribution system for EW.
Day: February 15, 2019
Lukashenka asked the Russians whether they are ready to unite Russia and Belarus
Lukashenka asked the Russians whether they are ready to unite Russia and Belarus The presidents of Russia and Belarus Vladimir Putin and Alexander Lukashenko held talks, which, according to information on the website of the Kremlin, discussed “the prospects of development of integration processes in the Eurasian space”. Following the meeting, Mr. Lukashenka said that the leaders of the two countries are so willing to “go the path of unification”, how ready the residents of the States. We are willing to go so far in unity, combining our efforts, States and peoples, as you are ready. Look, tomorrow we can unite, we have no problem, but are you ready, the Russians and the Belarusians on this?Alexander Lukashenko the President of Belarus (quoted by “Interfax”) He also stressed that Minsk does not feel “sovereignty” and comes from the fact that “today there are two States”. “For me, independence is a relative
VTSIOM: third of respondents believe that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was necessary
VTSIOM: third of respondents believe that the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan was necessary The opposite view is held by 42% of respondents. MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Three-quarters of Russians polled by the all-Russia centre of studying of public opinion (VTSIOM), know about the war in Afghanistan 1979-1989, with almost a third of respondents considers justified, the introduction of Soviet troops into this country. The relevant data of the study is dedicated to the 30th anniversary of the end of the withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, is polls on Friday. Know and remember According to the materials of the survey available to TASS, 77% of respondents know about the war, and the greatest proportion of them (43%) heard about the events from witnesses, and almost one in ten (9%) reported that he was a witness to them. Another 25% of respondents who know about the war in Afghanistan, explained that
Looks like the lake known as “Big Blue Hole” (photo)
Looks like the lake known as “Big Blue Hole” (photo) Very picturesque place. In the village of Lotofaga on the island of Upolu in Samoa is an important tourist attraction — lake-Sua or “Big Blue Hole”. It was formed in the crater of an extinct volcano and is surrounded by lush rainforest. View this post in Instagram Publication of Hannah shipman (@hannah_shipman) 1 January 2019 at 5:58 PST During the download an error has occurred. View this post in Instagram Publication of mariashotelcheck | Travel (@mariashotelcheck) 20 Oct 2018 12:32 PDT During the download an error has occurred. View this post in Instagram Publication of Travel • Lifestyle • Nature (@iloveplaneta) 2 Aug 2018 4:35 PDT During the download an error has occurred. The AMS are connected by groundwater to the Pacific ocean, located a few dozen meters. Due to this, the lake is constantly maintained the same water level.
Love to the grave
Love to the grave Valentine’s Day is accepted to speak about the absolute sense, the end of which was capable of only death. Archaeologists also know something about it. From time to time in the ancient tombs, they encountered a pair of burial: two skeletons lay, touching, embracing or holding hands — well, how here not to remember the vows of eternal love. Just want to know the age of “lovers”, the details of their life, the cause of death. But what really thinks about these pairs is science? Read more about it in the blog dedicated to the feast of Saint Valentine, says Ulli uletova, author of Pompeii: the step-by-step. A young couple from Rakhigarhi In 2013, a joint expedition of the Indian archaeologists of the Deccan College and anthropologists from the South Korean Institute of criminology at the faculty of medicine of Seoul University began work on the
The “island of love” in the form of heart shown from space
The “island of love” in the form of heart shown from space And it is not all right. The European space Agency (ESA) released the taken with the satellite Sentinel-2 the island of Moorea in French Polynesia, calling it “a love message from Earth”. The Heart Of Climate Change: New ESA Image Shows ‘Island Love’ Under Threat https://t.co/CrWF2pFkoU pic.twitter.com/rIqY85ruCZ — SPACE.com (@SPACEdotcom) 14 Feb 2019 Volcanic island in the Pacific ocean has a triangular shape, a bit like a heart shape. It is sometimes also called the “island of Love”. The painted red. But it is not done in honor of Valentine’s Day. Red color appeared in the image post-processing in areas of lush vegetation on the island. Moorea is home to a rich ecosystem, reminiscent of scientists. People have inhabited this island for 1200 years and continue to change it: the red in the picture (but the green really)
Information about the detection in Afghanistan shot down in 1987, the pilot turned out to be false
Information about the detection in Afghanistan shot down in 1987, the pilot turned out to be false The Chairman of Committee on Affairs of warriors-internationalists Alexander Kovalev said that none of the pilot. MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. The information found in Afghanistan a Soviet pilot who was shot down in 1987, still alive and wants to return to Russia, were false — none of the pilot. This was on the occasion of the 30th anniversary of withdrawal of Soviet troops from Afghanistan, said in an interview with TASS Alexander Kovalev, Chairman of Committee on Affairs of soldiers-internationalists at Council of heads of governments of States — participants of CIS. “This false information, not confirmed,” said Kovalev, adding that “a person is not really alive, no one, the pilot was never found, no one saw him”. “Even today the subject not on the agenda discuss, because there is no fact,” he
Medvedev has proposed to create a social portrait of the poor
Medvedev has proposed to create a social portrait of the poor The Prime Minister believes that this will help to improve the situation of millions of Russians living below the poverty line. Moscow. 15 Feb. INTERFAX.RU Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has proposed to create a social portrait of Russian citizens living below the poverty line to help make them more focused. “We have more than 19 million people whose income is below the subsistence level,” — said Medvedev at a meeting with regional leaders on Friday. “Decisions about compensation are made on the basis of dry figures. This is a standard set of data, impersonal picture. We need to make a more detailed social portrait of poverty in our country”, — said the Prime Minister. According to Medvedev, to “help people get out from such a situation, it is necessary to understand the specifics of his living situation, his needs.”NewsGolikova
“Sovereign Internet” in Russia will allow not to include, if the state does not supply the necessary equipment
“Sovereign Internet” in Russia will allow not to include, if the state does not supply the necessary equipment The resonant draft law on “sovereign Internet” in Russia provides for the provision of telecommunications operators with equipment to route traffic. It is claimed that it will provide the state. But in that case, if the authorities will not be able to provide private business with the necessary equipment will be permitted to work “as before”. The relevant amendment will be considered at the second reading of the bill, February 15, reports RBC. “If the state will not be able to provide the operator with the equipment for traffic control, necessary in the framework of implementation of the law on the sustainable operation of Runet, the operator will still be able to continue their work the old-fashioned way,” said the anonymous source. Similar information as well, citing an anonymous source told the
United States eases potential sanctions against Russian state-owned banks
United States eases potential sanctions against Russian state-owned banks In the new version of the bill on anti-Russian sanctions of the USA softened the paragraph on restrictions against Russian banks, according to The Bell and RBC with reference to the document. From the document removed the list of banks against whom the President proposes to impose restrictions. Instead, the sanctions threaten the state banks, which, as defined by the President of the United States, “provided financial or other support with the purpose of the intervention of the government of the Russian Federation in the democratic process or elections of any other country”. Recall, February 13, U.S. senators Lindsey Graham and Robert Menendez, prepared a new, tougher version of the bill on sanctions against Russia, which has not passed in the past year. He, like the previous one, involves the prohibition of investments in Russian debt, projects for the extraction of