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Photo: RIA Novosti Russian military experts have proven militants use chemical warfare agent mustard gas against the civilian population in the province of Aleppo in Syria. Ammunition was applied in September in the village of Marat-Um-Haouch experts said, the Troops of radiation, chemical and biological protection of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation. “Express analysis of content was conducted using a portable infrared spectrometer showed the presence of a chemical warfare agent skin-blister agents mustard gas. Of ammunition selected about 20 ml of sample, the ammunition is sealed and delivered to the Center for reconciliation of the warring parties in Aleppo city for further studies,” the experts said. Unexploded chemical ammunition was discovered during the survey of the village of Marat-Um-Haouch near the soldiers ‘ barracks. It is a homemade mine with 240 mm filling hole in the rear. Its contents – a black oily liquid with a volume

Turchynov: Kyiv will not conduct missile tests in the Kerch Strait KYIV, November 25 — RIA Novosti. Ukraine is not planning to conduct missile tests in the Kerch Strait, said the Secretary of Council of national security and defense Council (NSDC) of Ukraine Oleksandr Turchynov. On Friday, the Federal air transport Agency reported that Ukraine in violation of all international agreements unilaterally decided to organize the 1 and 2 December rocket fire into the sovereign air space of Russia in Simferopol. Rosaviatsia on Friday demanded that the Ukrainian side immediately issued cancellation notices and considers inadmissible the attempts to establish exclusion zones in the sovereign airspace of the Russian Federation. Ukraine is not planning to conduct missile tests in the Kerch Strait. So the Secretary of the NSDC Turchynov commented on the statement of the Federal air transport Agency about violations of the Ukrainian side in the Russian airspace during

Photo: RIA Novosti The Chairman of the CEC of Russia, Ella Pamfilova said that in Russia are missing efficient mechanisms of accountability for election fraud. “The lack of effective mechanisms of responsibility for falsification of voting results due to the lack of independence of election commissions. It is a fact, unfortunately, it’s real,” said Pamfilova, speaking at the scientific-practical conference “Election system of Russia: formation experience and development prospects”. Scientific-practical conference “Election system of Russia: formation experience and development prospects” held in Moscow on 24-25 November. In the framework of the event representatives of authorities, scientific and expert community, public figures, human rights activists, representatives of political parties and the media to discuss the results of the election campaign of 2016, and will announce proposals for improving the electoral system of the Russian Federation as a whole.

The defense Ministry expressed protest to Ukraine because of the planned firings The Russian defense Ministry expressed protest in connection with introduction by Ukraine of illegal restrictions on the use of airspace over the Black sea. About it RIA Novosti reported the defense Ministry. Thursday, November 24, the Russian defense Ministry was invited by attache of defense at the Embassy of Ukraine in Russia for delivery to military and diplomatic notes. “He passed the document protesting the Russian defense Ministry in connection with the introduction of the Ukrainian side of illegal restrictions on the use of 1 and 2 December 2016 airspace over the Black sea to the West coast of the Crimean Peninsula for “conducting missile firings,” the message reads. As stressed in the defense Ministry, the Ukrainian side claimed the South-Eastern border of the danger zone violate sea border, which is a violation of international law and Russian

Photo: RIA Novosti Legislative Assembly of Sevastopol adopted on Thursday the draft law “On amendments to the Charter of Sevastopol”, providing for the introduction of popular election of the chief Executive of the region. Current Sebastopol Charter provides for the election of deputies of the Governor from three candidates proposed by the President of the Russian Federation. The draft law of the city of Sevastopol “On amendments to the Charter of the city of Sevastopol” was adopted in first reading in October and involves the introduction of a popular vote for the candidacy of the chief Executive of the city. For changing the city Charter at the session of the Sevastopol legislative Assembly voted 21 deputies out of 21 present in the room. Thus, the decision was taken unanimously. For decision-making is necessary two thirds of votes of deputies, that is, 16 out of 24. The law will enter into

Russia will not close the sky over the Crimea because of the rocket firing Ukraine Rosaviatsia also been sent to Ukraine demands the immediate cessation of preparations for missile firings in the airspace of the Crimea. MOSCOW, November 25 — RIA Novosti/Prime. Federal air transport Agency (Rosaviatsia) is confident that Ukraine abolished the illegal decision on the introduction of exclusion zones over the territory of Crimea in connection with the missile firings in the area, the closure of the airspace over the Peninsula is not worth it, said RIA Novosti the representative office. See alsoRussia announced about the plans of Kiev to conduct a missile firing in the Crimea According to Rosaviation, 1 and 2 December in connection with missile firing Ukraine established a no-fly zone over Crimea (including the seizure of territory over the Black sea) in the area of responsibility of the Russian Federation. “The Federal air transport