Category: Russia

Head of Russian Helicopters Boginsky: the promising helicopter will be optionally piloted The features of the Russian helicopter of the future were described by Andrey Boginsky, CEO of the Russian Helicopters holding company of the state corporation Rostec, in an interview with TASS. “The machine of the future, first of all, should be optionally manned: both unmanned and manned version”, – said Boginsky, answering a question about a combat helicopter of the future. The head of Russian Helicopters noted that in a promising helicopter, interaction between manned, unmanned aerial vehicles and ground control points is important. He also stressed that the strike vehicle should receive unified weapons systems that can be used on other aircraft. Boginsky noted that the shape of promising combat helicopters may differ from the designs familiar today. Earlier, the head of the Kronstadt company, Sergei Bogatikov, spoke about the launch of missiles from the Termit unmanned

During the shelling of a settlement by militants, four Syrian servicemen were killed In Syria, four soldiers were killed and one was wounded by shelling. This was stated by Rear Admiral Vadim Kulit, Deputy Head of the Russian Center for the Reconciliation of Warring Parties (CPVS) in Syria, RIA Novosti reports. group, banned in Russia) , produced from the Kansafra areas on the positions of government forces in the area of ​​the village of Kafer Nebel, one Syrian soldier was killed, “Kulit said at a briefing. He added that shelling also took place in the areas of Kafer Nuran and Kafer Khani – two soldiers were killed there. In the province of Hama, another Syrian was killed from wounds from a large-caliber machine gun, and one was injured in an artillery strike in the province of Aleppo. According to a representative of the department, over the past day, 11 attacks

Former Moldovan Prime Minister Kiku: you need to pay Gazprom before gas reserves run out Former Moldovan Prime Minister Ion Chicu gave advice to the country's authorities on paying the debt to Gazprom for gas supplies on the air of the Prime TV channel, RIA Novosti reports. As Kiku recalled, the state of emergency ended on Saturday, November 20. He explained that at the moment the government has no right to allocate money. For this, the Cabinet must approve a special bill and approve it in parliament. “Thank God, we have money, including $ 236 million from the IMF, they are in the accounts of the National Bank, we need to pay this money by Friday before the gas reserves in the pipeline run out,” the ex-prime minister added. p> If Moldova does not pay for gas, then there is a risk of being left without it. Kiku expressed confidence

“Soyuzmultfilm”: reaction to the trailer for the new “Well, wait!” The web was predictable stated that the negative reaction of social media users to the trailer for the new version of the cartoon was predictable. The press service of the Soyuzmultfilm studio told the Moskva agency about this. The press service said that such a reaction does not surprise them, since the audience of social networks consists mainly of adults who remember the classic , the Soviet version of the animated series. “We expected a mixed response from viewers who grew up on the classics. The new cartoon, while maintaining the classic animation genre of buffoonery, has a different atmosphere and its own charm. The authors of the project presented a new interpretation of the popular plot, and we think that over time, viewers will adopt a new visual image of the characters and the cartoon itself, “the creators of

The State Department on reports about Russia's “invasion” of Ukraine: we do not know Moscow's intentions that Russia is allegedly preparing an “invasion” of Ukraine. This was reported by RIA Novosti. According to him, Washington does not know Moscow's intentions. Nevertheless, the diplomat noted that the United States is familiar with the schemes by which Russia operates. He also stressed that any aggressive actions towards Ukraine could cause concern for the States. At the same time, Price did not disclose what steps would be taken with respect to Russia in such a development of events. “We would not want to disclose our schemes of action,” he said. Earlier, Bloomberg, citing sources in the intelligence services, wrote that in 2022 Russia will attack Ukraine from three sides. The United States claims that most of the Russian tactical groups are already in their positions. The Russian Foreign Intelligence Service stated to this

Morgue workers in Togliatti spoiled corpses due to relatives' refusal to pay for their services Residents of the city of Togliatti, Samara region, complained about the employees of the local morgue. “Komsomolskaya Pravda” writes about this. According to people who have lost loved ones, morgue workers demanded money from relatives for any trifle, and if someone refused to pay, the body was taken out of the refrigerator and placed near the battery or on floor, and also tightened with delivery. As a result, the corpses for the funeral were given out to relatives with putrid changes. The Regional Investigative Committee and the Prosecutor's Office began checking these statements. The head of Togliatti, Nikolai Rents, who previously headed one of the city's hospitals, was also outraged by what had happened. “You can understand the complexity of the work, you can understand the lack of staff. But nothing can justify such treatment

US Special Representative Fischer: Washington intends to impose new sanctions against Belarus The US intends to impose new sanctions against Belarus. This was stated by the US Special Representative for Belarus Julie Fisher at an online conference of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, TASS reports. According to her, the authorities of the States and the European Union (EU) make it clear that they will be against Minsk additional restrictions are introduced due to the situation on the country's border with Poland. Fischer stressed that President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko “bears full responsibility” for the migration crisis. She also added that the West remains united on this issue and uses the available tools to change the policy of Minsk. In addition, the American diplomat noted that the sanctions will have an effect over time and become an element of pressure. She stated that the restrictive measures are not intended for

US police said hitting people at the Waukesha parade was not terrorism-related people in Waukesha (Wisconsin). This was announced by the head of the city police Dan Thompson, RIA Novosti reports. “We are sure that this was an isolated incident, it is not related to terrorism,” Thompson said. He added that the suspect was “in hiding from the scene of a domestic conflict.” A red SUV drove at high speed into the crowd of participants in the Christmas parade in Waukesha on November 22. As a result, at least five people died and another 40 were injured. The city police managed to detain the suspect.

Russian goalkeeper of the Washington Capitals Samsonov became the second star of the week in the NHL in the National Hockey League (NHL). This was reported on the league's website. During the specified time period, the goalkeeper played two matches in which he did not concede a single washer and made 56 saves. Samsonov helped his team beat Los Angeles Kings (2: 0) and San Jose Sharks (4: 0). American Calgary Flames forward Johnny Gaudreau was named the first star of the week. He played four games, scoring four goals and three assists. Colorado Avalanche's Canadian defender Keil Makar was named second star. He scored three goals in two games and made two assists.

Kommersant: Colonel of Rosgvardia Kopytov was arrested on suspicion of accepting bribes Nikolai Kopytov was suspected of taking bribes worth 10 million rubles and was arrested. This is reported by Kommersant. According to the investigation, two years ago Kopylov received money and a coffee machine from representatives of the Spetsshveisnab company (OOO SShS), which supplied the form for the Russian Guard, for concluding additional contracts for almost 2 billion rubles. According to the newspaper, the colonel himself is already cooperating with the investigation, but how exactly is unknown. It is noted that the facts of corruption were revealed during the investigation into the overstatement of prices by the SShS LLC for the Rosgvardia uniform. At the same time, the company itself claims that the cost of the uniform was even lower than the market one, and it itself is being eliminated from the market as a dangerous competitor. On November