Russian media reported on what happened on Crimean border when Russia blamed Ukraine for terrorist plot
The website of Russia’s Dozhd TV channel revealed new information about the possible cause of a shootout in the Crimea on the night of the 7th of August.
It was reported that during the shooting in Armyansk, a car with two civilians came under fire. Russia says that the shooting was part of an attempt to detain saboteurs. This was said by a representative of the Mejlis of the Crimean Tatar People in the Crimea, Muzafar Fukala, citing witnesses and a friend of the victim, Bakha Aliyev.
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Gazprom expects a record decline in gas production this year
According to Gazprom’s forecast, gas production by the end of this year will amount to 417.2 billion cubic meters. In 2015, the company’s enterprises reached the lowest level of production to date, 418.47 billion cubic meters.
According to a forecast, presented in a report for the second quarter of this year, natural gas production by the end of this year will be 0.3 percent lower than it was last year. Last year’s gas production by the enterprises of Gazprom reached the lowest level in the …
Russian Navy conducts exercises in the Mediterranean Sea
A Russian naval strike group has launched a tactical exercise in the eastern part of the Mediterranean Sea. This was reported by the press service of the Defense Ministry.
Two small missile ships, Serpukhov and Zeleny Dol, participated in the exercise which saw them interacting with ships of the permanent task force of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean Sea. “The exercise will test the Russian Navy’s ability to act in crisis situations of a terrorist nature,” the press service said.
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Russia has requested permission for cruise missiles to fly through Iraqi and Iranian airspace
The Russian DefenSe Ministry has requested the use of Iraq’s and Iran’s airspace to launch cruise missiles, Russian Interfax news agency reports citing a military-diplomatic source.
"The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation sent a request to Iraq and Iran regarding the use of their airspace for cruise missiles last week," the representative from the Russian Ministry of Defense stated.
Previously, The Ministry of Defence of the Russian Federation announced the start of tactical …
Lavrov rejects Steinmeier's proposal to deliver humanitarian aid to Aleppo by air
The heads of the German and Russian Foreign Ministers discussed the situation in Syria and Ukraine at a recent press conference. Sergey Lavrov did not support Frank-Walter Steinmeier's proposal on the delivery of humanitarian aid to Aleppo by air.
The German Minister of Foreign Affairs, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, appealed to Russia with a call to promote the signing of an armistice between the conflicting parties in Syria to deliver humanitarian aid to the Syrian city of Aleppo. "I think guns …