Russians protest against Kuril island handover to Japan
In Khabarovsk, Russia, protesters rallied against the handover of the Kuril Islands to Japan, Sibir.realii reports.
Residents also protested against the current government. Roughly 500 people attended the rally to stand up for the island territories which they believe belong to Russia.
“The Kurils are ours! Down with Putin’s government!” the protesters chanted.
A rally against the Kuril handover was also held in Moscow and attended by nearly 2,000 people. The Russian news outlet Dozhd, …
Kyiv: Ukraine has to continue buying Belarusian fuel made from Russian oil
Kyiv purchases from Belarus fuel made from Russian oil, said Heorhiy Tuka, Deputy Minister for Temporarily Occupied Territories and Internally Displaced Persons, on the 112 Ukraine TV channel.
“We have to buy from Belarus a large amount of fuel that is used by the entire country. Belarus, undoubtedly, produces it from Russian oil, but it is still profitable for us,” he said.
According to Tuka, an alternative way for Ukraine implies buying fuel made from European oil, but he expressed doubts …
Head of Russian space agency: Russia is ready to build a super heavy-lift carrier rocket
The Central Research Institute of Machine Building or TsNIIMash is ready to begin work on the next generation of super heavy-lift carrier rocket, Director General of the Russian space agency Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin wrote on Twitter.
“The design and production groups of the rocket and space industry are ready to implement the project to create the super heavy-lift carrier rocket,” he wrote.
Earlier, it was reported that the super heavy-lift rocket will be named Yenisei and it is expected to …
Kyiv: Ukraine ranks in the top ten of world dairy exporters
During a meeting with the Ukrmolprom association of dairy producers, Deputy Minister of Agrarian Policy and Food Olena Kovaleva stated that for the first time in several years Ukraine ranked in the top ten of world dairy exporters, the press service of the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine reports.
According to Kovaleva, the dairy industry in Ukraine shows positive trends. In particular, milk quality, entering processing plants, has improved. Also, there is an increase in …
Kremlin reveals plans for earth-probing satellite system
Roscosmos, the Russian state space corporation, is planning to launch a network of orbital satellites to remotely explore the surface of the earth.
The project has been titled Gosudaryevo Oko (“State Eye”), Roscosmos director Dmitry Rogozin announced on Friday.
“We have the projects ‘Digital Economy’, ‘Digital Earth’ and many others. But how can there be a digital economy if Roscosmos’s resources are not used?” he remarked while explaining his initiative.
“After the successful launch in …