NATO sends demining equipment to Ukraine
The equipment has been transferred for use by demining experts from the State Emergency Service of Ukraine (SESU) in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions.
"The SESU has received logistical assistance for its demining divisions in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions within the framework of the NATO Science for Peace and Security program," the Mission of Ukraine to NATO press service reported.
"Four Ford pick-up trucks, along with protective suits, mine detectors and other mine-removal equipment that …
In planning for military development, Russia will take into account US project to modernize nuclear weapons
Russia will factor into their military planning the US decision to start production on a modernized nuclear bomb in 2020, the head of the State Duma Defense Committee and former Black Sea Fleet Commander, Admiral Vladimir Komoedov, told Interfax.“I think, of course, we will take this into account in military planning,” he said.On Tuesday, there was news that the US National Nuclear Security Administration has begun preparations for the production of a new modernized nuclear bomb, the B61-12. …
Former Party of Regions MP: Capture of administrative buildings in Luhansk was organized by Yefremov
Ex-deputy of the Party of Regions said that everything was recorded on video and the evidence has already been passed to the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU).
A former MP from the Party of Regions, Volodymyr Landik, stated on the air of Radio Liberty’s Donbas.Realii program that the capture of the Luhansk Regional State Administration building and the regional branch of the SSU in March 2014 was organized by the former leader of the Party of Regions of the Verkhovna Rada, Alexandr Yefremov. …
Kerch Strait Bridge project is falling behind schedule
The construction of the railway approaches to the Kerch Strait Bridge from Crimean side is six months behind schedule because officials forgot to identify the project’s customer in official reports.
According to Forbes, the construction did not start because the state customer for this type of work wasn't identified in the federal targeted program on the development of Crimea and Sevastopol. The approaches must connect the railway part of the bridge with the railway network of Crimea. It will …
Experts: Russia's economic recession affects all sectors
Russia is experiencing a recession this year, so it is too early to speak about the recovery of the economic activity of the country, according to the experts at Russia's National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), RBC reports.
The report states that the compression process of the economy was a "broad front" and has affected all sectors (except for wholesale trade) and, as a result, "the economy has not only reached the previous low, but has gone below it."
Experts note …