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Body of Su-25 pilot killed in Syria transferred to Russia
The body of the Russian pilot Roman Filipov, who was shot down in Syria, was handed over to Russia “through Turkish mediation” by one of the “revolutionary groups”, reported the Syrian newspaper Enab Baladias with reference to a statement made by militants from Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (formerly the Al-Nusra Front). The pilot’s body was “stolen” by one of the rebel groups, stated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham’s. The story was relayed by the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors the jihadists’ …
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Russian Embassy in Damascus comes under mortar fire
The building of the Russian trade mission came under mortar fire in Damascus. The building was seriously damaged, reported the Russian Foreign Ministry on Tuesday evening, February 6.
“At approximately 16:00 local time, the building of the Trade Mission of the Russian Federation in Damascus (currently inactive, but continues to have diplomatic immunity) was hit by a 120-mm mine. No one was injured or killed. The building was seriously damaged,” the report said.
Russian diplomats said they “ …
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Russia’s foreign currency purchases reach record levels
The Russian Ministry of Finance continues to increase the volume of the operations to buy currency on the market after receiving additional oil and gas income into the budget .
Between February 7 and March 8, the government will funnel 298.1 billion rubles into currency interventions on the Moscow Exchange, the Finance Ministry reported on Monday.
The volume of currency purchases has increased by as much as 18% compared to January, and will be an all-time record for the operations which began …
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Estonia establishes border with Russia
As TASS reports, Estonia has fully completed the layout of the border with Russia. According to the Police and Border Guard Department of the republic, 567 poles have been installed.
It was reported that last spring, the demarcation of the border on Lake Peipus and the Narva Reservoir was carried out and 176 buoys were placed there.
According to calculations of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the country, the modernization of the eastern border infrastructure cost Estonia 197 million …
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Russia’s largest private bank believes the country is losing GDP annually due to sanctions
The largest private bank in Russia estimated that the Russian economy lost 0.5% of GDP due to sanctions. Because of this, the entire positive effect of the actions of the Central Bank has been negated.As indicated in the report of the chief economist of Alfa Bank, Natalia Orlova, the losses are caused by diminished possibilities in attracting financing from abroad as a direct result of the sanctions on certain companies.
The current US sanctions impose significant restrictions in the provision …