Daily Archives: 2026-01-24

PUTIN’S AIDE ANNOUNCED THE FAILURE OF IMPORT SUBSTITUTION IN SHIPBUILDING AND THE RELUCTANCE OF YOUNG PEOPLE TO WORK IN THE INDUSTRY

Russian shipbuilding continues to depend on foreign software, said Presidential Aide and Chairman of the Russian Maritime Board Nikolay Patrushev. This, in particular, leads to delays in the transition of domestic shipyards to modern production technologies, he said during a meeting at the St. Petersburg State Marine Technical University (SPbSTU), Interfax reports. “The digital transformation…

RUSSIA: IN THE IRKUTSK REGION, PASSENGERS OF CIVILIAN FLIGHTS HAVE STARTED BEING TRANSPORTED IN CARGO PLANES

Passengers of a regular civilian flight RD-382 from Irkutsk to the working settlement of Mama, which was carried out on January 22, complained about the airline “IrAero” due to the replacement of the aircraft without notice, reported in the East Siberian Transport Prosecutor’s Office. According to people, they were transferred to a cargo plane An-26,…

RUSSIANS ARE STARTING TO GIVE UP ON BUTTER DUE TO RISING PRICES

Russians are buying less butter after its sharp price increase. In January-September 2025, sales of the product in physical terms fell by 12% year-on-year, to 210,400 tons, but in monetary terms they rose by 17%, to 216.8 billion rubles. This follows from the data of the analytical company NTech, which cites “Vedomosti”. In “Magnit”, they…