Russian Navy will be eqipped by the Almaz-Antey arms manufacturer`s newly-introduced air-defense missiles, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said. “Almaz-Antey has presented the results of the tests of new-generation air-defense missiles for the Navy to the Military-Industrial Commission”, Rogozin, who heads the commission, said on his Twitter account. The commission will check the development of…
Russia, Iran and Azerbaijan will take measures on the development of transportation infrastructure, including the North-South international transportation corridor, the draft declaration says. “The sides intend to support efforts to integrate regional transportation and communication opportunities aimed at creating an economically profitable and environmentally friendly transportation infrastructure”, says the declaration that should be approved by…
Russian group of companies Solar Energy received the right to invest 12 billion rubles in construction of six solar power stations in several districts of southern Astrakhan Region, the regional government said in a statement on August 5. “Companies KompleksIndustriya and Energoholding, part of the Solar Energy group of companies, have received the rights for…
In the first half of 2016, the passenger flow of Yamal Airlines decreased by 8.3% YoY, to 534,357, Russia’s Federal Air Transport Agency informed. The passenger turnover fell by 17%, to 981.631 million passenger-kilometers, the passenger load factor dropped by 8.6%, to 61.4%. Cargo and mail handling grew by 8%, to 1.176 thousand tons. JSC…
Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers has increased the cost of coal used for calculating subsidies by 30.5% or 467.1 UAH, to 2,000 UAH per ton. “If a household receives 2 tons of coal, it will receive 4,000 UAH (earlier around 3,000 UAH)”, Social Policy Minister Andriy Reva said. Along with the cost of coal, the government…
Ukrainian, German and Swedish experts will carry out a joint observation flight over Russian territory under the Open Skies Treaty this week, the acting head of the Russian Defense Ministry’s Nuclear Risk Reduction Center Sergei Zabello said. Zabello added that the flight would take place along an agreed route and Russian specialists on board of…
Since the beginning of 2016/2017 MY, Ukraine exported 2.7 million tons of grains, the Ministry of Agrarian Policy and Food of Ukraine declared on August 5. In particular, wheat exports totaled 945 thousand tons, corn – 438 thousand tons, and barley – 1.3 million tons. Ukraine supplied 10 thousand tons of wheat flour on foreign…