The Situation in Japan is Worse Than you Believe… (Russian News)

Japanese authorities said that the situation in the nuclear power plant emergency is very serious. Nuclear engineers are trying to pump radioactive water from the first reactor. In the soil at the station found plutonium, and the particles of radioactive iodine were detected in the atmosphere over the U.S., China and Iceland… Tuesday at theContinue reading The Situation in Japan is Worse Than you Believe… (Russian News)

Sukhoi Superjet 100 to start Aeroflot flights in May

Russia’s flagship airline Aeroflot said on Tuesday it will begin regular commercial flights of the Sukhoi Superjet 100 in mid-May. The company has placed orders for 40 models of the aircraft, which will initially conduct flights between Moscow and the central Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod. The Super-jet, championed by Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, isContinue reading Sukhoi Superjet 100 to start Aeroflot flights in May

Chechen militant leader Umarov ‘may have been killed in attack’

Russian forces say Chechen militant leader Doku Umarov could have been among those killed during fighting in the volatile North Caucasus region, the Russian daily Kommersant said on Tuesday. Seventeen rebels were killed on Monday in an attack on a base in Ingushetia used by Islamist insurgents to train suicide bombers, Russia’s anti-terror committee said.Continue reading Chechen militant leader Umarov ‘may have been killed in attack’

What’s Happening in Libya? Asks Russia With Dismay…

With the help of coalition air strikes, anti-Gadhafi forces are making sustained progress toward the Libyan capital Tripoli. The Western military intervention appears to have entered a new phase. Instead of just protecting civilians as foreseen under the UN resolution, coalition forces are actively supporting rebel fighters. (Spiegel Online has been posting some good articlesContinue reading What’s Happening in Libya? Asks Russia With Dismay…

Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo airports to be merged and privatized says Putin

Two of Moscow’s main airports, Vnukovo and Sheremetyevo, are to be merged and sold as part of the country’s privatization program, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “Together with the Moscow mayor, Transport Minister and Finance Ministry officials we have agreed to unify Sheremetyevo airport, in which the Russian government holds a 100%Continue reading Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo airports to be merged and privatized says Putin