WASHINGTON, September 2 (RIA Novosti) – Despite the ongoing hostilities in southeastern Ukraine, the United States plans to go ahead with the Rapid Trident military exercise, scheduled to take place in western Ukraine later this month and expected to involve… Read More ›
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Enemies Stand Helpless Against BrahMos Missile – BrahMos Aerospace Chief / 3x faster than the Tomahawk cruise missile
“export the BrahMos only to friendly nations, determined by the governments of India and Russia” Enemies Stand Helpless Against BrahMos Missile – BrahMos Aerospace Chief MOSCOW, August 20 (RIA Novosti) – A supersonic cruise missile BrahMos, developed jointly by… Read More ›
UN Unable to Verify Kiev’s Allegations About Hitting Russian Military Column in Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS, August 15 (RIA Novosti) – After Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said his forces hit Russian vehicles inside Ukraine, the United Nations on Friday said it couldn’t verify the reports but they show a need to resolve the conflict… Read More ›
Russia Forces US Submarine Out of Boundary Waters
Russian Anti-Submarine Destroyer “Vice-Admiral Kulakov” © Photo Press office of Russian Northern Fleet 17:37 09/08/2014 MOSCOW, August 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Northern Fleet’s anti-submarine forces have detected and forced out a US submarine from Russian boundary waters, a… Read More ›
FACTBOX: Russia’s Imports from Countries that Imposed Sanctions
MOSCOW, August 7 (RIA Novosti) – Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree Wednesday, banning for a year imports of agricultural and food products from countries that imposed sanctions on Russia. The government is expected to announce the complete “black… Read More ›
Islamic State Seizes Control Over Iraq’s Largest Dam
Fighters of the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) Stand Guard in the Northern Iraq city of Mosul 23:51 03/08/2014 MOSCOW, August 3 (RIA Novosti) – The Islamic State militants have seized control of Iraq’s biggest dam, an… Read More ›
Brazil to Fight Dengue with GM Mosquitos
// // // © RIA Novosti. Oleg Lastochkin 09:01 24/07/2014 MOSCOW, July 23 (RIA Novosti) – Brazil is going to raise a swarm of genetically modified mosquitos to fight dengue, an acute tropical disease that affects over 50 million people… Read More ›
Ukraine shells Russian town killing 1 and injuring 2
Moscow sees ‘consequences’ after Ukrainian shell kills 1, injures 2 Sunday, 13 July 2014 An artillery shell from Ukraine has hit a private house in the Rostov region of Russia, killing a citizen and leaving two more injured. The Russian… Read More ›
1,200 Ukrainian Soldiers Dead in Slaviansk Special Op – People’s Mayor
A burnt BMP-2 on the outskirts of the town of Rubezhnoye © RIA Novosti. Evgeny Biyatov 16:56 29/05/2014 RIGA, May 29 (RIA Novosti) – About 1,200 Ukrainian army soldiers have been killed during a special operation in Slaviansk, and eight… Read More ›
Russia May Sign Agreement to Build 8 Reactors in Iran
Bushehr nuclear power plant © RIA Novosti. Valery Melnikov 18:09 22/05/2014 Tags: nuclear energy, Iran, Russia ST. PETERSBURG, May 22 (RIA Novosti) – Moscow may sign an intergovernmental agreement with Teheran this year to build eight new reactors… Read More ›
Russia to Begin Moon Colonization in 2030 – Report
© RIA Novosti. Iliya Pitalev 12:20 08/05/2014 MOSCOW, May 8 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has drafted a program for colonization of the moon, and plans to send the first expeditions to build a permanent lunar base in 2030, the Russian… Read More ›
People in Ukraine’s Odessa Died Instantly, Poisoned by Unknown Substance – Report
21:09 03/05/2014 KIEV, May 3 (RIA Novosti) – During the fire at Odessa’s Trade Unions House people died instantly, having been poisoned by an unidentified substance, the UNIAN news agency reported on Saturday. “Many people died by jumping from the… Read More ›
US Nuclear Fuel in Ukraine Risks Second Chernobyl – Scientists
MOSCOW, April 25 (RIA Novosti) – The use of US-made fuel in nuclear power plants in Ukraine may lead to emergencies comparable in scale to the Chernobyl disaster, a group of veteran atomic scientists announced Friday. The use of US-made… Read More ›
5 Killed, 1 Injured in Special Operation in Ukraine’s Slaviansk
5 Killed, 1 Injured in Special Operation in Ukraine’s Slaviansk © RIA Novosti. Mikhail Voskresensky 17:36 24/04/2014 MOSCOW, April 24 (RIA Novosti) – The special operation against pro-federalization protesters underway in the eastern Ukrainian city of Slaviansk has left… Read More ›
Kiev Military Op in Eastern Ukraine, civilians reported killed
Tuesday, 15 April 2014 The activists who controlled the base said they were forced to retreat. “There are about 60 units of armored vehicles. They have been preparing for several days, and now they started to storm [the airfield]. The… Read More ›
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia
Tens of Thousands Sign Petition to Reunite Alaska With Russia © Tony Campbell 18:43 25/03/2014 – MOSCOW, March 25 (RIA Novosti) – Over 22,000 people have signed a petition calling for the secession of Alaska from the United States to… Read More ›
Russian Navy to Deploy Conventional Deterrence Force
© RIA Novosti. Igor Zarembo 21:02 19/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 19 (RIA Novosti) – The naval component of Russia’s future strategic non-nuclear deterrence force will consist of warships and submarines armed with high-precision weapons, navy commander Adm. Viktor Chirkov said Wednesday…. Read More ›
Crimean Tatars Will Have to Vacate Land – Official
Crimean tatars © RIA Novosti. Taras Litvinenko 05:40 19/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 18 (RIA Novosti) – Ukraine’s breakaway region of Crimea will ask Tatars to vacate part of the land where they now live in exchange for new territory elsewhere in… Read More ›
UN Declares Huge Part of Far Eastern Sea Russian Shelf
Sea of Okhotsk © RIA Novosti. 15:25 15/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 15 (RIA Novosti) – A United Nations commission has officially recognized the Sea of Okhotsk enclave, off Russia’s southeastern coast, as part of the country’s continental shelf, the Russian minister… Read More ›
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol
Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol © RIA Novosti. Ramil Sitdikov Russia Sends 4 Strategic Bombers on 24-Hour Arctic Patrol 18:43 14/03/2014 KOTELNY ISLAND, March 14 (RIA Novosti) – Russia has dispatched four Tu-95MS strategic bombers… Read More ›
Russia Mulls Banning US Nuclear Arms Inspections – Source
Russia’s Defense Ministry © RIA Novosti. Anton Denisov 05:33 09/03/2014 MOSCOW, March 9 (RIA Novosti) – Russia’s Defense Ministry is considering a ban on US inspections of Russian nuclear weapons under the New START deal over the standoff in Ukraine,… Read More ›
Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March
Russia Plans 2 More Ballistic Missile Tests in March ASTANA, March 5 (RIA Novosti) – Russia is planning to carry out two tests of intercontinental ballistic missiles this month in addition to Tuesday’s successful launch, the Kazakh military said. “On… Read More ›
3 South Ukrainian Cities Want to Join Crimea – Lawmaker
– Mykolaiv, Kherson and Odessa Tensions in Ukraine’s Crimea (Archive) © RIA Novosti. Taras Litvinenko 02:47 04/03/2014 SIMFEROPOL, March 4 (RIA Novosti) – A senior Crimean lawmaker said on Monday that representatives of three southern Ukrainian administrative capitals expressed willingness… Read More ›
Russia to confiscate US and European assets should sanctions be applied
05.03.2014 13:19 Russia’s Federation Council is preparing a bill that provides for the confiscation of property, assets and accounts of European and American companies, including private ones, should the United States decide to impose sanctions against Russia. The author of… Read More ›
Russia reinforces Armenian base with overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets
Wednesday, March 05 Russia has strengthened its airbase in Armenia with a batch of overhauled MiG-29 fighter jets, a military official said Tuesday, according to RIA Novosti. Russia’s 3624th Air Base at the Erebuni airport in Yerevan previously hosted at… Read More ›
Russia tells US to settle down, may abandon Dollar
Tuesday, 04 March 2014 Russia could reduce to zero its economic dependency on the United States if Washington agreed sanctions against Moscow over Ukraine, a Kremlin aide said on Tuesday, warning that the American financial system faced a “crash” if… Read More ›
Ukrainian troops dispatched in Crimea switch to region’s side – sources
Published time: March 02, 2014 09:27 Reuters/Gleb Garanich Ukrainian armed forces dispatched to Crimea have switched to the side of local authorities and are expected to take military oath soon, Russian news agencies report. “Today the majority of… Read More ›
RUSSIA: Russia has the right to send troops to Ukraine for the protection of the BLACK SEA FLEET
– He can save himself. He may invite our army <…> because the Ukrainian army is dysfunctional, “said Zhirinovsky. 15:33, February 24, 2014 Text: Ria Novosti Photo: Ria Novosti, Vladimir Fedorenko Vladimir Zhirinovsky believes that Russia to lawful and in… Read More ›
Russian reconnaissance satellite to hit Earth Sunday
By Jeremy Kaplan Published February 15, 2014 FoxNews.com Portions of Russia’s defunct Kosmos-1220 satellite will come crashing back to the planet on Sunday following a fiery, uncontrolled descent through the Earth’s atmosphere, Russian officials said. Fragments of the former reconnaissance… Read More ›
Russian military to train combat engineers for Afghan army
Photo: RIA Novosti The Russian military will train combat engineers for the Afghan army to ensure safe and efficient mine sweeping in the war-torn Central Asian country, Russia’s defense minister said Wednesday. “We are working on the creation of… Read More ›
Russian News Agency Shut Due to Swears
By Benjamin Bidder Russia’s media watchdog agency has forced the closure of the Rosbalt news organization because of two YouTube videos containing swear words. Russian journalists are furious, calling it the latest attack on freedom of the press. Russia’s media… Read More ›
400-Meter-Wide Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032
400-Meter-Wide Asteroid Could Hit Earth in 2032 © Fotolia/ Paul Fleet 15:27 17/10/2013 MOSCOW, October 17 (RIA Novosti) – Ukrainian astronomers have discovered a large asteroid that could hit Earth in 2032, though the impact risk is minimal, according to… Read More ›
Russian military: ‘Space troops not yet ready to fight aliens’
Published time: October 02, 2013 11:40 Edited time: October 02, 2013 17:56 Servicemen of the association of aerospace defense of the Central Military District deploy a command post with an acquisition radar of the S-300PS air defense system … Read More ›
Vladimir Putin: “Russia will help Syria in case of strike”
[ 06 September 2013 19:46 ] “We are currently delivering weapons to Syria and having economic cooperation” Baku – APA. “Russia will further continue giving aid to Syria through delivery of weapons and economic cooperation,” said President of Russia Vladimir… Read More ›
Russia sends warships to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria ( “a planned rotation.” )
Thursday, 29 August 2013 Russia will “over the next few days” be sending an anti-submarine ship and a missile cruiser to the Mediterranean as the West prepares for possible strikes against Syria, the Interfax news agency said on Thursday…. Read More ›
Israel attacks Syria to destroy Russian-made ‘Yakhont’ anti-ship missiles
Photo: RIA Novosti It is for the first time that Israel has used its state -of-the art submarine fleet to hit a facility on Syria’s territory. According to today’s issue of “The Sunday Times” of London, in the early hours… Read More ›
Russia to increase stock of its cruise missiles five-fold
Sergei Shoigu Photo: RIA Novosti Russia is going to increase the stock of its cruise missiles five-fold, it will happen within the next three years. That`s according to the country`s defence minister Sergei Shoigu. By the year 2020 the stock… Read More ›
‘Missile defense killer’: Russia finalizes testing on prototype ICBM
Published time: June 08, 2013 14:08 The high-speed lift of the Topol missile launching. (RIA Novosti / Vladimir Rodionov) Russia’s Strategic Missile Forces have reported a successful launch of a next-generation ICBM that can supposedly pierce any anti-ballistic… Read More ›
Israel ‘will know what to do’ over Russia missiles deliveries to Syria
S – 300. Photo: RIA Novosti Israel “will know what to do” if Russia delivers anti-aircraft missiles to Syria, its defence minister said Tuesday, in an apparent allusion to another air strike on the war-torn neighbouring country. “The deliveries have… Read More ›
Russia concerned about security of its citizens in both Koreas
Russian Foreign Ministry © Flickr.com/Dezhur/cc-by Russia hopes that the leaders of the two Koreas will be wise enough not to let the current sharpening of relations between their countries grow into a war. A spokesperson for the Russian Foreign Ministry says that… Read More ›
South Korean spy steals Russian missiles
Photo: RIA Novosti The achievements of the Republic of Korea in the field of rockets and space are largely based on Russian technologies, including stolen ones. This conclusion is evident from sensational confessions of a South Korean businessman to the… Read More ›
‘The country that attacks first will die 27 minutes later’ – Stanislav Petrov
Oksana Zenner Feb 19, 2013 15:58 Moscow Time Stanislav Petrov Photo: RIA Novosti The International Peace Prize ceremony was held in Dresden. Soviet officer Stanislav Petrov became the prize-winner this year. On September 26, 1983, Stanislav Petrov prevented the beginning… Read More ›
Anti-snow chemicals used in Moscow take 1.3bn years to dissolve – report ( include K-40 (kalium-40) )
Published: 7 February, 2013, 18:19 Edited: 7 February, 2013, 18:19 Toxic and even radioactive elements have been found in de-icing substances used for clearing Moscow streets from snow, according to data gathered by a group of activists. City authorities deny… Read More ›
Russia to Ban US Politicians, Judges… from entering country
Sunday, 20 January 2013 Russia has prepared a “Guantanamo list” of U.S. officials who will be denied entry visas, officials in Moscow said Friday, the latest apparent retaliation for a U.S. law imposing sanctions on Russians over the death of… Read More ›
Silent sub: Russian noiseless Borei class nuclear submarine immersed
Published: 30 December, 2012, 17:26 Edited: 30 December, 2012, 18:20 Super-modern, powerful and almost noiseless Russian nuclear submarine Vladimir Monomakh has been put in water to become the third ship of the Borei project. The cruiser is about to… Read More ›
Russia loses space contact
Thu, 15 Nov 2012 8:27 AM Russia on Wednesday lost the ability to send basic commands to most of its satellites and segment of the International Space Station following a vital cable failure near Moscow. The Roscosmos space agency attributed… Read More ›
Russia will send humanitarian aid to New York
Nov 11, 2012 21:58 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti On Monday, the 12th of November, the Russian Emergency Ministry is planning to send two planes with humanitarian aid to New York which was hit by Hurricane Sandy. Two Iliushin-76 planes… Read More ›
Russia, Italy in joint naval exercises
Nov 9, 2012 18:31 Moscow Time Photo: RIA Novosti A frigate and a naval tugboat from Russia and two frigates from Italy have successfully carried out joint counter-piracy and air defence exercises in the Ionian Sea. The mock attackers were… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 