Russian President Dmitry Medvedev’s remarks about possible countermeasures against a European missile defense system were not a signal for confrontation but a message that Russia and its international partners should keep looking for compromise, Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said on Friday. Medvedev said on Wednesday that Russia would move “advanced offensive weapon systems” to [...]
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November 25, 2011
November 8, 2011
Tajik court gives pilots eight and half years for smuggling engine
A court in Tajikistan has sentenced Russian pilot Vladimir Sadovnichy and Estonian Alexei Rudenko to eight and a half years in prison each for smuggling and border violations. The two men were found guilty of both offenses as well as violating flight regulations. They had both denied the charges. The Antonov An-72 transport aircraft they [...]
October 9, 2011
An-2 biplane crashes in south Russia, pilot injured
An Antonov An-2 biplane crashed in the Krasnodar Territory in south Russia, injuring a pilot, a local emergencies ministry spokesman said on Sunday. The plane crashed at about 12 hours in the afternoon on Sunday near the village of Zasovskaya, the spokesman said. “According to preliminary data, there was only one pilot aboard the plane. [...]