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Pushkin’s winter in Russian capital

Pushkin’s winter in Russian capital

In the coming days, the inhabitants of Moscow and the Moscow Region will face real Pushkin’s weather - frost and sun, the research director of the Hydrometeorological Center, Roman Vilfand said in an interview to 360 …

Yellow level weather danger declared in Moscow due to wind

Yellow level weather danger declared in Moscow due to wind

Forecasters in Moscow and the Moscow Region announced a yellow level of weather danger due to the wind, which will last until Monday evening, the Hydrometeorological Center reports. "The degree of intensity of hazardous events: …

First person to spacewalk Alexei Leonov passes away

First person to spacewalk Alexei Leonov passes away

Legendary cosmonaut Alexei Leonov, the first person ever to spacewalk, passed away at the age of 85 in Moscow. The memorial service and the funeral are expected to take place on October 15, at the Federal Military …

Fire in Moscow region kills five people

Fire in Moscow region kills five people

A fire in a flat of a dwelling house in Volokolamsk, Moscow Region, has killed five people, a source in the Russian Emergencies Ministry’s Main Directorate for the Moscow Region said. "Five people, including four children, …

Private plane makes safe landing at Sheremetievo

Private plane makes safe landing at Sheremetievo

A private plane en route to Samara from Moscow has made a safe landing at Moscow’s Sheremetievo airport after its hydraulic system failed, a source in emergency services said. "A private plane of the Global Jet company, …

Major fire breaks out at thermal power plant near Moscow

Major fire breaks out at thermal power plant near Moscow

The Severnaya Thermal Power Plant in Mytishchi, near Moscow, has caught fire and a large number of fire-fighting units from the Russian Emergencies Ministry have been dispatched to the scene, a source in the emergencies services said. …

Large drug lab shut down in Moscow region

Large drug lab shut down in Moscow region

The Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) carried out an operation in the Moscow region to shut down a large drug laboratory, the FSB Center for Public Relations said. According to the statement, the laboratory for producing large …

Remains of 21 Red Army soldiers found in Chechnya

Remains of 21 Red Army soldiers found in Chechnya

The remains of 21 Red Army soldiers were found in the Naursky district during the search for the ‘Watch of Memory’ action, the chairman of the Russian Military Historical Society in Chechnya,  Abdul Alaudinov said. …

Wave of telephone terrorism reaches Moscow

Wave of telephone terrorism reaches Moscow

Thousands of people were evacuated today as a wave of hoax bomb threats has swept Moscow and Moscow region.    As of 13:45 local time, 89 buildings in Moscow have received messages that explosives had been planted at …

Apartment building fire in Balashikha claims two lives

Apartment building fire in Balashikha claims two lives

Two people died in the explosion, which occurred in an apartment building in the town of Balashikha outside Moscow yesterday, a source from the emergency services said. The source said the blast had rocked the upper floor of a 17-storey …

Putin plunges into water to celebrate Epiphany

Putin plunges into water to celebrate Epiphany

Russian President Vladimir Putin participated in the traditional swimming to celebrate Epiphany, the press service of the Kremlin reported. “Yes, Putin plunged into the water,” RIA Novosti quotes the official message. …

Federation Council approves self-employed tax experiment in Russia

Federation Council approves self-employed tax experiment in Russia

The Federation Council, the Russian parliament’s upper house, approved a bill on introducing the professional income tax for self-employed people in Moscow, the Moscow and Kaluga regions, and the republic of Tatarstan in pilot mode for the …

MiG-29 crashes near Moscow - source

MiG-29 crashes near Moscow - source

A MiG-29 jet fighter aircraft has crashed near Moscow,  a source in the law enforcement said. According to the source, the MiG-29 belonged to the Gromov Flight Research Institute. "Both pilots ejected …

Russia leads in tank biathlon at 2018 International Army Games

Russia leads in tank biathlon at 2018 International Army Games

Russia’s team finished first on the second day of the international Tank Biathlon competition, the press center of the International Army Games 2018 said. "The second day on the international Tank Biathlon competitions of the …