Russia – Page 7162 – Prologue Journal

Russian Navy Removes Pacific Fleet Commander

Moscow Times Admiral Sergei Avakyants, who has commanded the Pacific Fleet since 2012, was removed days after surprise combat drills. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/20/russian-navy-removes-pacific-fleet-commander-a80886

Army takes control of paramilitary force’s major military base in northwestern Sudan

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “The Chevrolet Military Base is considered one of the enemy’s largest supply points,” Sudan’s Army reported https://tass.com/world/1606961

Hungary to keep temporary ban on Ukrainian agriculture imports — ministry

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Istvan Nagy noted that the EC agreed to allocate the second part of financial aid to farmers from five Central European countries in the amount of 100 mln euro, adding that Hungary would receive its share https://tass.com/economy/1606955

No new anthrax cases detected in Russia — top sanitary doctor

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. “There haven’t been any risks of mass infection in the Russian Federation, we are controlling all the known hotspots,” Anna Popova stressed https://tass.com/society/1606949

Former UN inspector confident Russia will not use nukes in Ukraine

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Scott Ritter noted that Russia was capable of solving all tasks with conventional weapons https://tass.com/politics/1606951

CIS chief believes allies would exchange military assistance, if need be

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The CIS is a regional interstate organization that currently has 11 former Soviet republics as its members, namely Russia, Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Ukraine https://tass.com/politics/1606947

First-ever feature film shot in space goes into wide release

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russian Culture Minister Olga Lyubimova announced that the movie would be screened at cinemas in 20 countries, including Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro, Croatia, Slovenia and Macedonia https://tass.com/society/1605921

Rosatom ready to discuss cooperation in peaceful use of nuclear energy with US

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia has always fulfilled all international commitments in the sphere of non-proliferation and exports control, the corporation assured https://tass.com/economy/1606943

Civilian killed in Ukrainian shelling of Donetsk

Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. A private home was also damaged in the attack https://tass.com/politics/1606941

Russia’s Bolshoi Drops ‘Nureev’ Ballet Over LGBTQ Law

Moscow Times Bolshoi permanently dropped a ballet about Russian dance legend Rudolf Nureyev following the toughening of “gay propaganda” legislation. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/20/russias-bolshoi-drops-nureev-ballet-over-lgbtq-law-a80885