Category: Russia
Ukrainian drones downed over Donetsk packed with explosives, lethal projectiles, DPR says
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. As reported earlier, on Tuesday morning air defense systems shot down two Ukrainian drones over Donetsk’s Budennovsky and Kievsky districts https://tass.com/politics/1606115
Read MoreRussian cosmonauts make ISS mockup modules on 3D printer to prepare for spacewalks
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The 3D printer was delivered to the ISS aboard the Progress MS-20 spacecraft in June last year for experimentation https://tass.com/science/1606113
Read MoreZelensky visits Ukrainian army’s frontline positions in Avdeyevka
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The DPR’s acting head, Denis Pushilin, said on April 11 that Russian forces were continuing to encircle Avdeyevka and were keeping the Ukrainian army’s supply routes under tight fire control https://tass.com/politics/1606097
Read MoreRussia proposes joint ventures with India as solution to supply imbalance
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia suggests that “Indian producers should be more active in entering the niches that were vacated by a number of foreign companies that left the market,” Denis Manturov said https://tass.com/economy/1606095
Read MoreGlobal Ports, EuroChem to deliver fertilizers in bulk containers via St. Petersburg port
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The agreement between the two companies will run until the end of 2025 https://tass.com/economy/1606091
Read MoreSiblings detained in Melitopol for gathering information for Ukraine — law enforcement
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. The man told Russia’s National Guard officers that he had sent a photo of a flying Russian warplane to a Ukrainian Telegram bot, adding information about the direction of the flight https://tass.com/defense/1606087
Read MoreRussia’s U-turn toward East does not mean ‘window on Europe’ closing — economics minister
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. In early April, at a Kremlin ceremony at which new foreign ambassadors formally presented their credentials, President Vladimir Putin stressed that, “Russia is open to constructive partnership with all countries without exception, and is not going to isolate itself from anyone, has no…
Read MoreAbsolut Vodka Halts Exports to Russia
Moscow Times The decision came after the Swedish company faced public backlash for resuming shipments to Russia. https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/04/18/absolut-vodka-halts-exports-to-russia-a80873
Read MoreCanada’s ambassador leaves Russian Foreign Ministry without comment
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Maria Zakharova also described as extremely hypocritical the US and Canadian ambassadors’ demands that Kara-Murza be released at a time when their own countries were shamelessly violating human rights and persecuting dissidents https://tass.com/politics/1606081
Read MoreSovEcon think tank upgrades Russian wheat harvest outlook for 2023 to 86.8 mln tons
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Russia’s net grain harvest in 2022 totaled record 157.7 mln tones, including 104.2 mln tons of wheat, according to figures provided by the national statistics service Rosstat https://tass.com/economy/1606079
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