Structure and personnel news

The newspaper "Kommersant" under the heading "There cannot be a low-cost airline in such a situation." The ex-head of Pobeda, Andrey Kalmykov, about his resignation, sanctions and ticket prices," published an interesting interview with the former CEO of the low-cost airline Pobeda (part of the Aeroflot group) Andrey Kalmykov on the prospects for the existence of Russian civil aviation in the conditions of total Western sanctions imposed against it.

At a meeting at the Russian Defense Ministry, the head of the department, Sergei Shoigu, spoke about the course of a special military operation of our Armed Forces on the territory of Ukraine. According to the Minister, in general, the main tasks of the first stage of the operation have been completed. The combat potential of the Ukrainian army has been significantly reduced, which allows us to focus our main attention and efforts on achieving the main goal - the liberation of Donbass.

Shoigu: conscripts of the spring draft will not be sent to hot spots

Russian conscripts called up this spring will not be sent to hot spots, Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu promised. He added that all conscripts of last spring will be discharged into the reserve at the end of their service life. In addition, the head of the Defense Ministry said that the Ukrainian army has suffered significant damage, and this allows us to liberate Donbass.

Published letters about the treatment of gays at NASA in the 1960s

Half a century ago, NASA really fired employees of non-traditional sexual orientation, it turned out from the published correspondence of current employees. This issue was raised by activists who opposed the name of the space telescope in honor of James Webb, the former director of the agency, who was suspected of homophobia.

The Alliance is groping for a line of conduct in the fog of strategic uncertainty

In an environment of catastrophic degradation of global security caused by the actions of the United States and NATO to promote and support Kiev's Russophobic policy, plans for further expansion of the alliance and an unrestrained build-up of military preparations, Washington and Brussels are trying to find ways to adapt the alliance to the realities of modernity. Organized by the conference of Defense Associations on March 9-11 in Canada, at which NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg delivered a keynote speech.

Without the nationalization of strategic resources, our country will not survive

The sanctions imposed by the West put Russia in front of the need to take extraordinary measures to restore economic self-sufficiency or, in other words, economic sovereignty. For more than 30 years, a purposeful policy has been carried out in our country to destroy economic independence with the transformation of Russia into a semi-colonial state of the united West.

Russia's security - it's time to wake up

Director of NPF-VT LLC, Candidate of Technical Sciences Yuri Brygin sent a letter to Deputy Chairman of the Military-Industrial Commission of the Russian Federation Yuri Borisov.

March 15 marked the 90th anniversary of the founding of the Voronezh Aviation Plant. Today the plant is a branch of PJSC Il - VASO and is part of the transport aviation division of the United Aircraft Corporation (part of Rostec Group).

JSC "Russian Space Systems" (RKS) announced the acquisition of a controlling stake in PJSC "Yaroslavl Radio Plant". According to the press service of the enterprise, the deal will allow RKS holding to increase production capacity for serial production of an expandable range of space products.

Russia will solve all the problems that have arisen due to the sanctions imposed by the West, Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with members of the government. According to him, the Russian economy is adapting to the new situation, and this will lead to an increase in the independence and sovereignty of the country. The meeting discussed how to prevent food prices from rising, production closures and what measures are needed to support Russian business.

In 2022, the Ministry of Finance promises to open two more centers of the National Cyberpolygon, which will be located in St. Petersburg and the Orenburg Region on the basis of polytechnic and state universities, respectively.

Why do the Ukrainian army and nationalist battalions conflict with each other

The armed forces of Ukraine allegedly destroyed the headquarters of a separate special-purpose detachment "Azov" in Mariupol with a strike from the tactical missile complex "Tochka-U", the People's Militia of the DPR reported on the Telegram channel. "Newspaper.Ru" figured out what is the reason for the conflicts of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and nationalist battalions.

Thirty years of the Scientific research center of the Military Academy of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation in Smolensk

The military air defense of Russia has gone a long way in development, starting from the three-inch anti-aircraft gun of the 1915 Franz Lender model to the modern S-300V4 long-range air defense system equipped with hypersonic anti-aircraft guided missiles.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation proposed to grant the participants of the special operation on the territory of Ukraine, the LPR and the DPR the status of a combat veteran, the corresponding draft is published on the official portal of draft regulatory legal acts.

In France, more than 9,5 thousand military personnel will be mobilized or put on alert due to the situation in Ukraine. This is reported by Agence France-Presse (AFP) with reference to the General Staff.

Under his leadership and direct participation, the Zircon hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile was developed

General Director, General Designer of JSC "Military Industrial Complex "NPO Mashinostroeniya" (part of the corporation "Tactical Missile Armament"), Hero of Labor of the Russian Federation Alexander Leonov celebrates 70 years since his birth on Saturday.

February 25 would have been the 53rd anniversary of the outstanding analyst in the field of the global military-industrial complex and military-technical cooperation who died prematurely last year and co-founder of the Center for Analysis of Strategies and Technologies (TSAST) Konstantin Makiyenko.

Addressing the officers and soldiers of the honor guard company, the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia wished a "peaceful sky", adding that "every soldier who took the oath should be ready, if necessary, to go to the Motherland and defend his people."

The President noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated Russians on Defender of the Fatherland Day and noted the importance of ensuring the country's defense capability.

53% of Russians rate the prestige of the military profession as high, 19% of fellow citizens hold the opposite opinion, according to the survey of the Public Opinion Foundation (POM), received by Interfax.