Structure and personnel news

European Space Agency astronaut Tom Peske handed over command of the International Space Station (ISS) to Russian cosmonaut Anton Shkaplerov, according to the Roscosmos website.

The counterintelligence of the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) reported the exposure of a colonel of the country's armed forces, the commander of one of the units. The man is suspected of illegally collecting secret military documents, the press service of the SBU reported on November 5.

Distinguished specialists The Military Medical Academy was awarded with commendations from the State Duma Committee on Defense for helping the civilian population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Among those noted by the deputies are university cadets. The chairman of the Duma defense workers participated in the award ceremony Andrey Kartapolov.

Three officers of the American nuclear submarine USS Connecticut (SSN 22), which collided with a seamount in the South China Sea, were removed from their posts on Thursday, November 4, after the investigation was completed due to loss of confidence. This is reported by USNI News with reference to the statement of the American navy.

At the end of the day on November 4, with reference to the top officials in the command of the US Navy, two messages came about the causes of the emergency with the American nuclear submarine USS Connecticut in the South China Sea and about who and what responsibility was incurred for what happened.

On Friday, the press service of the Central Military District reported that next year the instructors of the 201st Russian military base will train 1,000 junior specialists for the armed forces of Tajikistan.

The experiment starts on November 4 in Moscow

The results obtained during the SIRIUS-2021 isolation experiment, which starts on Thursday, will be implemented into the cosmonaut training system at the CPC. This was announced to TASS on Thursday by Vladimir Dubinin, Deputy head of the Gagarin Research Institute for Science and Development.

The SIRIUS-2021 isolation experiment will start on November 4 in Moscow on the basis of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences

The emblem with the flags of the countries participating in the SIRIUS-2021 experiment, as well as the names of all 12 applicants for crew members, will become the mascot of the project participants. This was announced to journalists on Thursday by the crew commander Oleg Blinov.

Russia is ready to send a Belarusian cosmonaut to the ISS in the near future, it is only necessary to agree on all the details, Russian President Vladimir Putin said.

The Verkhovna Rada dismissed Andrei Taran, who held the post of head of the country's defense Ministry. The decision was made at a meeting on November 3, it was supported by 341 parliamentarians with the required minimum of 226 votes.

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky has submitted to the Verkhovna Rada the candidacy of former Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Reznikov for the post of Minister of Defense of the country. The Ukrainian leader intends to personally present it at a meeting of the parliament, it follows from the relevant draft resolution.

The Constitutional Court of Armenia recognized the constitutional provision of the law, on the basis of which the Chief of the General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Republic Onik Gasparyan was dismissed from office.

There were three Russians, two Americans and one representative of the UAE

Three citizens of the Russian Federation, two Americans and one representative of the UAE joined the crew of the SIRIUS-21 international isolation experiment, during which six volunteers will spend 240 days in isolation. This was reported to TASS on Monday in the press service of the Institute of Biomedical Problems of the Russian Academy of Sciences, on the basis of which the experiment will be conducted.

Is there a private cosmonautics in Russia and how soon will a Russian commercial rocket fly?

The correspondent of the magazine "Aerospace Sphere" talked about this with the CEO and founder of Success Rockets Oleg Mansurov. 

The mortality rate from coronavirus in the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation has halved in 2021 compared to 2020, the incidence has decreased approximately the same way, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said.

According to Deputy Vasily Piskarev, the extension of this norm to the FSB "will serve to strengthen its personnel and expand the sources of replenishment of security agencies with young promising specialists."

Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation Mikhail Mishustin signed a resolution of the Cabinet of Ministers approving the rules for maintaining the Register of Intellectual Property results directly related to defense and security. The text of the resolution, which will come into force on January 1, 2022, was published on Saturday on the official portal of legal information.

The Krasnodar Higher Military School of Pilots named after Hero of the Soviet Union A. K. Serov hosted the largest graduation of pilot officers in the history of the school. 561 people received diplomas and ranks of lieutenants.

The testers select the most qualified and promising military pilots, and besides young ones - up to 32 years old. To get into the air elite, they have to pass more than one exam and learn a lot. And, of course, a lot of flying.

The Minister of Defense of Ukraine Andriy Taran announced the provision of electronic services (services) to citizens on the portal "Dia" for the performance of their military duties.