Structure and personnel news

In the summer of 2020, the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, was interrogated as a witness in the case against his adviser Ivan Safronov, who is accused of treason. The information was confirmed on December 15 by lawyer Ivan Pavlov (recognized as a foreign agent in the Russian Federation).

Centers will appear in Kaliningrad, Bryansk, Kurgan, Orenburg, Moscow, Yakutsk, Tver and Khanty-Mansiysk

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin has signed an order on the establishment of military training centers at eight federal universities. The document was published on Tuesday on the official portal of legal information.

Kazakhstan and Russia have carried out all domestic procedures for the Gagarin Launch modernization project, but the UAE is delaying the process, Minister of Digital Development, Innovation and Aerospace Bagdat Musin said.

According to the rector of Novosibirsk State Technical University Anatoly Bataev, the consortium will also deal with energy issues

A consortium of more than 20 organizations based on the Novosibirsk State Technical University (NSTU) was created in Novosibirsk. One of its main goals will be the creation of hybrid integrated circuits for spacecraft that increase their power and service life, Rector of NSTU Anatoly Bataev told reporters on Tuesday.

A law has been passed according to which marshals and generals will be able to serve after 70 years. However, for this, in each specific case, a separate decision of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief, the President of Russia, will be needed. He will also decide for what period the contract with this or that military commander should be extended.

Servicemen and employees of law enforcement agencies will be able to receive a QR code on vaccination against coronavirus, if the bill is adopted, a clarifying amendment will be prepared for it, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Tatyana Golikova said.

The children from Suvorov, Nakhimov naval schools, presidential cadet corps and boarding schools of pupils of the Ministry of Defense of Russia began winter holidays. They started ahead of schedule on the calendar.

According to the head of Roscosmos Dmitry Rogozin, 30,568 employees have recovered, 1,596 people are currently being treated

More than 235 employees of the rocket and space industry died due to coronavirus during the entire pandemic period. This was announced by Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Sunday.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced a large-scale conscription of recruits in the autumn of 2021 in military specialized units.

"In the ongoing autumn conscription, which was launched in October and involves the recruitment into the Armed forces, other troops, military formations more than 127 thousand people, more than 400 inductees 9 December went by collection points of the constituent entities of Russia for the military service in scientific and scientific-production company", - said the Agency.

Expert on the Chinese claim for "Motor Sich" in The Hague: officials are to blame, not investors.

There can be only one explanation for such a strange inaction - corruption of the highest level with very high stakes, the expert believes.

The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad will make her first flight in 2022

The only woman in the Russian cosmonaut squad, Anna Kikina, was pleasantly surprised by the opportunity to carry out the first flight into space under the cross-flight program.

Military investigators detained Alexander Lopatin, a leading adviser to the Department of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation for ensuring the state defense order, on suspicion of receiving a large bribe in Moscow. This was reported on December 9 by a source in law enforcement agencies.

The Russian Helicopters Holding Company of Rostec State Corporation will train pilots to operate the Mi-38 helicopter on a special simulator capable of simulating any weather conditions, vibration and sounds of a running machine.

The same title was awarded to Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the VKS Andrey Yudin and Chief of Staff of the Central Military District Mikhail Teplinsky

Russian President Vladimir Putin awarded the rank of Colonel-General to Deputy Defense Minister Yunus-Bek Yevkurov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Aerospace Forces Andrei Yudin and Chief of Staff of the Central Military District Mikhail Teplinsky. The corresponding decree of the head of state is published on the official Internet portal of legal information.

The All-Russian Research and Testing Institute of Medical Equipment of Roszdravnadzor (VNIIIMT) became a part of the Medical Equipment consortium, the press service of the Shvabe Holding, which was the founder of this consortium, reports.

Housing under the program can be purchased both on the primary and secondary market

Promsvyazbank and Roscosmos have signed an agreement that implies the provision of preferential mortgages for members of the Russian cosmonaut squad. The agreement was signed after the launch of the Soyuz-2.1a rocket with the Soyuz MS-20 manned spacecraft on Wednesday from Baikonur.

As reported in the state corporation, now it is necessary to agree with the cosmonaut squad how to build plans for the next three years

Roscosmos has successfully implemented plans for 2021 to support Russian cosmonauts. Maxim Ovchinnikov, First Deputy Director General of the State Corporation for Economics and Finance, told reporters about this.

British serviceman Chileshe Mwamba filed a lawsuit against the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in the High Court of London, demanding compensation of £ 860,000 ($ 1.13 million) for the consequences for his health after a three-week stay in Estonia in November 2017. This is reported by the Daily Mail newspaper.

As noted by the head of the Duma Defense Committee Andrey Kartapolov, giving the president the authority to approve the Naval Ship Charter will return the document to its historical and centuries-old status

The State Duma Committee on Defense recommended that deputies vote for the adoption of a government bill providing for the empowerment of the President of the Russian Federation to approve the Ship Charter of the Russian Navy. This was reported by the press service of the committee on Tuesday.

Hero of the Soviet Union Gurgen Karapetyan, a test pilot of Mi helicopters, died at the age of 84. This is reported by TASS with reference to the message of the Russian Helicopters holding.