Russia defence & technology updates

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Oriol Project 949A nuclear CAGs killer submarine has returned to Kola NSSB after overhauling and MLU-update on Zvezdochka Ships Repair Cluster:

 

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Russia is working on a visa free entry for Indian tourists in far-east.
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Here are some beautiful pictures of far-eastern parts of Russia.

Russia is beautiful country.

 

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Russia’s hypersonic Zircon anti-ship missile reaches eight times speed of sound
Military & Defense
April 15, 9:16UTC+3
The source noted that Zircon missiles can be launched from universal launching platforms 3C14 which are also used for the Onyx and Caliber missiles
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MOSCOW, April 15. /TASS/. Russia’s new hypersonic anti-ship Zircon missile has reached eight times the speed of sound during the test, a source with Russia’s defense sector told TASS.

"During the tests of the missile it was confirmed that its speed on the march reaches eight Mach [number that takes into account the dependence of the speed of sound on the altitude of flight - TASS]," the source said.

He did not specify when and from which platform the missile was launched.



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The source noted that Zircon missiles can be launched from universal launching platforms 3C14 which are also used for the Onyx and Caliber missiles.


TASS does not have an official confirmation of this information.

Earlier other sources in Russian defense industry told TASS that Zircon missiles will be tested this year. It is expected that the new missiles will be installed at the heave nuclear-powered cruisers Peter the Great and Admiral Nakhimov.

Zircon’s firing range, according to open data, is about 400 kilometers; the maximum speed of the missile is indicated in about 4-6 Mach.

Hypersonic weapons are missiles and aircraft capable of reaching speeds of Mach 5 and more - or five times the speed of sound. They are extremely difficult to intercept due to their overwhelming speed and maneuvering capabilities. Hypersonic technologies in general, used in weapons systems and prospective aircraft, were seen by experts as a game changer in future warfare.



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Vietnam Interested in Russia's 'Flying Hospitals'
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Vietnamese military officials showed interest in obtaining Russian helicopters such as Mi-17V-5, Mi-38 and Ansat.
MOSCOW (Sputnik) — The delegation of the Vietnamese Defense Ministry held talks with the Russian Helicopters company over the supply of civilian helicopters, showing particular interest in the Mi-17V-5, Mi-38 and Ansat models, the press service of the company said Monday in a statement.

"The delegation of the Vietnamese Defense Ministry has arrived in the capital of Tatarstan [Kazan] with a working visit… The main purpose of the visit was to discuss the delivery of civilian helicopters to Vietnam. The delegation showed a particular interest in Ansat and Mi-17V-5 helicopters," the statement said.

According to the company’s Deputy General Director Alexander Scherbinin, Vietnam is also interested in the supply of Mi-38 helicopters.

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In total, more than 50 Russian helicopter units have been delivered to Vietnam so far, Scherbinin specified.


The Ansat, a multipurpose light twin-engine turbine helicopter, can be used to carry goods and passengers, as well as for surveillance purposes, search and rescue missions, and medical evacuation.

Mi-17V-5 helicopters that belong to the Mi-8/17 series are used to transport people and cargo. They may be used in military, medical, and search and rescue operations.

The Mi-38 helicopter features a six-blade main rotor and has a wider range of missions it can be deployed in. It can be used for search and rescue operations and serve as "a flying hospital."

 

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New dredges for RosMorPort:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/92460/

 

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Robot Whirlwind of Russia, used car chassis BMP 3

 

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Admiralty Shipyards laid patrol icebreaker project 23550 "Ivan Papanin"

Universal patrol ship of ice class Project 23550 "Ivan Papanin" tug unite functionality, a patrol ship and icebreaker, capable of overcoming the ice thickness up to 1.5 m. The project is a promising development for the Navy.

The contract for the construction of a series of two patrol icebreaker was signed April 25, 2016, construction of the lead ship began in September 2016. Head patrol ship of ice class "Ivan Papanin" will be transferred into the Russian Navy after 2020.

 

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Russian scientists master using holograms to track microparticles
Science & Space
April 21, 14:15UTC+3
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MOSCOW, April 21. /TASS/ Opticists from ITMO University have developed a rapid testing method that allows for evaluating the concentration and distribution of particles in transparent environments by using holograms, the ITMO’s press office reported.



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The technique is applicable in engineering construction for ferreting out metal shavings in machinery oil, in studying plankton in water, and in tracking viruses in living cells. The study was published in the prominent journal Scientific Reports.

"Our rapid testing method provides real-time information on surroundings with an arbitrary percentage of particles and is ready to be implemented for industrial purposes," said Tatiana Vovk, research assistant at the Department of Photonics and Optoinfomatics at ITMO.

The scientists note that existing tools for analyzing particle contents, for example, microscopes, are time-consuming and some of them are not capable of dealing with environments containing a high concentration of particles. This motivated the researchers from ITMO to create a new analysis technique to track the distribution of microscopic particles in transparent surroundings. The basic idea rests on Gabor's holography - the easiest and first-ever type of holography.


In order to retrieve the distribution of particles in a sample, scientists first take a digital Gabor inline digital holographic image followed by extracting two 2D shots from the 3D-picture and then by comparing the snapshots with each other. Depending on the rate of similarity between the two shots, one can derive a correlation function which can be extrapolated for the whole surrounding volume. The whole computation takes only a few seconds.



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The researchers have approved the technique and the experiments’ results have shown that this new approach is capable of rapid analysis of the concentration of particles in the surroundings, along with the distribution function of the particles and their transparency being defined as well.

Up till now, the researchers have shown only the method’s principle operating capabilities but they believe that the instantaneous registration of particles might be relevant for many areas. For instance, the automatic analyzers based on the suggested approach might track in the real-time mode the suspensions and aerosols flow, in particular, define the concentration of solid particles in the machinery oil. "When the components of a device get in contact, the oil lubricant can be polluted with metal shavings which wear down the whole mechanism. The analyzing device might be very helpful in evaluating the extent of the contamination and consequently the level of a device’s deterioration," Vovk added.

The biological applications this new technology holds are just as exciting. According to the researchers, the method will help study the purity of lake and river water by defining the rate of transparency of plankton. This feature is characteristic for the ecology of the whole basin as optical properties of microorganisms strongly depend on the state of the environment. Moreover, the technique might be used for counting viral particles in the living cells.



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http://tass.com/science/942568

 

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Siberian engineers create unmatched through-the-earth communications system
Science & Space
April 20, 16:25UTC+3
The transmitter allows miners to text messages about their number, health, condition, water and air supplies
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KRASNOYARSK, April 20. /TASS/. Krasnoyarsk engineers developed a unique through-the-earth communications system that allows miners trapped up to one kilometer underground to text messages that will reach the surface, chief engineer of the engineering center Radius, Viktor Tregubov, told TASS reporters during today’s Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum.



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"This is a fixed transmitter installed in refuge chambers in which trapped miners gather. However, there used to be no connection with these refuge chambers, as only rescuers could send signals. The new technology, based on seismic studies, uses earth waves to tackle this problem," Tregubov said.

The chief engineer explained that Chilean rescuers faced this problem during the Chilean mining accident at the San Jose copper-gold mine in 2010, when 33 miners remained trapped underground for 69 days. The rescuers had to drill vertical boreholes in order to get information about the miners’ condition.

The transmitter designed by Krasnoyarsk engineers allows miners to text messages about their number, health, condition, water and air supplies, etc.


The new through-the-earth communications system is being patented now, the chief engineer noted. The invention attracted not only Russian mining companies, but China as well.

The Krasnoyarsk Economic Forum opened today and will run until April 22. The forum will focus on Russia’s economy for 2017-2025. TASS is the forum’s strategic media partner.



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Siberian scientists obtain magnetic particles for medicinal applications
Science & Space
July 12, 2016, 13:37UTC+3
The ferrihydrite is formed in the course of bacterial activity and located on the cellular surface as the aggregations of nanograins
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MOSCOW, July 12. /TASS/ Scientists from the Siberian Federal University (SFU) and Krasnoyarsk Research Center have developed a technology to produce magnetic nanoparticles of ferrihydrite for medical applications, the SFU press service said.

The ferrihydrite is formed in the course of bacterial activity and located on the cellular surface as the aggregations of nanograins. The special features of these nanoparticles obtained via bacterial synthesis could be applied in medicine, e.g. for magneto-controlled address drug delivery when the medicinal agent is attached to the nanoparticle and then relocated to the treatment spot by the focused magnetic field.

"On the one hand, it is carrying magnetic properties which points the above-described nanoparticles as very perspective driven carriers. On the other hand, due to their biogenic nature, these nanoparticles are absolutely safe for the human body," said one of the project team members, Alexander Krasikov.

The scientists note that the address delivery leads to lowering the input drug dosage and minimization of side effects to the body if compared to the traditional ways of medication.


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Moscow scientists propose measuring nanoobjects using ultrasound
Science & Space
April 20, 18:10UTC+3
During the research, the scientists passed an ultrasonic wave through a solution of nanotubes which served to define their length and thickness
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MOSCOW, April 20. /TASS/ A research team from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) has developed a technique for measuring the length and diameter of nanotubes and nanofibres suspended in water, MIPT’s press office said.



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During the research, the scientists passed an ultrasonic wave through a solution of nanotubes which served to define their length and thickness. This method could be potentially applied to measuring any nanoobjects, as noted in the announcement.

"The established technique can be used to define diameter and length of lengthy nanoobjects of an arbitrary composition. In this work, we have chosen carbon nanomaterials as objects because of their high applicability," Viktor Ivanov, chief of the research, corresponding member of RAS and head of Department of Electronics, Photonics, and Molecular Physics at MIPT commented.

Carbon nanotubes and nanofibres represent an especially stable and flexible nanomaterial with high electric and thermal conductivity. The application range of nanotubes is constantly expanded. For instance, they are used for creating new materials in form of colloid solutions. Among other numerous cases, the nanotubes can be added to the anode of a lithium-ion battery to increase its power capacity, whereas by adding a few nanotubes to a polymer, one can turn the polymer to a conductive material.


In order to prepare a colloid solution with equally distributed particles which do not coagulate, it is crucial to know their precise size. This information will allow for controlling the composition of the solution. The researchers decided to use ultrasound to measure the diameter of nanotubes. While the ultrasound was passing through the solution, the size of suspended particles could be defined by tracking the attenuation of the sound, as the size of particles directly influences the wave attenuation coefficient. In the recent studies, the ultrasound has been already applied to measure the diameter of spherical nanoparticles but this method has not been used so far for defining the length of nanotubes.

Measurement technique

The researchers decided to conduct its measurement using the customary method, the diameter of nanotubes in the model solution where all the tubes are oriented parallel to each other, and then to study the attenuation in the solution of equal concentration but with tubes oriented chaotically. By comparing the results of measurements for chaotic and assembled solutions, one can calculate the length of nanotubes if the diameter and the diameter/length ratio are known.

In the laboratory of MIPT, an experiment was conducted where the colloid solution was moving through a tight rubber tube with an acceleration in such a way that the nanotubes in the solution were oriented in one direction. The researchers carried out measurements in the rubber tube, compared the results to those of a randomized solution, and deduced the length of nanotubes followed by the successful validation of a computed parameter with a microscope. The scientists presume this method is applicable to size measurements of any other nanoobjects.

"We developed a method of measuring sizes of cylindrical nanoobjects, in which the length is greater than the diameter. However, we believe, that a similar technique might be applied to the opposite case to study nanoobjects having a diameter greater than the length, i.e. for nanodiscs including for instance graphene," Ivanov said.

The results of the research presented in the article have been published recently in the journal Colloids and Surfaces A: Physicochemical and Engineering Aspects.



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Russian physicists divide magnetic vortices into collectivists and individualists
Science & Space
April 01, 2016, 15:26UTC+3
Studying the behavior of skyrmions will help to create unique quantum devices based on new physical principles
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MOSCOW, April 1. /TASS /. Scientists from the Moscow Institute of Physics and Technology (MIPT) and Prokhorov General Physics Institute have found that microscopic magnetic vortices (called skyrmions) in manganese monosilicide (MnSi) are able to create a single structure, or they can also split up individually. Studying the behavior of skyrmions will help to create unique quantum devices based on new physical principles, the MIPT press-service said.

"Electronics which is based on the use of individual skyrmions, will open up new prospects for miniaturizing devices and will reduce control currents", MIPT said.



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Spintronics: basic ideas
Manganese monosilicide is a model object for spintronics - a branch of quantum electronics to study the possibility of controlling spin-polarized currents (conventional radio and electronic devices use non-polarized charge carriers). Spintronics-based devices, which use stable magnetic states as information bits, will help scientists to develop faster and more compact processors with low levels of power consumption, and fast and reliable non-volatile memory. This is why scientists are carefully studying the electronic and magnetic properties of materials with exotic magnetic structures.

Theorists are not yet able to fully explain the unusual magnetic properties of manganese monosilicide. For example, at very low temperatures (approximately -245C) the external magnetic field inside a manganese monosilicide crystal "rotates" the electron spins into a complex arrangement of tiny magnetic vortices, or skyrmions. The structure formed by the vortices resembles a honeycomb, with cells that are approximately 18 nanometres wide. In order to use a skyrmion for practical purposes, scientists need to know whether the periodic magnetic structure consists of individual skyrmions (see image) that can be examined independently of one another, or forms a more complex magnetic structure which depends on the direction of the crystal and cannot be divided into separate vortices.


Study of the Russian scientists
In a study published in Scientific Reports Russian scientists from MIPT and GPI RAS succeeded in measuring the resistivity of solid manganese monosilicide to a very high degree of accuracy depending on the temperature and direction of the magnetic field. These data helps scientist to make a conclusion about the MnSi magnetic structure.

"Our experiment has revealed a clear distinction between the different states of the skyrmion phase," said one of the authors, Prof. Sergey Demishev. "MnSi has two types of skyrmion lattices with a different physical nature. First area corresponds to the skyrmion lattice formed as a result of the condensation of individual magnetic vortices and other one is a complex anisotropic magnetic phase which is not able to break down into individual quasi-particles - skyrmions. Observations of a skyrmion lattice consisting of individual vortices confirm the profound analogy with type II superconductors, the mixed state of which is formed by Abrikosov-type vortices".

From a practical point of view, individual skyrmions can be used to transmit and store information and perform various logical operations. The only thing that physicists need to do now is to find materials similar to high-temperature superconductors, in which tiny magnetic vortices will be stable at room temperatures.

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Researchers develop method to minimize tissue heating during magnetic resonance imaging
Science & Space
February 15, 2016, 20:35UTC+3
A novel numerical method will be used for modeling interactions between electromagnetic fields and biological tissue
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MOSCOW, February 15. /TASS/. Researchers from Skoltech, MIT and Harvard have developed a novel numerical method for modeling interactions between electromagnetic fields and biological tissue, Skoltech said in a press release.

A vast array of medical technology relies on sophisticated control of electromagnetic and acoustic fields in human tissue, such as imaging modalities (e.g. magnetic resonance and ultrasound), treatment modalities (e.g. deep brain stimulation and localized hyperthermia), and wireless implantable devices (e.g. neurostimulators and pacemakers).

The combined market for these technologies is growing rapidly, and that growth is driven primarily by market-expanding design innovations that either dramatically reduce cost or add substantial functionality. Field distribution in highly inhomogeneous human tissue plays a central role in the performance of many of these technologies.

Yet it is stunning that given the huge market, the pace of technological innovation, and the human cost of flaws, such field distribution in highly inhomogeneous human tissue is still being analyzed using tools developed for calculating signal and wave propagation in metal boxes and printed circuit boards. Relying on such tools, which can be both slow and inaccurate, inhibits design exploration and rules out point-of-care patient-specific optimization.


Now there is, however, an alternative, as demonstrated in a recent joint project between Skoltech, MIT and Harvard/Massachusetts General Hospital on optimizing field patterns to minimize tissue heating during magnetic resonance imaging.

"Specifically the team developed a specialized volume-integral equation method combined with a matrix compression scheme, leading to a magnetic resonance field analysis tool that is both more accurate and orders of magnitude faster than those widely-used re-purposed general tools mentioned above. The kind of speed this method is offering will be paradigm-shifting for both magnetic resonance designers and for imaging specialists, since it will not only enable far more aggressive design exploration, but also it will enable patient-specific field optimization and in-situ safety verification", Skoltech said.

The results were published in IEEE Transactions on Biomedical Engineering.



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Russia, Japan developing 20 joint projects - newspaper
Business & Economy
April 22, 7:37UTC+3
As reported earlier Mitsui & Co agreed to buy 10% in R-Pharm with potential extension of the share to 20%
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TOKYO, April 22. /TASS/. Japan and Russia are developing 20 joint projects in several areas, including energy and medicine, which will see agreements on further implementation made during the upcoming visit of Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to Moscow in end-April, Japan’s Yomiuri Shimbun newspaper wrote Saturday.

The issue is about a final agreement on sale of 10-20% of shares of the Russian pharmaceutical company R-Pharm to Japan’s Mitsui, the newspaper said, adding that the latter plans not to only to supply Japanese drugs to the Russian Federation, but also to expand cooperation in the production field.

As reported earlier Mitsui & Co agreed to buy 10% in R-Pharm with potential extension of the share to 20%.

Mitsui plans to spend 15-20 mln yen ($130-174 mln) on acquisition of a 10% stake in R-Pharm, Japan’s top business daily Nikkei reported earlier.


Another point on the agenda of Abe’s visit is to confirm the expected participation of Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC) in the joint development of oil and gas fields in Russia’s Irkutsk.

Japan’s Prime Minister put forward an eight-point cooperation plan to develop the relations with Russia during his meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Sochi on May 6, 2016. The plan includes efforts to foster relations between Japan and Russia in the energy sector, small and medium-sized businesses, the promotion of industrialization of the Far East, expansion of the export base, as well as the proposal to strengthen cooperation in the cutting-edge technologies, including nuclear energy, and the sphere of humanitarian exchanges. Later 30 priority projects for cooperation were defined.

Following the Russian President’s visit to Japan on December 15-16, 2016 and his meetings with Japanese PM a joint statement was adopted, which said that the beginning of consultations on joint economic activities on the South Kuril Islands would be an important step towards signing a peace treaty by the two neighbors.



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Kalashnikov Group’s drones help environmentalists fight poachers
Society & Culture
April 17, 17:51UTC+3
The drone helps conduct an inventory of fauna species within a radius of 50 kilometers along complex closed routes
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ZALA 421-22 drone
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MOSCOW, April 17. /TASS/. The unmanned aerial vehicles ZALA produced by the Kalashnikov Group, the manufacturer of the famous AK-74 assault rifle, have facilitated environmentalists’ fight against poachers, Kalashnikov Group spokeswoman Sofiya Ivanova told TASS on Monday.

"Our unmanned aerial vehicle helps monitor wildlife and track illegal activity on the territory of state nature preservers. The aerial vehicle remains unnoticeable for people and animals. The drone can be used at any time of day or night in an automated mode for qualitative and effective terrain monitoring," the spokeswoman said.

The Kalashnikov Group has already transferred a ZALA 421-EM drone to an environmental fund in the Kurgan Region in the Urals for free, she said.



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"The drone’s tests were held on the territory of the Petukhovo nature preserve," the Kalashnikov Group spokeswoman said.


The drone helps conduct an inventory of fauna species within a radius of 50 kilometers along complex closed routes. The drone is used to monitor Medvezhye Lake from the air. As soon as the drone detects poachers, a forest protection group is dispatched to the scene to detain trespassers and prevent offences.

Over the past season alone, the drone registered several facts of the illegal production of cysts and tracked poachers.



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Renowned TV anchor says Russia’s first ecological channel to go on air in 2017
Society & Culture
December 28, 2016, 18:17UTC+3
Earlier the Kremlin announced next year will be the Year of Ecology in Russia
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MOSCOW, December 28 /TASS/. Russia’s first public ecological television channel Eco TV may be launched in 2017 (declared the Year of Ecology nationwide by Russian President Vladimir Putin) renowned TV show host Nikolai Drozdov, head of the international Terra Viva ecological movement and president of the Skyleaf Eco TV media council, said on Wednesday.

"Global environmentalists suggested launching the first public ecology television channel in Russia in 2017. We believe that Russia should get its first specialized ecological TV channel focused entirely on environmental issues, during the Year of Ecology," Drozdov said clarifying that the new television station would be financed by private sponsors.

"The second meeting of the Year of Ecology organizing committee held in the Kremlin on November 29 supported our proposal to set up Eco TV in Russia. The meeting’s participants welcomed the idea of using Eco TV as a new social instrument in pursuing state environmental policy and covering many environmental events," Drozdov added.



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The recent meeting of the Russian State Council held in the Kremlin announced the start of the Year of Ecology in Russia.


Drozdov said that the Skyleaf Eco TV studio opened in June 2013 as part of the celebrations for Day of the Ecologist and World Environment Day on the initiative of the global environmental movement. Drozdov noted that 17 ecological marathons were held in Russia in 2016. The ecological TV channel covered more than 50 environmental events. That, according to Drozdov, produced a broad public response and drew the attention of federal and regional power structures to the country’s environmental problems.

Nikolay Gudkov, the press service chief of the Russian Ministry of Natural Resources, said that his ministry would provide the channel with issue-related documentaries. Drozdov, in turn, said that Eco TV would also be happy to receive content from other TV channels.

Skyleaf Eco TV is officially registered by the Federal Service for Supervision of Communications, Information Technology and Mass Media effective as of December 30, 2014. Its broadcast license was issued on August 12, 2015.

North Pole expeditions


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The Live Planet international environmental movement will organize its third international ecological expedition to the North Pole in April 2017, Nikolai Drozdov added:

"The third international ‘Pole of Peace and Friendship -2017’ expedition to the North Pole will start in Krasnoyarsk, Siberia. Its planned route will lie through Khatanga and Sredniy Island."

In a TASS interview, he clarified that the expedition would head off this April after the first East Siberian Environmental Forum. He believes that this full-scale event will help socially responsible businessmen to get first-hand knowledge about the ecological problems that Russian regions face.

The first expedition, consisting of politicians, environmentalists and public figures, visited the North Pole early in April 2015. The second one took place last April. Its participants divided themselves up in two groups: the first group visited Greenland and Iceland while the second reached the North Pole.



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Roselectronica Corp has started to deliver cluster communication modules for civil commercial market:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/92830/

And new transformators:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/92818/

 

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Uran-9 UCGV in a new short film:

 

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Ivolga new gen municipal regional electric trains have been certified:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/92721/

 

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A new Almazov's children's reabilitation center has been opened in St. Pete:
https://sdelanounas.ru/blogs/92703/