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Young Strategic Missile Troops Officers Launch a Missile and Wash a Topol-M Launch Pad

20:33 20/09/2013

Officers of the Russian Strategic Missile Force’s Seventh Guards Division launched a rocket and washed radiation off a Topol-M launch pad. Watch RIA Novosti’s video footage of these military exercises.

Mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games
19:32 20/09/2013
The leopard, polar bear and hare are mascots of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games in Sochi. They were chosen from 11 options by popular vote in 2011.
Lethal and Legendary: The Pick of Russian Weapon Systems
12:30 20/09/2013
On Wednesday, President Vladimir Putin urged his country’s arms manufacturers to produce weapons that are superior to those of possible adversaries. “Our past successes are no reason to sit back and relax,” he said during a visit to the Kalashnikov gun maker. “We must constantly strive to stay on top of current demands.” He added that many of Russia’s legendary weapons were “no longer able to make the grade.”
The United States Capitol Through the Ages
20:55 18/09/2013
President George Washington laid the cornerstone in the foundation of the US Capitol, the building atop Capitol Hill where the Congress meets for its sessions, 220 years ago, on September 18, 1793.
Timeline of Bulava Missile Launches
17:58 18/09/2013
The three-stage Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile carries up to 10 MIRV warheads, has a range of over 8,000 kilometers (5,000 miles) and is designed for deployment on Borey-class nuclear submarines. Including the latest failure on September 6, eight out of 19 or 20 test launches of the troubled Bulava have been officially declared unsuccessful. The Russian military has repeatedly stated that there is no alternative to the Bulava.
Volcanoes and Hot Springs on Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula
16:30 17/09/2013
Kamchatka Volcanoes Nature Park is the biggest protected area on the peninsula.
Chinese Bodybuilders
21:38 16/09/2013
Bodybuilding competition in the Chinese province of Henan 1
Project 949A Antey Submarines
19:49 16/09/2013
The K-150 Tomsk, a Project 949A Antei nuclear-powered attack submarine, caught fire on Monday as it was undergoing maintenance operations at a dock in Russia’s far eastern Primorye Territory. No one was injured in the fire, and there is no danger of a radioactive leak. The submarine was laid down in 1991 at the Sevmash shipyard in Severodvinsk and commissioned in 1997.
Around the World in 44 Days by Helicopter
18:59 16/09/2013
The first Russian around-the-world helicopter flight was completed on September 14. It took the pilots two more days than planned to finish the trip. Although the crews expected to face technical problems, the real challenges turned out to be of a psychological nature: namely, crossing the Atlantic with no land in sight.
Small Cheetahs and Other Animal News
19:00 15/09/2013
Cheetahs, a tiny rhino, a small panda and treatment of a leopard cub in the RIA Novosti weekly image gallery.

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Russian Aircraft Carrier to Take Part in Barents Sea Drills

Russia's only aircraft carrier, the Admiral Kuznetsov, will take part in five-day naval exercises in the Barents Sea from Saturday until September 25, a spokesman for Russia’s Northern Fleet said Friday.

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Moskva Missile Cruiser Leads Russia’s Mediterranean Force

The Russian Black Sea Fleet’s Moskva warship has arrived to lead Russia’s naval task force in the Mediterranean Sea, a fleet spokesperson said Friday.

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Russia to Investigate Seized Greenpeace Ship for Piracy

Russian authorities said Friday that a seized Greenpeace icebreaker was being towed from the Arctic Pechora Sea to the port of Murmansk, where it will be investigated for “piracy” over its alleged attack on a Gazprom oil rig.

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EU Will Not Budge on Release of Jailed Ukraine PM

Lithuania's President said Friday that the EU will not sign a key cooperation deal with Ukraine until former premier Yulia Tymoshenko is released from jail, but the Ukrainian leader declined to commit to a solution.

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