Thursday, August 6, 2026
Russia’s first domestically made electric car Zetta (Zero Emission Terra Transport Asset) will be launched in 2020 as its certification is in the final stages, the Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov has said, according to Regnum news agency. Zetta, made by the Russian Engineering and Manufacturing Company, will be the...
Russian President Vladimir Putin will announce himself when he is inoculated against COVID-19; even now there are many people who are willing to be vaccinated, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Wednesday, commenting on the opinion that the president’s vaccination will prompt others to do the same. "The president...
Russian President Vladimir Putin compared Russia’s renowned truck maker Kamaz with a phoenix, saying that the enterprise arose from the ashes after a troubled period in the 1990s. "I remember very well the state in which the plant was in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The fire dealt...
The head of Russia’s state space corporation Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin, said on Monday his visit to the United States may take place in the second half of February 2019, Kommersant reports. "When time comes I will apply for a visa. Most probably, it will be the second half of February....
Russian airline Smartavia, also known as Nordavia-Regional Airlines is continuing to renew its fleet with Boeing 737-700s, Rusaviainsider reports. Earlier this month, the Arkhangelsk-registered carrier launched flights with its third and, during this summer, four more Boeing 737-800s will join Smartavia’s fleet. The company recently revealed its strategic plans which says...
U.S. carmaker Ford Motor Co could close two plants in Russia as part of its global plan to restructure operations in unprofitable regions, Reuters reported citing three industry sources. In case the company decides to close the plants, Ford would probably produce only light commercial vehicles in Russia, two of...
Russian steel and coal producer Mechel said on Wednesday it had prolonged a deal on coal supply with China's Jidong Cement until the end of 2019. Mechel will supply up to 2 million tons of coal to its Chinese partner, the company said in a statement, adding that this is...
Russian plant of Toyota carmaker in St. Petersburg has resumed full operation on Tuesday, a spokesperson with the company told TASS. On March 30, the plant suspended the work of the conveyor in line with the decree of President Vladimir Putin on non-working days in Russia due to the coronavirus...
Sergei Ganin, head designer of aircraft manufacturer Ilyushin, announced that Russia's new military transport aircraft, the Il-112V, would assist to update Russia's fleet of military transport aircraft, which is presently led by Soviet-made An-26s. The Il-112V is a small military transport plane that can take the place of turboprop planes...
Indian pharmaceutical company Hetero will manufacture over 100 million doses of the Russian Sputnik V COVID-19 vaccine per year under the terms of a deal unveiled on Friday between it and Russia’s RDIF sovereign wealth fund, Reuters reported. The move, which RDIF cast as another step in its efforts to...