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Putin visits chopper maker Rosvertol

Russian President Vladimir Putin visited a MI-helicopters manufacturing plant in Russia's port city, Rostov-on-Don on Thursday. During the visit to Rosvertol manufacturing company, Putin was shown the newest in military and transport helicopters.

CEO of Rosvertol, Boris Slyusar showed Putin the MI-28 UB, this is a dual controlled helicopter which can be used for training and for regular military operations.

Putin was accompanied by Denis Manturov, head of Ministry of Industry and Trade. They examined an 'Air-taxi' helicopter based on the MI-38 model.

Rosvertol was founded in 1939, it is one of the holding factories for Russian helicopters. It has produced MI-28N, MI-35M, MI-24P and MI-26T helicopters.

Russia: Muscovite children release hundreds of balloons for Cosmonautics Day

Hundreds of balloons were released into the Moscow sky on Tuesday, as a part of a series of flash mobs, devoted to the celebration of the 55th anniversary of Yuri Gagarin's historic trip to space, now celebrated as Cosmonautics Day.


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Russia: Lavrov meets Bolivian FM in Moscow

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov met with his Bolivian counterpart David Choquehuanca to discuss bilateral relations in Moscow, Tuesday.

During the meeting the ministers signed a visa free travel agreement between the two countries, as well as discussing cooperation in the military and humanitarian spheres.

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