Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu during a working visit to one of the factories of the Almaz-Antey corporation, which produces radar systems, demanded it to work in 24/7 mode , the press service of the Russian Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.
The Hague District Court in The Netherlands has found three people guilty in the high-profile case of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17, which was downed amid hostilities in the east of Ukraine in 2014. Russia had criticised the Dutch-led investigation and prosecution as not fully objective. RT reports that one of the men accused was acquitted due to lack of evidence, but three were sentenced to life in prison, in partly due to their “detestable” attitude towards the trial, Judge Hendrik Steenhuis said. All four were tried in absentia.