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Two Siberian airlines in Russia are seeking to extend the service life of Soviet-era planes. The Antonov An-24 and An-26 aircraft are small planes that are no longer in production. Russian airlines face problems procuring parts and equipment amid sweeping sanctions over the country's war in Ukraine. AdvertisementTwo Siberian airlines in Russia — Angara Airlines and Polar Airlines — are asking authorities to extend the service life of two Soviet-era aircraft, Reuters reported on Friday. The Antonov An-24 and An-26 are small aircraft that can carry up to 50 passengers each.
Persons: Antonov, , Sergei Zorin Organizations: Service, Russia — Angara Airlines, Polar Airlines, Reuters, Angara Airlines, Business Locations: Russia, Ukraine, Russia — Angara
“It’s quite similar to becoming a cat,” he said of his existence, wearing a cat T-shirt on a reporter’s recent visit to the apartment. “You depend on people bringing you food.”Mr. Zorin’s dismantled bicycle is stowed away in the apartment, and Ms. Timofeyeva pointed to it wryly as evidence of his innocence. According to Mr. Zorin, the group had chosen the abandoned arms factory because it looked run down, unaware that it was a military facility. Separated from the others after they entered the plant, Mr. Zorin said he was approached by two men and did not realize they were guards. During a police interrogation, which Mr. Zorin said lasted until the early hours of the following day, officers accused him of being a Russian spy and did not believe he was just an urban explorer.
Persons: , , Mr, Timofeyeva, Zorin Locations: Russian
Drones Are Giving Ukraine a Wartime Edge
  + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( Jillian Kay Melchior | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Discussion about the war in Ukraine has focused recently on whether the West will supply Kyiv with tanks and jets. But consider the humble drone. Even as Russia has used Iranian-made drones to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, Ukraine has repurposed cheap commercial drones for use on the battlefield. Jury-rigged commercial drones typically carry small payloads over short distances, but they’re cheap and can take out heavy enemy equipment. Mr. Zorin describes it as “my ideal sortie.”
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