The remaining original parts came from an Il-2 that was shot down near Alushkovo (near Smolensk) on February 1, 1944. Newly-built parts of birch and pine made from Finnish plywood were ...

Russian nuclear regulator Rostekhnadzor has issued a five-year licence extension for unit 2 of the Smolensk nuclear power plant, which will see its original 30-year life now extended to 45 years.