An Il-76 military transport aircraft with 160 Russian servicemen, who were carrying out tasks to provide logistical support to the Russian Aerospace Forces (VKS) group in Syria, took off from the Khmeimim airbase and headed for Russia. This was reported on Wednesday, March 23, by TASS, citing a statement from the press service of the country's Defense Ministry.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev awarded the Stolypin Medal, 1st degree, to the country's Minister of Economic Development Alexey Ulyukayev. The corresponding order was published on the official legal information portal on Wednesday, March 23, TASS reports. The minister was awarded the prize “for his services in solving strategic tasks of the country’s socio-economic development and for many years of conscientious work,” the document says. On March 23, 2016, Ulyukaev turns 60.

A warning for the first time Companies that commit administrative violations for the first time will be warned rather than fined, according to amendments to the Code of Administrative Offenses developed by the Ministry of Economic Development, said Deputy Minister Oleg Fomichev.

Google is behaving aggressively, not compromising / M. Stulov / Vedomosti Google is behaving aggressively and has not approached the FAS with a proposal for a compromise, the head of the antimonopoly service, Igor Artemyev, said today. "No, Google is behaving aggressively, Google is not turning to anyone. Google is defending its legal rights, which is a normal procedure.

March 23, 2016, 11:03 / Business / News Aeroflot canceled four flights to Brussels on Wednesday undefined Vedomosti The Russian airline Aeroflot has canceled flights SU2168 and SU2618 on the Moscow-Brussels route, as well as flights SU2169 and SU2619 on the Brussels-Moscow route, scheduled for Wednesday, March 23. This is stated in the carrier's message.

March 22, 2016, 11:23 pm / Business Energy companies and their customers do not want to pay dearly for the reliability of the energy market They are against the Ministry of Energy gaining the right to set requirements for energy facilities Ivan Peschinsky In its current form, the bill may result in additional costs for all participants in the energy system / A.

March 23, 2016, 09:13 / Finance / News Brent is trading at $41.33 per barrel undefined Vedomosti At 9.09 Moscow time, May Brent futures on the London ICE Futures exchange were trading at $41.33 per barrel. The May futures price for WTI blend in New York was at $40.92 per barrel. Oil prices began to decline in anticipation of the release of data on fuel reserves in the United States; analysts expect an increase in the indicator, reports citing Bloomberg.

The perpetrators of the terrorist attacks at Brussels Airport may have arrived at the airport in a regular taxi, writes La Derniere Heure. According to it, after a photo of the three alleged terrorists appeared in the media, one taxi driver contacted the police and said that he had given them a ride. He noted that these clients did not allow him to touch his things.

March 23, 2016, 00:12 / Economics Crimea needs more time to transition to a public procurement system, deputies believe Suppliers were not ready, experts say Ekaterina Mereminskaya Deputies propose returning the transitional public procurement system to Crimean customers so that bidding does not stop / D.

March 23, 2016, 12:18 / Economy / News Golodets: Last year, Russians lost more than 200 billion rubles of pension savings undefined Vedomosti In 2015, Russians lost more than 200 billion rubles in the savings system, recalled Deputy Prime Minister Olga Golodets. According to her, it has not yet been determined who and when will reimburse citizens for this money. According to Interfax, she said this on March 23 at Russian Business Week.

March 23, 2016, 11:37 / Politics / Business The incident with the Turkish dry cargo ship will not affect the construction timeline for the bridge to Crimea Vedomosti The collision of a Turkish cargo ship with a support of a working bridge under construction in the Kerch Strait will not affect the progress of work. This statement was made on Wednesday, March 23, by the Taman Federal Highways Administration, which is the customer for the construction, reports .

March 23, 2016, 21:14 / Economics St. Petersburg's expenses in 2016 will be increased by 2.9 billion rubles Amendments to the budget do not provide for additional funds for the construction of a stadium for the 2018 World Cup Nadezhda Zaitseva St. Petersburg's expenses in 2016 will be increased by 2.9 billion rubles. / E. Razumny / Vedomosti The St. Petersburg Finance Committee has prepared a draft budget adjustment for the current year.

The Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg has placed one of the four employees of the Federal State Unitary Enterprise "Main Directorate No. 3 under Spetsstroy of Russia" under house arrest for two months, who were detained in connection with a case of commercial bribery, TASS reports. At the request of the investigation, the court hearing was held behind closed doors for the media. On Tuesday, law enforcement agencies in St.

When trying to update software on iPad it freezes / E. Razumny / Vedomosti iPad2 users have encountered difficulties updating to iOS 9.3, the IT portal ZDNet reports, citing user complaints in a special section of the Apple support forum. Users describe the problem as follows: when trying to update software on the iPad, it freezes. One user reports that his device reports problems with the activation server.

US Secretary of State John Kerry plans to discuss the possibility of releasing Ukrainian pilot Nadiya Savchenko during talks with his Russian colleagues, Interfax reports. A senior State Department official said Washington was extremely concerned about the sentence against the Ukrainian citizen. "22 years is an unfair sentence, and her health is a concern," he said. On March 22, the Donetsk City Court of the Rostov Region found Nadezhda Savchenko guilty of murdering Russian journalists.