120 million square meters of housing – the President called for achieving these figures in his address to the Federal Assembly. The goal is “very ambitious, but also absolutely realistic,” if we take into account “new technologies, and the experience that our construction companies have gained, and new materials,” he explained. This instruction is quite feasible, officials and developers reported in turn.

The crash of the An-26 transport plane at the Russian Khmeimim airbase in Syria killed 39 people – 33 passengers and 6 crew members. All of them were Russian servicemen, the Defense Ministry reported. The families of the victims will be provided with "all possible and necessary assistance and support," the department added. At the same time, the Ministry of Defense once again emphasized that there was no fire impact on the plane.

Ukrainian Naftogaz believes that the tariff for transit of Russian gas through Ukrainian territory is understated by half. This was stated by the company's commercial director Yuriy Vitrenko on the air of the "Freedom of Speech" program on the ICTV channel. "We believe that the cost of gas transit under the contract with Gazprom through the territory of Ukraine is understated by approximately two times from 2009 to the present day.

American billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX has launched its fiftieth Falcon 9 rocket. The launch took place from the Cape Canaveral launch site. The rocket placed the Spanish Hispasat 30W-6 telecommunications satellite into geostationary orbit. The "city bus-sized" satellite will be the largest geostationary satellite the company has ever launched.

The Russian Federal Antimonopoly Service (FAS) has approved the application of the Dutch PPF to purchase 100% of the shares of the Czech Skoda Transportation. This is stated in the service message. In November last year, PPF group NV signed an agreement to purchase 100% of the shares of the engineering company Skoda Transportation, as well as other assets related to its activities. To close the transaction, it was necessary to obtain appropriate approval from the antimonopoly authorities.

Reports of the poisoning of former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal in the UK are a "journalistic hoax", says Andrei Lugovoi, a member of the State Duma Committee on Security and Anti-Corruption. His words are quoted by RIA Novosti . "This looks more like a propaganda journalistic canard so far, given that there have been no official statements about his health from UK officials," the MP says.

Russian presidential candidate Ksenia Sobchak sent a letter to the Ukrainian embassy asking for permission to visit Crimea. She spoke about this on the air of the radio station "Ekho Moskvy". This is how Sobchak answered the question of whether she would go to the peninsula as a presidential candidate. According to her, she is now waiting for an answer. “If I go to Crimea, it will only be through Ukrainian territory,” Sobchak added.

The St. Petersburg TV channel "78" published a transcript of the conversation between the crew members of the crashed An-148 of "Saratov Airlines" - the captain of the aircraft (PIC) Valery Gubanov and the second pilot Sergey Gambaryan. The authenticity of this dialogue was confirmed by RBC sources - in the Federal Air Transport Agency and the Interstate Aviation Committee (IAC). They declined to give official comments.

March 06, 2018, 15:13 / Business / News Lego sales fell for the first time in 13 years undefined Vedomosti Toy maker Lego's revenue in 2017 fell by 8% to DKK 35 billion ($5.8 billion), while net profit fell by 17% to DKK 7.8 billion, the company said . This was partly influenced by the process of getting rid of inventory, it is noted there. At the same time, the company's revenue fell for the first time since 2004, clarifies Reuters .

192.5 billion rubles – the Finance Ministry will reduce its currency purchases on the market to this amount in March from 298.1 billion rubles in February. Analysts expected a less significant reduction in purchases, predicting 250–260 billion.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu reported to Russian President Vladimir Putin about the crash of the An-26 military transport plane in Khmeimim, the president's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said today. Putin visited Uralvagonzavod in Nizhny Tagil on Tuesday.

A subsidiary of Rosneft, Samaraneftegaz, won the auction for the right to use the subsoil of the Uspensky hydrocarbon site, located in the Samara region. The company offered a one-time license payment 42.9 times higher than the starting price, Interfax reports. At the auction on February 22, Samaraneftegaz offered 1 billion 3.86 million rubles for the license. with a starting price of 23.4 million rubles. Orenburgneft and Samarainvestneft also took part in the auction.

The most obvious sign of a fraudulent project is a guaranteed return / Reuters The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has begun making mass requests for information from blockchain companies and consultants who have conducted ICOs (initial coin offerings – the release of a blockchain project’s internal cryptocurrency and its sale to investors), The Wall Street Journal reported on February 28. The regulator suspects them of violating securities laws.

The official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Maria Zakharova, does not see any reputational risks for the diplomatic department. “The question is how to react further when such a crime is revealed… The fact that the ambassador acted impeccably is noted everywhere: in the statement of the Foreign Ministry and in the statement of the FSB Public Relations Center.

Former GRU officer Sergei Skripal and his daughter were found on a park bench / Steve Parsons / PA Images / TASS Britain may impose sanctions against Russia or take other measures if Russian authorities are proven to be involved in the poisoning of former GRU colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter, British Foreign Secretary Boris Johnson said on Tuesday, March 6.