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Medvedev fires military officials after Ulyanovsk arms depot blasts

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Medvedev fires military officials after Ulyanovsk arms depot blasts

23:38 24/11/2009

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev sacked on Tuesday a number of high-ranking officers after two explosions at an arms depot in the city of Ulyanovsk, in Russia's Volga region.

Russia again postpones new Bulava tests
19:30 24/11/2009
A new test launch of Russia's troubled Bulava submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) will be carried out by the end of 2009, a defense industry source said on Tuesday.
Iran continues to press Russia for S-300 deliveries
18:35 24/11/2009
Iran hopes that Russia will fulfill its contract for the supply of S-300 air defense missile systems, an Iranian foreign ministry spokesperson said on Tuesday.

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