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CIA, MI6 Praise Kursk Invasion. Ukrainian drones strike Moscow region. Kamala Launches ‘Policy’ Website. Overthrowing the Constitution. WHO: Cell Phones and 5G are TOTALLY safe

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Sep 10, 2024

CIA, MI6 Chiefs Praise Ukraine's Kursk Invasion For Bringing War To 'Ordinary Russians'

Burns & Moore spoke at an unprecedented joint public event in London...

CIA Director William Burns and Richard Moore, the head of the UK’s MI6 foreign intelligence agency, spoke at an unprecedented joint public event in London on Saturday, where they praised Ukraine’s invasion of Russia’s Kursk Oblast. Moore said the Kursk invasion was "typically audacious and bold on the part of the Ukrainians, to try and change the game" and said it had "brought the war home to ordinary Russians." Burns said the operation in Kursk was a "significant tactical achievement" that boosted morale in Ukraine. While the fighting continues in Kursk, Russian forces have been making more rapid gains in Ukraine’s Donbas region since the invasion was launched.

Nuland confirms West told Zelensky to abandon peace deal

Ukraine-Russia talks fell apart after Kiev asked foreign backers for advice, the former US deputy secretary of state has said

The US, UK and other backers of Ukraine told Kiev to reject the deal reached at the 2022 Istanbul peace talks with Russia, former US under secretary of state Victoria Nuland has said. In an interview with Russian journalist Mikhail Zygar, former editor-in-chief of the liberal news channel Dozhd, which aired on Thursday, Nuland was asked to comment on reports that the peace process between Moscow and Kiev in late March and early April 2022 collapsed after then-British Prime Minister Boris Johnson traveled to Ukraine and told Vladimir Zelensky to keep fighting.

Multiple drones intercepted near Moscow – mayor

At least ten UAVs were shot down while approaching the Russian capital overnight

Russian air defenses thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack on Moscow during the night, according to the city’s mayor, Sergey Sobyanin. Preliminary reports indicate there were no casualties or damage on the ground. The first UAV was intercepted in the Lyubertsy district on the outskirts of the Russian capital, the official stated on Telegram around 2:30am on Tuesday. Fifteen minutes later, Sobyanin reported that two more drones were shot down in the Ramensky district southeast of Moscow. He noted that falling debris did not cause any casualties or damage, stating that emergency services were working at the sites.

BREAKING Russia: Ukrainian drones are striking Domodedovo International Airport in Moscow, for the first time ever It’s the second-largest airport in Moscow after Sheremetyevo Airport

The moment when a Ukrainian UAV struck a residential building in Ramenskoye, suburbs of Moscow. The drone crashed right into the middle of the building

The drone crashed right into the middle of the building. One person was injured. The drone crashed into an apartment on the ninth floor, resulting in destroyed windows & more...

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Buying Russian souvenirs at Sheremetyevo International Airport. Photo by L. Nosov (1964).

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Events 7.28 (after 1940)

1942 – World War II: Soviet leader Joseph Stalin issues Order No. 227. In response to alarming German advances, all those who retreat or otherwise leave their positions without orders to do so are to be tried in a military court, with punishment ranging from duty in a shtrafbat battalion, imprisonment in a Gulag, or execution. 1943 – World War II: Operation Gomorrah: The Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg, Germany causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians. 1945 – A U.S. Army B-25 bomber crashes into the 79th floor of the Empire State Building killing 14 and injuring 26. 1957 – Heavy rain and a mudslide in Isahaya, western Kyushu, Japan, kills 992. 1960 – The German Volkswagen Act comes into force. 1962 – Beginning of the 8th World Festival of Youth and Students. 1965 – Vietnam War: U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson announces his order to increase the number of United States troops in South Vietnam from 75,000 to 125,000. 1973 – Summer Jam at Watkins Glen: Nearly 600,000 people attend a rock festival at the Watkins Glen International Raceway. 1974 – Spetsgruppa A, Russia's elite special force, was formed. 1976 – The Tangshan earthquake measuring between 7.8 and 8.2 moment magnitude flattens Tangshan in the People's Republic of China, killing 242,769 and injuring 164,851. 1984 – Olympic Games: Games of the XXIII Olympiad: The summer Olympics were opened in Los Angeles. 1996 – The remains of a prehistoric man are discovered near Kennewick, Washington. Such remains will be known as the Kennewick Man. 2001 – Australian Ian Thorpe becomes the first swimmer to win six gold medals at a single World Championship meeting. 2002 – Nine coal miners trapped in the flooded Quecreek Mine in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, are rescued after 77 hours underground. 2002 – Pulkovo Aviation Enterprise Flight 9560 crashes after takeoff from Sheremetyevo International Airport in Moscow, Russia, killing 14 of the 16 people on board. 2005 – The Provisional Irish Republican Army calls an end to its thirty-year-long armed campaign against British rule in Northern Ireland. 2010 – Airblue Flight 202 crashes into the Margalla Hills north of Islamabad, Pakistan, killing all 152 people aboard. It is the deadliest aviation accident in Pakistan history and the first involving an Airbus A321. 2011 – While flying from Seoul, South Korea to Shanghai, China, Asiana Airlines Flight 991 develops an in-flight fire in the cargo hold. The Boeing 747-400F freighter attempts to divert to Jeju International Airport, but crashes into the sea South-West of Jeju island, killing both crew members on board. 2017 – Prime Minister of Pakistan, Nawaz Sharif was disqualified from office for life by Supreme Court of Pakistan after finding him guilty of corruption charges. 2018 – Australian Wendy Tuck becomes the first female skipper to win the Clipper Round the World Yacht Race.

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Boeing 777-300ER Aeroflot

Registration: RA-73148 Named: A. Ostrovsky Type: 777-3M0ER Engines: 2 × GE GE90-115B Serial Number: 41691 First flight: Apr 21, 2015

Aeroflot is the flagship carrier and the largest airline in the Russian Federation. Aeroflot operates domestic and international flights from its hubs at Sheremetyevo International Airport and Krasnoyarsk International Airport (Yemelyanovo). The history of the company begins on March 17, 1923, when the charter of Dobrolet JSC was approved, created by decision of the Government of the USSR in order to accelerate the development of domestic civil aviation. Aeroflot is one of the oldest airlines in the world and one of the most recognizable Russian brands, one of the largest aviation holdings in the world. Since April 2006, he has been a full member of the SkyTeam Aviation alliance.

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Sheremetyevo International Airport / Международный аэропорт Шереметьево

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How to Reach Aeroflot Customer Service

Aeroflot, officially known as PJSC Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, is the flag carrier and largest airline in Russia. Founded in 1923, it is one of the oldest active airlines globally. During the Soviet era, Aeroflot was among the world’s largest airlines. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, it transformed into an open joint-stock company, expanding its fleet and international reach. Here are some key points:

Connect Desk Helpline : +44 0203 997 1971

Headquarters: Aeroflot is headquartered in Moscow, with its hub at Sheremetyevo International Airport.

Ownership: The Russian government owns 73.77% of the company, with the remaining shares publicly traded.

Fleet: Excluding subsidiaries, Aeroflot operates 171 airplanes, including Airbus and Boeing aircraft.

Market Share: It holds approximately 39% of the Russian market. Subsidiaries: Aeroflot owns Rossiya Airlines and Pobeda (a low-cost carrier).

Future Plans: The Yakovlev MC-21 will become its flagship plane, with deliveries expected in 2025 or 2026.

Phone Support: For general inquiries, you can call Aeroflot’s customer service hotline: Main Phone: +7 (495) 223-55-55 Toll-Free (U.S.): (866) 879-7647 If you’re in the USA, you can also dial (424) 351-8510. International callers can reach them at +7 (495) 258 4089. Fax: (424) 351-8710

Email: aeroflotlax@aeroflot.ru, corporate@aeroflot.ru, or callcenter@aeroflot.ru.

Executive Contacts: Primary Contact: Mikhail Savarov (Head of Customer Experience) Email: msafarov@aeroflot.ru Secondary Contact: Vasily Avilov (Deputy CEO for Administrative Management) Email: vavilov@aeroflot.ru Vladimir Antonov (First Deputy CEO of Operations) Email: vanotonov@aeroflot.ru Chief Executive: Mikhail Poluboyarinov Email: Mpoluboyarinov@aeroflot.ru

Mailing Addresses: Aeroflot (Russia): 10 Arbat Str, Moscow, Russia 119002 Aeroflot (USA): 6033 West Century Boulevard, Suite 760, Los Angeles, CA 90045, USA

Online Support: Live Chat: Visit their website for real-time assistance. Email: You can also use email support.

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Putin Takes Control of Moscow Airport: What It Means for Russia's Economy and Foreign Investment #foreigninvestment #Russianeconomy #SheremetyevoInternationalAirport #statecontrol #vladimirputin

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Coke and hand grenades — that, roughly speaking, is how Russia’s president describes the fiery end of mercenary leader Yevgeny Prigozhin and the nine others who died when his plane crashed outside Moscow in late August 2023. In remarks on Thursday at the Valdai Discussion Club, Putin revealed that federal investigators found hand-grenade fragments on the crash victims’ bodies. He also faulted the forensic team for failing to test the victims’ blood for narcotics and alcohol, suggesting that the five kilograms of cocaine the FSB reportedly recovered from Prigozhin’s office in St. Petersburg indicate problems with drug abuse. As Russia’s president casts these mercenaries’ legacy in disgrace, the relatives and blogger-allies of Wagner Group fighters are letting the Kremlin know online that they don’t appreciate it.

Putin’s version of the events that killed Prigozhin mirrors what the pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash and the newspaper Moskovskii Komsomolets reported a day after the crash, observed journalists at the investigative news outlet Agentstvo. 

On August 24, Mash wrote that the remnants of firearms, ammunition, and grenades were discovered at the crash site. The items supposedly belonged to the Wagner Group mercenaries on board with Prigozhin, claimed Mash, writing that investigators must contend with the possibility that “careless handling of ammunition” caused the crash.

That same day, Moskovskii Komsomolets published a story with the headline: “Grenade Explodes in Heat of Debate: Details Emerge About Conflict Aboard Prigozhin’s Plane.” The article cites Air Defense Forces Museum director (and propaganda talking head) Yuri Knutov, who claimed that a hand grenade exploding on board during the flight could have caused the crash.

“There are strict rules for transporting [weapons]: the grenades and fuses go separately. Prigozhin and his team knew this, of course, but his security guards always carried their weapons and ammo with them because of the constant threat to Prigozhin’s life. In the heat of a fierce argument, maybe somebody dropped a grenade, the pin fell out, and there was an explosion,” Knutov speculated.

The Telegram channel VChK-OGPU noted that bringing ammunition and explosives onto Prigozhin’s plane could only have been possible with permission from transportation security officials at Sheremetyevo International Airport, which falls under the oversight of an FSB colonel identified only as “K. G. Popov.”

Responses to Putin’s remarks from mercenaries’ relatives and Telegram channels linked to Wagner Group

Caution, readers. There’s salty language ahead.

“They’re shooting up with their own drugs and blowing up midair. [...] Commenting on this is only going to make things worse,” wrote the Telegram channel Grey Zone, which has close ties to Wagner Group.

“According to the president’s version of events, Prigozhin and Utkin, while either drunk or high, detonated a hand grenade, which caused the crash,” wrote the channel Wagner Orchestra, reminding readers that Wagner Group’s leadership supposedly observed the mercenary organization’s prohibition on booze and drugs.

Dmitry Utkin (callsign “Wagner”) first started participating in mercenary operations in 2013. Before that, according to the St. Petersburg outlet Fontanka, he served as a lieutenant colonel in a GRU special forces brigade based in Pskov. Utkin reportedly chose his call-sign out of sympathy for the ideology of the Third Reich (Richard Wagner is considered to have been Adolf Hitler’s favorite composer).

Utkin commanded Wagner Group throughout Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, and it’s highly likely that he has traveled there himself. As of the beginning of June 2023, Utkin was offici

“They write that they found five kilos of coke when searching Prigozhin’s office. As if the entire Wagner Group got high on the stuff. It’s fucking sickening. We Russians either speak well of the dead or not at all. And this is just nonsense. You never know who might forget, but I’ll remind you that two Heroes of Great Russia died in this plane crash. These weren’t junkies. And they knew their weapons better than their own fucking dicks. The story about them blowing themselves up is a joke and a farce,” declared the pro-invasion channel Southern Front.

Maxim Kalashnikov, a supporter of the jailed war criminal Igor Strelkov, wrote that officials tested victims’ blood for drugs and alcohol “even in the wild 90s”: “Well, now everything’s clear! Two assholes (Prigozhin and Utkin) were playing with a grenade in flight. And they pulled the pin or something. True, there was no examination to determine the content of alcohol and drugs in their bodies, although any detective or investigator even in the wild 90s would have done this, first thing.”

“A quick summary: the most battle-hardened unit in modern Russia’s history was led by drunks and junkies who, despite being professional soldiers, didn’t know the rules for handling grenades. But the Russian people will remember them differently,” wrote the authors of the Telegram channel Children of Arbat.

Journalists at Agentstvo published screenshots with reactions to Putin’s comments from the relatives of Wagner Group mercenaries. Some called the president’s remarks “utter crap,” while others even advocated staging a second “March on Moscow” (Prigozhin’s euphemism for the brief mutiny he led in late June 2023). Another account said it must be Putin and his administration who are “stoned and high.”

After the raid in St. Petersburg, Telegram channels connected to Wagner Group reported that the powder found in Prigozhin’s office was actually cleaning detergent. At the same time, it’s unknown if the police officially reported the discovery or opened a criminal investigation into the matter.

After Putin’s comments, the Telegram channel Grey Zone claims that Wagner Group ran its own “covert intelligence” in different countries (supposedly even in places where the mercenary organization hadn’t yet deployed) and conducted “operational campaigns carried out by intelligence agencies around the world” that sometimes involved the use of “imitation drugs.”

The channel VChK-OGPU also published a video from an unnamed Wagner Group mercenary endorsing claims that the white powder that supposedly belonged to Prigozhin was actually bricks of detergent recovered not at the mercenary leader’s home but elsewhere in St. Petersburg. The man in the video (who speaks from behind the camera) says he got access to “the very same bricks” seized and supposedly returned by the FSB. In the footage, the objects are stacked in a trash bag labeled “Appendix to Expert Conclusion Number [illegible] 162, June 27, 2023.” “It turns out that it’s just a dummy for operative purposes, apparently filled with laundry detergent,” says the man behind the camera.

Next, he performs an “experiment” with the substance in the packages, pouring some into a bottle apparently filled with water and shaking the mix. “Drugs don’t foam up like this,” he declares. The VChK-OGPU channel says it spoke to someone who identified the voice and hands of the man in the video as Ilya Gorbunov, a former employee of the news outlet RIA Novosti and the head of Prigozhin’s “troll factory.” 

On October 6, during a morning briefing, journalists asked Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov when investigators will release their report on the causes of Prigozhin’s plane crash. He clarified that the report Putin mentioned in Valdai wasn’t final. “The president said this report is still pending and isn’t yet final. It’s currently one of the established facts,” explained Peskov, adding that further details won’t be published until after the investigation is complete.

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Flying home for Christmas … eventually : 1995 : Sheremetyevo Airport, Moscow

“Ground staff have told me our plane is four inches too close to the gate,” the pilot announced in a tone midway between bewilderment and exasperation. “I have had to order a tow truck which will attach to the aircraft to pull it backwards, so I apologise that it will be some time before we can all disembark.”

‘Some time’ turned out to be more than an hour, during which all us passengers could do was wriggle in our seats and wait it out. The British Airways flight from London had passed uneventfully until then. However, once in airspace beyond the former Berlin Wall, absolutely anything could happen … and often did. Foreigners’ time and money proved irresistible commodities dangling like low fruit on a tree labelled ‘FLEECE ME’ that offered easy pickings for ‘communist’ opportunists who post-Glasnost had metamorphosed into ‘biznessmen’.

Welcome to Moscow! If it looks like a metropolis, is busy like a metropolis and makes the noise of a metropolis, then it must be a … but looks are deceiving. Moscow resembled one of those Wild West film sets constructed years ago in the deserts of Spain and Italy where convincing Main Street facades hide the vacuum of an absent third dimension. Some apparatchik in the Kremlin’s Department for Urban Construction must have been ordered by their Great Leader to build Russian cities just like ones he had viewed in ‘King Kong’, without either of them having ever set foot inside an American skyscraper … or airport. From the outside, everything might look normal, but nothing inside actually functioned correctly.

British Airways flights into Moscow transported a mix of world weary ‘road warriors’ who destressed holdups like this by finalising PowerPoint presentations on their laptops, and rich Russians who could afford the luxury of avoiding the discomfort and safety record of their national airline. Whilst the former passengers travelled light, all the better to avoid border guard interrogations, the latter boarded with clutches of overflowing shopping bags stamped with logos of the most expensive shops in Knightsbridge and Bond Street. Cabin crew had apparently given up informing such ‘frequent oligarch flyers’ that their voluminous purchases should be packed into a suitcase for storage in an overhead locker. Those unlucky enough to be seated next to a fur-coat clad, Gucci/Prada clotheshorse made you feel like an impoverished Bob Cratchit half-hidden at the back of a seasonal Harrods shopwindow display.

Without hesitation, Sheremetyevo is the worst airport I have ever encountered. Even Mombasa’s departure ‘lounge’, where you sit cross-legged on hot tarmac under an open canopy, comes a distant second place. During my years shuffling between radio stations owned by Metromedia International Inc at eight locations within five countries, I took an average two flights per week, routed through various European airports, but was required to visit Moscow more frequently than other destinations. Unfortunately. Most airports at least attempt to ensure their travellers’ journeys are as frictionless as possible, whereas Sheremetyevo’s apparent priority objective dreamt up within some arcane Five Year Plan was to inflict as much pain as possible on its customers.

I soon realised that around half a day had to be anticipated just to navigate the few hundred metres between deboarding the plane and the airport exit … on a good day! There were no queues organised for passengers to pass through the twin hurdles of passport control and customs checks, merely a sea of hundreds of people tightly packed into an open concourse, all jostling to exit. Some Russians simply pushed through the crowd to the front. Nobody chastised them. In Russia, those who had the power used it … ruthlessly. Nobody said a word. We all stood in silence, crushed by those around us, some smelling of vodka or BO. Russians pretended you did not exist as they trod on your foot or elbowed you out the way. Sometimes it could take three hours to be pushed along to the front.

To keep my claustrophobia at bay whilst trapped in this sea of inhumanity, I would stare upwards at the arrival hall’s high ceiling. It offered no comfort. The entire roof space had been covered with thousands of identical sliced aluminium tubes to create a vast honeycomb pattern. However, any artistic pleasure from this aesthetic was overshadowed by my observation that several of the tubes were missing. This discovery created a further phobia that, were another of those metal tubes to fall from that significant height onto the waiting crowd, its acceleration would result in serious injury for anyone below. Life in Russia was precarious at the ‘best’ of times, but death by sub-standard Russian glue smeared onto an airport ceiling was not what I wanted on my Death Certificate.

Eventually exiting the terminal building, an awaiting Metromedia driver would always enquire why it had taken me so long to appear, as if he imagined I must have been dawdling for hours in the Duty Free or supping cocktails in the airport bar. If only! All I wanted was to be somewhere where I was not surrounded by an impatient crowd who you feared might shoot you dead if you so much as acknowledged their presence or made eye contact. This ‘airport run’ was the only guaranteed occasion that Metromedia would provide me with a driver because there existed no navigable public transport or marked taxis to travel the 29km route to the city centre, and aggressive freelance drivers accosting travellers outside the terminal were, at best, likely to rob you or, at worst, dump your body in a ditch.

My visits to Moscow would last weeks or months at a time. Every day was stressful, not because of my work, but because the environment was so dangerous and unpredictable. One of my American work colleagues was arrested on a Moscow street and thrown in jail overnight for doing … nothing. Drivers were randomly stopped by uniformed men, often pretending to be officials in cars equipped with flashing blue lights, in order to extract bribes or on-the-spot ‘fines’. Even walking along a city street was unsafe because some vehicles used the pavement to accelerate around traffic jams or red traffic lights. Laws, if they existed at all, were routinely flouted with impunity.

In 1995, I was determined to reach home by Christmas, having booked a British Airways flight from Moscow to London for the morning of 20th December. At the airport, finding it was delayed, I sat in the departure lounge’s transparent plastic walled ‘waiting room’ and plugged my laptop into the power socket to finish some last-minute work tasks. Within minutes, a security guard entered the room, admonished me aggressively for stealing electricity and confiscated my UK/Russia plug adapter. You learnt to bite your tongue in these regular confrontations where exertion of ‘power’ demonstrated neither logic nor reason. Eventually the flight was called, so we handed in our handwritten exit visa forms and walked to the gate. Hours passed. No plane appeared. We were herded to the bar area where we were offered one free drink.

Many more hours passed. By now, it was dark outside and snowing. A British Airways person appeared and finally admitted that the flight had been cancelled for reasons unknown. We were to stay overnight in a hotel and board a replacement flight the following morning. However, before then, three challenges remained. We were herded to a baggage area where we were confronted with a mountain of suitcases from which we had to identify and recover our luggage without assistance or checks. Then we had to wait at immigration control where the day’s exit stamp in our passport had to be identified and cancelled with, you guessed it, a further rubber stamp over the top. Finally, we were confronted with a table on which a cardboard box had been placed, in which had been dumped all our exit visa forms. Without assistance, passengers had to sift through this pile of papers to find their own document to take it back for reuse tomorrow. Only then could we exit the airport.

I had no understanding of where we were meant to be going. I simply followed the person in front of me out of the terminal where I could see a long line of people dragging suitcases, snaking along an uphill pathway in the pitch black, the snow and the minus fifteen temperature. It was a ten-minute trudge until we reached the assigned hotel where, being British, we queued politely at the reception desk for room keys. By now, it was eleven at night and we had wasted twelve hours at the airport, where we had only been offered one drink each. I rang room service and ordered a pizza from the menu which I was told would arrive within thirty minutes. It did not. I rang room service again, only to be told that my order had not been fulfilled because British Airways passengers were not entitled to hotel food. By then, I had discovered that neither were we allowed to make international phone calls from the room’s phone, so our loved ones would have no idea why we had not already arrived home. Gggggggrrrrrrrr! At midnight, tired and hungry, I fell into bed in my clothes as it required too much effort to open and partially unpack my suitcase.

The following morning, we were finally allowed to eat for free from the hotel breakfast buffet bar. In the light of day, we all looked crumpled and exhausted by the interminable wait for a flight that had yet to materialise. Assembled together in the lobby, we were eventually led back out into the snow to snake our way down the narrow pathway to the airport, dragging our luggage. Humiliatingly, we had to repeat all the airport processing formalities already endured the previous day: check-in, luggage weighing, passport control, submission of yesterday’s visa form and customs checks. Would the plane even arrive as promised? Some of us voiced fears that an airport ‘Groundhog Day’ might strand us here through the holidays. Thankfully, the promised plane arrived at the gate, we applauded it with relief and, by the time we were seated on board, it felt as if we were half-way to British firmament. There was much relief when we finally arrived at Heathrow in time for Christmas.

Of the many times I passed through Moscow airport, there was only one occasion that could be called positive. I had coincidentally been booked onto the same incoming flight as an American senior Metromedia executive. The corporate travel department must have assumed that we both warranted some kind of ‘VIP’ service, despite me being a lowly European contractor. Immediately after exiting the plane at Sheremetyevo, we found officials holding up cards with each of our names who took us aside from the other passengers. Led along a separate corridor, we were taken to a large empty room where we were told to sit on huge throne-like chairs around its perimeter. Each of our flight’s handful of VIP’s was assigned an official who took our passport and completed entry visa. After only ten minutes, he returned with our suitcases and our passport that had been stamped appropriately without us even having been interviewed. As we were whisked away swiftly to the terminal exit, I tried to calculate how many dozen occasions I had wasted an additional two or three hours in the midst of the madding crowd just to escape this airport. How the other one percent lives!

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Taxi Services at Sheremetyevo International Airport: Your Convenient Travel Solution

Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) is one of the largest and busiest airports in Russia, serving millions of passengers each year. Whether you’re arriving for business or leisure, a reliable taxi service can make your transition to the city smooth and stress-free. Here’s everything you need to know about taking a taxi to and from Sheremetyevo International Airport.

Why Choose a Taxi?

Convenience at Your Fingertips

Opting for a taxi from Sheremetyevo International Airport is one of the most convenient ways to reach your destination. With direct access to the city and surrounding areas, you can avoid the complexities of public transport, which may involve multiple transfers. Taxis offer a straightforward, door-to-door service that saves you time and effort.

Comfort and Privacy

After a long flight, the last thing you want is to navigate crowded buses or trains. Taxis provide a comfortable environment where you can relax and recharge. Plus, if you’re traveling with family or a group, a taxi can often be more cost-effective than purchasing multiple public transport tickets.

Booking Your Taxi

Airport Taxi Stands

Upon your arrival at Sheremetyevo, you’ll find designated taxi stands outside the terminals. These official stands are staffed by personnel who can help you find a licensed taxi service. Always choose taxis that are clearly marked to avoid scams and ensure a safe journey.

Pre-Booking Options

For added convenience, consider pre-booking a taxi online. Many services allow you to reserve a vehicle in advance, providing you with a driver’s details and estimated pickup time. This is especially useful during peak travel seasons when demand is high.

Estimated Costs

Standard Rates

Taxi fares from Sheremetyevo International Airport to Moscow city center typically range from 1,500 to 3,000 rubles, depending on traffic, the time of day, and your specific destination. It’s wise to confirm rates with your driver before starting your journey.

Additional Charges

Be aware of any potential additional charges, such as fees for extra luggage or late-night services. Always inquire about the total fare upfront to avoid surprises at the end of your trip.

Navigating Your Taxi Ride

Local Knowledge

Taxi drivers in the Sheremetyevo area are generally knowledgeable about local traffic patterns and can choose the best routes to get you to your destination efficiently. If you have specific landmarks or hotels in mind, be sure to communicate them clearly.

Payment Options

Most taxis accept both cash and card payments. However, it’s a good idea to carry some cash in rubles, as not all drivers may have card facilities. Always confirm accepted payment methods before starting your journey.

Conclusion

Taking a taxi from Sheremetyevo International Airport is an excellent choice for travelers seeking convenience and comfort. With easy booking options, competitive fares, and direct routes to your destination, you can start your journey in Russia stress-free. Whether you’re heading to a hotel, business meeting, or exploring the vibrant city of Moscow, a taxi ensures a smooth transition from the airport to your next adventure.

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[ad_1] A mass cyberattack on Russia’s air booking system Leonardo sparked flight delays among major carriers on Thursday. Russia's flagship airline Aeroflot said the denial-of-service attack resulted in delays of up to an hour for departures at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo International Airport. Aeroflot’s subsidiary Rossiya Airlines reported similar delays at Sheremetyevo, according to Interfax. Less than an hour after the cyberattack was reported, Russia’s defense and industrial conglomerate Rostec said it fully restored Leonardo’s functionality. However, “localized problems persist” despite the restoration, an anonymous source at an unidentified airline told Interfax.  Rostec said the “massive DDoS attack came from abroad” without identifying the country of origin. The defense conglomerate said Leonardo has been subjected to dozens of “large-scale and unprecedented” cyberattacks in recent months. “It’s clear that a real cyber war is being waged against the country, whose goal is to damage Russia’s IT infrastructure and disrupt critical industries,” Rostec said. [ad_2]

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"Explosive Revelations Unveiled: Unearthing the Daring Truth behind Russia's Involvement in the Ukrainian Conflict"

In order to prioritize civil safety, flights to four international airports in Moscow – Vnukovo, Domodedovo, Sheremetyevo, and Zhukovsky – were temporarily suspended, as announced by Russia’s Federal Agency for Air Transport (Rosaviatsiya) on Telegram. This disruption resulted in the rerouting of 45 passenger flights and two cargo flights to alternative airports in Nizhny Novgorod, Kazan, and St.…

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Events 8.11 (after 1940)

1934 – The first civilian prisoners arrive at the Federal prison on Alcatraz Island. 1942 – Actress Hedy Lamarr and composer George Antheil receive a patent for a Frequency-hopping spread spectrum communication system that later became the basis for modern technologies in wireless telephones, two-way radio communications, and Wi-Fi. 1945 – Poles in Kraków engage in a pogrom against Jews in the city, killing one and wounding five. 1952 – Hussein bin Talal is proclaimed King of Jordan. 1959 – Sheremetyevo International Airport, the second-largest airport in Russia, opens. 1960 – Chad declares independence from France. 1961 – The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli. 1962 – Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity. 1965 – Race riots (the Watts Riots) begin in the Watts area of Los Angeles, California. 1969 – The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon. 1972 – Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam. 1975 – East Timor: Governor Mário Lemos Pires of Portuguese Timor abandons the capital Dili, following a coup by the Timorese Democratic Union (UDT) and the outbreak of civil war between UDT and Fretilin. 1979 – Two Aeroflot Tupolev Tu-134s collide over the Ukrainian city of Dniprodzerzhynsk and crash, killing all 178 aboard both airliners. 1982 – A bomb explodes on Pan Am Flight 830, en route from Tokyo, Japan to Honolulu, Hawaii, killing one passenger and injuring 15 others. 1984 – "We begin bombing in five minutes": United States President Ronald Reagan, while running for re-election, jokes while preparing to make his weekly Saturday address on National Public Radio. 1988 – A meeting between Sayyed Imam Al-Sharif, Osama bin Laden, Abdullah Yusuf Azzam, and leaders of Egyptian Islamic Jihad in Afghanistan culminates in the formation of Al-Qaeda. 1991 – Nickelodeon's first line of “Nicktoons” (Doug, Rugrats & Ren & Stimpy) premiere on the channel. 1992 – The Mall of America in Bloomington, Minnesota opens. At the time the largest shopping mall in the United States. 2000 – An air rage incident occurs on board Southwest Airlines Flight 1763 when 19-year-old Jonathan Burton attempts to storm the cockpit, but he is subdued by other passengers and dies from his injuries. 2003 – NATO takes over command of the peacekeeping force in Afghanistan, marking its first major operation outside Europe in its 54-year-history. 2003 – Jemaah Islamiyah leader Riduan Isamuddin, better known as Hambali, is arrested in Bangkok, Thailand. 2006 – The oil tanker MT Solar 1 sinks off the coast of Guimaras and Negros Islands in the Philippines, causing the country's worst oil spill. 2012 – At least 306 people are killed and 3,000 others injured in a pair of earthquakes near Tabriz, Iran. 2017 – At least 41 people are killed and another 179 injured after two passenger trains collide in Alexandria, Egypt. 2023 – Luna 25 launches from the Vostochny Cosmodrome.

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Boeing 777-300ER Aeroflot

Registration: RA-73139 Named: P. Bagration Type: 777-3M0ER Engines: 2 × GE GE90-115B Serial Number: 41680 First flight: Feb 4, 2013

Aeroflot – Russian Airlines, commonly known as Aeroflot, is the flag carrier and the largest airline of Russia. Aeroflot is headquartered in the Central Administrative Okrug, Moscow, with its hub being Sheremetyevo International Airport. The airline was founded in 1923, making Aeroflot one of the oldest active airlines in the world. From its inception to the early 1990s, Aeroflot was the flag carrier and a state-owned enterprise of the Soviet Union. Following the dissolution of the USSR, the carrier was restructured into an open joint-stock company and embarked on a radical transformation process and focused on expanding its international market share. Aeroflot became a member of SkyTeam in April 2006, making it the first carrier in the former Soviet Union to do so.

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Bule Berpose dengan Pakaian Tidak Pantas di Pura Pengubengan Besakih, Dideportasi

BALIPORTALNEWS.COM, BULELENG - Dari tiga warga negara asing (WNA) asal Rusia yang diamankan usai sempat viral akibat berpose menari dengan mengenakan pakaian tidak pantas beberapa hari lalu di Pura Pengubengan, Desa Besakih, Karangasem, ada dua bule yang dideportasi, para Sabtu (6/5/2023) sekitar pukul 19.00 WITA. Saat dikonfirmasi, Kepala Imigrasi Kelas IIB TPI Singaraja, Hendra Setiawan mengatakan dua bule berinisal SN (37) dan IN (35) tersebut dideportasi melalui Bandara Internasional I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali dengan tujuan akhir Sheremetyevo International Airport, Moskow, Rusia. "Keduanya sudah dideportasi langsung kemarin (Sabtu,red) malam melalui Bandara Internasional I Gusti Ngurah Rai Bali," ucap Kepala Imigrasi Kelas IIB TPI Singaraja, Hendra Setiawan, Minggu (7/5/2023). Dimana berdasarkan hasil pemeriksaan, kedua bule yang merupakan pasangan suami istri tersebut telah melanggar Pasal 75 ayat (1) Undang-Undang Nomor 6 Tahun 2011 tentang keimigrasian, sehingga harus dikenakan sanksi berupa pendeportasian. Kemudian untuk ML (29) dinyatakan tidak bersalah, karena ML hanya diajak oleh pasutri itu. Selain itu saat peristiwa terjadi ML masih mengenakan pakaian yang sesuai dan juga tidak melakukan tindakan pelanggaran adat. "Dari hasil pemeriksaan, ML ini dinyatakan tidak bersalah, sebab ML hanya diajak oleh pasutri ini," imbuhnya. Disamping itu, Kepala Divisi (Kadiv) Keimigrasian Kantor Wilayah Kemenkumham Bali, Barron Ichsan menyampaikan, tindakan tersebut bisa menjadi pembelajaran untuk WNA lain saat berkunjung ke Bali. Dirinya berharap para WNA dapat menjaga dan menghormati kebudayaan pada tempat yang mereka kunjungi. "Semoga ini dapat menjadi pembelajaran bagi WNA lain agar tetap mengikuti peraturan adat maupun perundang-undangan yang berlaku," tandas Barron Ichsan.(dar/bpn) Read the full article