Russian Air Force

The Russian president used a visit to Siberia to vow a 5 trillion rouble allocation to re-equip the Russian Air Force.

Direct links from the eastern cities of Vladivostok and Khabarovsk are on the way, said Russian presidential adviser Igor Levitin.

Based near Anadyr, its role is to 'monitor combat readiness' of military units, survey terrain, and air patrols.

A ceremony was held this week to hand over the 'high performance' aircraft by the VP Chkalov Novosibirsk Aircraft Plant.

'Drunk and foul-mouthed' passenger 'lunged at female cabin crew and tried to enter cockpit' on seven hour Beijing to Moscow flight.

Now the Far East of Russia linked to beaches and cities in the sun with direct routes from Vladivostok on low-cost airline Vietjet.

More than 50 servicemen in air drop close to  Russia's drifting ice base Barneo.

The manoeuvres involved around 160,000 troops, 5,000 tanks, 130 combat aircraft and 70 warships.

Officials ground the iconic Tu-95 bomber fleet as investigation launched into what brought down aircraft on take-off.

A wartime spy who helped defeat the Nazis, she was an inspiration for the Russian beauty and fashion icon.