the wives of the four sailors have been informed by Russian investigators that their husbands will be sent home after a probe and some formal procedures have been finalized.
MOSCOW, August 19 (RIA Novosti) - Russia"s Defense Ministry confirmed on Wednesday that the hijackers of the Arctic Sea did demand a ransom to release the cargo ship, which was found and freed by a Russian warship on Monday.
MOSCOW, November 23 (RIA Novosti) - A Russian diesel-electric submarine from the Black Sea Fleet is being towed to the port of Novorossiisk after suffering an engine malfunction during sea drills, a Black Sea Fleet official said.
A delegation of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe will monitor the upcoming presidential elections in Ukraine and publish results during a PACE winter session in late January, a representative of the organization"s apparatus said.