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Russian Minister of Transport Vitaly Savelyev has announced that Russia has lost a total of 76 Airbus and Boeing passenger planes located abroad due to international sanctions, Anton Gerashchenko, advisor to Ukraine’s Minister of Internal Affairs and founder of the Institute of the Future, said in a tweet on November 25. As of now, Russia's domestic aviation fleet consists of 1,302 aircraft, with 1,167 of them serving as passenger airliners. This marks a slight increase compared to the figures reported in April 2022 when the country had a fleet of 1,287 commercial aircraft, including 1,101 passenger planes. At that time, approximately 67.1% of the fleet comprised foreign-made aeroplanes, responsible for handling 95% of passenger turnover.
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Russia is on track to secure the second largest grain harvest in its history for the year 2023, according to Agriculture Minister Dmitry Patrushev.
The harvesting campaign is nearing completion, with grain and leguminous crops harvested from 98% of the sown area. Patrushev reported at a ministerial meeting that, "Over 151mn tonnes of grain in bunker weight have been threshed, including almost 99mn tonnes of wheat. We understand that in 2023 we will receive the second largest harvest in the history of Russia." The substantial yield not only assures the fulfilment of domestic needs but also sets the stage for exporting record quantities to international partners, projected at over 65mn tonnes per season.
Patrushev highlighted strong increases in the production of staples like rice and buckwheat. The gross rice harvest was more than 1.1mn tonnes, a 24% increase from the previous year, while buckwheat production has reached 1.6mn tonnes, one of Russia's highest ever yields for the crop.
2023 has also seen a rise in oilseeds, potatoes, vegetables, sugar beets, and other crop productions. "The Russian agro-industrial complex has formed a reliable basis for the food security of our country," Patrushev concluded.
Earlier forecasts by the Agriculture Ministry placed the grain harvest at 123mn tonnes, including 78mn tonnes of wheat. However, President Vladimir Putin
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