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In 2022, the Russian arms concern "Kalashnikov" fulfilled 45 state orders in the field of defense and 24 contracts within the framework of military-technical cooperation. In addition, the company is planning production organization activities within the framework of a license agreement, its press service announced today, TASS reported.

According to Defense Minister Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos, sending large quantities of weapons to Ukraine could weaken Greece's defense, especially on the islands.
Greece, by the way, sent two transport planes to Ukraine earlier, as part of the military assistance aid-package.

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Russian arms maker Kalashnikov on Thursday presented its new electric car inspired by a rare 1970s model, saying the new technology will rival Elon Musk's Tesla.

The brand, best known for the AK-47 machine gun, presented the decidedly retro-looking pale blue prototype, the CV-1, at a defense expo outside Moscow.

A part of a residential block from the first to the ninth floor in the town of Izhevsk was destroyed. Under the rubble, there may be people left, a rescue operation is underway, TASS reports.

So far, six dead and four wounded have been reported.

Police in Montenegro have tightened security on the border to prevent arms smuggling after a new report said that some weapons used by ISIS come from the Balkans and Eastern Europe.

Bulgaria's decision to close the country's airspace to Russian military transport aircraft said to be carrying humanitarian aid to Syria has drawn a harsh response from Russian lawmakers on Tuesday.

Six people have been detained and their weapons seized in the southeastern province of Mardin after police raided two separate homes in the K?z?ltepe district, upon intelligence that they were planning to assassinate a number of public officials including judges, prosecutors and the local district governor.

Russian firearms maker Kalashnikov Concern aims to concentrate on its markets in the Middle East and Africa and diversify its product range to offset the impact of Western sanctions, its chief executive has said.