Sokolov
-
{
- All
- News
-
Russian Black Sea Commander Attends Meet After Ukraine Said It Killed Him
Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia's most senior navy officers, was pictured attending a video conference on Tuesday, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.
-
Russian Historian Gets 12 Years Jail For Killing Lover, Had Cut Her Arms
A court in Saint Petersburg on Friday sentenced a Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast to 12-and-a-half-years in jail for murdering and dismembering his young student lover last year.
-
Russian Professor Who Butchered Girlfriend, Attempted Suicide In Jail: Lawyer
Sokolov, who is in prison, tried to kill himself on Friday when he was taken to his flat by investigators carrying out a reenactment of the crime, his lawyer Alexander Pochuyev told AFP.
-
25 Years On, Russians Tell Of How They Defeated A Coup
The KGB major was on vacation in the Russian countryside in August 1991 when he woke up to a radio broadcast announcing a state of national emergency. The bulletin contained something else: a secret code phrase for intelligence officers, summoning them back to their posts immediately.
-
Russian Delegation Arrives in Egypt to Begin Crash Investigation
Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board.
-
Experts Doubt Islamic State's Claim That It Downed Russian Airliner That Crashed in Egypt
Investigators probing the crash of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai desert will be working on scenarios ranging from terrorism to human error. Among the theories are:
-
Russian Black Sea Commander Attends Meet After Ukraine Said It Killed Him
Viktor Sokolov, the commander of Russia's Black Sea Fleet and one of Russia's most senior navy officers, was pictured attending a video conference on Tuesday, a day after Ukrainian special forces said they had killed him.
-
Russian Historian Gets 12 Years Jail For Killing Lover, Had Cut Her Arms
A court in Saint Petersburg on Friday sentenced a Russian historian and Napoleon enthusiast to 12-and-a-half-years in jail for murdering and dismembering his young student lover last year.
-
Russian Professor Who Butchered Girlfriend, Attempted Suicide In Jail: Lawyer
Sokolov, who is in prison, tried to kill himself on Friday when he was taken to his flat by investigators carrying out a reenactment of the crime, his lawyer Alexander Pochuyev told AFP.
-
25 Years On, Russians Tell Of How They Defeated A Coup
The KGB major was on vacation in the Russian countryside in August 1991 when he woke up to a radio broadcast announcing a state of national emergency. The bulletin contained something else: a secret code phrase for intelligence officers, summoning them back to their posts immediately.
-
Russian Delegation Arrives in Egypt to Begin Crash Investigation
Russian's transport minister and a team of high-level investigators has arrived in Cairo to help Egyptian authorities determine what caused a Russian airliner to crash in the Sinai Peninsula killing all 224 people on board.
-
Experts Doubt Islamic State's Claim That It Downed Russian Airliner That Crashed in Egypt
Investigators probing the crash of a Russian passenger plane in the Sinai desert will be working on scenarios ranging from terrorism to human error. Among the theories are:
