Putin arrived in Kazan to inspect new bombers. Residents of the city are stranded due to a broken passenger plane.
Today Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin arrived в Kazan, to join other heads of state in opening the "Games of the Future"—international competitions that Russia is launching in response to sanctions against Russian athletes.
Putin first I visited The Kazan Aviation Plant, where he was shown four new missile carriers. He even climbed into one. Upon learning that the missile carrier didn't yet have a name, the president suggested naming it after the first president. Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.
Meanwhile, local media сообщают about the broken down passenger plane of the RedWings airline, which was supposed to fly to Kazan from PhuketThose scheduled to fly back to the resort from Kazan have been waiting for a plane for 12 hours.
«Sanctions are only good for us"," people who can't fly on vacation write in the comments.
Passengers at Kazan Airport have already complained that, due to the visit of leaders of neighboring countries, they were forced to spend more than an hour and a half inside planes that were not cleared for takeoff. City residents are complaining about traffic restrictions.
Authorities Recommend Take the commuter train. Drivers report that traffic jams are starting to form on the streets of Kazan. Many are noticing that the snow has finally been cleared from the central streets. It was cleared during the night, which was disrupting sleep.
“But they banned snow, they can do it when necessary, write Kazan residents. — And I thought that spring had suddenly arrived, the snow had melted at minus 15.”
Against the backdrop of Putin's inspection of the bombers, disperse News of another Russian fighter jet shot down by Ukrainian forces today. This information has not been officially confirmed.
Five more military aircraft were shot down in the skies over Ukraine in the past week. Each cost approximately $50 million.
Before flying from Moscow to Kazan, Putin Meets with the command of the Russian Aerospace Forces at the Chkalovsky airfield and presented a copy of the icon "The Savior Not Made by Hands".
