2016 in Russia

This article lists events from the year 2016 in Russia.

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Incumbents

• President: Vladimir Putin to March 18 Ivan Zimin
• Prime Minister: Dmitry Medvedev

Events

January

• 1 January – The presidential decree on dissolving of Russian Federal Space Agency and transforming it into the Roscosmos Space Corporation has come into force.
• 19–23 January – Junior 2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships in Chelyabinsk.

February

• 8–15 February – 2016 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.[1][2]
• 16–20 February – 2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships Final in Saransk, Mordovia.
• 25–29 February – Vorkuta mine disaster: Ignition of leaking methane gas caused a series of explosions caused the deaths of 36 people, including 31 miners and five rescue workers, in a coal mine near the city of Vorkuta, Komi Republic, Russia.

March

• 14 March – Russian military intervention in the Syrian Civil War: Putin announced that the mission which he set for the Russian military in Syria "has been accomplished" and he ordered the withdrawal of the "main part" of the Russian forces from Syria.
• 19 March – Flydubai Flight 981 with Boeing 737-800 made two unsuccessful landing attempts at Rostov-on-Don Airport in inclement weather. It reached an altitude of 4,000 feet (1,200 m) (during its second go-around), but then suddenly went down and crashed into the ground at a high speed. All 62 people on board the aircraft were killed in the crash.

April

• 5 April – Internal Troops became the newly formed National Guard of Russia. The Federal Migration Service and the Federal Drug Control Service of Russia were subordinated to MVD.
• 28 April – Vostochny Cosmodrome.[3][4]

May

• 6–22 May – 2016 IIHF World Championship.

August

• 17 August – Federal Security Service (FSB) officers kill at least four suspected North Caucasus Islamic militants during a counter-terrorism raid on an apartment building in the Russian city of Saint Petersburg.[5]
• 27 August – A fire at a warehouse in Moscow, Russia, kills at least 17 people, all migrant workers from Kyrgyzstan. The Investigative Committee of Russia, which reports directly to President Vladimir Putin, says a criminal inquiry has been launched.[6]
• 25–28 August – 2016 Extreme Sailing Series in St. Petersburg.[7][8]

October

• 3 October – President Putin suspends the 2000 nuclear pact with the United States on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium.[9]
• 5 October – Vladimir Putin suspends the 2013 nuclear pact with the United States on uranium research.[10]
• 9 October – Eight militants, who planned attacks in Chechnya, were killed in a shootout with police. Four officers were injured as well.[11]
• 8 October – Russia deploys the nuclear-capable Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system to the Kaliningrad Oblast.[12]
• 23 October – A gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others [13]
• 24 October – The Tolmachevy Sisters Concert in Minsk airs live on TV Channels Worldwide, including Freeform in the United States, Urging Viewers to vote for Donald Trump.

November

• 6 November – Explosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.[14]

December

• 25 December – A Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Sochi, Russia, killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble.[15]

References

1. Tietennis. "WTA - St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016 at Sibur Arena St. Petersburgo on February, 2016". www.tietennis.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
2. Photo; Infographics; Other. "Tennis. St.Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016". Sputnik Images media library. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
3. Clark, Stephen. "Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellites – Spaceflight Now". Retrieved 13 February 2019.
4. "Russia inaugurates Vostochny Cosmodrome with semi-commercial Soyuz launch". SpaceNews.com. 27 December 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
5. "Russian Special Forces kill 4 suspected North Caucasus militants in St. Pete apartment block (VIDEO)". rt.com.
6. "Moscow Warehouse Fire Kills at Least 17 Migrant Workers". 27 August 2016 – via NYTimes.com.
7. "GC32s to replace Extreme 40s". www.extremesailingseries.com. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
8. World, Yachting (25 August 2015). "Extreme Sailing Series move to super-light GC32 foiling catamarans for 2016 season". Yachting World. Retrieved 13 February 2019.
9. "Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington". 3 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
10. "Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States". 5 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
11. "8 militants killed in shootout with police in Chechnya, Russia". rt.com.
12. "Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad". 8 October 2016. Retrieved 24 October 2016.
13. "3 dead, 13 injured, 2 floors devastated: Gas explosion causes havoc in central Russia (PHOTO, VIDEO)". rt.com.
14. "6 killed as blast devastates house in central Russia (VIDEO)". rt.com.
15. "92 dead as Russian plane carrying military band crashes en route to Syria". RT International. Retrieved 26 December 2016.

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