Russia launches 2nd military satellite from Plesetsk Cosmodrome in week

MOSCOW: A Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket carrying a military satellite has been launched from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, the Russian Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

On December 21, Russia launched another rocket with a military satellite from the Plesetsk cosmodrome.

"On Wednesday, December 27... a combat crew of the aerospace forces launched a medium-class Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket with spacecraft on behalf of the Russian Defence Ministry from the state test cosmodrome of the Russian Defence Ministry (Plesetsk cosmodrome) in the Arkhangelsk region," the ministry said in a statement.

Bokaro, 27 December. In Bokaro district of Jharkhand, Naxalites killed a youth on Tuesday night on suspicion of being a police informer. Chatrochatti police station in-charge Neeraj Kumar has said that information about this incident was received in the morning. Senior officials have been informed in this regard.

He told that this massacre took place in Dandara village situated at the foothills of Aman mountain of Chute Panchayat in Chatrochatti police station area. Naxalites killed Sukhram Manjhi (45). Dandara is a Naxal affected area. Naxalites have thrown dead bodies near his house. Sukhram Manjhi was a former ward member. He used to run a chicken shop in the village. Naxalites have taken responsibility for the incident in a poster left at the spot.

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