February 20, 2013. A group of delegates from Russia presented its Russia Arms EXPO-2013 (the 9th international arms, military vehicles, and ammunition exhibition to be held in Nizhniy Tagil on September 25-28) to the international experts and reporters at IDEX 2013. The exhibition is coordinated by Uralvagonzavod Scientific & Production Corporation, Uralvagonzavod’s press service reports. The presentation included featuring the Nizhniy Tagil show’s new logo, based on a diamond shape this time. This symbol actually has a special meaning in the military sphere and is used to designate a

February 20, 2013. A delegation comprising the representatives of such diesel engine manufacturing enterprises as the German FEV GmbH and Ural Diesel Motor Plant (a member of Sinara Transport Machines) paid a visit to Lyudinovsky Locomotive-Making Plant (a member of Sinara Transport Machines). The visitors took a look at the company’s production departments and got acquainted with the process of the machines’ technological assembly and diesel installation. The FEV GmbH and Ural Diesel Motor Plant representatives also expressed an interest in the new carriage rolling stock designs elaborated

February 20, 2013. All the project documentation for Mikheevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise has been approved by a board of state experts, which means this large-scale investment project can be now implemented in full, Russian Copper Company’s PR Administration reports. On January 11, 2013, Mikheevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise was given an approval of Russia’s Glavgosekspertiza in terms of its project documentation and the findings of the engineering surveys on Mikheevsky Ore Mining & Processing Enterprise’s open-pit mine. On February 4, 2013, a state board of

February 20, 2013. 476,974 lawsuits were submitted to Sverdlovsk Region-based courts in 2012; this figure does not account for complaints and other types of papers, Sverdlovsk Region Court’s Press Office reports. According to the Press Office, the number of criminal lawsuits placed with the courts is in direct relation to the positive trends in the region’s crime rate at the moment. Last year, the number of such suits decreased by nearly 10% (33,767) in both the district and the municipal courts; in the magistrate courts, the figure dropped by over 11%. In addition, the number of the accused