2021 in Russia

Events in the year 2021 in the Russian Federation.

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  • The construction Murmansk Commercial Sea Port is planned to be completed.[4]
  • The launch of mass production of the Russian medium-haul passenger airliner MC-21 is planned.[5]
  • Commissioning of the 2nd power unit at Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant-2 with a VVER-1200 reactor.[6]

January
Protests in Saint Petersburg
  • 9 January – Norilsk avalanche: 3 dead, 1 in serious condition, and 6 missing in an avalanche in Norilsk which buried houses. An event like this has never happened in Norilsk, despite avalanches being common in the region, this was the first event of such magnitude in terms of fatalities and missing persons.[7]
  • 11 January – In Moscow, 4 soldiers are killed after a truck crashes into the convoy of buses they are in. 40 other soldiers were reported to be injured.[8]
  • 12 January – 2021 Yekaterinburg fire: 8 people die in an apartment fire in the Russian city of Yekaterinburg. It is reported that the victims succumbed to carbon monoxide poisoning, rather than the flames. It is reported that among the 8 fatalities, there was a child[9] The fire is under investigation, and it is thought that the fire was accidental.[10]
  • 23 January – Protests against the arrest of Alexei Navalny begin throughout Russia.[11]

See also

References
  1. "Определены даты проведения ПМЭФ-2020". forumspb.com. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  2. Евро-2020 может пройти в 13 городах по всей Европе.
  3. "Всероссийская перепись населения 2020". www.gks.ru. Retrieved 2019-12-24.
  4. About the construction of the Murmansk port.
  5. "Начало серийного производства лайнера МС-21 сдвинули на 2020 год". lenta.ru. Retrieved 2021-02-01.
  6. 91731e804938bf0f8563f501a0508840 Market Council agreed to postpone the industrial commissioning of a number of nuclear units for a year or two
  7. "A teenager fights for life after being pulled from under 3m avalanche which killed his family". siberiantimes.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  8. "4 Russian soldiers die, over 40 injured in road crash". ABC News. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  9. "Eight Dead In Apartment Fire In Russian City Of Yekaterinburg". RadioFreeEurope/RadioLiberty. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  10. "Женщина, писавшая в Twitter о пожаре в Екатеринбурге, не могла дозвониться в МЧС". www.znak.com. Retrieved 2021-01-12.
  11. Zverev, Anton (23 January 2021). "Police round up more than 350 at Russia protests backing jailed Kremlin foe Navalny". Reuters. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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