2016 in Russia explained

This article lists events from the year 2016 in Russia.

Incumbents

• President

Vladimir Putin

• Prime Minister

Dmitry Medvedev

Events

January

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

February

• 8–15 February2016 St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy.^[1]
• 16–20 February2016 Russian Figure Skating Championships Final in Saransk, Mordovia.
• 25–29 FebruaryVorkuta mine disaster: Ignition of leaking methane gas caused a series of explosions that 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 MarchRussian 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 MarchFlydubai 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 AprilInternal 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 AprilVostochny Cosmodrome.^{[2] [3]}

May

• 6–22 May2016 IIHF World Championship.

August

• 17 AugustFederal 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.
• 27 AugustA 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.^[4]
• 25–28 August2016 Extreme Sailing Series in St. Petersburg.^{[5] [6]}

October

• 3 OctoberPresident Putin suspends the 2000 nuclear pact with the United States on cleaning up weapons-grade plutonium.^[7]
• 5 OctoberVladimir Putin suspends the 2013 nuclear pact with the United States on uranium research.^[8]
• 9 OctoberEight militants, who planned attacks in Chechnya, were killed in a shootout with police. Four officers were injured as well.
• 8 OctoberRussia deploys the nuclear-capable Iskander mobile short-range ballistic missile system to the Kaliningrad Oblast.^[9]
• 23 OctoberA gas explosion in the Russian city of Ryazan kills at least 3 people and injures 13 others^[10]
• 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 NovemberExplosion killed 6 people in Ivanovo a city in Russia.^[11]

December

• 25 DecemberA Tupolev Tu-154 crashes near Sochi, Russia, killing all 92 people on board, including 64 members of the Alexandrov Ensemble.

Deaths

January

See main article: Deaths in January 2016.

• 1 January – Fazu Aliyeva, 83, Russian Avar poet and journalist, heart failure.^[12]
• 3 January – Igor Sergun, 58, Russian military officer, Director of the GRU (since 2011).^[13]
• 5 January –
  • Lev Nikolayevich Korolyov, 89, Russian computer scientist.^[14]
  • Anatoly Roshchin, 83, Russian heavyweight wrestler, Olympic champion (1972).^[15]

February

See main article: Deaths in February 2016.

• 3 February – Valery Postnikov, 70, Russian ice hockey player and coach.^[16]

Notes and References

1. Web site: WTA - St. Petersburg Ladies Trophy 2016 at Sibur Arena St. Petersburgo on February, 2016. Tietennis. www.tietennis.com. 2019-02-13.
2. Web site: Soyuz rocket fires into space with 11 satellites – Spaceflight Now. Clark. Stephen. en-US. 2019-02-13.
3. Web site: Russia inaugurates Vostochny Cosmodrome with semi-commercial Soyuz launch. 2018-12-27. SpaceNews.com. en-US. 2019-02-13.
4. News: Moscow Warehouse Fire Kills at Least 17 Migrant Workers. The New York Times . 27 August 2016. NYTimes.com. Nechepurenko . Ivan .
5. Web site: GC32s to replace Extreme 40s. www.extremesailingseries.com. en. 2019-02-13.
6. Extreme Sailing Series move to super-light GC32 foiling catamarans for 2016 season. World. Yachting. 2015-08-25. Yachting World. en-US. 2019-02-13.
7. News: Putin suspends nuclear pact, raising stakes in row with Washington . Reuters . 3 October 2016 . 24 October 2016.
8. News: Russia suspends nuclear agreement, ends uranium research pact with United States . Reuters . 5 October 2016 . 24 October 2016.
9. News: Russia deploys nuclear-capable missiles in Kaliningrad . BBC News . 8 October 2016 . 24 October 2016.
10. Web site: 2016-10-23 . 3 dead in Russian apartment explosion . 2024-05-07 . AP News . en-US.
11. Web site: 2016-11-06 . 6 dead, 4 injured in Russian apartment explosion . 2024-05-07 . AP News . en-US.
12. Web site: Народная поэтесса Дагестана Фазу Алиева скончалась на 84 году жизни - ТАСС. https://web.archive.org/web/20160204142238/http://tass.ru/kultura/2568768. dead. 4 February 2016. TACC.
13. http://ria.ru/society/20160104/1354481658.html Путин соболезнует в связи со смертью начальника ГРУ Игоря Сергуна
14. Web site: Королев Лев Николаевич | ВМК МГУ. https://web.archive.org/web/20160215225156/https://cs.msu.ru/persons/32. dead. 15 February 2016. cs.msu.ru.
15. Web site: Ушел из жизни чемпион ОИ-1972 по греко-римской борьбе Анатолий Рощин. https://web.archive.org/web/20160105175547/http://rsport.ru/around/20160105/888289447.html. dead. 5 January 2016.
16. Web site: Тренер до последней секунды. https://web.archive.org/web/20160306102526/http://www.sport-express.ru/hockey/reviews/963137/. dead. 3 February 2016. 6 March 2016. sport-express.ru.