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2021 In Russia
Events in the year 2021 in the Russia, Russian Federation. Incumbents Events ''Ongoing: COVID-19 pandemic in Russia'' No date announced * The construction Murmansk Port, Murmansk Commercial Sea Port is planned to be completed. * The launch of mass production of the Russian medium-haul passenger airliner Irkut MC-21, MC-21 is planned. * Commissioning of the 2nd power unit at Leningrad Nuclear Power Plant-2 with a VVER#VVER-1200, VVER-1200 reactor. January - March * 9 January – Norilsk avalanche: three dead, one in serious condition, and six 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. * 11 January – In Moscow, four Russian Ground Forces, soldiers are killed after a truck crashes into the convoy of buses they are in. 40 other soldiers were reported to be injured. * 12 January – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued in 2021. Most major events scheduled for 2020 that were postponed due to the pandemic were hosted in 2021, including the 2021 United Nations Climate Change Conference, 26th United Nations Climate Change Conference, Expo 2020, and sporting events such as UEFA Euro 2020, the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 Summer Paralympics, Paralympics, as well as the 2021 Copa América. 2021 additionally witnessed numerous advancements in space exploration, particularly by the United Arab Emirates Space Agency, United Arab Emirates, NASA and SpaceX, including the launch of the James Webb Space Telescope. Civil unrest grew in 2021, with coups occurring in 2021 Sudan coup d'état, Sudan, 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, Myanmar, 2021 Malian coup d'état, Mali and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
