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Mikhail Kalashnikov, the inventor of the AK-47 assault rifle, has died at the age of 94.
Kalashnikov was admitted to hospital with internal bleeding on November 17.
He died on Monday in Izhevsk, Udmurtia, where he lived, according to reports of the BBC News.
Mikhail Kalashnikov was born on 10 November 1919 in in the village of Kurya, Altai Territory.
He designed the AK-47 assault rifle in 1947.
The Russian assault rifle is currently used by the armies of over 100 countries.
In 2022, the Russian arms concern "Kalashnikov" fulfilled 45 state orders in the field of defense and 24 contracts within the framework of military-technical cooperation
Russian President Vladimir Putin likened the country's COVID-19 vaccine to a Kalashnikov assault rifle during a televised video conference on Thursday.
The Specialised Criminal Court will review the arrest of the 21-year old man detained over terrorism charges.
The AK-47 assault rifles used in the attacks in Paris last week had reportedly been manufactured in Bulgaria.
Bulgaria’s decision to close the country’s airspace to Russian military transport aircraft said to be carrying humanitarian aid to Syria has drawn a harsh response from Russian lawmakers on Tuesday.
The USA extended the list of sanctioned Russian and Ukrainian individuals and institutions in an attempt to maintain pressure on Russia for Moscow's alleged support of separatists in Ukraine.
The caretaker government has approved a decision endorsing the Partnership Agreement between the European Union and its Member States and the Mercosur bloc
Several Gulf states have reported missile and drone strikes on their territories just hours after the United States and Iran announced a two-week ceasefire agreement, raising fresh questions about whether the truce is holding on the ground
US Vice President JD Vance launched a sharp attack on the European Union during a visit to Budapest, accusing Brussels of interfering in Hungary’s election just days before a closely contested vote that could reshape the country’s political landscape
Global markets reacted sharply after US President Donald Trump stepped back from imminent military action against Iran, instead tying a suspension of strikes to Tehran’s agreement to a temporary ceasefire and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz
On the 40th day of the war, a tentative pause in hostilities has been announced, as US President Donald Trump said Washington would suspend its attacks after Iran agreed to a two-week ceasefire
A leaked transcript of a phone call between Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin shows Orban offering extensive support to Moscow and describing himself as ready to help “in any way” in relation to the war in Ukraine
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