RT News - December 27, 2019 (17:00 MSK)
The Russian military's state-of-the-art 'Avangard' missile system enters combat duty. 12 people are killed as a passenger plane crashes near Almaty, Kazakhstan, moments after take-off. Dozens more are being treated in hospital. Strategic partners Iran, Russia, and China hold joint anti-terror drills in the Gulf of Oman - in a show of strength and unity. Rights activists are calling on the UK Defence Ministry to compensate service personnel who were expelled from the military because of their sexuality. We hear some reaction to that.
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