The largest event in the Russian aerospace industry, the biennial International Aviation and Space Salon (MAKS) kicked off on Tuesday.
President Vladimir Putin and prominent government officials such as Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin and Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov descended upon the Zhukovsky airfield outside of Moscow to see the aviation industry show off its latest wares and old classics.
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