A so-called Russian Submarine Mothership is closing in on Sweden. The ship named Professor Logachev was seen from Gotland and was headed north. At the same time, another Russian ship, NS Concord was leaving Swedish waters. It supposedly had a "Hangar for small underwater operations". November 2 November – Voters in break away "people's republics" (Donetsk People's Republic and Lugansk People's Republic respectively) in Donetsk and Luhansk go to the polls for parliamentary and presidential elections. Rebel leaders Alexander Zakharchenko (Donetsk) and Igor Plotnitsky (Luhansk) appear set for victory in early counting in elections which will be recognised in Russia but not elsewhere. International observers noted a very high turnout. 12 November – NATO claims that Russian Army troops and military equipment have entered Ukraine. 14 November – Russia plans an "alternative Wikipedia". 16 November – The Russian Presidential Library announces plans to establish a Russian version of Wikipedia stating that it would provide more "detailed and accurate" information about the country. 26 November – At least three people die in a new round of fighting between the Armed Forces of Ukraine and pro-Russian separatists. 27 November – The election commission of Moldova bans the new pro-Russian party Homeland from competing in the elections because of financial support from abroad. December 1 December A search continues for 52 people missing from a South Korean fishing vessel, the Oriong-501, that sank early in the morning in bad weather in the Bering Sea off Chukotka Autonomous Okrug. Eight people have been rescued including one person who subsequently died. Russia abandons its plans for the South Stream pipeline to Bulgaria due to European Union objections instead looking at a pipeline to Turkey. Russia launches a new national defense facility in Moscow meant to monitor threats to national security in peacetime but take control of the country in wartime. 4 December – Islamic insurgents kill three state police at a traffic circle before taking an empty school and a "press house" in Grozny. Ten state forces die with 28 injured in gun battles ending with ten insurgents killed. 13 December – India and Russia sign deals on infrastructure, nuclear energy, and defence. 16 December 2014 Russian financial crisis: The Bank of Russia announces an increase of its key interest rate, the Russian weekly repo rate, from 10.5 to 17 percent as an emergency move to halt the collapse of the ruble's value and, thereby,