Father Frost, Russia's Santa Claus, received on his birthday, November 18, a staff featuring a GLONASS satellite navigation system so he can be tracked on his New Year's gift-giving journey.
The system will transmit Father Frost's coordinates to a special center, which will publish them on the internet so that everyone can follow his progress on his traditional New Year voyage.
The GLONASS module was installed in the crystal-shaped top of the staff, which is 180 cm long and weighs some 3 kg.