An exact solution for the Navier-Stokes?

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In early January 2014 the scientific world had spread sensational news. Press office of the Eurasian National University named after Gumilev in Almaty, said the director of the mathematical institute at the university Mukhtarbay Otelbaev (Mujtarbay Otelbayev) in Kazakh “Mathematical Journal” work titled “The existence of a strong solution of the Navier-Stokes equations.”
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http://ru-facts.com/news/view/30934.html
I understand the source means to say Mujtarbay Otelbayev has found a solution to Navier-Stokes equations. The only reference I've found is the article itself (in Russian), so I don't understand a word...
http://www.math.kz/images/journal/2013-4/Otelbaev_N-S_21_12_2013.pdf

Is this an existence statement, or a constructive way to obtain solutions?
 
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I believe the jury is still out on exactly what Dr. Otelbayev's solution represents and whether or not it qualifies for the Millennium Prize. Since the paper is 100+ pages and in Russian, it will probably take a bit of time to translate into other languages for the international community to fully appreciate its significance. It should be interesting to watch the progress of that effort though.