Chinese army announces completion of tasks near Taiwan

The Chinese army announced the completion of tasks near Taiwan and the intention to conduct exercises in the future The combat readiness check of Chinese troops near Taiwan was successful, the military personnel will continue to monitor the development of the situation around the island and will continue the exercises, the PLA said. US and Taiwan accuse China of escalation “(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” >

The tasks of military exercises in the sea and air space near Taiwan have been completed, the integration of forces and the combat effectiveness of the armed forces have been verified, Colonel Shi Yi, spokesman for the command of the Eastern Theater of Operations, said, according to the Guancha portal.

“The troops will monitor the situation in Taiwan Strait, continue combat exercises and training, regularly organize combat duty in the Taiwan Strait, resolutely uphold national sovereignty and territorial integrity,— said in the message.

The Ministry of National Defense of China called the last exercises “a series of countermeasures” that became a “serious shock and deterrent” for supporters of Taiwan independence. Department spokesman Tang Kefei added that Taiwan's President Tsai Ing-wen-yi, the DPP leadership rely on recognition from abroad, but will be “pilotoriously pilloried” because of the consequences.

Taiwan (Republic of China) declared in 1949 its independence from China after the defeat of the Kuomintang in the civil war against the troops of Mao Zedong. In Beijing, the island is considered a province of China

China announced the start of large-scale military exercises with firing near Taiwan in response to a visit to the island by the Speaker of the US House of Representatives Nancy Pelosi in early August. She called the political situation in Taiwan democratic, “bright and dynamic.” In China, they said that the exercises would end on Sunday, August 7. The day before. on the evening of August 6, another maneuver was announced in Beijing, which will last until August 15 in the southern part of the Yellow Sea.

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The Chinese authorities allow the use of force to seize Taiwan, arguing that the island's power relies on the support of “outside forces”, but the proportion of supporters of sovereignty among its inhabitants is small. Beijing stressed that it sincerely wants a peaceful “reunification”, but if “outside forces” and the Taiwanese authorities will cross the “red lines”, “non-peaceful means” will be involved.

The US authorities called the Chinese military exercises near Taiwan an escalation of the situation and a provocation, calling for an immediate end to them. This demand was also joined in Taiwan, noting that the Chinese military is working out the capture of the island, and 66 aircraft and 14 ships of the PRC are participating in the exercises.

The Pentagon tried to contact the command of the Chinese army, but Beijing did not respond to Washington's requests, Politico wrote, citing sources. The United States insists that China has no reason to increase military activity near Taiwan. Officially, Washington supports the “one China” policy, which recognizes that the Chinese state is only one— China. At the same time, the President of Taiwan admitted that the US military was training local soldiers, and The New York Times wrote about arming the island by Washington, following the example of supplies to Ukraine.

Russia expressed support for China on the Taiwan issue. In March, Moscow designated Taiwan as an unfriendly country, and Russia did not officially recognize the independence of the island. The Russian Foreign Ministry considered Pelosi's trip to the island a provocation and an attempt to distract from the situation in Ukraine.

The Chinese Foreign Ministry noted Russia's position and assured that Beijing intends to strengthen strategic cooperation with Moscow.

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G7 foreign ministers urged Russia to transfer control over Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Kyiv

The G7 countries believe that the actions of the Russian Armed Forces on the territory of the Zaporozhye NPP allegedly impede the ability of the IAEA to carry out measures to monitor “peaceful nuclear activities of Ukraine” and endanger the entire world community

The Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Great Britain and the USA) called on Russia to immediately transfer the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant and other nuclear facilities in Ukraine under the control of Kyiv.

“Ukrainian personnel responsible for the operation of the Zaporizhzhya NPP must perform their duties without threats or pressure. Russia's permanent control over the nuclear power plant threatens the region,»— said in a statement.

G7 foreign ministers said Russia's actions “significantly increase the risk of a nuclear accident.” and “endanger the population of Ukraine, neighboring countries and the entire world community.”

In addition, the presence of the Russian military at the facility allegedly hinders the ability of the IAEA to carry out measures to ensure the safety and monitoring of “peaceful nuclear activities of Ukraine”, the document notes.

Earlier, on August 10, White House Press Secretary Karine Jean -Pierre said that Washington is calling on Moscow to stop all military operations at or near Ukrainian nuclear facilities and transfer control of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to Ukraine.

Zaporozhye NPP, located in Energodar,— Europe's largest nuclear power plant in terms of installed capacity. The Russian Armed Forces have been controlling its territory since February 28. However, the station is still run by Ukrainian operators.

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The military-civilian administration of Energodar stated that on the night of August 6-7, the nuclear power plant was fired from the Uragan multiple launch rocket system. from Ukraine. According to her, a radiation control post and a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel fell into the affected area.

The Russian Embassy in the United States reported that a “disinformation campaign” was underway in the American media. against the Russian military, whom they want to accuse of shelling the nuclear power plant.

The Russian Ministry of Defense warned that strikes on its territory could provoke a man-made disaster. The same opinion was expressed in the Kremlin. UN Secretary General António Guterres called the attacks on the station a “suicidal act” and urged them to stop.

On the night of August 10, First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said that Russia demanded to convene a meeting of the Security Council of the organization because of the shelling of nuclear power plants.

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City Duma deputy Kholodarev detained in Yekaterinburg

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A city deputy was detained in Yekaterinburg thoughts of Alexei Kholodarev. This was reported to RBC by the deputy himself.

“Detained in connection with the publication on the VKontakte network in 2017, in March, of a material, a video clip containing an image of a red circle, which is recognized as the logo of the organization of the extremist FBK (Anti-Corruption Foundation; the organization was recognized as extremist and a foreign agent is prohibited in Russia, and then liquidated.— RBC)»,— said Kholodarev.

“In this regard, they rewound my tape, found the record, found this circle, said that these were extremist materials. They invited me to draw up a protocol, after drawing up we are waiting for the court, & mdash; he added.

According to the deputy, what is happening to him is “mostly funny.” “In principle, everything is clear what is happening. And you need to dig something out on a person who does not agree with what is happening at any cost, — Kholodarev said.

RBC sent a request to the Oktyabrsky District Court of Yekaterinburg and to the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia for the Sverdlovsk Region.

Kholodarev was elected to the City Duma of Yekaterinburg in 2018 from the regional branch of A Just Russia. In June, the deputy was fined 80,000 rubles twice. under the article on discrediting the armed forces (Article 20.3.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) for anti-war posts on social networks. The Righteous Russia faction in the City Duma expelled Kholodarev from its membership. The current legislation does not allow him to deprive him of his deputy mandate.

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As lawyer Aleksey Bushmakov told E1, now Kholodarev is accused of demonstrating extremist symbols (part 1 of article 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses). Under this article, individuals face a fine of up to 2 thousand rubles. or arrest for up to 15 days.

According to the lawyer, in 2017 Kholodarev reposted the FBK investigation film “He is not Dimon to you.” about the alleged property of then Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

“After the FBK was recognized as an extremist organization, he did not delete this video. Five years ago, he had to comb through all his videos, all his posts and had to delete. Since he did not do this, in their opinion, the material is in the public domain and is extremist,— Bushmakov noted.

Later, the lawyer told RBC that the Oktyabrsky Court of Yekaterinburg appointed Alexei Kholodarev 14 days of arrest under Art. 20.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses. The punishment has already entered into force, the deputy was sent to a special detention center, Bushmakov added.

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The EU began to discuss the idea to ban the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians

In Germany reported that the EU is discussing a ban on the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians Stop issuing Schengen Russians offered in Finland, Poland and Estonia. The European Commission called a complete ban on issuance of visas impossible =”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” >

The EU began a discussion initiatives of a number of countries of the union to ban the issuance of Schengen visas to Russians, said the official representative of the German government, Steffen Hebestreit, during a briefing.

“It [the project] was introduced by some countries to the EU and thus is on the agenda. The German government will now have to hold discussions on it between cabinet members and within the EU. These discussions are not completed, so I cannot report any interim results,— Hebeshtreit said (TASS quote).

Sweden does not rule out ending the issuance of visas to Russian citizens unilaterally or together with the European Union, writes the Dagens Industri newspaper, citing the Minister for Migration and Integration, Anders Egeman.

“Now we must seriously think about Are we going to expand the range of sanctions and change the EU visa regime,— he said.

Igeman said that Sweden can act independently in this direction or decide together with the EU.

“It is clear that we cannot rule out that Sweden will act independently. But we are also committed to supporting united EU action. This puts more pressure on Russia,»— he said.

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Belgium was one of the first to propose considering a ban on issuing Schengen cards to all Russians. “A general ban on issuing visas for Russians should not be taboo,” — said in February, the country's Minister for Refugees, Sammy Mahdi. In March, Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki came up with a similar initiative. “We must suspend visas for all Russian citizens who wish to enter the European Union,” — he said.

The cessation of issuing visas to all Russians at the end of July was supported by the main political parties in Finland (Social Democratic (SDP) and Coalition parties, as well as “True Finns” and “Finland Center”). The opportunity for Russian citizens to travel to the West “as if nothing had happened” is absurd, said the representative of the Coalition Party Elina Valtonen. At the same time, the Minister for EU Affairs and State Property, Tytti Tuppurainen, said that Helsinki does not plan to make such a decision on its own.

The Prime Minister of Estonia, Kaja Kallas, also spoke out for stopping the issuance of Schengen. After the closure of EU airspace for Russian aircraft, the main burden of receiving tourists fell on Estonia, Latvia and Finland, since they have land borders with Russia, the Estonian prime minister reported.

The issuance of tourist visas for Russians has already been suspended by the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Czech Republic, Slovakia, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia.

The EU Visa Code does not provide for a complete ban on the issuance of short-term visas, in including the Russians. There are categories of persons to whom they need to be issued, for example, family members, journalists, dissidents, the European Commission said. At the same time, the countries of the union can independently make decisions regarding a particular visa application, said Anita Hipper, representative of the EC.

The Russian Foreign Ministry, in particular, commenting on the proposal of Finnish politicians to stop issuing visas, called it fruitless attempts more strongly “punish” Russia and its citizens. “Restricting the travel of Russian citizens for political reasons will be another step towards aggravating the confrontation in bilateral relations,” — said the official representative of the department, Maria Zakharova.

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In Kyiv, an attack was made on power lines when Zaporozhye NPP was connected to Russia

The Ukrainian “Energoatom” claims that Russia plans to switch the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to the Crimea, to other power lines. Some of the power lines from which the nuclear power plant is now powered have been damaged by shelling. Russia blames the Armed Forces for it

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Ukrainian troops can “kill” transmission lines, through which Russia can try to reconnect the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant to the Crimea, said the head of the Ukrainian state company Energoatom Petr Kotin in an interview with RBC Ukraine.

“I think this will be the right decision from the point of view of Ukraine— kill them the lines they are going to connect. I think our armed forces will be ready to do it if the need arises,— said Kotin.

Head of Energoatom explained: in order to switch the nuclear power plant to the Crimea, it is necessary to completely disconnect it from the Ukrainian energy system and transfer it “to the lines that connect Crimea, — this is a substation in Dzhankoy, with the Kakhovskaya station, and already it connects with the Zaporizhzhya station.

To do this, the head of Energoatom continued, it would be necessary to turn off all the southern territories lost by Ukraine, since “the Ukrainian and Russian energy systems do not coincide in frequency”: before the conflict, Ukraine completely disconnected from the energy systems of Russia and Belarus, and in mid-March connected to the European energy system .

“Although the frequency is the same— 50 hertz, but the systems are out of sync. That is, the peaks of the maximum current and voltage can be in antiphase, and in this case you cannot just take it and connect it, there will be an accident, — explained Kotin.

He claims that Russian forces passed on to the nuclear power plant “a program that says — power supply of ZNPP from Dzhankoy. According to the head of Energoatom, they plan to disconnect the Zaporizhzhya NPP from the Ukrainian energy system, and then power the entire south back, and then gradually from Dzhankoy already at the Russian frequency— “to Kakhovka and then to Zaporizhzhya NPP”. And then the station can no longer be included in the Ukrainian energy system.

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Zaporozhye NPP— the largest nuclear power plant in Europe. It is located on the banks of the Kakhovka reservoir in the city of Energodar in the Zaporozhye region of Ukraine. The central and southern parts of this region, including Energodar and the territory of the nuclear power plant itself, are controlled by Russian forces. However, the station is still managed by Ukrainian operators (NPP— a separate division of Energoatom).

On the territory of the Zaporozhye region occupied by Russian troops, a military-civilian administration (VGA) was formed. In recent months, she has repeatedly reported on shelling of nuclear power plants by Ukraine. On August 5, the military-civilian administration announced that as a result of the attack on the nuclear power plant, two power lines were cut off, which are necessary for the operation of the power units. And during shelling by Ukrainian forces on the night of August 6-7, fragments and a rocket engine fell no more than 400 meters from the operating power unit, according to the CAA.

The Russian Ministry of Defense lays responsibility for the strikes on the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Moscow also emphasizes that Russian forces strike exclusively at military facilities of the Armed Forces of Ukraine. Against the backdrop of increased shelling of nuclear power plants, Russia demanded to convene a meeting of the UN Security Council on August 11.

In turn, the heads of the G7 countries (Great Britain, USA, France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan) called on Russia to immediately hand over the Zaporizhzhya NPP and other nuclear facilities in Ukraine under the control of Kyiv.

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The author of the blog “Infernal grandmas” was asked to arrest in the case of extortion

The investigation asked that the journalist Alexandra Bayazitova, also known as the author of the Hellish Grandmas blog, be sent under arrest. She is involved in a criminal extortion case along with other defendants

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The Kuzminsky Court of Moscow received a petition for the arrest of A.V. Bayazitova, follows from a card in the database of Moscow courts. The press service of the RBC court reported that this was a petition against Alexandra Bayazitova.

From the database of Moscow courts, it follows that she is being asked to be arrested as part of a criminal case opened under paragraph “b” the third part of article of the Criminal Code No. 163 (extortion committed in order to obtain property on an especially large scale). Under this article, the accused can face from seven to 15 years in prison.

According to “RIA Novosti” and TASS, we are talking about the arrest of journalist Alexandra Bayazitova. She specializes in financial and economic topics. She worked in the newspapers “Kommersant”, “Izvestia”, recently collaborated with Life. Bayazitova also kept a blog “Hellish grandmas” on YouTube and other sites.

In the Kuzminsky Court, RBC also reported that the investigation requires the arrest of Olga Arkharova and Inna Churilov in this case.

Telegram channel of the Cheka-OGPU, as well as RIA Novosti ; referring to a source, they previously wrote about the detention and investigative actions against Bayazitova, as well as that her case is connected with criminal proceedings against the administrators of the Scanner Telegram channel.

Three administrators of this Telegram channel were arrested earlier on charges of fraud on an especially large scale. According to a TASS source, the Telegram channel, which was administered by the three detainees, discloses the personal data of Russian officials and law enforcement officers.

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Its description in the messenger says that the channel is engaged in “monitoring corrupt officials”. As of August 10, the Telegram channel «Project«Scanner» 200 thousand people were signed.

According to the Cheka-OGPU, six people were previously detained in this case, including media technologist Olga Arkharova and PR specialist Inna Churilova. According to the Telegram channel, the detainees administered the Telegram channels Scanner, Infernal Grandmas, Riddle and Financial Guard.

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In Crimea, called the preliminary amount of damage from explosions in Novofedorovka

In Crimea, damage from explosions in Novofedorovka was tentatively estimated at 200 million rubles. 62 apartment buildings and 20 commercial facilities were recognized as victims, and the bypass of private houses in Novofedorovka continues, said the head of the Crimea Aksenov /756601382444599.webp 673w” type=”image/webp” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min- resolution: 192dpi)” >

Civil damage from explosions in Novofedorovka previously amounted to 200 million rubles, but the final amount will be announced by a special commission, Kommersant reports. with reference to the Crimean Council of Ministers.

Head of the region Sergey Aksyonov said that at the moment 62 apartment buildings and 20 commercial facilities have been recognized as victims, and the tour of private houses continues.

“The administration of the municipality should work out the procedure for compensation payments of 10, 50 and 100 thousand rubles. residents for damaged property. The main task— speedy restoration of infrastructure, multi-apartment and private residential buildings in the settlement, & mdash; he emphasized.

According to him, the main work, which will allow people to return to their homes, is planned to be completed within ten days. In the houses in the settlements of Mikhailovka and Novofedorovka, which were not affected, gas must be supplied before the end of August 10, and in damaged & mdash; after the restoration of the glazing of windows and balconies.

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Aksenov added that 252 people are in temporary accommodation centers. After the explosions, 14 people applied for medical help, one person died.

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Several explosions in the village of Novofedorovka in the Crimea, where the Saki military airfield is located, thundered on the afternoon of August 9th. The Russian Ministry of Defense called the detonation of several aviation munitions the cause of the incident.

The head of Crimea said that security measures had been strengthened in the Novofedorovka area and a cordon had been set up 5 km from the object. Later, a state of emergency was introduced in the village.

A criminal case was opened on the fact of explosions at the airfield, within which an investigation is underway.

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Russian diplomat allowed the participation of the head of the IAEA in the meeting of the UN Security Council

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The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi decided to interrupt his vacation to speak at a meeting of the UN Security Council on the shelling of the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant, said Mikhail Ulyanov, Russia's permanent representative to international organizations in Vienna on the TV channel «Russia 24».

“I contacted colleagues from the [IAEA] secretariat. They confirmed that Mr. Grossi, realizing the significance of this event, I mean tomorrow's meeting of the Security Council, has apparently decided to cut short his vacation and, apparently, will make a report to the Security Council, — said Ulyanov.

The visit of the IAEA mission to the Zaporozhye NPP was agreed in June, but the trip was subsequently canceled due to the position of the Department for Safety and Security of the UN Secretariat (the IAEA is an organization in the UN system), the Russian Foreign Ministry reported.

Zaporozhye NPP, located in Energodar,— Europe's largest nuclear power plant in terms of installed capacity. It has six VVER-1000 power units. The first was put into operation in December 1984, the sixth— in October 1995. The Russian military has been in control of its territory since February 28. However, Ukrainian operators still operate the station.

In July & August, both sides repeatedly reported shelling and damage to the nuclear power plant. The military-civilian administration of Energodar (under Russian control) claimed that on the night of August 6-7, the nuclear power plant was fired from a Uragan multiple launch rocket system. from Ukraine. According to her, in the affected area were a post for monitoring the radiation situation, a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel, and fragments and a rocket engine fell no more than 400 meters from the operating power unit.

The Russian Ministry of Defense warned that strikes on the territory of nuclear power plants could provoke a man-made disaster. The Foreign Ministers of the G7 countries (Germany, France, Italy, Japan, Canada, Great Britain and the USA) called on Russia to immediately transfer the Zaporizhzhya NPP under the control of Kyiv.

Russia demanded a meeting of the UN Security Council because of the shelling of the nuclear power plant, the meeting should take place on August 11.

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Ovsyannikova was charged in the case of discrediting the army

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Former employee of &laquo “Channel One” Marina Ovsyannikova was charged in a case of spreading fakes about the Russian army, her lawyer Dmitry Zakhvatov, who defends her, said on Telegram. 207.3 of the Criminal Code (public dissemination of deliberately false information about the Armed Forces based on political hatred). According to this article, the journalist can face up to ten years in prison.

According to Zakhvatov, the reason for initiating the case was a picket on Sofiyskaya embankment in Moscow, which Ovsyannikova held in mid-July.

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In the stillness. What is known about a teenager who maimed a mother with a child

He knocked to the ground, crushed his skull and hit him with a file under the heart – in the village of Bessonovka, Belgorod Region, a 16-year-old schoolboy was detained, who, according to investigation, tried to kill a woman with a child. According to one assumption, the main motive for the attack was robbery. However, the teenager's acquaintances explain the cruel massacre differently.

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At 5 pm on August 9, Antonina Dolotova from the village of Bessonovka went to the kindergarten to pick up her six-year-old son. Crossing the park of culture, she noticed that a teenager was standing near the tree and was watching the few passers-by. She didn’t attach much importance to this.

“An hour later, Tonya called her mother and shouted into the phone that she was attacked with a knife,” says Tatyana, the girl’s sister. “I didn’t have time to tell where she was, the connection was cut off. We ran to search”. “In a still pool. What is known about a teenager who mutilated a mother with a child” />

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Europe paid for Russia for pumping oil through the territory of Ukraine

The Ukrainian side returned the money from Russia.

Oil pumping began along the southern branch of Druzhba in the direction of Hungary and Slovakia.

As it turned out, Hungary and Slovakia paid for the Russian side to resume the process.

According to RIA Novosti , according to the statement of Transneft, the pumping of oil begins at 16:00 (Moscow time) – the oil will come through the Druzhba pipeline, which runs through Ukrainian territory

Earlier, Transneft announced that it had paid for transit through the southern branch of the “Friendship” of Russian hydrocarbons for Hungary, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.

Soon, Ukraine refused to pay and returned the money to the Gazprombank account.

In response to the actions of Ukrtransnafta Europeans took unprecedented measures – they paid for the Russian side.

The Hungarian company MOL and the Slovak Slovnaft intervened. Thus, they circumvented the seventh package of sanctions imposed by the EU.

“Initially, the Russian Federation itself tried to pay for transit, but the payment did not go through due to sanctions, after which Ukraine stopped the pumping of oil. Well, what about the Europeans? They took and paid, do not freeze the same. For some reason, Europe agrees to sanctions in order to pay for everything later. Some kind of schizophrenia”, – ironic on the Web.

European companies explained that there were “technical problems in connection with payment from the Russian side at the level of banks.”

Ukraine confirmed that it had received payment for its transit through its territory.

As Topnews wrote earlier, in November 2021, Belarus cut off oil through the Druzhba pipeline. Poland turned out to be without supplies.

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The Central Bank may block transfers of Russians over 10,000 rubles

The regulator announced a bill with the introduction of a “cooling off period”.

At a meeting of the Expert Council for the Protection of the Rights of Consumers of Financial Services at the Central Bank, the regulator was proposed to block transfers of Russians in the amount of more than 10,000 rubles.

Such a measure, according to experts, will help the bank deal with fraudsters that have become more active recently.

To unfreeze them, the following scheme is proposed: entering additional identification or a PIN code.

This was reported by “Izvestia”.

According to Igor Kostikov, head of the Financial Consumer Union Council, the meeting participants supported the proposal.

However, it needs additional elaboration, despite the fact that the effectiveness of their use of such mechanisms on marketplaces and ad services has already been proven.

In The Central Bank confirmed that a draft law has also been prepared to introduce a two-day “cooling period”, during which the sender can cancel the transfer of funds.

Experts of the publication note that the introduction of the new rule will lead to additional costs for both banks and the clients themselves entov.

It is noted that the amount of 10,000 rubles is slightly less popular than the transfer of 5,600 rubles in the first half of the year.

Topnews wrote that the Central Bank at the end of the year may resume the launch of five and ten-ruble bills.

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China has created a drone that can fly and dive into the water

China has created an unmanned vehicle that can fly and dive into the water, writes the South China Morning Post.

The development belongs to the staff of Nanjing University. The drone can reach speeds up to 120 km per hour. Two wings allow him to soar, saving energy. The device reaches a width of about two meters.

The UAV is also capable of diving into the water to hide from radar. The device, as noted by the developers, can perform a wide range of military tasks. 

We add that the PRC did not rule out a military scenario for reunification with Taiwan, near which large-scale exercises of the Chinese Navy and Navy were recently held. The pilots and sailors of the People's Liberation Army of China completed the tasks of blocking the mock enemy. Beijing intends to continue combat duty near Taiwan.

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Russia extended the expiration date of the Sputnik V vaccine

The expiration date of the vaccine “Sputnik V” to prevent coronavirus infection, they decided to extend it in Russia, TASS reports with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation.

Now for different manufacturers, the shelf life is from six months to a year. The corresponding decision was made on the basis of an expert analysis that confirmed the effectiveness and safety of the vaccine.

Changes were made to the instructions for medical use of the drug.

It is noted that the information on a shorter shelf life indicated on the package of a vaccine produced before the extension of the term does not mean that the drug is expired.

Formerly Doctor of Medical Sciences, Head of the Department of Infectious Diseases and Epidemiology of the Russian National Research Medical University. N. I. Pirogov Vladimir Nikiforov told aif.ru that for revaccination against coronavirus, you can use the first component of Sputnik V, which is identical to the Sputnik Light vaccine.

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How do they want to protect bank transfers from fraudsters?

At the next meeting of the expert council for the protection of the rights of consumers of financial services at the Central Bank, they discussed possible ways to protect clients of financial organizations from theft of money through fraudulent activities. What proposals were discussed at the meeting and what do the experts think about them — in the material aif.ru.

What will happen to transfers in the amount of more than 10 thousand rubles? 

According to Izvestia, the main proposal was to introduce an intermediate account, where the money will be stored until the transfer is confirmed . To confirm the operation and send money further, the client will need to use a pin code or confirm the transaction in some other way. This applies to amounts exceeding 10 thousand rubles. 

Opinions of council members and other experts were divided. Chairman of the Council of the Finpotrebsoyuz Igor Kostikov announced the need to take additional measures.

Member of the Expert Council and Project Manager of the ONF “For the Rights of Borrowers” Evgenia Lazarevapointed to the need to refine the initiative, but noted that similar accounts that use marketplaces to ensure a secure transaction are working successfully.

Deputy Chairman of the Expert Council Elman Mehdiyev and disagreed with her opinionHead of Research at the Skolkovo-NES Center for Financial Technology and Digital Economy Research; Ekaterina Semerikova — experts believe that this method was created specifically for online sales. In addition, the practice when the client himself provides fraudsters with verification codes is very difficult to eradicate.

What kind of “cooling off period” is it? offers the Central Bank? 

Given that fraudsters most often use sociological and psychological techniques to obtain confidential information from a person: three digits on the back of a card, an account transaction confirmation code, the Central Bank believes that it is necessary to give the client time to realize his actions.

C To this end, the Central Bank has prepared a draft law that provides for freezing funds for two days, so that the sender can take a sober look at the situation and, if necessary, cancel the transfer of funds, Izvestia reported. press service of the regulator.

What is the list of trusted persons to whom you can transfer money in a simplified manner? 

This method was proposed by the head of the ONF project “For the Rights of Borrowers” Evgeny Lazareva. It consists in compiling a list of trusted persons to whom it will be possible to transfer money without confirming transactions. It is assumed that customers can include in the list several phone numbers to which money is most often transferred. Such transactions will need to be confirmed with a code from the SMS.

What do they propose to do to make fraud cases investigated more efficiently?

It is proposed to establish interaction between customers, banks and law enforcement agencies. Alexey Voylukov, Vice President of the Association of Banks of Russia, explained to Izvestia that now the procedure for investigating fraudulent activities is being delayed due to the long transfer of information on transactions by banks. Due to the untimely submission of evidence, scammers manage to confuse the movement of funds so that they can no longer be returned.

Kostikov believes that banks should provide assistance to their customers and law enforcement agencies. In this regard, experts suggest sending statements about fraudulent activities through the call centers of banks, so that at the same time the bank transmits information about transactions with the client's money.

To create such a system, two important initiatives need to be implemented: 

  • Create an electronic document management system between the Central Bank, banks, law enforcement agencies and courts. Such a scheme will make it possible to quickly freeze money in the accounts of fraudsters by court order.
  • Introduce changes to the legislation, defining the role of banks as protectors of customers. If the Russian agrees that the bank represents his interests, it will not be necessary to obtain the consent of the client to transfer each document to the law enforcement agencies — this will reduce the time for collecting evidence.

The Central Bank recalled that the State Duma adopted in the first reading a law on interaction between the main financial regulator and the Ministry of Internal Affairs on preventing theft from bank cards. It is assumed that the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Bank of Russia through the FinCERT system will be able to quickly exchange details of transactions and parties of transfers — as a result, it is planned to suppress fraudulent actions immediately along the chain of accounts.

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Permits for the import of unregistered drugs are planned to be issued for a year

The Ministry of Health of the Russian Federation proposed to set the period of validity of the permit for the import of unregistered drugs into the country for one year. The relevant document is posted on the regulatory legal acts portal.

Registered and (or) unregistered medicines intended for clinical trials have become an exception in this draft resolution. In addition, it does not include opinions on drugs for the Foundation for the Support of Children with Severe Life-threatening and Chronic Illnesses, including Circle of Kindness rare diseases.

The amendments should come into force on March 1, 2023.

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Earlier, Aleksey Kedrin, Chairman of the Board of the Association of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers of the Eurasian Economic Union, listed the measures of the Russian government introduced to reduce the risk of drug shortages in the Russian Federation.

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Saur-Mogila: restoration of the legendary memorial

The DPR is nearing completion of the restoration of the Saur-Mogila memorial complex. Today, a 9-meter figure of the Soldier of Victory was delivered to the memorial complex – one of the key elements of the memorial. Experts have already started its technical installation. In the near future, the recreated sculpture will return to its historical place – to the foot of the stele at the top of the barrow. The sculpture of a soldier was delivered to the memorial complex disassembled, it will be installed in parts.

In 2022, the Russian Military Historical Society (RVIO) and the Military Construction Complex of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation began to restore the memorial. In the shortest possible time, 4 historical reliefs, a 36-meter stele and a 9-meter figure of the Soldier of Victory were recreated.

During the restoration of the memorial, the graves of seven defenders of the DPR who died during the defense of Saur-Mogila were preserved. In memory of this, traces of shelling and fragments of shells are preserved on historical reliefs. The feat of the modern defenders of Donbass will be immortalized on three new reliefs that will fit into the composition of the memorial. The restored complex, which was destroyed in 2014 by targeted fire from the Armed Forces of Ukraine, is scheduled to open in September.

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Scientists have figured out how the continents of planet Earth were formed

The continents of the planet Earth were formed due to the fall of huge meteorites, RIA Novosti reports citing a study by scientists from the Australian University of Curtin.

Versions about the formation of continents due to the fall of meteorites existed decades, but evidence of this has so far been insufficient.

According to lead author Dr. Tim Johnson, evidence of meteorite impacts was found in the study of small zircon crystals in the rock of the Pilbara craton in western Australia.

Scientists have found out that the process began during the first billion years after the formation of the Earth. The size of the celestial bodies was comparable to the meteorite that led to the extinction of the dinosaurs.

Previously, it was reported that the skulls of modern people are different in shape from the skulls of their predecessors, but according to a new study, this did not affect the evolution of the brain.

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Court arrests two more Telegram channel administrators for extortion

The Kuzminsky Court of the capital of the Russian Federation decided to arrest two administrators of Telegram channels – media technologist and Internet entrepreneur Olga Arkharova and PR manager Inna Churilova. They are accused of extorting money from a Russian bank, TASS reports.

Earlier, the Kuzminsky District Court of Moscow arrested Life.ru journalist Alexandra Bayazitova, who is also accused of extortion. She will remain in custody until October 7, since, according to the court, while at large, she can hide from law enforcement agencies, destroy evidence or threaten witnesses.

Arkharova and Churilova are also detained until October 7. The first partially admitted guilt, the second – in full and repented of what she had done.

Bayazitova, Arkharov and Churilov are suspected of a crime under the article on extortion to obtain property on an especially large scale.

Bayazitova denies the accusation. According to her, she wrote notes about the theft of funds in the bank, but did not extort money.

The defense side insisted on house arrest, since Bayazitova has an elderly mother dependent on her, and also because only the fact administration of a journalist's Telegram channel.

The investigation stated that not all accomplices have been identified yet.

Earlier it was reported that Alexandra Bayazitova faces up to 15 years in prison.

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The immunologist assessed the danger of a variant of the omicron strain called “Fish”

The genovariant of the omicron-strain of coronavirus, called “Fish”, is primarily dangerous for citizens from risk groups, reports"Moscow 24", referring to a doctor of medical sciences, a doctor- Andrey Prodeus, an immunologist.

A variety of coronavirus, discovered earlier in India, is distinguished by a double mutation in one of the genome regions. It makes it easier for the virus to bind to cells and makes it potentially more infectious. The name “Pisces” this version of the omicron was given in honor of the constellation by analogy with the mutation “Centaur”.

“First of all, the danger threatens people with chronic diseases, in particular the cardiovascular and bronchopulmonary systems, as well as kidney diseases.” , – Prodeus said.

According to the specialist, the virus is also dangerous for the elderly.

At the same time, Prodeus clarified that a new mutation of the coronavirus, despite the ability to spread rapidly, may not lead to to an increase in the number of hospitalizations.

Recall that over the past day in the Russian Federation, the number of cases of COVID-19 for the first time since March 26 amounted to more than 23.7 thousand people. 56 patients have died. In connection with the increase in the incidence, virologist Olga Karpova urged Russians from risk groups to observe the mask regime.

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Durov accused Apple of delaying Telegram update

Pavel Durov said that the update of the Telegram messenger was delayed for two weeks due to lengthy checks by the American company Apple.

how people express their thoughts through messaging is stuck in „review“ Apple for two weeks without explanation or any feedback from them,” he wrote in Telegram.

Durov added that new versions of the messenger often fail to distribute due to unclear “ review process” imposed on apps by tech monopolies.

He also stated that long reviews are demoralizing and costly to many apps. In addition, Durov recalled that Apple and Google take a tax of 30% from application developers.

According to the founder of Telegram, the economic damage that Apple caused to the technology industry will not be compensated.

Earlier it was reported that the founder of the Telegram messenger Pavel Durov denied information about the transfer of data of Telegram Premium users to the American company Google.

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Unique cemetery of whales in Chukotka

The village of Uelkal in Chukotka is located on a cape protruding far into the sea. The main population — eskimos. This is the westernmost Eskimo settlement in the world. The main industries here are fishing, hunting and whaling.

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“Mom, are you going to war?” How a Russian woman carries humanitarian aid to Donbass and Zaporozhye

Weekly “Argumenty i Fakty” No. 32. Take a check per capita 10/08/2022 Plot Women in the war

In the middle of March, a white truck left Crimea for the first time in Kherson region, in Genichesk. Its driver and  companions saw with their own eyes how our air defense worked on flying Ukrainian missiles.

Then the road turned out to be long along the Kherson region and part of the Zaporozhye region. Since then, there have been several dozen trips. The border guards began to recognize the “weird girls”. One is driving, sometimes another one or two are in the passenger seats. In body — collected humanitarian aid. That same girl driving — Valeria Petrusevich, mother of many children, co-founder of the Goodness of the World — Volunteers of Crimea» (the largest non-profit organization in Crimea), told us about these trips.

Calls with threats

Natalia Dremova, aif.ru: — Valeria, it wouldn't be more logical to accompany guys, because among volunteers there are strong men?

Valeria Petrusevich: — Men take longer to get tested. And                 are already accustomed to    , they have ceased to be surprised that    is driving     The border guards are very friendly. Customs — too, but they have such a job, they must check everything thoroughly. Every time you have to unload the car, open all the boxes and & nbsp; boxes, show what's inside. When we get to the border, everyone who passes control gathers to our truck to help unload and load        strong>

— When I first arrived in Melitopol, the day before the bridge was blown up, checkpoints were being shelled. Arrived in the evening, had to stay overnight. And for my family it was the most exciting night: I left, there is no connection — Mom disappeared for a day… But my husband understands that I can act now in a different way. Children are also accustomed to: “Mom, are you going to war?” — “Yes, I'll be back soon!”

— A How soon can you turn around?

— Depending on which route. You can drive to Melitopol in five hours. To Mariupol to one way — 8–12 hours, so we are going there for several days. There are a lot of holes, craters from shells on the roads. Now several roads from the other side are covered with asphalt, perhaps it will be better.

Checkpoints, the road is controlled by our military, and I know that nothing will happen to us. And & nbsp; if there is something unforeseen like a Ukrainian sabotage group that broke through, the arrival of something long-range & nbsp; & mdash; it whether it is driving or someone else.

— What surprised you most during during your first trip?

— As soon as you cross the border, a message comes to your phone. Something like: “Russian man, a lot of people have already died here, even more will die, come back …” And this psychological pressure is annoying. Then the phone starts ringing from calls allegedly from Austria, Hungary, France, Great Britain. You can’t answer: they will say some nasty things and write off a huge amount.

— What are the moods in Mariupol?

— Locals want peace and stability, opportunity to work, live without fear. And Russia can give just that.

My Ukrainian friends write to me about how they were struck by the start of the special operation: why, why, everything was fine! But I was in Ukraine in the past years, I saw that Ukrainians, in fact, were immersed in a state of war with Russia.

Not so long ago, children from liberated territory — their parents sent them here for a while. We learned that the guys need stationery, board games. They brought it. They are all in the dining room. As soon as they ate, they got up. The teacher reminds: what should I say now? Crimean guys, “old-timers” boarding school, of course, shouted “thank you.” Children visiting suddenly in one voice: “Glory to Ukraine!” This is on the machine, as usual. Children 5–6 years…

— During your travels, did expect negative reactions from people?

— It was unexpected that people who survived the shelling, loss of housing, relatives, met us with joy. You see, when life is at stake, a person “rolls back” to momentary needs that will allow you to live this day, then the next. Food, water, shelter, medicine… That's what matters. When you sit in the basement, and            exploding shells above you, you do not talk about geopolitics. We brought groceries and medicines. And we were welcome.

— What did they say about our military?

— Only the good. How the Kadyrovites gave their rations. And they allocate food for one fighter as for a whole family with children — great quality set. They tell how the Dagestanis carried water in armored vehicles. How Russian soldiers shared food: they took just enough for themselves to eat, the rest they had was handed over to the people sitting in the cellars. strive to support each other?

—             displays the best and all the worst that is in     Yes, they helped each other out, stuck together, shared.

But and it was different. One of the refugees we taken out of Mariupol said that she and two children went hungry for several days.                             did  When in the basement, where about 60  ""squares" about 200 people, food began to run out, the woman and her children were no longer fed. She brought nothing! She was forced to leave, to go to other people's apartments to look for at least some food, water.

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— What else struck you when you first visited Mariupol?

— The first time we were there in May. Imagine: you are walking along the street, along the yard, and on a box on the it is written: «mine». People everywhere covered the found ammunition with such boxes. We don understand all this, and they warn “come in large numbers”, inexperienced.

Then there were mountains of plastic bags … There was no water, the sewerage did not work. People on the toilet seat unwrapped the bag… Then they threw it out into the street.

A huge number of graves in yards.

But on the next visit, it was clear what changes had taken place. The rubble is being cleared, a lot of people have come to help, the voice of the inhabitants of all regions of Russia is heard.

There is a lot to be restored there. And  the people of Mariupol are most of all worried about winter, the restoration of electricity and water supply.

— Tell the most positive story you ever participated in…

— We we always shoot something during during our trips. Of course, we ask the consent of those who get into the frame. In one of yards there was a grandfather in such a video. And when we posted this video, we were contacted… by his relatives! Grandfather is over 80 years old, he lived in the area of ​​the Ilyich plant, on the outskirts of Mariupol. When the fighting was going on, he, along with his neighbors, hid in a bomb shelter. And from there, Ukrainian soldiers transported people to Drama Theatre, which, as it was later reported, was blown up by the nationalists.

Grandfather was with the neighbor all this time. She survived and told her relatives that he was in the Drama Theater and died. And the old man survived the explosion, and then he was sheltered in one of basements, a few blocks from the old house. Relatives, of course, would not find him in a half-million ruined city — And here is our video! They went to Mariupol and picked up my grandfather.

— Are do your friends and acquaintances feel the same about what you do?

— Some understand what i do in the current situation what i think is right. Let us and perceive and differently this very situation.

But our task — to help. Everyone…

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Nathan Eismont: what awaits the ISS and why Russia needs a new orbital station

Weekly “Argumenty i Fakty” No. 32. Take a check per capita 10/08/2022

During the meeting with the president, the new head of Roskosmos Yuri Borisov confirmed that after 2024 Russia will withdraw from the International Space Station project.

About what awaits the ISS further and for what Russia has a new station, "AiF" spoke with leading researcher at the Space Research Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Physical and Mathematical Sciences Nathan Eismont.

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Dmitry Pisarenko, aif.ru: —     When when do you think will leave ISS?

Nathan Eismont: — Go to 2024  — it's like leaving right now. I'm sure it won't happen abruptly. Firstly, the Russian side must transfer all its competencies related to work on the ISS. Secondly, we ourselves are interested in staying at the station as long as possible. And the Americans are interested in and all other participants. Despite the most difficult geopolitical situation, no tension was felt on the ISS at all. There are excellent relations between everyone.

We will stay at ISS as long as possible. And by the way, I'm not sure that the station will be flooded after 2030 

— What will happen to her?

  There are proposals to raise the ISS orbit by 150–200 km and leave it there for a long time, for decades. At            the atmosphere will not slow down           it will be required to send a spacecraft every few months, as it is now, to return the fallen altitude to the previous value.

And you can use the station as a museum, take tourists there. After all, this is a unique structure, in which huge resources of mankind have been invested. Why sink it in the ocean? This is a monument of our civilization, it is better to save it for posterity.

—      ISS, our cosmonauts will move to  ROSS (Russian Orbital Service Station), which      is much talked about. But and there is little specifics: according to documents there is no such project, the goals are unclear, the costs — too. Yes and pull will we it 

— There are doubts whether plans for the development of our own station will fit into other already approved plans for space activities. You may have to sacrifice something.

The new station will have an orbit with an inclination of 96.9° to the plane of the equator, and supporters of this option say: oh, great, all of Russia will be constantly visible from orbit! Indeed, from the orbit on which the ISS is currently flying (with an inclination of 51.6°), it is impossible to observe zones north of this latitude. But these areas are perfectly viewed by satellites, of which these orbits are so full. These are Earth remote sensing devices, meteorological satellites … Sun-synchronous orbits are overloaded with them, there are even special services that monitor around the clock so that there are no collisions.

Of course, ROSS will fly below these satellites, and collisions do threat   , but the question is what for what purpose is it needed, for what tasks? If for observations of the surface of the Earth, then satellites cope with this. True, we have very few there there only 10, and this is a serious gap, but it is unlikely to fill it with the launch of an orbital station.

With a dream of Mars

— Maybe we don't know everything about the tasks of the new station? Rogozin, being the head of Roskosmos, said that it would look like Picatinny rail — rail fastening system used in small arms. Maybe such a comparison is not in vain?

— Indeed, there is talk of military purpose. But now, again the same, these tasks are perfectly solved by automata. And one thing — to observe from orbit, and completely different — bring weapons there. There is an international treaty according to which it is forbidden to launch weapons into space, and I don't think that anyone would risk violating it. After all, by doing so, he will open the way for others. This is a very delicate balance, and everyone has an interest in keeping it.

— Then what are the arguments in for ROSS? Conducting scientific experiments? But them and ISS was underloaded. The last argument — preservation of the manned flight program.

— Disputes about whether manned spaceflight is needed all the time arise between specialists. Many people involved in science are against it. Why? Because if you look at the scientific results obtained from manned and unmanned programs, the comparison is in in favor of manned, and strongly. If you take the experiments on ISS, for fundamental science there are not particularly outstanding results.

Nevertheless, manned astronautics is needed, and here's why. The thing is that all recent scientific achievements related space exploration — all these dark matter, black holes, exoplanets and gravitational waves are incomprehensible and uninteresting to a person from the street. And here is a man in space — quite another matter. Each of us, regardless of the country in which we live, feels a bit like an inhabitant of space. And                 there             this is important and necessary.

— So manned astronautics serves to promote space research in the broad sense?

— Absolutely, although the word « propaganda» gives off negative. If we want people to support scientific space exploration, we need to launch manned missions too. WhyElon Muskconstantly mentions an expedition to Mars as the ultimate goal? It is customary to laugh at him, but there is a deep meaning in this: it attracts people's attention. And, by the way, our ROSS can play a crucial role in the upcoming expedition to Mars. The point is that without the experience of constant flights in near-Earth orbits we will not be ready for a long flight to Mars and back. We still don much to ensure the safety of such an interplanetary flight.

If we suddenly stop working on orbital stations, the experience gained will be irreversibly lost. Therefore, manned programs need to be continued. Mars still remains a dream, but      the        refuse   refuses  >

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Yuri Borisov, Director General of Roscosmos.

About ISS:

— If we talk about the timing of the termination of Russia's participation in the ISS project — we declared that we intend to do it not from 2024, but after 2024  In Russian, these are two big differences.

О ROSS:

— The set of technical problems makes us think about the goal of continuing the manned program — about the creation of a Russian station. And this transition — completion of work on ISS and commencement of work on Russian station, — must definitely be synchronized.

Sergey Krikalev, Executive Director of Roscosmos on manned programs.

About ISS:

— After 2024 it could be 2025, 2028, 2030  The exact decision to stop work will be made on the basis of an analysis of its technical condition.

About ROSS:

— Today we are discussing whether a completely new Russian station will be built or we will attach the new station to the old one, and then undock. Now our American partners on ISS offer the possibility of docking, including commercial modules, and using them as a test platform for testing.

Dmitry Rogozin, ex-CEO of Roscosmos.

About ISS:

—  So far, we have government permission to work on ISS until 2024  The United States made a decision before & nbsp; 2030 & nbsp; work there. We estimate until 2030  the station will collapse. Her resource — 15 years.

О ROSS:

— The new station will be akin to a Picatinny rail. This allows you to quickly change some equipment. The outer side of the station, facing the Earth, will be constantly loaded with various spacecraft. They will be able to conduct both conventional visual observation, and in infrared mode, radar mode, see through the night, fogs.

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What is known about the Zaporozhye NPP? infographics

Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) — the largest in Europe. She is over 40 years old (construction began in 1979 year). The nuclear power plant is located on the shore of the Kakhovka Reservoir in the city of Energodar in Zaporozhye region of Ukraine.

The station has six power units with a total capacity of 6 000 MW. In addition, on its territory there is a storage facility for spent nuclear fuel.

In recent months, the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation has been regularly recording facts of shelling of the station by the armed formations of Ukraine. The situation causes concern among the leadership of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), which declares "a real danger of a nuclear catastrophe." control of Russian troops.

See in aif.ru infographics what is the uniqueness of ZNPP, and its main characteristics.

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Shoigu presented the Gold Star medals to the Heroes of Russia for the special operation

Minister Shoigu presented Gold Star medals to Heroes of Russia for special operation in Ukraine Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented four Russian officers with Gold Star medals. She is the insignia of the title of Hero of Russia

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Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu presented the Gold Star medals four Russian officers— Heroes of Russia for completing tasks during a special operation in Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense said. Their names were not named in the agency's message.

The medal ceremony took place at the National Defense Control Center in Moscow. Shoigu thanked the servicemen for their dedication during the special military operation to protect the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics.

“I am sure that you will continue to serve faithfully to our Fatherland and do many, many more good, kind and important deeds for our country, for the army, for the Armed Forces. I congratulate you from the bottom of my heart and wish you to return home safe and sound every time, — said the head of the Ministry of Defense.

The title of Hero of Russia is conferred by the president for services to the state or people associated with the accomplishment of a feat. Those who have been awarded the title are awarded a diploma and a badge of distinction— medal “Gold Star”, indicated on the website of the Ministry of Defense.

Russia has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine since February 24. President Vladimir Putin called its goals the protection of the population of Donbass and ensuring the security of Russia.

Since the end of February, Putin has awarded the title of Hero of Russia to several active servicemen, as well as combatants who died during the special operation.

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In April, State Duma deputy Alexander Khinshtein announced that memorial plaques would appear in Russia in honor of military personnel awarded the title of Hero of Russia for participating in a military special operation in Ukraine. Their names will be immortalized in their hometowns and villages, he said.

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Moscow court fined Novaya Gazeta 350,000 rubles

The Moscow court fined Novaya Gazeta 350,000 rubles. For abuse of media freedom, Novaya Gazeta was found guilty of disseminating deliberately unreliable socially significant information and was fined 350,000 rubles.

The Simonovsky Court of Moscow fined Novaya Gazeta for 350 thousand rubles. under the article on the dissemination of false information. This was reported to RBC in the press service of the court.

According to the court order, ANO “Editorial and Publishing House” Novaya Gazeta ” found guilty of committing an administrative offense for hours. 9 Article. 13.15 KRFoAP “Abuse of freedom of the mass media”. An article on the dissemination of deliberately unreliable socially significant information in the media under the guise of reliable messages provides for a fine for legal entities in the amount of 200,000 to 500,000 rubles.

RBC asked the editors of Novaya Gazeta for a comment.

From the end of February, Novaya Gazeta received six notifications from the Prosecutor General's Office and Roskomnadzor demanding to remove materials with “inaccurate publicly significant information.” In March, after the adoption of a law criminalizing the dissemination of fakes about the actions of the Russian Armed Forces, the newspaper removed materials related to the conflict in Ukraine and stopped covering it.

Later, having received two warnings from Roskomnadzor due to the lack of labeling of foreign agents in the material, Novaya Gazeta suspended the release of paper and online versions until the end of the special operation.

Employees of Novaya Gazeta, who left Russia, created the publication Novaya Gazeta. Europe". In April, Roskomnadzor restricted access to his website. The journalists who remained in Moscow began to publish the New Story-Newspaper. A week after the launch, Roskomnadzor blocked access to her website on the basis of Art. 15.3 of the Law “On Information”, according to which resources are blocked on which unreliable socially significant information is published. The publication itself called “discredit” the reason for the blocking.

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Then the court did not specify what was the reason for drawing up an administrative protocol .

At the end of last month, Roskomnadzor filed a lawsuit demanding that Novaya Gazeta's registration certificate be invalidated. The department explained this by the fact that the publication did not provide the editorial charter within the time limits established by the media law. This requirement was put forward by Roskomnadzor after the publication received two warnings for mentioning foreign agents.

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Jerusalem Post learned about the discussion of the departure of Sokhnut from Russia

Jerusalem Post: Sokhnut is considering ending its presence in Russia The Jewish Agency plans to continue its activities remotely – it will carry out all work on repatriation from Israel online or by phone /v6_top_pics/resized/673xH/media/img/0/57/756601526446570.webp 673w” type=”image/webp” media=”(max-width: 320px) and (-webkit-min-device-pixel-ratio: 2), (max-width: 320px) and (min-resolution: 192dpi)” >

Jewish Agency «Sohnut» allows the termination of its physical presence in Russia, despite the progress made in resolving tensions between Moscow and Tel Aviv. This was reported by The Jerusalem Post, citing sources.

According to sources, on August 10, a “tense meeting” was held at the agency's headquarters in Jerusalem, at which the question of how to transfer all operations from Russia to Israel. The organization plans to continue its activities remotely, the newspaper writes.

“The Jewish Agency will carry out all of its repatriation work from Israel online or by phone. The problem is that there will be no way from Russia to call for crepatriation,— said the source of the newspaper.

In addition, according to the source, the agency will change its model of work to the model of charitable foundations. In particular, “Dry” will not engage in any independent activities in Russia, but will continue to fund local events in Jewish communities.

Currently, about 200 employees of the agency are working in Russia, as well as three full-time Israeli employees, whose contract ended in the summer and who are not expected to return to Russia. The agency also could not find a replacement for these employees.

RBC sent a request to the press service of Sokhnut.

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On July 21, the Ministry of Justice of Russia asked to liquidate the Russian representative office of Sokhnut, which is engaged in repatriation to Israel and assistance to repatriates.

Israeli TV channel 13Reshet reported that the Russian authorities suspected “Dry” in the organization of the “brain drain” and seeking to poach businessmen and scientists. The Kremlin denied this information and asked “not to politicize the situation”, emphasizing that the requirement to liquidate the agency is related to compliance with the law.

Agency “Sohnut” was founded in 1929 and contributed to the repatriation of Jews to Palestinian lands, and after Israel gained independence— to the Israeli state. There is a representative office of the agency in Russia, ANO Sokhnut, which has offices and partners in Moscow, St. Petersburg, Samara, Rostov, Pyatigorsk, Yekaterinburg, Irkutsk, Novosibirsk and Khabarovsk.

Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid considered that the closure of the “Sohnut” will negatively affect relations between the two countries, and instructed the Foreign Ministry to develop policy measures in the event of the liquidation of the Russian mission.

The day before, on August 9, Russian and Israeli Presidents Vladimir Putin and Yitzhak Herzog held a telephone conversation, during which they discussed the situation with the work of the Jewish Agency in Russia and agreed that contacts in this regard will be continued through the relevant departments of both countries.

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In the Kursk region, they announced damage to the Lgov-Sudzha railway

The head of the Kursk region, Starovoit, announced the damage to the Lgov-Sudzha railway. Among the possible versions of what happened, an attempt to blow it up is being considered. Now special services are working on the spot

In the Kursk region on the 28th km of the Lgov— Suja found damage to the rails. This was announced by the head of the region Roman Starovoit. According to him, an attempt to undermine is considered among the versions.

“This section was used for shunting work with freight cars. Traffic has now been suspended. Special services are working on the spot», — he wrote in Telegram.

According to Starovoit, they plan to restore the damaged section in the near future.

The Moscow Interregional Transport Prosecutor's Office confirmed to RBC that the acting prosecutor of the Kursk transport prosecutor's office had left for the scene .

Earlier, on August 6, Starovoit reported that a sabotage attempt had been prevented at the airfield in the Kursk region. According to him, there were no casualties or damage.

He noted that the airfield was closed to civil aircraft and that the military was based there. He did not give details, saying that experts are investigating the circumstances.

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Observation checkpoints with the military and police have been established in the region and patrolling of settlements has been stepped up. At the end of May, the Russian Ministry of Defense sent additional forces and weapons to the Kursk region to ensure security.

August 8, the high level of terrorist threat in the region was extended for another 15 days— until August 23.

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Lenders agreed to freeze Ukraine’s foreign debt payments

The total volume of Ukraine's external debt is $19.6 billion. The US and the IMF supported the restructuring process, as the country needs funds for social payments and defense spending, writes Bloomberg

Ukraine's creditors, which account for about 75% of foreign bonds, have agreed to freeze payments until 2024. It is reported by “Interfax-Ukraine” with reference to the document of the Ukrainian Ministry of Finance.

“In the aggregate, Ukraine received and accepted consents for approximately 75% of the total nominal value of securities in circulation”,— The document says.

The approved changes regarding the terms of Eurobond issues should come into force on August 11, the agency writes.

According to Bloomberg, citing the Ministry of Finance of Ukraine, Ukraine's total external debt is $19, 6 billion

The restructuring process was supported by key allies of Ukraine— The United States and the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the country needs funds for social transfers and defense spending.

This will save Kyiv $5.8 billion, the agency writes. According to Bloomberg, Ukraine's budget deficit is about $5 billion a month.

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“Thanks to the solidarity with Ukraine shown by the private investor community along with the official public sector, we will be able to meet the needs of the country's state budget in wartime,” — said Finance Minister Sergei Marchenko (quoted by Reuters).

Earlier, on July 23, the international rating agency Fitch downgraded Ukraine's long-term issuer default rating (IDR) in foreign currency from CCC to C amid Kyiv's desire to restructure external public debt .

On July 19, Ukraine asked private foreign creditors to defer payments on external obligations for two years. The next day it became known that a group of creditors, which includes Canada, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and the United States, agreed to give Kyiv a delay from August 1 to the end of 2023 with the possibility of an extension for a year. This was considered by Fitch to be “the beginning of a process similar to a default.”

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