Category: Russia

Khaled al Khatib The journalist who collaborated with the TV channel RT Arabic, were killed in the Syrian province of HOMS during shelling of the “Islamic state” (ISIS; an organization banned in Russia). On Sunday, July 30, reported on the English version of the website of the TV channel. The incident was commented by the chief editor of the channel Margarita Simonyan. “Stringer, who collaborated with our Arab TV channel, were killed today in Syria. Grief for family, for colleagues, for all who knew” — she wrote in his Twitter. The TV station said that Khaled al-Khatib filmed a report on the operations of the Syrian army against the militants. The journalist was 25 years old. It also became known that during the shelling in HOMS was wounded operator RT Arabic.

Petro Poroshenko The President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko urged to honor Ukrainian heritage in connection with the 200th anniversary of the artist Ivan Aivazovsky. The politician on Sunday, July 30, wrote on his page in Facebook. “In those days 200 years ago Theodosia was born in the famous Russian artist Ivan Aivazovsky. To honor our heritage,” reads the post of the Ukrainian leader. Recording in social networks, he added the hashtag #GloryToUkraine (“Glory to Ukraine” — approx. “Of the tape.ru”). Ivan Aivazovsky — an outstanding artist of Armenian origin, was born in 1817 in the Crimea, which were at that time part of the Russian Empire. The Peninsula returned to Russia following a referendum in March 2014. For this decision voted by the majority of inhabitants of Crimea. Kiev does not recognize the results of the plebiscite, Moscow insists that the referendum was held in accordance with international law.

Vladimir Putin and Sergei Shoigu Naval parade in honor of Navy Day started in St. Petersburg. In the event, the President of Russia Vladimir Putin made a tour lined up ships. On Sunday, July 30, reports TASS. The head of state boat No. 001 was accompanied by Minister of defence of Russia Sergey Shoigu. Putin congratulated the crew of the ships of the Day of the Navy. After that his boat was moored at the Admiralty embankment, where the President will watch the parade. The parade involved about 50 ships and submarines, as well as 40 aircraft and helicopters of the Baltic, Northern and black sea fleets and the Caspian flotilla. Among them will be shown the nuclear missile cruiser “Peter the Great”, the world’s largest nuclear submarine “Dmitry Donskoy” and a number of new Navy ships. However, as noted in a press-service of the Kremlin, the main parade “is

In the Komsomol district of Khabarovsk Krai on the territory of the military unit caught fire warehouse with air-missile weapons. On Saturday, July 29, reports RIA Novosti citing a source in law enforcement bodies of the region. According to the interlocutor Agency, the incident occurred in the village Galechnyj. “The explosions stopped, there is a strong smoke,” said he. As said to “Interfax” a source in the Supervisory services of the far Eastern Federal district, among the main versions of the incident — the human factor “in terms of breaching techniques and procedures for safe storage of ammunition”. “Detonate ammunition could due to weather conditions”, — said the Agency interlocutor, noting that will be considered and other versions. At the moment the fire is localized, around the site of the incident exposed the police cordon. The nearest houses are at a distance of three kilometers from the warehouse.

A pensioner from the village of Volot in Novgorod region at the age of 86 years, received the gold badge of distinction “Ready for labor and defense” (TRP). About it reports regional Department of physical culture and sports. Alexander Evstratova was the elderly owner of a gold GTO in the Novgorod region. In February of this year, it has met and exceeded the standards for push-UPS, cross-country skiing, Nordic walking and other sports. Thus in 1948, when Evstratova was 17, she managed to get only bronze badge of the TRP. Female 54 years old worked in the school of Volot, a history teacher and headmaster. He has the medal “For valiant labor in the great Patriotic war of 1941-1945”, commemorative medals, is a veteran of labor. According to the Department, in 2017 to the movement of TRP joined more than 40 thousand inhabitants of the Novgorod region. From January to

The accident in the Kuban region with participation of two cars killed five people, injured another. On Sunday, July 30, RIA Novosti reported citing the interior Ministry in Krasnodar Krai. Information about the incident near the village of Water on the highway Temryuk-Krasnodar-Kropotkin, came to the police at 03.40 GMT. According to preliminary data, the driver of the car “VAZ-2107” went to a secondary road and collided collided with a Mercedes. The driver and four passengers of the domestic car died at the scene. Taken to hospital with injuries the man was also in “seven”. At the scene continue to work with law enforcement officers, traffic on the highway is not difficult. Earlier on July 30 in a traffic accident involving a passenger bus and a passenger car in the Saratov region, one person was killed, 11 were injured.

The Chairman of the Moscow city Duma Commission on security Inna Svyatenko said about the need to prohibit the carriage and use on the territory of Moscow metro gyrometers and monowheels. This was reported by RIAMA. “Often young people use gyrometers and other modern sports vehicles to move the platform from the subway car to the escalator and back, and even during peak hours, taking advantage of the fact that they are not specified in the rules of use of the metro, like roller skates, bicycles or scooters, and hence the reprimand not to do, and not be fined,” said Svyatenko. The politician urged to update the list of prohibited use and transportation in metro items to make “any new-fangled vehicles”. Such changes may be adopted by resolution of the government of Moscow. Existing rules ban the transportation of metro and use the metro stations, rollers, bicycles, except folding, as

The accident involving a passenger bus and a passenger car in the Saratov region, one person was killed, 11 were injured. About it reports “Interfax” with reference to the representative of the regional centre of medicine of accidents. According to him, all the victims were on the bus, currently with them on a place of incident doctors. According to police, the bus had 36 passengers. On 27 July in the Krasnodar region in the collision of a passenger car with the bus four people were killed, eight went to the hospital. 32-year-old driver of VAZ-21111 left on a strip of oncoming traffic and collided with a Mercedes bus carrying children from Crimea to Anapa. July 13, four adults and a baby died in a massive accident on the 258-kilometer highway M2 “Crimea” in the Tula region. On the site, which hosted the repairs, Lada Priora and Hyundai Solaris was sandwiched

Hope Savchenko Verkhovna Rada Deputy Nadiya Savchenko has virtually no chance to win in the presidential elections in Ukraine, scheduled for 2019, the Russian Senator Andrey Klimov. The words of the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on international Affairs of the RT results on Thursday, July 27. “Her career was involved in the fact that Russia is the enemy. In this respect, it will not get, in my view, support any of those who remain faithful to the brotherhood of our peoples, nor those who occupy the extreme nationalist position,” said the Senator. Klimov also suggested that former Ukrainian pilots will attempt to fix before the start of the race, as she has many enemies. “It was obvious that it will be a headache for the current regime in Kiev. (…) I do not exclude even the most hard scenarios against this woman, since the Ukraine thugs, too

The President of Russia Vladimir Putin thanked citizens of Finland for a friendly. He stated this during a press conference with Finnish counterpart Sauli Niinistö on Thursday, July 27, the correspondent “Tapes.ru”. “I want to thank our hosts for their hospitality and warm welcome of the Finnish citizens, who met us in the course of movement to the hotel for their friendliness and hospitality”, — said the head of state. He noted that the Finns actively welcomed it. “I can’t wave to everyone, but, using the power of the Finnish media, I want you to send their regards,” said the President, after which he waved to the citizens of Finland. A video posted on his Twitter correspondent of “Komsomolskaya Pravda” Dmitry Smirnov. — Dmitry Smirnov (@dimsmirnov175) 27 July 2017, 13:54 In the Finnish town of Savonlinna Putin arrived Thursday at the invitation Niinistö. The visit is timed to the celebration