Category: Russia

Four people were killed in the Krasnodar region in the collision of a passenger car with the bus eight passengers were hospitalized, reported the press service of the regional interior Ministry. It is reported that the bus was carrying children from the Crimea to Anapa. Police learned about the accident at around 05:30 on Thursday, July 27. The incident occurred near the village of Ilyich Temryuk district near the Kerch ferry. 32-year-old driver of VAZ-21111 left on a strip of oncoming traffic and collided with a scheduled bus Mercedes, his shot was thrown to parked on the side of the trucks. At the moment of collision in the bus there were 33 people, including the driver, who was killed on the spot. Two passengers of VAZ-21111 and 47-the summer passenger of the bus also died. Eight bus passengers were hospitalized with injuries of different severity.

In the Irkutsk village Area seven-year-old girl tried to stab with a knife a burglar who broke into the house and stabbed her mother. On Thursday, July 27, reported on the website of the investigative Department of the TFR in the region. A statement about the incident came to law enforcement the day before. The investigators found that early in the morning 18-year-old local resident came into the house of an odnoselchanka to Rob her. Hearing the noise, the owner woke up and caught him in the act. 44-year-old woman said he would call the police, then the young man left the house. However, some time later he returned with a knife to intimidate a witness. Between them there was a skirmish, during which the young man struck the woman several wounds. From the received traumas she has died on the spot. The scene happened in front of seven-year daughter

Alexander Drozdenko The Governor of Leningrad region Alexander Drozdenko has promised to punish persons responsible for the deterioration of the investment climate in the region. It is reported 47news Thursday, July 27. At the government meeting, the Vice-Governor on economy Dmitry Yalov said that officials do a lot for business development, but entrepreneurs relevant information is not communicated. Drozdenko advised his Deputy to strengthen the coverage of government initiatives. The head of the region stressed that if the situation does not change, Yalova punish “morally and financially”. “To physical punishment, I hope, will not come,” he added. “Whip needed”, someone whispered into the microphone in response to words of the Governor. The name of the speaker, the publication does not specify. On 18 April the state Duma Committee on Federal structure and local self-government recommended to reject the bill, allowing to deprive of mandates of regional members for poor performance.

The Minister of consumer market and services of Moscow region Vladimir Posazhennikov have listed the most pressing issues confronting the region in trade. His words are on the website of the regional government on Wednesday, July 26. “Basically, all the questions were not associated with the ongoing activities of commercial and domestic, but not open or restart objects, traffic sector, entrances, exits, driveways. A lot of questions on property taxes,” he said at a meeting with entrepreneurs. Posazhennikov also noted that market participants are also concerned with peculiarities of regulation of non-stationary objects. “We want to do everything to the business to have clear, understandable rules of the game. To five years they have won the auction, and no one has them any issues to approach us” — he stressed. On 21 July it was reported that in the Moscow region starts the monitoring of non-stationary retail trade. This inspection

Vladimir Putin President Vladimir Putin meeting of the Supervisory Board of the Agency for strategic initiatives (ASI) in Petrozavodsk tested Russian project — an electronic bracelet that measures the level of emotional stress. On Wednesday, July 26, according to RIA Novosti. The Director of a direction “New business” ASI Artyom Avetisyan during the meeting said that the invention has already started to deliver abroad. For example, using the device, the heads of mining companies and hazardous industries can track the status of personnel, said Avetisyan. Putin put the bracelet on his left hand, and then said the representative of the ASI, how the device works. “Interest — what’s that?” the President asked, looking at the screen. Avetisyan said that in this way the bracelet shows the battery level. “And the second is the cost of the service?” — poironizirovat the head of state. “Is a function determining the level of

To fight with weapons in hand — a function of men, to bear children — women, said the representative of the Committee of soldiers ‘ mothers of Russia Galina Novakovskaya, commenting on the proposal of the Commissioner for human rights of Russia Tatiana Moskalkova on the introduction of women’s recruiting service. Her words quoted in the Wednesday, July 26, RIA Novosti. Novakovskaya noted that women already can serve in the army on a voluntary basis. “I think that she herself should ask, say, her daughter [Moskalkova has a daughter] where would serve: in Chechnya, the far East or in the middle of nowhere?” — told public figure. 26 Jul Tatyana Moskalkova said that women should have the right to bear military service in the army. “We [girls] are tough, we can (…) not worse than boys, serve in the army,” she said. In March of this year, defense Minister Sergei

Moscow will go to the expulsion of several us diplomats and limit the maximum number of employees of the US diplomatic mission in the case of the signing by President Donald trump a new package of anti-Russian sanctions. On Thursday, July 27, writes “Kommersant” with reference to sources in the foreign Ministry. According to interlocutors of the newspaper, also the Russian government can seize the holiday complex of the American Embassy in Serebryany Bor and their warehouses. However, the newspaper writes, the possibility of asymmetric response and, Thus, Moscow may refuse to cooperate with Washington on critical U.S. issues such as the strengthening of measures of pressure on North Korea. Also, “Kommersant” cites the analysis of painful for the US restrictions. In particular, the journalists pointed to the US dependence on supplies of Russian enriched uranium products to U.S. nuclear power plants as well as the fact that the United

The Ministry of education asked the National research nuclear University “MEPhI” return the megagrant in the amount of 22,5 million rubles. About it writes “Kommersant” on Wednesday, July 26. According to the publication, this is an unprecedented requirement in the history launched by Vladimir Putin in 2010 program. Currently the Ministry is developing a mechanism for the return of funds in the budget, and it can affect all University employees. The University has already started to warn about possible wage cuts. The requirement to return the money due to the fact that the laboratory did not achieve the promised results, and leading scientist, a U.S. citizen, has not fulfilled the obligation of personal presence. Scientists say that the problem arose due to the failure of leadership MIFI to provide funding for the project. In the rector assured that the lab needs to earn money independently. A grant for the creation

Olesya Krasnomovets Athlete, silver medalist of Olympic games 2004 Olesya Krasnomovets refused from participation in elections of the Governor of Sverdlovsk region. This was reported by “FederalPress” on Wednesday, July 26. Former athlete was sent to the election Commission documents about his withdrawal from the election. According to the Sverdlovsk electoral Commission, Krasnomovets, nominated from “Patriots of Russia”, failed to pass the municipal filter. She thanked the deputies who supported her and noted that the region should lead the people with adequate managerial experience. The head of regional branch “Patriots of Russia” Konstantin Khudyakov said that the decision of Krasnomovets justified, and expressed hope for further cooperation with it. In regional election Committee, “Interfax” reported that the candidates who do not present until the evening of July 26, all the necessary documents, will be automatically withdrawn from the race. On Wednesday, the lists with signatures of municipal deputies handed over

From penal colony №1 of the Yaroslavl region released one of the defendants in the “Bolotnaya case” Dmitry Echevsky, reports “OVD-info” on Wednesday, July 26. In October 2014, the Zamoskvoretsky court sentenced him to three years and two months in prison for participation in mass riots and using violence towards the police. Later the Moscow city court left the sentence unchanged. In proceedings Echevsky admitted his guilt and agreed to have his case considered in a special manner, that is, without examining the evidence. In the same Yaroslavl colony continues to serve time another “bog”, Ivan the forgetful. In April 2017, he was sent to a punishment cell for disobedience to employees of a colony. This occurred, presumably, after together with two other prisoners, he informed the lawyer that they were beaten by the special forces of the Federal penitentiary service. May 6, 2012 many thousands protest action on Bolotnaya