Category: Russia

Worker of the Listvyazhnaya mine: the elevated gas level has been ignored in the mine for years The management of the Listvyazhnaya mine has ignored the problem of increased gas pollution for years and all dissenting employees were encouraged to “go into the cold”. An employee of the mine, who wished to remain anonymous, told Lente.ru about this. “I have been working here for several years, and there was always a lot of gas in the mine. We tried to do something about it, ventilated it, but it did little to help. There was no special talk of any equipment purchases. The management has always adhered to the position that everyone who does not like it can go out into the cold, “he said. He noted that the employees of the mine rarely came into conflict with the authorities, since Listvyazhnaya was practically the only place where local residents could

The Smolensk State Museum-Reserve was given a coin, which was donated to the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve for almost 11 centuries A rare coin from the time of Princess Olga was donated to the Smolensk State Museum-Reserve bought from a private collector. This was reported by the State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company “Smolensk”. It is specified that the coin is almost 11 centuries old. It was made in imitation of the Arab dirhams. Equally-pointed Christian crosses are depicted on it on both sides. There are six such coins in the world. It ended up in the museum thanks to the historian Vyacheslav Kuleshov. He saw the coin in the numismatic base and organized a fundraiser. More than 90 people helped him collect about 100 thousand rubles, after which the artifact became an exhibit of the museum. “There are two through holes in this area. This means that it was attached

Moscow police caught scammers who defrauded more than 50 clients for 100 million rubles – there are 11 suspects in the case. On Friday, November 26, the official representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation Irina Volk reported to Lente.ru. According to her, the attackers created a company that allegedly helped to amend the credit histories of citizens and obtain loans or credits on favorable terms. In fact, the criminals had no real opportunity to influence credit histories – they only entered into agreements with clients, and after receiving payment they stopped communicating. According to operational information, there are more than 50 victims in the case, and the damage from actions attackers exceeded 100 million rubles. At some point, the scammers came to the attention of the GUEBiPK police of the South-Western Administrative District of the capital. The leader of the group and ten ordinary participants

Skier Bolshunov refused to talk to the press after losing the sprint at the World Cup race in classic style at the World Cup stage in Finnish Hand. This was reported by Match TV. According to the source, the athlete did not go out to the press after the performance. He climbed over the fence and left. Bolshunov was eliminated in the sprint quarterfinals. The race was the first in the 2021/2022 season. The winner was Russian Alexander Terentyev, who covered the distance in 2 minutes 31.9 seconds. Next on the podium were the Norwegians Johannes Klebo and Erik Valnes. On November 14, Bolshunov said that he was not training at full strength due to the operation on his jaw in October. It was originally planned that the Russian will be able to return to full preparation for the season in ten days. Bolshunov is the current owner of the

Moldovagaz paid off its debt to Gazprom in the amount of $ 74 million after an ultimatum from a Russian company. This was reported by the press service of Moldovagaz. The energy company said that they had transferred payment to Gazprom for gas supplied in October and the first half of November 2021. The day before, on November 25, the Moldovan parliament urgently approved the transfer of money to the Russian supplier. The amendments to the legislation were adopted after the Prime Minister of the Republic Natalya Gavrilitsa asked about it. Moldovagaz could not find a commercial solution to pay the debt, which is why the government's help was required. The company had no money, since it bought gas at a price of $ 790 per thousand cubic meters, and the tariff included a much lower amount. It is assumed that from November the tariff will be increased. On November

Gunzburg: there is no need to upgrade Sputnik V due to a new strain from Botswana – for a new strain of coronavirus, it may be needed only in case of a significant decrease in the effectiveness of the drug – by 8-10 times. There is no such need yet. So, to the question about the need to modernize Sputnik V, the director of the Gamaleya National Research Center for Epidemiology and Microbiology, Alexander Gintsburg, answered his words. strain COVID-19 from African Botswana will appear in Russia. According to Gunzburg, today the domestic drug “Sputnik V” provides the widest palette of neutralizing antibodies to various strains of coronavirus in comparison with other widely used vaccines. The discovery of a new African strain was previously reported by the Daily Mail. The publication noted that it contains 32 mutations, may be more infectious and resistant to vaccines. It was also clarified that

Zelensky spoke about the proposal to continue the transit of Russian gas and reduce the price contract with Gazprom, said President Vladimir Zelensky during a press conference.

The court sentenced the wife of the ex-mayor of Tomsk Klein to two years conditionally for assault during a search the wife of the former mayor of the city Ivan Klyan, for attacking a law enforcement officer during a search in their apartment. This is reported by TASS. The defendant was found guilty of using violence against a government official. She received a two-year suspended sentence. The court established that in November 2020, Galina Klein attacked the security officer and inflicted an abrasion on his neck, preventing the investigation team from entering the apartment for searches. Then she tried to get rid of 1.3 billion rubles by throwing them out the window. A pillow with money and bank cards was caught by the ex-mayor's driver to hide in the car, but he was detained. Tomsk Mayor Ivan Klein was arrested on November 14, 2020. He is charged with exceeding his

The first case of a new COVID-19 strain was discovered in Belgium Belgium became the first country in Europe to receive a new strain of coronavirus, which currently designated as B.1.1.529. RIA Novosti writes about this. Related materials00: 01 – September 6 “Hands off our rights!” in Europe led to riots and protests against vaccinations00:01 – September 8 years. How can humanity defeat the coronavirus? The first cases of the disease were detected in South Africa. At the moment, the emergence of coronavirus in the country has been confirmed by the Minister of Health of Belgium Frank Vandenbruck. According to the official, so far only one case of infection with the new variant of COVID-19 has been detected. However, Vandenbroek clarified that the Belgian government has not yet received evidence of the danger of the strain B.1.1.529. Including it is not known how much more dangerous it is than the