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DPR serviceman described the strike of the Ukrainian UAV Bayraktar in Donbass assistance of an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) Bayraktar of Turkish production. His story is quoted by the Vashi Novosti portal. According to the military, on October 26, together with several colleagues, he was hit by a drone. “Neither the exit nor the approach of the projectile was heard at all. There was an unexpected explosion, and then we already realized that we were “copied”. The personnel immediately rushed for cover, because it became clear that artillery was working on us, ”an eyewitness recalled. As the interlocutor of the portal noted, the caliber of the projectile fired by Bayraktar was presumably 82 millimeters. As a result of his hit, three people were slightly injured, they were immediately provided with medical assistance. At the same time, after the drone attack, the Ukrainian Armed Forces fired at the positions of the

The Supreme Mufti of Kazakhstan urged to rename “Black Friday” to “generous” … This was reported in the press service of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Republic. He drew attention to the name of the marketing campaign and stressed that in Islam and Kazakh traditions the word “Friday” (in Kazakh – “juma”) is revered concept and a sacred day. Based on this, the mufti proposed to entrepreneurs and owners of shopping centers in Kazakhstan to rename “Black Friday” (“Kara Zhuma”) to “Generous Friday” (“Zhomart Zhuma”). In his opinion, such changes will make the action closer to the “understanding and mentality” of Kazakh Muslims and will receive support among the country's population. In 2019, the current President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev, proposed to name the capital of the Republic of Astana in honor of Nursultan Nazarbayev … After it was renamed, the deputy chairman of the Ak Zhol party,

Coach Zhulin on the overestimation of figure skaters Davis and Smolkin: what are the guys to blame for? , coach Alexander Zhulin commented on the accusations of American journalist David Lees of overestimating Russians Diana Davis and Gleb Smolkina. His words are quoted by Sport24. The specialist drew attention to the fact that the couple won not at the stage of the Grand Prix series, but at the Challenger, where a lot depends on the refereeing panel. “What are the guys to blame for? You can skate dirty, but being French in France and getting high scores, you can be Russian in Russia and getting huge scores, “he said, adding that fair refereeing should be at the Olympic Games in Beijing. On November 22, Lees announced that the pair had received too high points in the Warsaw Cup. He noted that the Russians show not too difficult content. At the

Immunologist Zhemchugov: new strains of coronavirus are an attempt by the virus to bypass immunity This is how the immunologist, Doctor of Medical Sciences Vladislav Zhemchugov commented on the data on the new dangerous strain B.1.1.529, Izvestia cites his words. The Russian expert noted that the ability to mutate is one of the main properties of viruses, which allows you to adapt to different conditions. According to him, the new conditions for coronavirus now include post-vaccine and herd immunity. By mutating, the virus is trying to bypass them, and, in particular, the delta strain has already demonstrated a significant percentage of evasion, the immunologist said. “Mutations are spontaneous, like beads on a string, jumping all the time, or like a picture in a kaleidoscope … As a result of the action of external factors, according to Darwin, those mutations are selected that are in the interests of the virus, “Zhemchugov

The Central Bank proposed to introduce a permanent opportunity to take credit holidays The Central Bank wanted to make permanent the opportunity to take credit holidays. Such a proposal was announced by Mikhail Mamuta, Head of the Service for the Protection of Consumer Rights and Ensuring the Availability of Financial Services of the Bank of Russia, at a conference of the Association of Russian Banks (ADB), TASS reports. Mamuta said that the extension of the mechanism for introducing credit holidays to consumer loans on an ongoing basis, “it would be very, very useful”, since the borrower receives a guaranteed right to a respite at a difficult moment for himself. Now this is not always possible, because some lenders do not always meet the client's needs and begin to use their dominant position. Mamuta believes that legislative support for such an initiative would be in great demand. In 2020, at the

AKIT asked Mishustin to solve a possible problem with double taxation in the EAEU Changes in the legislation of Belarus and Kazakhstan, together with Russia Union (EAEU), create risks of multibillion-dollar losses for Russian marketplaces, warned the Association of Internet Trade Companies (AKIT), writes Kommersant. The industry association complained about the situation to Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin, asking him to help solve the problem. Starting next year, in Kazakhstan and Belarus, Russian Internet sites will have to pay tax on the goods they sell on the territory of the countries, according to the letter to AKIT. Moreover, companies will continue to pay VAT in Russia. According to AKIT estimates, taking into account the tax rate of 12 percent in Kazakhstan and 20 percent in Belarus, the additional tax burden on Russian marketplaces could amount to 3.6 billion and 3.8 billion, respectively. Now the organization asks the Russian prime minister

As a result of the special operation “Search”, the FSIN identified and caught more than 2600 wanted Employees of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) during a special operation, which was carried out jointly with the security forces of the CIS states. This was reported to “Lente.ru” on Thursday, November 25, in the press service of the Federal Penitentiary Service. The operation was carried out in two stages. A total of 2602 people were identified and detained. At the same time, the FSIN emphasizes that 2,272 of this number are convicted. During the operation, the security forces identified and detained 142 people who were wanted by the units of the territorial bodies of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, 131 of them were hiding from the investigation, inquiry or court. They also detained two criminals wanted by Interpol, and 11, who were put on the wanted list in the CIS countries.

Microsoft Edge has added maximum security mode Microsoft has added several hidden features to the Edge browser. This is reported by the TechRadar edition, whose journalists discovered new settings in Microsoft's proprietary browser. According to the authors of the material, in the Edge assembly 96.0.1054.29 there are two modes of the program. The first configuration is balanced. While working in this mode, the browser remembers which sites the user visits most often, and allows access to them – as a rule, regardless of restrictions. The second mode called “Strict” controls all sites, which the user is visiting. In this case, the browser draws attention to websites with a low level of protection and warns the user about this. This maximum protection mode also includes blocking attacks via JavaScript Just in Time Engine (JIT), flow control technology and hardware protection against exploits from Intel. The new mode can be activated on

The Russian Foreign Ministry protested the extradition of Russian citizen Kaznacheev from Germany to the United States in money laundering, from Germany to the USA. This was announced at a briefing by the official representative of the Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the correspondent of “Lenta.ru” reports. The diplomat called Washington's efforts to arrest the Russian and forcibly transfer him to American territory as a political kidnapping, aimed at demonstrating the US's right of the strong. “Russian law enforcement agencies have not received any complaints from the United States related to the alleged criminal activity of a Russian citizen,” she said. According to the Foreign Ministry spokesman, if the United States has evidence of Kaznacheev's guilt, they should be provided to the Russian side. Related materials 00:02 – November 8 American-style split. Why Americans are disappointed in Biden and hope for Trump's return 00:05 – September 20 ” time you are

Human rights activist Litvinovich on changing the head of the FSIN: control over the service is transferred from the FSB to the Ministry of Internal Affairs The head of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) resign Alexander Kalashnikov and the appointment of Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of Russia Arkady Gostev to this post, one can see the weakening of the positions of the Federal Security Service (FSB), from which the former head of the FSIN is a native. Human rights activist Marina Litvinovich wrote about this in her Telegram channel. “Control over the FSIN is transferred from the FSB to the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The decision to remove the head of the FSIN Kalashnikov and appoint Gostev is quite strong and inspires some optimism, “she commented on the change in the head of the service. Litvinovich stated that it is the FSB that oversees all operational work in colonies