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Former State Duma Deputy Bessonov, declared on the federal wanted list, was found in London … This is reported by the newspaper “Argumenty i Fakty.” In his speech, Bessonov argued that the current leadership of Russia uses Marxist phraseology, and complained about the pressure. In 2018, the Kirovsky District Court of Rostov-on-Don sentenced Bessonov in absentia to three years in a general regime colony for beating police officers. According to the investigation, in December 2011, Bessonov organized an uncoordinated rally in Rostov-on-Don, in which more than 100 people took part. The police demanded that the organizers stop the action, but the deputy refused. Then the employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs tried to turn off the sound-amplifying equipment, in response the protesters, including Bessonov, staged a fight with them. In December 2015, Bessonov sent a request to the Chairman of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, to verify the information

Komarovsky: vaccines are likely to reduce their effectiveness against the omicron-strain Doctor and TV presenter Yevgeny Komarovsky »Collected the main information about the omicron-strain of coronavirus. The physician urged citizens to wait for the results of research on the new strain, and also gave a forecast on the effectiveness of the available vaccines against this mutation. “Today we can say one thing for sure: PCR tests that detect delta, alpha and other [strains] can also detect the omicron strain. As of today, there are no real, precise answers to any [other] question, “Komarovsky said. The doctor explained that at the moment the relevant studies are already underway. Answers to questions about vaccines will be known in a week and a half, the TV presenter believes. In another month or a month and a half, information should be received about the infectivity in comparison with earlier mutations, the ability of the

Rostec has prepared for serial production the Gibka-S air defense system Anti-aircraft missile system short and ultra-short range “Gibka-S” is ready for serial production. The new air defense system was prepared by the Design Bureau of Mechanical Engineering (KBM), which is part of the High-Precision Complexes holding of the Rostec State Corporation. Bekkhan Ozdoev, the industrial director of the cluster of weapons, ammunition and special chemistry of the state corporation, told TASS about this. “The export-oriented modification of the Gibka-S air defense system is fully ready for serial production,” Bekkhan Ozdoev said. > KBM General Designer Valery Kashin noted that the complex was tested in 2019. The Gibka-S air defense missile system became the first Russian self-propelled short-range and ultra-short-range complex of the VSHORAD type (Very Short-Range Air Defense ). Gibka-S can provide protection against aircraft, helicopters, drones and cruise missiles that fly at minimum altitude. The air defense system

Alexey Venediktov: Lukashenko lost the opportunity to be an intermediary between Kiev and Moscow Alexander Lukashenko on the impossibility of recognizing Crimea as Russian territory. His words are quoted by the Telegram channel “Told on Echo.” Crimea is Russian, because the Budapest Treaty was with me, I was already president. ” Everything turned out not quite so or not at all, “Venediktov said. He also believes that by calling Crimea Russian, Lukashenko lost the opportunity to mediate in relations between Kiev and Moscow. On Wednesday, November 30, the President of Belarus called Crimea de facto and de jure Russian territory, and also promised to visit the peninsula together with Russian President Vladimir Putin. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov called this statement very important. Crimea became part of Russia in March 2014 after a referendum in which the overwhelming majority of the region's residents who voted supported such a decision.

A farewell ceremony for musician Alexander Gradsky has ended in Moscow A farewell ceremony for musician Alexander Gradsky has ended in Moscow. This was reported by RIA Novosti. The funeral event was held in the capital's theater “Gradsky Hall”, in which the artist served as artistic director since its inception. The musician will be buried at the Vagankovsky cemetery. Earlier it was reported that at the farewell ceremony, Gradsky's son Daniel hinted at attempts to take away the Gradsky Hall founded by his father from his family. Gradsky died in Moscow on November 28 … He was taken to hospital with suspected stroke. The coronavirus infection suffered by the artist in September led to a deterioration in health. The musician was 72 years old.

In the Norwegian commune of Eigarden, two patients with the omicron-strain were found Two residents of the Norwegian commune of Eigarden became infected with the new coronavirus carriers this type of infection in the country. This was reported on the commune's website. The commune authorities said that citizens infected with the new variant of COVID-19 have recently traveled to South Africa. Eigarden Mayor Tom Georg Indrevik said the municipality has already contacted the Norwegian National Institute of Public Health and is ready to take precautions to stop the spread of the disease. To date, a decree has already been issued in Eigarden, which obliges residents of the commune to wear masks in public places and sanitary passes in restaurants. In addition, the authorities of the municipality received additional instructions on further measures from the Ministry of Health of Norway. Earlier, a new mutation of the delta strain of coronavirus was