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Evening Medusa
27th of December. Shooting at the Menshevik and exchange of prisoners
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at the Menshevik confectionery factory in Moscow's Lublino In the morning, there was a shooting . The former owner of the enterprise, Ilya Averyanov, opened fire with a Saiga carbine at the bailiffs and the security guard - the security guard died, the bailiffs were not injured. Later, the attacker barricaded himself in the building, but when the police and the National Guard stormed the factory, Averyanov was not found there. He was put on the wanted list throughout Moscow.
The Ukrainian authorities exchanged prisoners with separatists from the DNR and LNR. According to the “all for all” exchange agreement, Kyiv was supposed to release 306 prisoners, but in the end, only 237 people were transferred to the Gorlovka checkpoint. The rest were either released from custody earlier or refused to return to the unrecognized republics. From the side of the DPR and LPR, as expected, 74 people were released.
Another trouble for Roskosmos: soon after the launch from Baikonur, the first Angolan space satellite Angosat-1 stopped communicating . A possible cause of problems could be the failure of the transmitter, on-board computer or batteries.
Report of the day
Special correspondent Sasha Sulim tells the story of Galina Katorova from Nakhodka, a victim of domestic violence who is on trial for the premeditated murder of her husband.
On the eve of the wedding day, Maxim severely beat Galina, and the marriage did not take place then. A few weeks later, Galya began dating him again. A few months later, Maxim beat her again. Galina wrote a statement to the police, went to the hospital and recorded the beatings - but during the confrontation she again reconciled with Maxim ... In the spring of 2017, during another quarrel, her husband grabbed Galina by the hair, threw her to the floor, started kicking her, kicking her, and then grabbed by the throat and began to choke. In response, she grabbed a knife and stabbed him 11 times. One of them turned out to be fatal.
Other news
Facebook explained the removal of Ramzan Kadyrov's accounts. The head of Chechnya was blocked on the social network due to being included in the sanctions “Magnitsky list” of the United States.
Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin said that the experiment with drowning a dachshund in a special liquid in which you can breathe was criticized by "a poorly educated public." “It is no secret that in Russia there is a “fifth column”, which lives on the money of our enemies. Any situation that allows them to raise a scream and squeal is, of course, used by them, ”the official said.
While Vladimir Putin was filing documents for registration with the CEC, Alexei Navalny announced the date of the general "voter strike." It will take place on January 28th. Supporters of the politician have already begun to apply for it.
Is there anything about the New Year?
Yes!
- Draw a lottery ticket with three emojis from Meduza and find out what's in store for you in 2018.
- Read Anton Dolin's review of the best New Year's premiere, the basketball blockbuster Move Up.
New Years is soon! Alexander Filimonov