Disaster on the ship "Poles-8". Photo: 365-news.ru Yuri Ratko, the captain of the ship "Poles-8", collided on Saturday with the barge in Omsk, pleaded his guilt in the disaster. This was reported by RAPSI with reference to the Governor of the Omsk Region Viktor Nazarov. At the same time, the official noted, Ratko did not give expanded testimony. Nazarov added that the captain confessed to alcohol on the eve of the disaster.

Pavel Nikulin (left) and Ruslan Tatarinov The journalist of the Russian Planet website Pavel Nikulin addressed the peace judge of the 359th section of the Basmanny district of Moscow demanding to bring to justice for the beatings of the central apparatus of "Fair Russia" Ruslan Tatarinov. This was reported by the open news agency with reference to the lawyer of the Agora Association Ilnura Sharapov, who represents the interests of the victim.

The same -sex wedding. Frame nzherald.co.nz In New Zealand, the first same -sex weddings took place, reports The New Zealand Herald. This country became the first in the Asia-Pacific region, where gay marks are legally allowed. In total, for Monday, a marriage concluded 31 same -sex couple.

Meeting Navalny with voters. Photo by Nicky Maksimyuk/Grani.ru The police checks the data on the theft with members of the headquarters of the candidate for Moscow candidate Alexei Navalny part of the funds received to finance his election campaign, the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reports . In addition, the department continues to check for foreign financing.

Jabrail Mahmudov. Photo: Novayagazeta.ru The Moscow police opened a criminal case on the fact of a gunshot wound to Dzhabrail Makhmudov, accused of the murder of the Novaya Gazeta observer Anna Politkovskaya, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier it was reported that the police "along with all other versions" check whether there was an attempt on Makhmudov with a staging.

Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo The policy is inconceivable without crafty, and in this sense, the decision of Alexei Navalny to withdraw from official debate - a political decision. It is easy to catch it on contradiction. On the one hand, he talks about the "broadcasts", which "no one looks/does not listen." On the other hand, right there, a line above, claims that discussion election events at Moscow 24 doubled the audience of the channel.

Pavodok in the Far East. Photo: mchs.gov.ru The water level in the Amur near Khabarovsk amounted to 661 centimeters, the press service of the Ministry of Emergencies in the Khabarovsk Territory reports . On Monday morning, the rise occurred 1 cm per hour. The historical maximum is exceeded. According to the forecast, the water level in the Amur may exceed 7 meters by August 25. In the Khabarovsk Territory, coastal work and the construction of dams continue.

On August 19, at 18:00, a traditional meeting of participants in the defense of the White House will be held on the Humpback Bridge. Actions to commemorate the events of 1991 will continue on August 20, 21 and 22 and will end with an agreed rally "Freedom Day" on Druzhinnikovskaya Street.

The office of the "Citizens of the Platform" in Yaroslavl. Photo: vk.com/yarpolit The Supreme Court rejected the complaint of representatives of the Civil Platform party, who disputed the refusal to register the list of party candidates in the upcoming elections in the Yaroslavl region, Rapsei reports. The college of judges of the Armed Forces recognized the decision of the Yaroslavl Regional Court, which confirmed the validity of the decision of the regional election commission.

Igor Nikiforov. Photo: Superomsk.ru In the Omsk region, the case was transferred to the court against the former head of the police department in the Kormilovsky district Igor Nikiforov, who forced the administratively arrested to build a house for him, according to the website of the regional department of the Investigative Committee. Part 1 of Article 286 of the Criminal Code (abuse of authority) Nikiforov threatens to four years in the colony. Nikiforov led the police department in 2010-2013.

Alexander Podrabinek. Courtesy Photo The American says: "I can go to the White House and shout that the US president is a fool. And I will not be anything." “Think about it,” Russian replies, “I can also go to the Kremlin and shout that the US president is a fool, and there will be nothing to me either.” I would not remember this bearded joke from the Soviet past if life itself had not retold it in a new interpretation.

Victims of clashes in Egypt. Frame BBC An emergency meeting of ambassadors of 28 EU countries opened in Brussels, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the head of the EU diplomacy Katherine Ashton. Diplomats prepare decisions in the general position of the EU in relation to Egypt to an unscheduled meeting of the heads of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which can take place this week.

Anatoly Serdyukov. Frame '' Vesti '' The Main Military Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee refused to initiate a criminal case of fraud in the purchase of furniture for the Krasnodar Presidential Cadet School, Kommersant reports . The ex-Minister of Defense Anatoly Serdyukov and the former director of the Department of Education of the Military Department Ekaterina Proyzhev could become his defendants.

Participants in the anti-fascist picket on August 8 at the concentration camp in Golyanov held a similar campaign at the headquarters of the candidate of Moscow mayor from the RPR-Parnas Alexei Navalny, the Grana correspondent reports. Entering the headquarters, they launched a stretch there with the text of "illegal people" and began to shout slogans. The staff of the headquarters and volunteers led them out of the premises.

Ramazan Abdulatipov and Yunus Bek Evkurov. Photo: PostPredstvo.ru President Vladimir Putin nominated for the People’s Assembly of Dagestan and Ingushetia three candidates for posts of the heads of regions. According to the Kremlin’s press service, candidates for the current head of the Republic Ramazan Abdulatipov, the head of the Accounts Chamber of the region Malika Baglieva and the Republican Ombudsman Ummupazil Omarova were submitted to the post of President of Dagestan.