Alexander Skobov When it became known that the new version of the Russian military doctrine was not included in the already advertised thesis about the possibility of the first nuclear weapons in the local conflict, many breathed a sigh of relief. Indeed, in the Kremlin, the understanding prevailed that it was better not to squeeze with increasing bets and blackmail.

110 years ago, on January 5, 1905, the Russian garrison of the Port Arthur fortress capitulated. Thus ended the defense of the fortress, which had lasted since August 12, 1904. By the time of the surrender, the Japanese troops had captured Vysokaya Mountain, which dominated the fortress, which made the position of the defenders hopeless. They ran out of food, although there were still shells. Surrendered 23 thousand people, including up to 12 thousand wounded and sick.

Supreme Court of Russia. Photo: vsrf.ru The Supreme Court accepted the complaint about the introduction of a floating ruble exchange rate, RIA Novosti reports . The lawsuit was filed by a former Central Bank employee Andrei Cherepanov. The meeting is scheduled for February 17. The defendant in the case declared the State Duma, who took on the direction of the credit policy of the Bank of Russia.

Curvated electronic bracelet of Navalny. Photo: navalny.com The leader of the Party of Progress Alexei Navalny refuses to comply with the conditions of house arrest. On his blog, he published a photograph of the cut electronic bracelet. According to Navalny, the application of a conventionally conventional preventive measure is illegally. In addition, the deadline for handing him the text of the sentence has expired.

Daria Khleskina. Photo: rgdoc.ru In Moscow, at the 41st year, after a serious illness, the director-documentist and screenwriter Daria Khleskina died. This was reported on the website of the Guild of Non -Great Cinema and Television. Khleskina was born in 1973 in Moscow. In 2009 she graduated from Marina Razbuzhkina's workshop. She managed to make only one full -length film - "The Last Limousine".

Demolished house. Photo: Archnadzor.ru On New Year's weekend in Moscow, two buildings of the XIX century were demolished on the Bolotnaya embankment, reports Arkhnadzor. At the same time, there was neither a warrant on the construction site for demolition, nor other necessary documents, nor an information shield.

Currency exchange point. Photo: mirsovetov.ru The Moscow Exchange resumed tenders after the New Year's break. The National Currency course has noticeably decreased compared to the last session, which took place on December 30. The first transactions took place at the price of 59.18 rubles per dollar against 56.00. The cost of the euro reached 71.95 rubles against 68.65. Oil prices, which last week reached a five -year minimum, continued to a decrease, reports RBC.

Nadezhda Savchenko in the Basmanny court. Photo by A.Nachkova/Grani.ru The closest meeting of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko will be held with lawyers after the New Year holidays that end on January 11. This was reported by Radio Liberty with reference to lawyer Mark Feigin. It is also reported that despite the ongoing hunger strike, the political prisoner feels satisfactory. According to Feigin, the situation is common for all Russian prisons and pre -trial detention centers.

Sigmar Gabriel. Photo: Sigmar-gabriel.de The purpose of the sanctions imposed on Russia is to return it to the negotiating table in order to resolve the crisis in Ukraine. This was stated by Minister of Economics, Vice-Chancellor of Germany Sigmar Gabriel in an interview with the German weekly Bild Am Sonntag. At the same time, he warned against strengthening measures that can destabilize the Russian economy and politics.

Destruction at the Donetsk airport. Photo from Facebook by Sergey Loiko In eastern Ukraine, cases of violation of the ceasefire were more frequent. This is stated in the next report of the OSCE monitoring mission, published on Sunday. Over the first two days of the New Year, 38 cases of shelling from small arms, mortars and missile systems in the areas of the Donetsk airport and the settlement of sand controlled by government forces, as well as the Gorlovka militants, were recorded.