Yuri Chaika. Photo: genProc.gov.ru The Federation Council did not discover the facts of the illegal activities of the Prosecutor General Yuri Chaika. This is stated in the response of the Committee of the Upper Constitutional Law and State Construction to the request of the Corruption Fund, RIA Novosti reports .

Power lines The supply of electricity to the Crimea from the continental part of Ukraine has again been discontinued, reports 112.ua. The reason was the fall of the power transmission line 20 kilometers from Kakhovka of the Kherson region. On Wednesday evening, the power lines Kakhovka-Titan were disconnected as a result of the operation of the relay protection system. The repair team carried out the equipment in Kakhovka, but did not find damage to the substation.

Headquarters Microsoft. Photo from the company's website The American Corporation Microsoft will notify users of their postlook postal service about attacks by hackers that the state sponsor. This was reported in the company's blog. Microsoft began to inform users two years ago about attempts to hack, but not about their causes.

Money. Grani.ru collage The volume of the monetary base in a narrow determination in Russia as of December 25 amounted to 8556.6 billion rubles, the press service of the Bank of Russia reports . Since December 4, it increased by 525.2 billion, which is 6.5 percent.

Ahmet Davutoglu. Photo: akparti.org.tr The sanctions introduced by Russia have not yet had a significant negative impact on the Turkish economy. This was stated by Turkish Prime Minister Akhmet Davutoglu in an interview with the Turkish NTV television channel, reports. However, in his opinion, in the future, they will damage both countries.

Denis Svugrobov. Photo: mvd.ru Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin approved the indictment in the criminal case against the former chief of the Main Directorate of Economic Security and Anti-Corruption of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Denis Svugrobov, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports . The case will be sent to the Moscow City Court. Nine more people - Deputy Svugrobov, other leaders and operational employees of the GuerbipK are held in the case.

The blown up of the power transmission line going to the Crimea. 11/20/2015. Photo from FB page Lenur Islyamova President Vladimir Putin instructed a hundred of the residents of Crimea and Sevastopol, before concluding an electricity supply contract with Ukraine. This was stated by Minister of Energy Alexander Novak, Interfax reports .

The military patrols Brussels. Frame Reuters In Brussels, a New Year's fireworks and a musical show on De Brooker Square were canceled, BBC reports . This decision was made by the burgomaster of the Belgian capital, Ivan Mayer, after a meeting with the anti -terrorist committee. Employees of this structure decided to maintain anti -terrorism readiness at the third penultimate level. Last year, about 100 thousand people gathered but de Brooker to celebrate the New Year.

Vitaly Portnikov. Courtesy Photo If you look from Simferopol, then Putin, Surkov and other participants in the Crimean adventure may seem immaculate gods who carefully thought out all the consequences of the annexation and are confident in the happy development of the stolen peninsula.

A gas pipeline. Photo: press service "Gazprom" Naftogaz of Ukraine suggested that Gazprom hold negotiations in connection with the adoption of new pricing rules for gas transportation services to Ukraine, the company's press service reports . "We remain a reliable partner and confirm that the transportation of gas to European consumers will take place freely in the volumes stipulated by the contract.

Vladimir Putin. Photo from the site kremlin.ru President Vladimir Putin approved the updated National Security Strategy of Russia. The decree is published on the official portal of legal information. The document refers to the place of Russia in the modern world, about the "activation of military activity" of NATO countries and the "holding back" of Russia by the United States.

The militants of the Islamic State. Frame of the video The so -called "Caucasian Province" of the Islamic State terrorist organization took the responsibility for shooting in Derbent. This was reported by SITE, which monitors the activity of Islamists on the Internet. “The caliphate warriors were able to attack a group of members of Russian special services in the city of Derbent in the south of Dagestan. As a result, one officer of special services was destroyed and the rest were injured.