Sophia is great. Photo: rusfencing.ru Most of the participants in the Russian Olympic team agreed to speak under a neutral flag at the 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korean Pyeongchang. This was stated by the head of the commission of athletes of the Olympic Committee of Russia, the Olympic champion in fencing Sofya the Great, Interfax reports . "We talked with all athletes from all winter sports.

Konstantin Kozlovsky. Photo with personal FB page Hacker from Yekaterinburg Konstantin Kozlovsky, arrested in the case of a fraudulent group Lurk, admitted to hack the servers of the US Democratic Party on the instructions of the FSB. According to The Bell with reference to the acquaintances of the hacker, Kozlovsky announced this on August 15 in the Moscow City Court at the hearing to extend the preventive measure.

The MIR System map. Photo: nspk.ru The Mir payment system to bypass sanctions will close the data on the region of the release of cards and the place of residence of customers for foreign banks so that the inhabitants of the annexed Crimea have the opportunity to use Mir cards abroad. This was stated by the general director of the operator of the NSPK JSC Vladimir Komlev, Kryminform reports .

Raivo Susi. Photo: rus.postimees.ee The Moscow City Court sentenced the Estonian businessman Rainovo Susi to 12 years of maximum regime in the espionage case, Interfax reports . Susi is found guilty under Article 276 of the Criminal Code (espionage). The hearings were held closed, the “Top Secret” vulture was imposed on the matter. What exactly was accused of the entrepreneur is unknown.

Yuri Ekyshev after liberation from the pre -trial detention center, 11/21/2017. Photo by Elena Rokhlina Judge of the Timiryazevsky District Court of Moscow Olga Levashova extended until February 14 the arrest of the leader of the People’s Militia of Russia Yuri Ekyshev in the case of extremism. It is reported by RIA "Novosti".

At the place of the explosion in New York. Photo: New York City Police Dept In New York, an explosion occurred near the bus station at Manhattan. The suspect, who was injured, was detained, the city police department reported . In total, in the explosion, which occurred around 7:20 (15: 200 Moscow time), four people were injured. Nothing threatens their lives, the police said.

Mikhail Saakashvili. Photo: Strana.ua The judge of the Pechersky district court of Kiev Larisa Tsokol did not satisfy the request of the prosecutor’s office for the home arrest of the leader of the “new forces” of Mikhail Saakashvili, Ukrainian Pravda reports . Politic supporters present in the hall met with applause and approval exclamations.

155 years ago, on December 11, 1862, the Battle of Fredericksburg (Virginia) began between the Confederate Army under the command of Robert Lee and the Unionist Army of the Potomac under the command of Ambrose Burnside. It ended on December 15 with the defeat of the northerners, who lost up to 20,000 people killed, wounded and captured. The losses of the southerners amounted to 5,377 people.

AutoZavod. Photo from the site www.elitenn.ru The Ministry of Industry and Trade invited the government to double the utilization fee for cars since 2018, Kommersant reports with reference to sources in the automobile market. The fee for cars can be raised by 87-125 percent depending on the volume of the engine.

Khmeimim air base in Syria. Photo: mil.ru President Vladimir Putin flew to the Khmeimim air base in Syria and ordered the withdrawal of the "significant part" of Russian troops from the country, Interfax reports . "Over two and a few years, the Russian armed forces, together with the Syrian army, defeated the most combat -ready grouping of international terrorists.

Anton Vaino and Sergey Kiriyenko. Photo: kremlin.ru The Kremlin instructed the regional authorities to create an "atmosphere of the holiday" at polling stations on the presidential election day to increase the turnout. This was reported by RBC with reference to sources in the presidential administration and the leadership of one of the regions. “It can be cultural, sporting events, fairs,” the interlocutor of RBC listed possible options.

The neo -Nazis was stopped by the police. Frame of CCTV cameras In the metro of St. Petersburg, three neo -Nazis were beaten by several passengers with shouts of the "car for Russians". About the attack, perfect last Saturday, reports Fontanka. The first attacker (he was 18 years old), employees of the city CPE detained on the same day. The second suspect for 16 years was detained on Sunday. The third, 21-year-old Nikita Gerasimov was put on the wanted list.

Ilya Milstein. Courtesy Photo Cultural life in the capital hits the key, which is why it is so easy to confuse significant events. To imagine, for example, that the assault rifles of Goshi Tarasevich were landed at the Bolshoi Theater, ran out onto the stage, spraying something stench along the path, and thwarted the premiere of the Nurey ballet. On the contrary, the “Artdokfest”, which was honored with the presence of both sands with Ernst and Medinsky with Chemezov, was a success.

Nicholas Maduro. Photo from the site acn.com.ve The four largest opposition parties Venezuela will remove from participation in the 2018 presidential election. This was announced on Sunday by President Nicholas Maduro, according to Latin American Held Tribune. According to Maduro, such a decision is caused by the calls of the opposition to the boycott of municipal elections that were held in Venezuela on Sunday.

Grigory Rodchenkov. Photo: Championat.com The former head of the Moscow Anti -Doping Laboratory Grigory Rodchenkov, who emigrated to the United States and became an informant of the World Anti -Doping Agency (WADA), was charged with the illegal turnover of potent substances in absentia. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source familiar with the situation.