Alexey Ulyukaev. Photo: Novayagazeta.ru Judge of the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow Larisa Semenova sentenced the ex-head of the Ministry of Economic Development of Alexei Ulyukaev to eight years of strict regime in the case of bribery, RBC reports . The former official was found guilty under Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code (receiving a bribe to civil servants on an especially large scale).

IK-8 in Yaroslavl. Photo from FB page Olga Romanova The prisoner of the Yaroslavl IK-8 general regime Yevgeny Makarov was tortured on December 5. This was announced by the head of "Rus Sitting" Olga Romanova. Makarov was previously kept in IK-1 in the same city and was subjected to beatings with Bolotnik Ivan Nepomnya. According to Romanova, the FSINITS divided the convict, put on the table and began to beat with a wet rag tied at the end into the knot.

SERB militants at Artdokfest. Frame of the video The Presnensky District Court of Moscow arrested Vitaly Leontiev for seven days, detained on December 10 during the breakdown of the show "Flight of the Bullet" at the Artdox Film Festival. This was reported by the OVD-Info with reference to the lawyer Anastasia Samorukov. Leontiev was announced guilty under part 1 of Article 19.3 of the Code of Administrative Offenses (disobedience to the legal request of the policeman).

Fifth generation fighters F-22 Raptor. Photo: Defense.gov Two American F-22 fighters intercepted in the sky over Syria two Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, which crossed the demarcation line between the zones of the Russian Air Force and the forces of the Western coalition. The incident that occurred on Wednesday reported CNN with reference to Pentagon officials.

Headquarters of Rosneft. Photo: Rosneft.ru Rosneft and the Kommersant Publishing House entered into a settlement agreement in the Moscow Arbitration Court in a lawsuit to protect business reputation. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the joint statement of the parties.

Abror, Akram and Akhl Azimov. Photo source: azattyq.org The FSB was not delayed by Ahrala Azimov, the father of the accused in the case of a terrorist act in the St. Petersburg metro Abror and Azima Azimov. He was only informed of the cancellation of Russian citizenship and demanded to leave the country, Radio Azattyk reports with reference to the Kyrgyz Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Caira Airport. Photo: Cairo- Airport.com Russia and Egypt signed a protocol on cooperation in ensuring the safety of civil aviation. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Russian Ministry of Transport. "In Moscow, a meeting of the Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov with the Minister of Civil Aviation of the Arab Republic of Egypt Sheriff Fachti took place.

255 years ago, on December 15, 1762, Empress Catherine II signed a manifesto "On allowing foreigners, except Jews, to leave and settle in Russia and on the free return to their homeland of Russian people who fled abroad." One hundred copies of the manifesto were printed in Russian, German, French, English, Polish, Czech and Arabic, which were sent to Russian diplomatic missions.

One hundred years ago, on December 15, 1917, the Moldavian People's Republic (MPR) was proclaimed in Chisinau. Sfatul Tsarii (Council of the Territory) adopted a declaration, which stated: "At the present formidable historical moment, the only way to save the Russian Democratic Republic is in the organization of its peoples on the principle of state national-territorial self-determination.

Cosmonaut training. Photo: sktur.ru The Investigative Committee initiated the theft of more than 500 million budget funds allocated by the RSC Energia to the Center for the simulator and training of personnel (TSTIPP), Rosbalt reports with reference to a source in law enforcement agencies. This center develops and creates most of the equipment for the preparation of astronauts.

The flag of the European Union The leaders of the EU countries agreed on the extension for six months of validity of sanctions imposed on Russia for aggression against Ukraine. This was announced on Tuesday by the chairman of the European Council Donald Tusk on his Twitter. "The European Union has joined efforts to extend economic sanctions against Russia," Tusk wrote. As Reuters clarifies , the restrictions were extended by six months, until July 2018. Their action expired in January 2018.

FSB operation. Frame of operational shooting The Federal Security Service announced the prevention of terrorist attacks in St. Petersburg, who were going to arrange supporters of the Islamic State. This was reported by TASS with reference to the Center for Public Relations of the FSB. Employees of the special services detained seven members of the "conspiracy cell" of Supporters of IG.

Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin The US authorities are counting on more assistance from Vladimir Putin in resolving the issue of Nuclear and missile programs of the DPRK. This was stated by Donald Trump following a telephone conversation with the Russian president, reports Reuters. “The main topic was the discussion of North Korea, because we would really like to get it (Putin. - Ed.) Help. China helps, but Russia not. We would like to have assistance from Russia,” Trump said.

Vladimir Ionov at an anti -war rally. Photo by Yuri Timofeev/Grani.ru The prosecutor's office appealed the return of the case of activist Vladimir Ionov, who was accused of Ukraine, who is accused under Article 212.1 of the Criminal Code (repeated violations at rallies). The supervisory authority entered the appeal on Thursday, follows from the case file on the website of the Preobrazhensky District Court of Moscow On December 7, Judge Leonid Garbar returned to the prosecutor's office .

The Federation Council has scheduled presidential elections for March 18, the anniversary of Russia's annexation of Crimea. According to RBC, all 160 senators unanimously voted for this decision. The appointment of elections means the official start of the election campaign. For the next 20 days, until January 9, the registration of initiative groups of self-nominated candidates wishing to participate in the elections will continue. By law, such a group must include at least 500 people.