Since the appearance in the Russian Criminal Code in March 2022 of the article on the dissemination of “fakes” about the Russian army, 273 criminal cases have been initiated under it. The head of the Investigative Committee, Alexander Bastrykin, told the RIA Novosti agency about this. According to him, 90 criminal cases under this article were opened in 2023. Bastrykin clarified that 134 cases have already been sent to the courts, involving 136 people.

In Bashkortostan, about five thousand people came to the building of the Baymaksky District Court, where the trial of the defender of Mount Kushtau, Fail Alsynov, is taking place. This was reported by the local telegram channel “Kushtau Bayram”. The activist is accused of inciting hatred or hostility during a speech at a citizens' gathering in April 2023. The case was opened against him at the request of the head of the republic, Radiy Khabirov.

In the Israeli city of Ra'anana, two Palestinians carried out a terrorist attack. One of them attacked a woman with a knife, and then they ran over people in three different places in the city in three cars. As a result of the attack, a woman was killed and at least 17 other people were injured, The Times of Israel and Haaretz write. Both attackers have already been detained and interrogated.

In Vorkuta, the Zapolyarnaya mine was partially flooded. This was reported to the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Komi Republic. According to the department, a groundwater breakthrough occurred at a depth of about 600 meters. At that moment, there was a shift of 60 people in the mine, three of whom were working in the emergency area. “One evacuee does not require hospitalization, one was injured and was taken to the hospital with bruises and a fracture.

Israeli football player Sagiv Yehezkel, who played for the Turkish club Antalyaspor, is being deported from Turkey. The reason for this was his action in support of Israeli hostages captured by the Palestinian group Hamas, writes the Times of Israel. On January 14, Yehezkel reportedly scored the equalizer against Trabzonspor in Turkey's top league. After that, the footballer showed a heart gesture and showed off a bandage on his wrist, on which was written “100 days.

They could hit their own air defense system. One of them is estimated at $ 500 million The Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Valery Zaluzhny said that the Ukrainian military managed to knock out two Russian aircraft over the Sea of ​​Azov-the A-50 reconnaissance board and the IL-22M mobile air center. Russian telegram channels claim that aircraft by mistake could be knocked down by Russian air defense systems.

Brazil's largest city, Rio de Janeiro, was under water due to flooding caused by heavy rains. According to O Globo, 11 people were killed. At least 30 roads in the city are blocked and traffic is suspended due to strong flows of water. The downpours also caused power outages, leaving a local hospital without power. Authorities declared a state of emergency and warned of the risk of landslides and mudslides. Residents are advised not to leave their homes until the weather improves.

In Russia, for the first time in ten years, cases of diagnosis of alcohol dependence have increased, reports Kommersant . The data was found in the Rosstat collection “Healthcare in Russia-2023,” published at the end of December. Until 2021, Russia experienced a steady decline in the number of people with alcohol dependence and psychosis. From 2010 to 2021, the number of newly diagnosed patients with alcohol dependence decreased almost threefold - from 154 thousand to 53 thousand people.

In St. Petersburg, a bailiff of the Vasileostrovsky District Court shot himself. This was reported by 78.ru. This information was later confirmed by the joint press service of the regional courts. “The bailiff did not shoot himself on court grounds. The man walked out of the gate, away from the cameras,” the press service said in a statement. According to 78.ru, the body of a bailiff with a gunshot wound to the head was found near the court. Next to him lay his service weapon.

In St. Petersburg, the head of the campaign headquarters of presidential candidate Boris Nadezhdin, Daria Heikinen, was attacked. this Nadezhdin himself announced in his Telegram channel. According to him, Heikinen was attacked by a man who had been stalking her for the past two and a half years. He came to the headquarters right before closing and began to behave aggressively. “He blocked the passage, shouted insults and refused to leave, despite numerous requests.

A court in Iran has handed down its fifth sentence to human rights activist Nargiz Mohammadi. She was sentenced to 15 months in prison for disseminating “propaganda” against the Islamic Republic, reports the Associated Press. The verdict was announced on December 19. The court, among other things, banned the human rights activist from traveling abroad, engaging in politics and using communications for two years.

The bailiff whose body was found with a gunshot wound at the Vasileostrovsky District Court of St. Petersburg turned out to be Sergei Proshnov. This was reported by RusNews and “Paper” . According to the publications, earlier this bailiff twisted the hand of the listener in the case of Sasha Skochilenko, leading her to the office premises.

The Ukrainian Armed Forces managed to shoot down two Russian aircraft over the Sea of ​​Azov. Ukrainian media reported this. Thus, RBC-Ukraine and hromadske wrote, citing sources in the Armed Forces of Ukraine and the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense, that the military managed to hit an A-50 reconnaissance aircraft and an Il-22M11 mobile air control post. The first was reportedly shot down and the second was damaged.

In Dagestan, employees of local energy companies conducted raids to search for illegal cryptocurrency miners. The reason was frost, which increased the load on the power grid. This was reported by the Dagenergo company. Earlier, representatives of this company asked miners to “think about their loved ones and neighbors” and turn off their farms.

Vladimir Putin's eldest daughter Maria Vorontsova founded the Nomeco company, working for which she received hundreds of millions of rubles in three years. This is stated in the investigation of Alexei Navalny’s team. By profession, Vorontsova is an endocrinologist. The oppositionist's associates found out that she founded the Nomeco company in 2019 and became a member of its board of directors.