In Moscow, Arkhip Kuindzhi’s painting “Ai-Petri” was stolen from the Tretyakov Gallery. Crimea,” RBC reports with reference to Vladislav Kononov, director of the museums department of the Ministry of Culture. “We are checking information about the disappearance of one of Kuindzhi’s works from the collection of the Russian Museum, exhibited at the State Tretyakov Gallery. The fact that Ai-Petri is not working is confirmed,” Kononov said.

Presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov denies that the Russians went to Venezuela to support President Nicolas Maduro, reports . Interfax “No, of course,” Peskov said in the “Moscow. Kremlin.

At school No. 95 in Saratov, due to snowfalls on January 25 and 26, classes were canceled, but teachers went out to clean up the snow. this Initially, an eyewitness reported on Twitter; later the information was confirmed by the city mayor’s office and promised to conduct an investigation, writes . Svobodnye Novosti The mayor's office emphasized that, despite the cancellation of classes for schoolchildren, January 25 and 26 remained working days for teachers.

Former Deputy Minister of Energy Vyacheslav Kravchenko, detained in Moscow in a case of fraud worth 9 million rubles, was released on his own recognizance, two of his acquaintances told RBC. The case in which Kravchenko is a suspect was initiated under Article 159 4 of the Criminal Code (fraud committed by an organized group or on an especially large scale).

On the YouTube channel of the Russian Spring publication, a video appeared on which, presumably, the moment of the crash of the Tu-22M3 bomber in the city of Olenegorsk in the Murmansk region is captured. The record shows how the bomber tries to land, lights up and breaks into two parts.

A passenger was detained at St. Petersburg Pulkovo Airport for saying that he had a bomb in his luggage, a source in the airport services told Interfax. “On Sunday night, one of the passengers told the airport’s aviation security services about the presence of an explosive device in his own luggage. The baggage was removed from the flight and further inspected; no explosives were found there,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

In the Saratov village of Lysye Gory, a woman was detained in connection with a gas explosion in a cafe who rented premises for the establishment without the appropriate documents. This is stated on the website of the main department of the Investigative Committee. The investigation will request the arrest of the tenant. On January 26, a 60-year-old local resident celebrated his anniversary at the Rendezvous cafe.

In Moscow, Vladimir Chernikov, head of the regional security and anti-corruption department, died at the age of 54, told TASS. the city mayor’s office “Acute cardiovascular failure as the preliminary cause of death,” the mayor’s office said. The official died on the night of January 27, clarifies . the Moscow 24 TV channel Chernikov headed the Moscow Department of Security and Anti-Corruption in October 2016. In particular, he was involved in coordinating street actions in Moscow.