A group of eight children disappeared in the Syana caves near Moscow in Domodedovo. RIA Novosti about this . told The press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations As the agency was told, eight children and two adults were engaged in orienteering in the caves. Around 19:00 they did not make contact. The missing children are between nine and 12 years old. Rescuers began searching for them.

The Petrogradsky District Court of St. Petersburg sentenced local resident Alexander Khoroshkevich, who showed a knife to a policeman, to three years in a maximum security colony. This was reported by the joint press service of the city courts. Khoroshkevich was found guilty of threatening to use violence against a government official (Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code). According to the court, on March 19, the St. Petersburg resident was on Krestovsky Avenue.

The alleged former son-in-law of President Vladimir Putin, Kirill Shamalov, called the investigation into the purchase of a 3.8% stake in the petrochemical company Sibur for $100 speculation. His commentary is published by RBC. In his statement, Shamalov explained that he worked at Sibur for 12 years and, together with other company managers, was a participant in the incentive option program.

The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has banned Russia from competing in the Olympic Games and other international competitions under its national flag for two years due to doping. This is reported on the CAS website . The court sided with the World Anti-Doping Agency ( WADA ) in the dispute with Russia. Now Russian athletes will compete without the national flag and anthem for two years. In addition, Russia will not be able to host international competitions.

Presidential press secretary Dmitry Peskov told TASS that in answering a question about the case of journalist Ivan Safronov, Vladimir Putin “relyed on his data.” “I won’t [comment], he relied on his data, I can’t now. I will clarify this,” the press secretary said. During the press conference, Putin said that the persecution of Safronov is not related to journalistic activities, but to his “long” work as an assistant to the head of Roscosmos.

After a press conference by President Vladimir Putin, his press secretary Dmitry Peskov answered the question of why Alexei Navalny was being monitored by the special services. “The President gave a reason why he was being watched. A) the growing ears of the intelligence services [of other countries] B) they have also repeatedly said that various statements with calls for the overthrow of power raise many questions,” Dozhd quotes Peskov as saying.

The FSB accuses MIPT associate professor and Anatoly Gubanov of transferring secret data to the intelligence of one of the European countries as part of an international aviation project. This was reported by TASS , Interfax and RIA Novosti, citing sources. Interfax wrote shortly after the arrest of the scientist that Gubanov worked in an international project to develop a hypersonic civil aircraft.

Opposition leader Alexei Navalny spoke about interrogation by the German prosecutor's office at the request of the Russian authorities. about this He wrote on Twitter. The politician did not provide details of the interrogation. “I spent the entire first half of the day in the German prosecutor’s office. There I was interrogated at the request of the Russian side.

The conscription commission of the Kurgan region recognized as legal the release from service of Nikita Ilyin, a 22-year-old employee of the local headquarters of politician Alexei Navalny, whose older brother died in the army. a copy of the letter from the military registration and enlistment office . published The headquarters itself The meeting took place on December 10, but Ilyin found a notice about it in his mailbox on December 13.

President Vladimir Putin said during his annual press conference that the case of ex-governor of the Khabarovsk Territory Sergei Furgal is not “political persecution.” The broadcast is carried out by RBC. “He is a representative of a well-known party [LDPR].

President Vladimir Putin said during a press conference that the criminal prosecution of journalist Ivan Safronov for “or treason” is related to his “long” work as an assistant to the head of Roscosmos, Dmitry Rogozin. The broadcast is carried out by Rossiya 24.

The Tverskoy District Court of Moscow fined member Maria Alekhina 15 thousand rubles Pussy Riot for an action with a riot policeman tied to a pole near the Kremlin. “Apology of Protest” lawyer Mansur Gilmanov told Mediazona about this. The protocol on the article on violation of the rules of public events (Part 5, Article 20.2 of the Code of Administrative Offenses) was drawn up on December 2.

President Vladimir Putin during the annual press conference, answering the question of Life correspondent about investigations about his family and poisoning Alexei Navalny, called these publications “stuffing” and “information confrontation”. The broadcast is conducted by Russia 24. “As for this patient in the Berlin clinic. I know that Peskov yesterday only said about the latest fabrications on this score about the data of our special services.

Judicial District No. 422 of the Tagansky District of Moscow fined Google 3 million rubles for selectively removing links to prohibited sites from search results (Part 2.1 of Article 13.40 of the Administrative Code). Mediazona was informed about this by the press service of the Tagansky District Court. Roskomnadzor filed a report against the company in November due to the fact that the search engine left up to 30% of links from the register of prohibited materials.

President Vladimir Putin said during his annual press conference that he has not yet been vaccinated against coronavirus because of his age. He is 68 years old. The press conference is broadcast by the Rossiya 24 TV channel. “Experts say that the vaccines that are entering public circulation today are intended for citizens in a certain age zone. The vaccines have not yet reached people like me.