In Simferopol, an explosion occurred in a residential building. In an apartment on the fifth floor, a gas cylinder exploded, which was used to heat the film during the installation of a stretch ceiling. The man who carried out the work died from burns on the way to the hospital. In addition, a child from an apartment on the floor below suffered. The explosion was heard even in neighboring areas. Windows were shattered in neighboring houses.

Russian Interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev, in an interview with NTV, said that "there is a time for tightening and unscrewing" the screws. “But in any case, when it becomes necessary to tighten them, we must do it,” said the head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The Turkish Foreign Ministry has summoned the Russian ambassador in connection with the attacks on the embassy in Moscow and the consulate in Novorossiysk. Turkey demanded that Russia provide protection to diplomatic missions in accordance with international law. In Moscow, on November 25, the Turkish embassy was pelted with stones , eggs and tomatoes. On November 26, stones were thrown at the Turkish consulate in Novorossiysk .

Cultural projects within the framework of the Year of Turkey in Russia and the Year of Russia in Turkey will be cancelled. Mikhail Shvydkoi, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for International Cultural Cooperation, announced this. “In principle, talking about cultural cooperation with Turkey after the tragic death of our pilots is tactless,” he said.

The troubled track record of Forbes Russia's new Russian owner Photo: Zoonar GmbH / Alamy / Vida Press In October 2015, the Artcom Media Group (ACMG), owned by businessman Alexandr Fedotov, became the publisher of Forbes Russia . The German publisher Axel Springer sold the impeccably reputable magazine under inauspicious circumstances. In September 2014, the State Duma passed a law limiting foreign ownership of any single Russian media outlet to 20 percent.

In Elista, three employees of the correctional colony were arrested, who beat prisoner Dmitry Batyrev to death. A criminal case was opened against them under the articles “Abuse of official authority” and “Intentional infliction of grievous bodily harm, negligently resulting in the death of the victim.” According to the Federal Penitentiary Service, Dmitry Batyrev refused to search on November 20, and then pulled a blade out of his mouth and attacked the employees.

The head of the Crimea, Sergei Aksyonov, demanded that the regional Ministry of Internal Policy, Information and Communications drown out the Ukrainian media that broadcast on the peninsula. “Clean out the Ukrainian media as a class. So that I don’t even hear that someone in the Crimea is listening to these incomprehensible programs. It’s better to let “Good night, kids” watch, ” TASS quotes Aksenov.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, called the warnings that appeared in the media, allegedly made to the pilots of the Su-24 bomber shot down by the Turkish F-16 fighter, a fake. According to Konashenkov, representatives of the Turkish General Staff said that they did not transmit such recordings to the media.

Photo: Dann Thombs / Flickr (CC by-NC-ND 2.0) The Australian Police of the New South Wales told Facebook about the night exit, which happened on November 21. At two in the morning, several people called the police at once and reported that an act of violence was being committed in the neighborhood. The calling said that they hear the hysterical cries of a woman and a male cry: “I will kill you, you are a corpse! Direct, die !! " Also from the apartment came the sounds of cast furniture.

The representative of the Russian Defense Ministry, Major General Igor Konashenkov, said that terrorists and "other mysterious groups" were destroyed in the area where the navigator of the downed Su-24 was rescued. According to the Russian military, after the navigator was taken to the Russian base, Russian aircraft and Syrian artillery began to attack the area where he was found. Konashenkov stressed that the strikes were carried out for a long time.

Interview with Turkish Specialist Dimitra Strchev Photo: umit bektas / Reuters / Scanpix Despite disagreements about the conflict in Syria, Russia and Türkiye have maintained warm relations over the past years. However, just a few days in the end of November - after Turkey shot down a Russian bomber on the border with Syria - presidents Vladimir Putin and Recep Erdogan turned into hard opponents.

The Russian Foreign Ministry advised the Russians who are in Turkey to return to Russia. The agency recommended leaving this country "in connection with the continuing terrorist threats in Turkey." On November 24, Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said that in Turkey "there is no less of a threat than in Egypt." In this regard, he recommended that Russian citizens not travel to this country.

Film about battles in the Donbass: "Artdokfest" Shot: "Airport Donetsk" The Artdokfest documentary festival will be held in Moscow and St. Petersburg in December 2015. Festival President Vitaly Mansky tells at Medusa about films from the competition, as well as the most interesting paintings from parallel programs. This time, the director presents the film "Donetsk Airport" by Andrei Erastov (Czech Republic, USA, 2015) from the Empire program. Decay ".

The Ukrainian website Depo.ua has decided to change the way it writes the phrase "in Russia," replacing the common "в России" (v Rossii) with "на России" (na Rossii). The change is meant to give Russians a taste of their own medicine, who traditionally write "на Украине" (na Ukraine) when describing occurrences in Ukraine.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan demanded an apology from Russia for violating Turkish airspace. He stated this in connection with the crash of a Russian Su-24 bomber shot down by Turkish fighters on November 24. “If anyone should apologize, it's not us. They should be brought by those who violated our airspace. Our pilots and our military simply did their job,” Erdogan said. CNN Turkey's refusal to apologize was also announced by Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu.