Football club "Rostov" defeated the Belgian "Anderlecht" in the second leg of the 3rd qualifying round of the Champions League and advanced to the playoff round, which precedes the group stage of the tournament. The meeting ended with the score 0:2. The first goal was scored by Christian Noboa in the 27th minute, and at the beginning of the second half, Serdar Azmun increased Rostov's advantage. Rostov's opponent in the playoff round will be determined on August 5.

In Turkey, after an attempted military coup, 25.9 thousand people were detained, of which 13.4 thousand are in custody awaiting trial. This was stated by Interior Minister Efkan Ala. 74.5 thousand people had their passports revoked. In Turkey, on the night of July 16, an attempt was made to carry out a military coup. The rebellion was put down.

Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Elena Zerkal said that Ukraine refused to satisfy the candidacy proposed by the Russian Federation for the post of new ambassador. This is reported by Channel 5. According to her, the issue of appointing a new ambassador is "removed from the agenda" at the initiative of Ukraine. “At least, the way it was staged, it was removed from the agenda,” Ukrainian Pravda quotes Zerkal.

Photo: Alexander Astafev / Russian government press service / TASS / Scanpix / LETA Earlier today at a public forum, Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev was asked why young teachers in Dagestan earn salaries roughly five times lower than what police officers are paid (roughly 12,500 rubles, or $188, a month versus 50,000 rubles per month, or $750). Meduza summarizes how the prime minister responded, and shares the full text of his answer.

On the forum of Korgi lovers, it seems, they found Shuvalov’s wife. What did she write there? Photo: Christina Gandolfo / Alamy / Vida Press Petersburger Ilya Elongon drew attention to the forum of Korgi lovers: one of the accounts is suspiciously like the account of the wife of Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov Olga (if you suddenly missed the story about the Shuvalov corgs, read here ). Medusa read the comments that Olga Shuvalova left, and chose the most characteristic.

The International Football Federation (FIFA) has launched an investigation into 11 Russian football players mentioned in the report of an independent commission of the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA) in connection with the concealment of positive doping tests. This was reported to TASS in the press service of the organization.

A monument to Ivan the Terrible will be erected in the city of Alexandrov, Vladimir Region. This was stated by the head of the regional administration Igor Pershin. According to him, the foundation stone will be laid on the day of the city on August 6, and the monument itself is planned to be erected by the National Unity Day on November 4. “The pedestal will look across the river at Alexandrovskaya Sloboda, from where Ivan the Terrible ruled Russia for 17 years,” Pershin said.

The Lefortovo Court of Moscow upheld the initiation of a criminal case against Denis Nikandrov, deputy head of the Moscow Department of the Investigative Committee, RIA Novosti reports. Nikandrov's lawyer Sergei Kapustin told the agency that the complaint concerned the jurisdiction of the Federal Security Service. The defense argues that the case against Nikandrov, according to the Code of Criminal Procedure, can only be conducted by the Investigative Committee.

The opposition political party “Parnas” has added Mikhail Konev, the former head of its youth branch, to its party ticket in the upcoming State Duma elections. Konev was drafted into the Russian Army this spring. “According to the law, the commander of [Konev's] military unit has to publish the order and provide him with leave for the duration of the election campaign,” said Mikhail Kasyanov, the chairman of Parnas. Parnas is running a total of 281 candidates nationally in 49 different regions.

On the website of the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the composition of the Russian team has been published, which includes 280 athletes. The list appeared in the section dedicated to the Russian team. The list includes, in particular, the wrestler Viktor Lebedev , who was not allowed to the Olympics , as well as the canoeist Andrei Kreytor , who must pass an additional selection to participate in the Olympics. The final composition of the Russian team at the Olympics is still unknown.

At the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the women's football tournament began - this is the first competition in the framework of the 2016 Games. In the first match, the national teams of Sweden and South Africa met. The Swedish football players won with a score of 1:0. The goal was scored by Nilla Fischer in the 75th minute. The official opening ceremony of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro will be held on August 5 (on the night of August 6 Moscow time). The Games will end on August 21st.

Members of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation (OP) accused the Ministry of Sports of inaction due to the fact that two days before the start of the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, the final composition of the Russian team is unknown.

At the presentation of the updated team of the Ak Bars hockey club, players showed how to effectively score goals. Vladimir Tkachev demonstrated the “Spear Mumming” method - he lifted the puck to the club and threw them towards the gate. TATNEFT Arena Original bully of Vladimir Tkachev. Presentation of the composition HC "Ak Bars" of the season 2016 - 2017 And Andrei Chibisov transformed into a biathlete with the help of three clubs.

The private company Moon Express has received permission from the US Federal Civil Aviation Department for sending a spacecraft to the moon. Such permission was issued for the first time - before that, private companies did not fly anywhere further than the orbit of the Earth. Moon Express is going to launch a spacecraft in 2017 on the rocket, which is developed by Rocket Labs. Moon Express plans to win a Google contest with the first prize of $ 20 million.

The Russian government has allocated almost 61 billion rubles (more than $915 million) to supporting the media in 2016, according to Forbes , making the state the largest donor in the country's media market. The allocated funds are earmarked for both state-run media outlets and private news organizations.