Russian fencers Tatyana Logunova, Lyubov Shutova, Violetta Kolobova and Olga Kochneva won bronze in the team epee competition at the Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. In the match for third place, they defeated the Estonian team with a score of 31-37. Athletes from Romania and China came out in the final. Materials for the table are provided by Sports.ru. See the Sports.ru project "Rio-2016: all medals, news, calendar, results, Russian team" for more details .

Photo: TsOS FSB / Sputnik / Scanpix / LETA A Russian Federal Security Service agent in Crimea escorts one of the captured Ukrainian “saboteurs.” On August 10, Russia's Federal Security Service announced that it had captured Ukrainian “saboteurs” who crossed into Crimea with a plan to commit a series of terrorist attacks. Afterwards, Vladimir Putin said that he long longer sees a reason to continue negotiations for a peace settlement in war-torn eastern Ukraine.

A number of Russian media, including Life and Ren-TV , published a video of the interrogation of Ukrainian Yevgeny Panov, who was arrested on August 11 on suspicion of plotting terrorist attacks in Crimea. In the video, Panov says that he served in the Ukrainian armed forces in the ATO zone from August 2014 to August 2015.

In Crimea, the death toll from the fall of a passenger bus has reached seven people. This was announced by the head of Feodosia Svetlana Gevchuk. According to her, one of the victims died in the Sudak hospital. “Thus, at the moment, seven people have died, among them there is one child,” Gevchuk said. Gevchuk also said that there were five children among the victims. “Three from Volgograd, one from Kyiv, two children are not yet known,” TASS quoted her as saying.

Representative of the Ukrainian General Staff Vladislav Seleznev said that the Russian armed forces are “demonstratively and defiantly” strengthening their borders on the border with Ukraine in Crimea.

Russian Aliya Mustafina won a bronze medal in the individual all-around in artistic gymnastics at the Rio Olympics. The first two places on the podium were taken by Americans Simone Biles and Alexandra Raisman, who scored 62.198 and 60.098 points, respectively. Mustafina scored 58.665 points. The second Russian participant in the final, Seda Tutkhalyan, ended up 22nd in the final table. Materials for the table were provided by Sports.ru.

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Vitaly Neskorodov, director general of the Almaz research and production association, was fired "for loss of confidence." The board of directors decided to dismiss Neskorodov following the meeting on August 9. This is stated on the website of the disclosure of corporate information. As noted in the decision, Neskorodov's misconduct also consists in failure to fulfill the instructions of the general director of the Almaz-Antey concern, which includes NPO Almaz.

In Simferopol, the court arrested for two months a citizen of Ukraine Yevgeny Panov, suspected of preparing terrorist attacks in the Crimea. According to Interfax , a source in court told reporters about Panov's arrest. Officials declined to comment, explaining that "journalists are not participants in the process." Other defendants in the case have not been informed about the choice of a measure of restraint.

In Crimea, on the Alushta-Feodosia highway, a regular bus fell off a cliff. This was reported by Interfax, citing a source in emergency services. . Ministry Four people died and "at least 15" were hospitalized, according to the local Emergencies An Interfax source reports five dead and 13 injured, who were hospitalized. In total, according to various sources, there were from 18 to 20 people on the bus. The bus traveled along the route Sudak - Kerch.

Photo: FSB / sputnik / spanpix / leta employee of the FSB of Russia in Crimea leads the detained Ukrainian "saboteur" On August 10, the FSB announced the capture of Ukrainian "saboteurs" who prepared terrorist attacks in the Crimea. After that, President Vladimir Putin said that he did not see the point in continuing negotiations to resolve the conflict in the southeast of Ukraine. Messages about shootings on the border with the peninsula were frightened by observers and Western media.

The UN Security Council will hold a closed meeting in connection with the skirmishes in the Crimea, Reuters reported, citing sources in diplomatic circles. The meeting will take place on 11 August. The Ukrainian mission to the UN said it had asked for a meeting of the Security Council. (English.) Reuters The FSB of Russia claims that on the night of the seventh and eighth of August, skirmishes took place at the border in Crimea with Ukrainian groups of saboteurs.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that among the alleged "Ukrainian saboteurs" detained in Crimea, there is a man named Andrey Romanovich Zakhtey. Previously, the name of only one detainee was known - Yevgeny Panov. In the ministry's report, Zakhtey and Panov are named among those who "assisted in the preparation of terrorist acts." Zakhtey is a citizen of which country - Russia or Ukraine - is not reported.

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A Hare Krishna follower in Cherkessk, the capital city of Russia's Karachay-Cherkess Republic, has been charged with illegal missionary activity for standing outside, telling passersby about his faith, and handing out religious literature. Vadim Sibirev is the first person in Russia to be charged with a misdemeanor established by new “anti-terrorist” legislation signed by Vladimir Putin last month.