Singer George Michael died on December 25 at the age of 53. According to The Mirror, Michael died at his home in Oxfordshire. Nothing is known yet about the cause of death. The BBC clarifies that the death occurred during the day. The police did not find any suspicious circumstances surrounding the incident. Michael's family announced that there would be no further comment from them at this time.

The name of the head of the "Fair Aid" Elizaveta Glinka will be assigned to one of the medical institutions of the Ministry of Defense. This was announced by First Deputy Minister of Defense Ruslan Tsalikov. Which institution will bear the name of Glinka, he did not specify. Elizaveta Glinka (Doctor Liza) is one of the passengers on the flight to Syria, which on December 25 was carried out by the Tu-154 of the Russian Defense Ministry.

The version of the terrorist attack in the investigation of the Tu-154 crash near Sochi is not the main one, TASS reports, citing a source in the special services. “At the moment there is no evidence in favor of a terrorist attack,” he concluded. The interlocutor of the agency stressed that it was originally planned to refuel the aircraft in Mozdok, and there was no information about the transfer of refueling to Adler.

Divers participating in a search operation near Sochi, where a Tu-154 plane crashed on the morning of December 25, have begun descents into the water, the Defense Ministry said. The agency added that 109 divers are working in the area of ​​the crash. They are looking for the fuselage and large pieces of the aircraft. The presumed crash site has already been determined. The Ministry of Defense stressed that the search operation will go on around the clock.

The crashed Tu-154 aircraft was technically sound, Interfax reports, citing Sergey Baynetov, head of the aviation safety service of the Russian Armed Forces. He also added that the crew commander, military pilot Roman Volkov, repeatedly flew along the route that the Tu-154 flew. “The crew commander of the Tu-154 aircraft is a military pilot of the first class, Major Volkov Roman Aleksandrovich. The crew is full-time,” he said. “The plane was technically sound.

In Orenburg, several people were poisoned by counterfeit alcohol, one of them died. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the regional government. “Among the drinks that caused poisoning is counterfeit alcohol, the basis of which is methyl alcohol, which causes damage to all human organs. Under the guise of vodka from Kazakhstan and Whiskey, methyl alcohol tinctures were sold to citizens, ”a government spokesman said.

The Minister of Transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov, who heads the government commission created in connection with the crash of the Tu-154 in the Black Sea, called it premature to talk about the causes of the disaster. “Versions are being considered through the Investigative Committee.

In Chile on the afternoon of December 25, a strong earthquake struck, the magnitude of which was estimated by the US Geological Survey at 7.7. The aftershocks were recorded at 11:22 local time (17:22 Moscow time) 40 kilometers southwest of the city of Quellon in central Chile. Quellon is located on the island of Chiloe, the second largest island in Chile. There is no information about the victims.

Photo: Anton Belitsky CEO of Channel One Konstantin Ernst, General Director of VGTRK Oleg Dobrodeev and First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration Alexei Gromov (with flowers) in the Ostankino television center. On board the Tu-154 of the Ministry of Defense, which crashed over the Black Sea on the night of December 25, were the filming groups of Channel One, NTV and the Zvezda television channel.

The Leninsky District Court of Krasnodar arrested opposition activist Viktor Chirikov for 15 days for participating in an action on the FSB day on December 20, during which a cross was attached to the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky. This was reported by “Voice of Kuban”. According to the resolution , Chirikov photographed the cross, which was attached to the pedestal by Alexey Knedlyakovsky (Nekrasov), who was arrested for 15 days on December 23.

Aviation expert Roman Gusarov answers Photo: Yuri Korolev / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta aircraft Tu-154, 1974 On the morning of December 25, immediately after taking off from Adler Airport, the aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which performed a flight to Syria, crashed. 92 people died - all who were on board.

What people who came to say goodbye to the dead artists of the ensemble Alexandrov said. Report "Medusa" Photo: Alexander Utkin / AFP / Scanpix / Leta On the night of December 25, the Tu-154 of the Russian Ministry of Defense crashed, flying to Syria.

The social network VKontakte has restricted the ability of users to leave comments on pages allegedly belonging to those killed in the Tu-154 crash in the Black Sea. The representative of the site Yevgeny Krasnikov told RBC about this. “This is our usual practice to protect user profiles from anomalous activity in the comments and on the wall,” he said.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced the discovery of the remains of ten people who died in the crash of the Tu-154 aircraft in the Black Sea. “Currently, ten bodies of the dead have been lifted aboard the rescue vessel,” the ministry said. According to an Interfax source in emergency services, the bodies of 12 people were found. More than 3,000 people are taking part in the search operation, the work will be carried out around the clock, the Defense Ministry said.

Friends and colleagues remember Elizabeth Glinka Photo: Alexey Nikolsky / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta On the morning of December 25, immediately after taking off from Adler Airport, the aircraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense, which performed a flight to Syria, crashed. 92 people died - all who were on board. Among them is the philanthropist, the doctor and executive director of the Fair Assistance charity foundation Elizabeth Glinka, known as Dr. Lisa.