A coast guard officer who witnessed the crash of a Tu-154 plane in the Black Sea gave testimony to the investigation, testifying in favor of the version of the pilots' mistake. This is reported by Kommersant, citing sources close to the investigation. According to the border guard, after taking off, the plane began not to gain altitude, but "quickly descend to the surface of the sea, as if it was about to land on it," the newspaper reports.

Astronomer Vera Rubin, who investigated the problem of the rotation of galaxies and found evidence for the existence of dark matter, died in the United States. She was 88 years old. Rubin has received many honors for her scientific achievements. In particular, she became the second female astronomer to be elected to the US National Academy of Sciences. ABC Vera Rubin (nee Cooper) has been working in the laboratory of the Carnegie Institution in Washington since the mid-1960s.

The destruction of the tail of the Tu-154 aircraft, which crashed on December 25 in the Black Sea, testifies to the pilot's attempts to land the aircraft on the water. This was stated to TASS by a source in law enforcement agencies. What exactly are the characteristic damage to the tail section, the source of the agency did not specify.

Colombian authorities cited a number of mistakes made at various stages of flight preparation as the cause of the crash on November 29 of a plane with football players from the Brazilian club Chapecoense. It is reported by Reuters. The plane crashed due to running out of fuel, according to the National Aviation Security Service . At the same time, the pilot of the aircraft and part-time co-owner of the carrier company Miguel Quiroga did not refuel during the flight.

In St. Petersburg on December 26, drivers reported interruptions in the operation of GPS navigators - in the city center, devices showed that the car was in the Pulkovo airport area. Previously, it was known about similar interference in the area of ​​the Moscow Kremlin. According to Paper , some users complained that during a trip to the center, the navigator showed them the direction to the airport. There is no information about the causes of failures in St. Petersburg.

During search operations at the crash site of the Tu-154 in the Black Sea, the remains of about 80 people were found. This was reported to Interfax by a source in the operational headquarters. “To date, the remains of about 80 people have been raised,” he said. In turn, TASS, citing a source in law enforcement agencies , reports that “70 fragments of bodies” were raised to the surface. There is no official confirmation of this information.

Reddit user mlkey11 showed the snake wearing a sweater and hat. This is her Christmas present. According to mlkey11, the snake belongs to his wife. The sweater for the pet was sewn by the mother of the hostess. My mother-in-law knitted my wife's snake a Christmas sweater. from aww The snake's name is Bart. He liked the gift . Commentators asked how Bart put on the sweater, but mlkey11 did not answer.

The authorities of St. Petersburg have extended the contract for the construction of a football stadium on Krestovsky Island until March 31. According to information from Fontanka, Metrostroy, which is engaged in construction, did not have time to hand over work for 4.8 billion rubles, with a total contract amount of 5.3 billion. In August 2016, when the contract with Metrostroy was concluded, the contractor promised to complete all work by December 26.

Update. The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation confirmed the identification by relatives of one who died in a plane crash, Interfax reports . The name of this person in the department refused to be named for ethical reasons. Moscow has made the first identification of a Tu-154 plane crashed in the Black Sea, a source in medical circles told the TASS news agency. The source did not name the person who was identified.

Photo: Anastasia Kotsar On December 21, it became known that the rector of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts - GITIS selected in November 2016, Grigory Zaslavsky is going to unite the production and theater faculties. The leadership of the Faculty of Theater, many teachers and students of GITIS were not informed about this; When they learned about the planned reform, they spoke out against the union.

On December 26, hackers from the Ourmine group hacked the Twitter accounts of Sony Music Global and musician Bob Dylan, leaving reports about the death of the singer Britney Spears. Later, there were reports in the accounts that the hacker group of Ourmine is behind hacking. Currently, the messages left by hackers are deleted. Representatives of Britney Spears told CNN that the singer was alive.

Unknown interview with Valery Khalilov, head of the Aleksandrov ensemble, who died in a plane crash Photo: Evgeny Biyatov / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta On December 25, the Tu-154 liner crashed, which was supposed to deliver to Syria the artists of the Aleksandrov ensemble. The team flew along with his artistic director, conductor Valery Khalilov, to speak there in front of the Russian military. All those who were on board died.

What does she mean? Why did the United States allow it to accept it? Photo: Albin Lohr-Jones / Pacific Press / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta The UN Security Council on December 23 adopted a resolution condemning the construction of Israeli settlements in the Palestinian territories.

In the course of raids in the Irkutsk Region, the police seized more than 65,000 liters of alcohol-containing liquids from illegal circulation, including more than 7,000 liters of Hawthorn. This was reported by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. During the raids, three workshops where the surrogate was bottled were also closed. Earlier it was reported about the discovery of two workshops.

Interview with Andrei Konchalovsky about "paradise" and the need for censorship Photo: Artem Geodakyan / TASS In mid-December, Andrei Konchalovsky’s film “Paradise” was included in the short list of applicants for Oscar in the category “Best Foreign Language”. In September, at the Venice Film Festival, Paradise brought Konchalovsky the Silver Leo for directing.