Frustrated with the stalled effort to legalize private military companies, a group of Russian mercenaries and military veterans is asking the International Criminal Court to prosecute Russia’s PMC organizers and facilitators for war crimes . Evgeny Shabaev, the chairman of the All-Russian Officers’ Assembly, told Radio Svoboda on November 19 that the initiative has the support of 357 delegates from 52 regions across the country, representing 18 different social groups.

The price of a barrel of Brent oil on the ICE exchange on the evening of November 20 fell below $62. This happened for the first time since February 14, 2018. At about 21:30 Moscow time, the price of Brent was $61.76 per barrel. Later, the price of oil again rose above $62. The current decline in prices occurred in the absence of significant news for the oil market. This may indirectly indicate the technical nature of the decline, writes .

A passenger plane of the Moscow-Athens flight shot down a man to death on the runway of Sheremetyevo Airport. This was reported to TASS by Anna Zakharenkova, head of the public relations directorate of the airport. The incident occurred at 20:10 Moscow time. While the aircraft was moving along the runway, the crew reported a collision with an unknown object.

Anton Denisov / Sputnik / Scanpix / Leta On November 20, Emuntas Nyakroszus, the creator of the Meno Fortas Theater and the most famous Lithuanian director, who were known all over the world, died in Vilnius. On November 21, he would have turned 66 years old.

The concert of rapper Husky in Rostov-on-Don passed without light and sound after the security forces came to the site. Husky managers informed the human rights organization of Open Russia about this. Before the rapper's concert, two policemen and several people in civilian clothes came to the organizers. They demanded that one of the managers sign a warning against extremism and violations of the law during a public event.

The PIK group of companies suspended the construction of a residential complex, which caused protests from residents of the Moscow district of Kuntsevo. RIA Novosti writes about this with reference to the head of the urban planning documentation department of the PIK group of companies, Nikita Andrianov. According to him, work has been suspended, presumably until November 22.

The US Treasury Department announced the introduction of sanctions against two legal entities and one individual from Russia. According to the department, they are involved in the supply of Iranian oil to Syria. Sanctions were imposed against the company Global Vision Group and the enterprise Promsyrieimport , as well as the first deputy director of Promsyrieimport Andrey Dogaev. The sanctions regime was changed in relation to the Russian Mir Business Bank.

Rapper Markul released a clip for the song "Without you." In the video, the musician appeared in the form of cyborg. According to the plot, his character from scratch creates a girl: he model her skeleton, increases muscle tissue. At the end, the markel revives the heroine with the help of a portable reactor, which, apparently, replaces her heart. Mark Markul

Tajik citizen Abduvahob Majidov, who took part in the race in a Gelendvagen , has been expelled from Russia. This was reported by the Moscow agency with reference to the press secretary of the Zamoskvoretsky Court of Moscow, Liana Akhmedova. The decision on the undesirability of Majidov's presence on Russian territory was made by the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs in July 2018. It was based on operational information about foreigners involved in extremist and terrorist activities.

Victor / Flickr (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) The plane of the Israeli airline EL Al, who performed a flight from New York to Tel Aviv, on November 16, made an unplanned landing in Athens due to the risk of landing before the start of Shabbat . According to the Gaarets newspaper, the rule not to fly to Shabbat is included in the airline’s policy. The flight was detained due to bad weather in New York-the car with the crew reached the airport for five and a half hours, writes The Times of Israel.

A short guide for the long process in the case of the Seventh Studio Sergey Karpukhin / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Kirill Serebrennikov at a court session, November 7, 2018 In the Meshchansky Court of Moscow, meetings in the case of the Seventh Studio are continuing - this is one of the most high -profile and important trials in Russia. Director Kirill Serebrennikov, his colleagues and employees are accused of embezzlement of money from the state budget; They completely deny their guilt.

We talked with a person who came up with new reserved seats. He himself almost did not go to the reserved seat Alexander Avilov / City News Agency "Moscow" On November 19, Russian Railways presented the design of new reserved seats; On November 20, the new wagons themselves showed at the Exhibition "Transport of Russia" - and already over the next months they will begin to replace the familiar reserved seat.

Communist Party member Sergei Reznikov, convicted of drug possession, was released, writer Victoria Inozemtseva wrote on her Facebook. Reznikov was sentenced to three years in prison in April 2017. The rest of the term (taking into account the time spent in custody), Inozemtseva explained, the court replaced Reznikov with a fine. Reznikov, his family, colleagues and friends insist that the drugs were planted and that the criminal case was ordered.

The State Duma adopted in the third reading a bill providing for the possibility for citizens to receive personal electronic cards instead of military tickets. The card will contain a person's personal data, information about his fitness for military service, information about work, as well as biometric data provided for by the regulation on military registration. Cards will be issued only to those who give their consent to this. The rest will continue to receive traditional military tickets.

State Duma deputy from Tatarstan Marat Bariyev spoke out against the possible naming of the Kaliningrad airport after the German philosopher Immanuel Kant , writes the publication Business Online. According to Bariyev, the mention of Kant's name in the "Great Names of Russia" competition insults veterans of the Great Patriotic War. "Veterans believe that this is wrong, unpatriotic, and a scandal. I completely agree. We must understand who the great people are for Kaliningrad," the deputy said.