On December 17, Viktor Bout, who returned to Russia from a U.S. prison in early December, took part in the opening of a new branch of the right-wing nationalist Liberal Democratic Party of Russia, in Ukrainian Luhansk, which is currently under Russian control. In a speech, Bout compared the “return to Russia” of the occupied territories in eastern Ukraine to his own personal return to the Russian Federation.

In the Belgorod region, as a result of shelling on December 18, eight people were wounded and one was killed, according to reports from the head of the region, Vyacheslav Gladkov. Our air defense system was activated over Belgorod and the Belgorod region. There are consequences on the ground. Publication Baza reports two people killed. That information has not been officially confirmed.

Julian Finney / Getty images captain of the Argentine national football team Lionel Messi is preparing to kiss the FIFA World Cup he won, the main trophy of the World Cup. In the final against the French national team, Messi scored the first goal, and also briefly brought Argentina forward in extra time ( read here about the course of the match here ). In his left hand, Messi holds the prize to the best player in the World Cup - the second in his career.

Participants in the first congress of the official Russian movement of children and youth chose the name "Movement of the First" for the organization, but the decision, apparently, was not recognized as final. This follows from news reports on the course of the congress. According to TASS, this option was proposed during the meeting and 1278 participants of the congress voted for it; seven opposed and 13 abstained.

A fire broke out at the Markovskoye oil and gas field in the Irkutsk region. According to emergency services reports, natural gas processing equipment is on fire. Governor Igor Kobzev reports that one person has been injured, according to the latest information. The multiple-alarm fire was around 1,000 square meters (10,763 square feet), the governor said. Emergency services later said the fire occupied around 400 square meters (around 4305 square feet).

Messi is the world champion! It was aaa! Clive Brunskill / Getty images Leo Messi celebrates his second goal against France The world's world champion was the Argentine team. The main time of the match ended with a score of 2: 2, in the additional teams scored still in the blue (3: 3). The match in the 23rd minute was opened by Lionel Messi (with a rather controversial penalty), shortly before the break, Angel Di Maria doubled the advantage.

The operation to liberate Crimea “has begun in people’s minds,” said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with French television networks TF1 and LCI. The operation itself has not started yet. When it does, you’ll definitely hear about it. I think that retaking Crimea has begun in people’s minds, and that’s very important. In our inner desires…and in a united attitude to the question.

In the Irkutsk region, a fire broke out at the Markovskoye oil and gas condensate field. According to the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the process plant for the complex preparation of natural gas is on fire. According to preliminary data, one person was injured, said . Governor Igor Kobzev The fire area is estimated at a thousand square meters, the fire was assigned the third level of complexity, he said.

This is how a billionaire destroys his reputation Adrees Latif / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta For 20 years, starting with the founding of SpaceX, Ilon Mask managed to maintain a reputation as a visionary who works for the benefit of mankind - even despite regular media and financial scandals. In 2021, Time magazine recognized his merit, declaring a mask of the man of the year.

Mayor of Kyiv Vitali Klitschko says that the city has fully restored heating services. Wide-scale Russian shelling of Ukraine’s energy infrastructure on December 16 disrupted heating services in Kyiv. The shelling caused power outages and disruptions to water and heat across the country. You can see photos of the consequences of the attack here . Follow Meduza in English on Twitter to stay up to date.

The operation to liberate Crimea "began in people's heads," Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said in an interview with French TV channels TF1 and LCI. The operation itself has not yet begun. When it starts, you will definitely hear it. I believe that the reconquest of Crimea began in the minds of people, and this is very important. In our inner desire, <...> in the unity of attitude towards this.

The most interesting of the huge investigation of The New York Times on the causes of Russian invasion failures On December 16, The New York Times published a large article about the reasons for the failures of the Russian army in Ukraine - or, as the material itself says, about “how“ a walk in the park ”turned into a catastrophe for Russia.” This is not the first such material in the Western press, and many conclusions of The New York Times were widely discussed earlier, including the excessive

Vladimir Zelensky wanted to make a speech before the start of the World Cup finals in Qatar - but he was refused. This is what he was going to say The press service of the Presidential of Ukraine / Zuma Press Wire / Scanpix / Leta On December 18, Katar will host the final match of the World Cup between the national teams of Argentina and France.

The most interesting of the huge investigation of The New York Times on the causes of Russian invasion failures On December 16, The New York Times published a large article about the reasons for the failures of the Russian army in Ukraine - or, as the material itself says, about “how“ a walk in the park ”turned into a catastrophe for Russia.” This is not the first such material in the Western press, and many conclusions of The New York Times were widely discussed earlier, including the excessive

Your Browser Does Not Support the Audio Element. “Propaganda exposed a photo from Buchi, but she was silent about the same pictures with the bodies of executed people from neighboring cities. They just did not enclose. " Evgeny Feldman - About the work of photographers in the war A full -scale war in Ukraine has been going on for almost 300 days.