The Russian Ministry of Defense proposed to change the “organization of medical examination of citizens” who have diseases that “do not have a significant impact” on the ability to perform “military service duties.” Information about the preparation of the document appeared on the portal of draft regulatory legal acts, and RBC drew attention to this . It is unknown what changes the Ministry of Defense wants to make.

In Soviet times, it produced Dovlatov, Brodsky, Nabokov abroad. What did this mean for the reader? Artdocfest On December 4, in Riga, the film of journalist Anton Zhelnov and literary critic Anna Narinskaya “Stone” will be shown on the big screen. Scissors. Paper ” - about the history of the publishing house" Ardis ".

In an interview with Swiss publication 20 Minuten, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said he agreed with Ukrainian Armed Forces’ Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi’s statement that the war has reached a “stalemate.” “Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth,” said Klitschko, adding that some Ukrainian politicians had “unfairly” criticized Zaluzhnyi.

Update: Alexander Sokurov explained in an interview with TASS that his words about retiring from his career were taken out of context. “I said that I don’t have the opportunity to work in Russia now. I don’t have the opportunity to film and I don’t have the opportunity to teach. That's what I said. Conditions that are impossible for life and work are being created,” the director said .

Russian troops shelled the Ukrainian city of Kherson, killing a woman and injuring three people, reported Roman Mrochka, head of the city’s administration. Later the head of the Ukrainian president's office, Andriy Yermak, said that the number of victims had increased to five, while a report from Kherson’s press office put the number at seven.

On the afternoon of December 3, heavy snowfall began in Moscow, but the matches of the Russian Football Premier League taking place in the capital were not cancelled. “Championat.com” writes that the management of the Premier League was ready to postpone the match between CSKA Moscow and Rostov on December 4, this was agreed “with all authorities and the main broadcaster.” But, according to the publication, the chief referee of the match, Rafael Shafeev, decided to hold the match.

The head of the Kherson city administration, Roman Mrochko , reported that Russian troops attacked the Central District of Kherson from the occupied left bank of the Dnieper. According to him, a multi-storey building was hit. A woman died and three people were injured. A little later, the head of the office of the President of Ukraine, Andriy Ermak , reported that the number of victims had increased to five people.

Video appears to show Russian soldiers shooting surrendering Ukrainian soldiers at close range DeepState Footage released by the Ukrainian OSINT project DeepState appears to show the execution of unarmed Ukrainian soldiers in Donetsk’s Pokrovskyi district in eastern Ukraine. The video, published on December 2, was reportedly taken by a drone north of Avdiivka, where the Russian army is advancing.

Experts - about the change of leadership of the Bolshoi Theater. After the resignation of Vladimir Urin, he was headed by Valery Gergiev, who is already led by Mariinka Damir Yusupov / Bolshoi Theater Opera LoEngrin at the Bolshoi Theater On December 1, Conductor Valery Gergiev became the General Director of the Bolshoi Theater. He replaced Vladimir Urin, who has been in this post for the past 10 years.

In Irkutsk, a 15-year-old schoolboy was killed at the Lisikha bus stop. This was reported by the IrCity publication, citing a source in law enforcement agencies. As the publication notes, information about the death of the schoolboy also appeared on the afternoon of December 3 on the page of School No. 9 named after Pushkin, where the teenager allegedly studied. The Baza Telegram channel reports that on the evening of December 2, 15-year-old Yegor was waiting for a bus with four classmates.

Here are five suitable games. The choice of a 12-year-old expert In Russian prisons and pre -trial detention centers, playing cards are prohibited - but not board games. True, finding a game without cards is not easy. The cooperative of independent journalists “Coast” published a list of Timofei Ivanov, a 12-year-old fan of the dwarf: he chose five excellent games that can be conveyed by political prisoners. With the kind permission of the Medusa publication, it reprinted this text entirely.

Israel has told several Arab countries that it plans to create a buffer zone on its border with the Gaza Strip to prevent future attacks. This was reported by Reuters citing sources. According to the agency, Israel notified Egypt, Jordan, the UAE and Saudi Arabia about this. In addition, Türkiye received a message from Israel.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko was denied permission to leave the country for a foreign trip, says Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU). According to the SBU, Russian intelligence had plans to use Poroshenko’s alleged future meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to promote a pro-Russian narrative, negatively influence the support Kyiv receives from its allies, and coerce Ukrainian politicians into entertaining negotiations with Moscow.

Ukrainian prosecutor's office began the investigation Deepstate The prosecutor's office of the Donetsk region began an investigation after the publication of a video with the execution, as states, unarmed military personnel of the Armed Forces in the Pokrovsky district.

He created ironic images of the main characters of the twentieth century. But most of all I loved dogs Elliott Erwitt / Magnum Photos Self -portrait. California, USA. 1976 On November 29, one of the most famous photographers of the 20th century died - Elliot Ervitt. He died in his apartment in New York at the age of 95. The heroes of his pictures were not only the first stars of Hollywood and world politicians, but also the simplest people and even pets.