Russian troops have seized the initiative along a large part of the battlefield in Ukraine, including advances near Avdiivka, Bakhmut, Marinka, as well as Kupiansk in the Kharkiv region, writes The New York Times. According to the outlet, Russian troops have made small territorial gains on Ukraine’s eastern front in recent weeks due to a manpower advantage.

The most important thing we learned is that the FSB began monitoring Safronov after his article in Kommersant, years before the events it considered “treason.” Russian propagandist Eduard Petrov released an "investigation" on the Russia 24 TV channel in the "Honest Detective" program about the case of journalist and former Roscosmos employee Ivan Safronov , who was sentenced to 22 years on charges of treason.

Estonia’s Internal Affairs Ministry is ready to find and extradite draft-eligible Ukrainians living in Estonia back to Ukraine, said Interior Minister Lauri Läänemets, according to Estonian Public Broadcasting (ERR). “If Ukraine needs, Estonia can search for this person and extradite them to Ukraine. We generally know where these people are and what they do. Most of them go to work, have a residence in Estonia,” said the minister.

Russia’s Central Election Commission has refused to register journalist Yekaterina Duntsova’s voters’ committee. The commission said that 20 percent of the statements made by members of Duntsova’s voters’ committee contained errors and that the signature of one of the committee’s members resembled a cat . This decision prevents Duntsova from collecting signatures, which is required to move forward in the nomination process.

Pontica was influenced by regular conversations with LGBTK-loves. And it became easier for him to carry out reforms after the death of his predecessor Guglielmo Mangiapane / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Pope Francis during prayer in the Vatican. December 17, 2023 On December 18, the Catholic Church allowed priests to bless the same -sex couples.

The deadly number is a list without Barbie and Oppenheimer! Today at 21:00 in Moscow, a New Year's Stream will be held on the Utuyub channel Radio Dolin. Anton Dolin will choose the ten best films of 2023, share his impressions of the final “The Words of the Board” (short version - in this material ) and, of course, will answer your questions. The broadcast will pass this link . Even if you do not have time to start, you can always see the broadcast in the record.

Writer and comic book author Linor Goralik announced that she has released the last, 404th, episode of the comic book “The Adventures of the PC Hare and his imaginary friends: F, Sh, hot water bottles and a pork chop with peas.” She wrote about this in the project’s telegram channel. “The last Bunny,” absolutely, in general.

Russia’s Central Election Commission has refused to register journalist Yekaterina Duntsova’s voters’ committee, which supported her nomination as a presidential candidate, according to the Telegram channel Ateo Breaking , which is run by one of Duntsova’s trusted representatives. This decision prevents Duntsova from collecting signatures, which is required to move forward in the nomination process.

The Communist Party of the Russian Federation nominated 75-year-old State Duma deputy Nikolai Kharitonov as a presidential candidate. The decision on this was made at the XVIII Congress of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation on December 23, according to the party’s telegram channel. 175 out of 188 congress participants, as TASS writes , supported Kharitonov during the secret ballot, who became the only candidate the party considered.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine is considering the possibility of sending electronic notifications to those liable for military service that they need to report to territorial recruitment centers (analogous to a military registration and enlistment office). Ukrainian Defense Minister Rustem Umerov announced this in an interview with the Ukrainian TV channel “Suspilne”. According to Umerov, such invitations will also be received by Ukrainian citizens living abroad.

Mikhail Klimentyev / Sputnik / Reuters / Scanpix / Leta Russian President Vladimir Putin, starting in September 2023, gives signals on various diplomatic channels that he is ready to start negotiations on the ceasefire in Ukraine. This was reported by the American newspaper The New York Times, citing two former high -ranking Russian officials close to the Kremlin, as well as officials from the USA and other countries.

This pair is called the most influential people in the world of street fashion - but only among those who were canceled with a scandal. What to expect from such a union? Jeff Spicer / Getty Images Last week, Kanye West announced the personnel changes in his brand of street clothing Yeezy. The chief designer of the brand was Gosha Rubchinsky.

The Bratsk Drama Theater in the Irkutsk region canceled the play “Illusions” based on the play by playwright Ivan Vyrypaev after he was convicted in absentia on charges of spreading “fakes” about the Russian army. this on VKontakte reported The head of the literary department at the theater, Elena Chaikovskaya, drew attention to the post. , and the publication People of Baikal “I’m sitting there, almost crying. What a day it is today. First, we are withdrawing the performance from the show.

Sean Gallup / Getty Images Assistant Deputy Bundestag Fabio de Masi brings a folder with the police search for the former chief operating room of Wirecard Yana Marselek In the summer of 2020, the German fintech company Wirecard announced that 1.9 billion euros (almost 2.1 billion dollars) had disappeared from its accounts. The cost of the company's shares fell by more than 70%, it announced bankruptcy.

She called on the “Yabloko” to nominate her candidacy - they replied that they did not know her The CEC of Russia refused to register an initiative group for the nomination of the President of the Russian Federation by a journalist from Rzhev Ekaterina Duntsova. The commission found in statements 20% of groups of group 100 errors (and also considered a suspicious signature similar to a cat).