On the morning of December 7, Russian troops launched a missile attack on the dam of the Pechenezh reservoir, said the head of the Pechenezh rural military administration, Alexander Gusarov. According to him, traffic on the dam roadway has been stopped. Russian military bloggers and military correspondents write that this is the “main supply route” for the Ukrainian military in the Volchansky direction. “The Chuguev-Velikiy Burluk highway passes through the dam.

In Angarsk, an accident occurred at CHPP-9, as a result of which one of the boilers was taken out of operation. Because of this, the heat supply was reduced in 1,546 houses, said the head of the Irkutsk region, Igor Kobzev. “Emergency teams are working. We started commissioning the backup boiler. Temperatures should be close to normal by midnight, the Baikal Energy Company said.

Over the past 30 years, 2.5 thousand women have been killed there. Wrestling became a response to violence The winners of the Siena International Photo Awards were awarded in Siena, Italy. In the Storyboard category, the best was Jana Margarete Schuler’s series “ Between Blood and Glitter ,” filmed in the Mexican city of Ciudad Juarez.

Now he works for the White House and helps monitor migrants. He also praises the president Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images Alex Karp at the Hill and Valley Forum at the Capitol. Washington, April 30, 2025 Palantir Technologies CEO and co-founder Alex Karp praised US President Donald Trump's policies and rejected accusations that data analytics software company Palantir is facilitating government surveillance of the country's residents.

British photographer Martin Parr has died at the age of 73, according to the official website of his foundation. The Martin Parr Foundation Parr died on December 6 at his home in Bristol, England. “It is with deep sadness that we announce that Martin Parr died yesterday at his home in Bristol. He is survived by his wife Susie, daughter Ellen, sister Vivienne and grandson George. <…> The Martin Parr Foundation and Magnum Photos will work together to preserve and share Martin's legacy.

Mercenaries of the “Afrika Korps” of the Russian Ministry of Defense, who replaced the Wagner PMC fighters in Mali, kidnap and kill civilians, and also commit rape. This is reported by the Associated Press, whose journalists spoke with more than 30 refugees from Mali who fled to the border with Mauritania. AP notes that when Wagner PMC left Mali six months ago, local residents hoped that the brutal treatment would stop, some of the refugees returned home.

The Moscow Garrison Military Court will reconsider the case of the former deputy head of department “K” (banking department) of the economic security service of the FSB, Colonel Dmitry Frolov, accused of receiving bribes amounting to more than 87 million rubles. Kommersant reports this. According to investigators, in 2007-2013, Frolov received through an intermediary from the management of the Creditimpex bank money totaling at least 87 million rubles for general patronage.

One thousand three hundred eighty-third day. Negotiations between the United States and Ukraine on a peace agreement with Russia ended without much progress. Questions about territories and security guarantees remain unresolved Sergey Bobylev / Sputnik / Profimedia A Russian serviceman of the Zapad group controls the Molniya-2 attack drone on the front in the Krasny Liman area. December 4, 2025 Since February 24, 2022, Meduza has been broadcasting live about the Russian-Ukrainian war.

This is a big event for the fans. Our resident Beatlemaniac talks about its meaning Disney+ At the end of November, a nine-episode film “The Beatles Anthology” about the history of The Beatles was released on Disney+, and a music collection of the same name with rare recordings of the group appeared on streaming services and in music stores. This is an updated version of a project that was released in the 1990s and became an important milestone in the history of the group.

Soviet and Ukrainian film director Vyacheslav Krishtofovich died at the age of 78. Film critic Andrei Plakhov reported this on his Telegram channel. Garnet International Media Group “Sad news from Kyiv, from where deadly news comes every day. Vyachek died. That, and only that, was what his friends and acquaintances called him; I also belonged to their circle. This happened not in another, but in a third life, of which very few traces now remain.

We hope one more instruction will help - on how to read instructions Meduza constantly publishes instructions in which we tell you how to get rid of some problems. For example, how to overcome insomnia , how to quit smoking , how to waste less food , how to read the news and maintain your sanity , or how to return an overdue book to the library and not burn with shame. But we know how it usually happens.

We asked how you and your children reacted to the blocking of Roblox in Russia. The answers include sadness, anger and surprise. And also hope On December 3, 2025, Roskomnadzor blocked the popular gaming platform Roblox in the country. We asked Meduza readers how they and their children reacted to this news. Many agree that, despite all the shortcomings of the platform's moderation, banning Roblox is a stupid and pointless decision.

No, says Bashir Kitachaev from Carnegie Politika. And here's why David Mdzinarishvili / Reuters / Scanpix / LETA Georgian Dream leader Bidzina Ivanishvili Throughout 2025, Georgian authorities have been tightening the screws. Criminal cases are being opened against oppositionists, protesters are prohibited from wearing masks, people who block a road are now immediately sentenced to 15 days, and voting from abroad will most likely be banned .

At least 25 people have died in a fire at a nightclub in the Indian state of Goa, The Guardian reports . The fire broke out at the Birch by Romeo Lane club in Arpora village in Baga, one of the most popular beaches in the state. According to the Times of India, most of the dead were club employees. Among the victims are four tourists. Another 50 people were injured.

On the night of December 7, Russian troops launched a combined missile and drone strike on the Poltava region. This was announced by the head of the regional military administration, Vladimir Kogut. According to him, several energy sector enterprises in the Kremenchug region came under attack. As a result of direct hits and falling debris, fires broke out and technical equipment was damaged. In some areas, interruptions in heat and water supply began, Kogut added.