The ballistics of the flight management center (TsUP, Korolev) calculated the "festive" orbit of the International Space Station in the New Year, reports "Interfax" . New Year for the ISS can be celebrated 16 times, as usual. When on January 1 it comes Moscow time, the station will be above Canada, and in the time of Houston - over Kazakhstan. “The international crew of the ISS, as usual, will be able to celebrate the New Year between December 31 and January 1.

The two richest teams of the World Cups in the Classes of the Formula 1 cars “Ferrari” and “McLaren” will lose millions of pounds due to the bankruptcy of the Russian team “Maroussia”, writes The Telegraph . As a result of the bankruptcy of Marusi, she will not be able to pay Ferrari the amount of 16.6 million pounds for the supply of engines. The McLaren team of the Russian "stable" should a little more than 7 million pounds.

Energy block No. 6 of the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine was disconnected from the network on December 28 at 05.59, reports the operator of the country's nuclear power plants - NEEK Energoatom. The power unit turned off "as a result of the operation of protection against internal damage to the generator." "The reactor installation is at 40% of the power. The reasons for the operation of protection are clarified," the RIA Novosti Energoatoma quotes.

The fire broke out on a Greek passenger ferry heading to Italy. The captain announced an evacuation that took place in difficult conditions: excitement at sea, a strong fire on the lower deck. There were 466 people on board. The fire broke out on the Norman Atlantic vessel, following from the Greek port of Patra to the Italian port of Ancona, TASS reports. According to the Greek media, there are 411 passengers and 55 crew members on board, only 466 people.

In the lists of passengers of the burning ferry Norman Atlantic there are two Russians, local media say, referring to lists widespread by the Greek side. The evacuation takes place in difficult conditions, hundreds of people are blocked on board the burning ship.

Defender of the Moscow Football Club Lokomotiv and the Croatian national team Vedran Chorluk in the near future can sign a contract with the English Manchester City, reports The Daily Mirror . The leadership of the "Citizens" is ready to purchase a player for 4.8 million pounds. Also, interest in the 28-year-old defender is shown by West Ham. “Vedran is considering the possibility of returning to England,” said Chris Nathaniel, a representative of the Croatian football player.

The Western countries have a desire to end the logic of confrontation in relations with the Russian Federation under the Ukrainian crisis and establish a direct dialogue with Moscow, said the head of the EU diplomacy Federica Mogherini in an interview with the Italian newspaper La Repubblica . Cooperation is important because Russia can play an important role in the settlement of crises and in other regions of the world, she emphasized.

Only sixty passengers are evacuated from the tanned Norman Atlantic ferry, the coastal guard of Greece reports. Earlier it was reported that under difficult conditions, the authorities were able to evacuate almost 500 people on board. These messages were not confirmed. The fire does not subside: according to the press, in the hold for cars 15 trucks with butter. The operation takes place against the background of four -meter waves and winds, the speed of which reaches 80 km/h.

On Sunday, the NATO armed forces officially completed a military security mission in Afghanistan - the longest in the history of the alliance. However, the head of NATO Jens Stoltenberg promises that the help will be continued - now as part of a mission called "Decisive Support". The Stoltenberg statement says that the responsibility for the safety of Afghanistan completely passes into the hands of 350 thousand Afghan soldiers and police officers.

The search for the Airasia aircraft, which was gone halfway from Indonesia to Singapore, was discontinued due to the onset of darkness, Reuters reports with reference to the representative of the Ministry of Emergencies Tatang Zenutdin. The search will resume on Monday at 6 in the morning. There were 162 people on board the missing aircraft.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation wants to conduct an analogue of the Eurovision music contest among military creative groups. It is planned that it will be implemented next year. This was announced on the air of the Echo of Moskvy radio station by the head of the department of the department of the department Anton Gubankov, TASS reports. “We have a wonderful project, and we will begin its implementation next year. This is a kind of analogue of Eurovision with army specificity.

In the Ingush village of Ordzhonikidzevskaya, three participants in illegal armed groups were eliminated during a clash, Interfax reports with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies of the republic. "On Sunday evening, three people suspected of participating in the NVF were blocked on one of the streets of the village. As a result of a clash, they were killed," the source said.

Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev ordered to allocate 6 billion rubles to Russian exporters of military products in the next two years to pay interest on Russian loans, according to the government’s website on Sunday morning. The United States and the European Union imposed sanctions against many Russian defense companies due to the Ukrainian crisis, in particular, having limited their access to financing, RIA Novosti recalls.

The number of victims of floods that fell to the east of Malaysia reached 10 people, more than 200 thousand were evacuated. About 40 thousand people moved to the shelter for a day from the states of Kelandan, Trengan moved to the shelters, TASS reports.

On board the Italian ferry in the Adriatic Sea ( video ) there are two Russian citizens, confirmed the head of the consular department of the Russian Embassy in Italy, adviser Sergei Patronov. Earlier, the media reported this, and the embassy "verified the information." The Norman Atlantic Fire managed to take control, but the rescue operation is extremely difficult and slow: due to the strong excitement of passengers, it is possible to evacuate only by helicopters.