The Security Service of Ukraine announced the detention of a sabotage group, which included three Russian citizens, as well as three Ukrainians. The representative of the SBU Elena Gitlyanskaya spoke about this on her page on Facebook . The operation, according to her, took place on the evening of December 9th. Where - is not specified. Under the fire of saboteurs, SBU employees evacuated three inhabitants of the house where a special operation was held, including a seven -year -old child.

The "Eastern European distribution company" (Vedka) is changing, RBC reports with reference to the company representative. The new owner of the 100% shares of the VAKS will be the former head of the divisions of the State Public Field "Rosspirtprom" for the implementation of alcohol Andrei Markov. The seller’s name is not disclosed, as well as the amount of the transaction, the closure of which is expected by the end of this year. In connection with the change of owner, the company will change.

In conditions of the fight against a recession, Russia is necessary for a budget deficit to stimulate the economy. "Old Fine Keynesianism" and investments in new technologies should help the country get out of the crisis. This opinion in an interview with Bloomberg was expressed by the Nobel laureate in economics Eric Maskin . In his opinion, Russia should follow the example of the American President Barack Obama and use a budget deficit to stimulate the economy.

The power supply of Crimea is completely restored after the accident on the high -voltage line, Interfax reports with reference to the message of Krymenergo. NEC "Ukrenergo" said on Wednesday evening, which records a decrease in the power issued in Crimea through 220 square meters "Kakhovskaya-Titan" from 185 to 20 MW. Without light, the inhabitants of the western and northern Crimea, as well as some steppe regions, remained.

One of the main defendants in high-profile cases about the murders of the vice-governor of St. Petersburg Mikhail Manshev and TV presenter Vladislav Listyev died under suspicious circumstances. Sergei Yakovlev, known under the nickname Fandor, lay down in one of the capital's hospitals according to other people's documents, and in the morning he was dead.

The basketball player of the Cliveland Cavaliers Club Cavalry Lebron James signed a lifelong sponsorship contract with the manufacturer of sports shoes and clothing by Nike, according to which he will receive more than $ 500 million. According to CBS , Nike will annually expel the forward about 30 million. In return, the American basketball player will remain the face of this company until the end of his life.

On Thursday, the People’s Bank of China again lowered the National currency of the PRC to the dollar to 6.4236 yuan per unit. This is the minimum indicator from August 10, 2011, reports Reuters. In recent months, China has taken a number of steps aimed at strengthening the world role of its national currency and implying the gradual removal of restrictions on the movement of capital.

The DPRK leader Kim Jong -un announced the presence of a hydrogen bomb in the country, which she is ready to drive to protect sovereignty. “We were able to become a great nuclear power that could blow up our own atomic and hydrogen bombs to protect the independence and national dignity of our homeland,” the North Korean Agency of the Corean Agency quoted the first secretary of the Corean Labor Party.

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Turkey confirmed that Ankara would not refuse a visa -free regime with Russia and will pay $ 6 thousand as compensation for fuel costs for charter aircraft delivering Russian tourists. Such measures are contained in the plan of action developed by the Ministry, TASS reports with reference to the Turkish newspaper Milliyet.

Google, which owns the YouTube video hosting service, has summed up the results of 2015 and published ratings of the most popular videos. The message notes that when summing up, not only the number of views was taken into account, but also the time that users spent watching a particular video, as well as the number of clicks on the “Share” button and the number of comments and likes.

Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated the RT channel on the 10th anniversary of broadcasting, announcing the need for an objective presentation of materials. “Russian authorities are also not saints, and we make mistakes ... And therefore, the objective presentation of the material and our country is also very important,” Putin said. He noted that if the media is biased, then it will not be interesting, TASS reports.

According to the Ministry of Energy, as of October 1, 2015, the total debt of consumers for energy resources exceeded 850 billion rubles. This was told by the Deputy Minister of Energy of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Kravchenko in an interview with "Rossiya Gazeta" , published on Thursday.

The Magnitogorsk Club of the Continental Hockey League (KHL) "Metallurg" agreed with striker Alexander Semin to sign the contract. This was announced by the vice president of Metallurg, Gennady Velichkin. “We agreed with Semin, it remains to settle the formalities related to his former club,” Velichkin said in an interview with TASS. On Wednesday, the Montreal Canadienz National Hockey League Club (NHL) agreed to break the contract with the Russian striker.

The British police conduct a preliminary verification of the charges of a crime on the basis of hatred, which sounded the newly -made worldwater worldwater champion Tyson Fury, the Air Force reports. The reason for the audit was a complaint about Fury to the police after a television broadcast, during which the recent statements of a boxer on homosexuality were discussed.

The former prisoner of the American prison of Guantanamo, which contains mainly associated with terrorism, headed the Al-Qaeda group on the Arabian Peninsula (ACAP). According to the publication The Long War Journal , Ibrahim Koshi, also known as Sheikh Khubib Al Sudani, joined the group in 2014 and became its leader. In July 2010, Koshi found himself guilty of charges of preparing terrorist attacks and financing terrorism.