Ukraine canceled the free trade regime with Russia - so far for a year for a year. A day earlier, on the birthday of Stepan Bandera , the Russian embargo for products from Ukraine came into force.

The highest measure of punishment was carried out on Saturday to execute in Saudi Arabia in relation to 47 people accused of terrorism, the Kingdom of the Ministry of Internal Affairs reported.

In Moscow, the elevator cabin broke into the mine. At the time of the incident, a woman was in the cabin, she was not injured, reports with reference to the metropolitan head of the Ministry of Emergencies TASS. This is the second similar incident in a month. The emergency occurred in the north-west of Moscow on Saturday afternoon in the house at 7 Dubosekovskaya Street, 7. The woman who was in the elevator did not receive serious injuries and refused hospitalization.

In 2015, Russian oil production grew to a new absolute record. Against the backdrop of unprecedentedly low prices, the oil industry exports sharply increased, and oil consumption at processing plants inside the country has slightly decreased, the statistics published by the Interfax from the GP TsDU TEK.

The investigator working on a mass murder under Chelyabinsk spoke about possible versions of what happened. A resident of the village of Miassskoye (Chelyabinsk region), suspected of killing 4 local residents, claims that it was the necessary self -defense. Witnesses say that the conflict occurred due to the shackled women, said Pavel Lapshin, senior investigator of the city investigative department in the city of Kopeisk. “The suspect himself and his relatives say that it was self -defense.

The coalition of the Arab countries, led by Saudi Arabia, announced the end of the ceasefire between the conflicting parties in Yemen, Interfax reports with reference to the Saudi Agency of the Spa. "The leadership of the coalition, which supports Yemen's legal authorities, announced the end of the ceasefire in this country, starting from 14:00 (local time) on Saturday," the message said. The civil war in Yemen has been going on for several years.

Russian President Vladimir Putin forbade the dismissal of the military, who are in service from 10 years and need housing, without providing them with a dwelling or subsidies for its purchase or construction. The corresponding decree is published on the official Internet portal of legal information, RIA Novosti reports.

The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov during the direct broadcast of the headquarters meeting on the elimination of emergencies on the peninsula apologized to those residents of the region who remained on New Year's Eve without light. Every fourth remained without light, Interfax informs. "We apologize to those who were left without light on New Year's Eve. We will not discuss now, by whose fault.

The traffic along the Volokolamsk tunnel, which was closed due to ice, can be restored in two days, the regional information agency of the Moscow Region (RIAMO) reports with reference to a source in Moscow utilities.

Former mayor of Sergiev Posad Viktor Bukin was detained in Serbia in the warrant issued by Interpol, TASS reports with reference to the police message. The ex-official is suspected of major financial crimes in the Russian Federation. According to the Serbian Police, a 51-year-old citizen of Russia was detained on December 30 in the area of ​​the Novi-Sad Serbian city of the Serbian city during the execution of the forensic police.

The movement along the Volokolamsk tunnel in Moscow is completely blocked due to ice, the Interfax reported on Saturday in the press service of the capital's traffic police department. "In connection with the icing of the roadway in the Volokolamsk tunnel, the traffic in it has been completely stopped. Currently, the city’s utility services are working on the spot," the press service employee said.

At least four armed militants today attacked the Pathankot Air Force base in Penjab. TASS with reference to the newspaper Indian Express reports that they were eliminated, as a result of the shootout, two military personnel were killed, one person was wounded. As the representative of the local authorities specified, the first shots were heard at approximately 02:00 Moscow time. The confrontation lasted about four hours.

Four people were killed and one suffered during shooting in the village of Miasssky near Chelyabinsk on the night of January 2, TASS was told in the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the Chelyabinsk region. The massacre turned the New Year's booze, the shooter was detained. The police found that the shooting occurred during a quarrel that began during drinking alcohol in a private house in the neighborhood.

The Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation does not predict an increase in the number of technogenic disasters this year, the forecast of an emergency situation in Russia for 2016 said, TASS reports. "In 2016, the number of technogenic emergency situations is predicted below the average annual values," the document says. The number of technological fires and the dead in them is predicted 2-4% below 2015.

Hundreds of British military personnel who took part in hostilities in Iraq can be held accountable for war crimes, the Russian Air Force service reports with reference to the head of the IHAT commission, investigating violations in Iraq, Mark Warwick. According to him, experts have accumulated many serious cases of violations. Each of them will be considered whether they can be considered military crimes. Among these materials there are also murders.