On Saturday, the Volzhsky District Court of Saratov wrapped the former head of the Engels district Dmitry Lobanov, suspected of fraud with municipal property. He was arrested until March 31, reports TASS. Lobanov is charged with part 6 of article 290 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (receiving a bribe on an especially large amount). Previously, the subordinate Lobanov was detained - the ex -head of the district property management committee Sergey Ryaskov.

The Ambassador of Russia to the United States Anatoly Antonov, commenting on the publication of the new nuclear doctrine of Washington, which repeatedly refers to the readiness of Russia to inflict a preventive blow in the event of a military conflict with the United States, expressed alertness. According to the diplomat, the American side found the "horror story" represented by Russia in order to justify the growth of its own military expenses.

The Tahrir Ash Sham terrorist group, which arose last year on the basis of another organization of jihadists - Jebhat Anger Nusra*, took responsibility for the attack on the Russian Su -25 attack aircraft in the Syrian province of Idlib, reports Reuters. The militants confirmed the information that the plane was shot down using a portable anti -aircraft missile system (MANPADS).

On February 3, the Japanese Aerospace Research Agency (JAXA) launched the world's smallest SS-520 launch vehicle. The launch video was published by the local television and radio company NHK . The mini-racket was launched from the Utinoura cosmodrome in the southern prefecture of Kagoshima, reports the Japanese newspaper Nikkei . The start took place at 14:03 local time (08:03 in Moscow). The rocket should be brought into the orbit of the ultramato satellite Tricom-1r.

Over the past day, the government forces of Afghanistan destroyed several dozen militants in the country's eastern and northern provinces, Sinhua, Chinese agency, said on Saturday with reference to the country's security forces. At least 47 people were killed, another 23 were injured as a result of a series of special operations.

Russian cosmonauts from the crew of the International Space Station (ISS) Alexander Misurkin and Anton Cabberders collided with a number of difficulties when replacing the receiving device of the broadband communication system, but successfully coped with the task. At the same time, as TASS reports, the Russians had to spend about an hour and a half in open space than they planned.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation announced that in the area from where the rocket of the portable anti-aircraft complex (MANPADS), which shot down the Russian Su-25 attack aircraft, was launched, a group struck by high-precision weapons was inflicted. According to the military, as a result of the shelling, more than 30 militants of the Jebhat al-Nusra terrorist group were destroyed (prohibited in Russia).

In one of the schools of Volgodonsk, the teacher cut off a strand of hair to the student due to the discontent of her hairstyle. After the local media wrote about what happened, an audit began in the educational institution. The school is reported, an unspoken rule that prohibits walking disheveled or with loose hair.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation proposes to revise the procedure for transferring children to foster families, as well as a system of control over the adoptive parents. The reason for the initiative was the resonant incident in the suburbs, where the guardians of the three -year -old child were detained on suspicion of attempted murder.

The United States currently does not plan to send an additional military contingent to Afghanistan, as previously reported by the American media. This was stated the day before, US Secretary of Defense James Mattis. “There are no such plans now. We carry out the rotation of the troops, but there is no talk of additional [military],” said the head of the Pentagon (quote for TASS).

Former promoter and manager of the famous Boxer Lennox Lewis Frank Maluni, who announced his floor shift operation in 2014 and carried out his plan in a year, now bears the name Kelly Maluni and does not support the development of girls-models that has recently been refused in professional sports. The participation in sports show of girls accompanying athletes or carrying a tablet with round numbers to the arena has long been criticized by feminist organizations.

The US Department of Justice on the night of Saturday in Moscow time confirmed that Russian Peter Levashov accused of computer hacks was extracted from Spain to the United States, Reuters reported citing a statement of the department. Earlier, the expulsion of Levashov was reported in the National Police of the Kingdom.

The State Duma deputy from the Communist Party Valery Rashkin at the end of December sent an appeal to the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation with a request to check the statements of the President of the Russian Federation Ksenia Sobchak about the belonging of Crimea for extremism. According to the parliamentarian, the FSB could not conduct an audit, explaining this not opening reference to an interview with the TV presenter American television channel CNN.

The British authorities are ready to use the rules for the fight against organized crime for investigations in relation to many rich foreigners who have entered into force last week.

In the east of Italy, in the city of Machaca, two people opened fire from a racing car for passers -by, as a result of which seven people were injured, TASS reports. According to one version, which is given by the La Repubblica newspaper, all the wounded are foreigners. According to the newspaper Corriere Della Sera , one of the suspects was detained by the police on Piazza della Vittorius.