After heavy rains in the Krasnodar Territory, 18 settlements were flooded After heavy rains in the Kuban, 18 settlements are flooded. The bridge on the road from Tuapse to Maykop is destroyed, trains were detained, and the federal highway is paralyzed. Social networks are full of videos and photos with flooded streets of the Krasnodar Territory. There were data on the first victims. On October 24, 116 mm of precipitation fell in Tuapse in six hours, the rivers came out of the banks.

Chief Executive Officer of Rosneft Igor Sechin, speaking at the XI Eurasian Economic Forum in Verona, accused the United States of trying to regulate the oil market. Sechin said that with sanctions the United States is waging a non-competitive, non-market struggle with other market players, the Vedomosti newspaper reports. “The United States accounted for only about 0.6% of the losses from the sanctions imposed against Russia, while Germany accounted for as much as 40% of the losses...

Russian citizens may soon have the opportunity to recall deputies and city mayors. The Vedomosti newspaper writes about this. The publication notes that the Russian Foundation for Free Elections, one of whose founders is the Central Electoral Commission, presented a draft structure of the future code on elections and referendums. The code should consist of two parts - general and special. The latter regulates the procedure for holding elections to government bodies at various levels.

The State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted amendments to the legislation that allow deputies to voluntarily waive the monthly supplement to the pension. To do this, they will have to apply to the Minister of Labor and Social Protection. The law should come into force on January 1, 2019.

The State Duma in the first reading adopted a package of bills that introduce a tax on self-employed citizens. This is stated on the website of the Parliament. The document proposes to establish a tax rate of 4% for those who provide services and sell goods to individuals, and 6% for those who provide services to legal entities and individual entrepreneurs. According to the document, those whose income does not exceed 200 thousand rubles will be able to take advantage of the tax regime.

The Soyuz-2.1b carrier rocket, after launching from the Plesetsk cosmodrome, successfully launched a spacecraft into the calculated orbit in the interests of the Russian Defense Ministry, Roscosmos reported. “At the estimated time, the spacecraft of the Russian Ministry of Defense was launched into the target orbit, and accepted for control of ground facilities of the Space Forces of the Aerospace Forces. A stable telemetry connection has been established and maintained with the spacecraft.

For the sixth year in a row, Elena Baturina, wife of ex-Mayor of Moscow Yuri Luzhkov, remains Russia's richest woman. Over the year, her fortune increased by $ 200 million and amounted to $ 1.2 billion. These are the data of Forbes experts . Tatyana Bakalchuk, the founder of Wildberries, moved up from fifth to second position with $600 million. 2017 was a successful year for the company: the online store's revenue grew by 40% to RUB 63.8 billion.

The drones that attacked the Russian Khmeimim base in Syria were controlled from the US Poseidon-8 reconnaissance aircraft, Colonel General Alexander Fomin, Deputy Defense Minister of the Russian Federation, said. “13 drones marched in a single battle order, controlled by a common team. At this time, the American reconnaissance aircraft Poseidon-8 patrolled in the Mediterranean Sea for eight hours, ” TASS quotes Fomin .

HumanRights Watch releases report on domestic violence in Russia Human Rights Watch experts in their report write that the Russian authorities do not provide an adequate level of protection for women from various forms of violence by husbands or partners. Gaps in legislation and amendments decriminalizing beatings in the family increase the risks for survivors of violence, human rights activists say.

Alexander Osipov has already asked the president to support projects in the region Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Natalia Zhdanova, and appointed the acting head of the region, Alexander Osipov. Zhdanova, who has headed the region since 2016, announced her resignation on October 11. Osipov previously worked as the first deputy head of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East.

The Parliament of the European Union awarded the Sakharov Prize for Human Rights to Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov It is reported by The Associated Press. nominated Sentsov for the award . The faction of the European People's Party in the European Parliament “Thanks to courage and determination, putting his life in danger, film director Oleg Sentsov became a symbol of the struggle for the release of political prisoners.

Russian President Vladimir Putin accepted the resignation of the governor of the Trans-Baikal Territory, Natalia Zhdanova, and appointed the acting head of the region, Alexander Osipov. Zhdanova, who has headed the region since 2016, announced her resignation on October 11. Osipov previously worked as the first deputy head of the Ministry for the Development of the Far East. At a meeting with the president, Osipov asked for the support of the region, according to the Kremlin.

The international rating agency Moody's believes that in 2019 there is a fairly high probability of raising Russia's sovereign rating to investment grade. This, according to Reuters , said senior vice president of Moody's Investors Service Christine Lindow. An increase in Russia's rating is likely if there are no very tough Western sanctions and strong shocks, she noted.

Police in Moscow have detained Ivan Zhdanov, a lawyer for Alexei Navalny's Anti-Corruption Foundation. “We were detained at the exit of the subway. I wonder what this time? Okay, the main thing is not to lose heart, ”Zhdanov wrote on Twitter. According to Navalny's press secretary Kira Yarmysh, Zhdanov is being taken to the Danilovskoye police station. The reasons for the detention were not explained to him.

Two people became victims of the flood in the Tuapse district of the Krasnodar Territory, said the head of the district, Anatoly Rusin. “According to preliminary data, as a result of the emergency situation, two people died and two more people were injured. In addition, one person is listed as missing, a search is underway for him, ”the head of the district told Interfax . Due to heavy rainfall, 19 settlements were partially flooded in the region, and railway communication was disrupted.