14 sailors died in a fire on a Russian submarine, which was created for special operations - for example, to work with submarine cables, writes the German magazine Spiegel. The publication notes that the Internet connection between Europe and the United States is carried out using approximately 20 fiberglass cables running along the ocean floor. For some time now, NATO has been concerned that Russian submarines regularly appear near these important data channels.

Creation of demarcation line between Abkhazia, South Ossetia and rest of Georgia has had a devastating impact on human rights - Amnesty International report International human rights organization Amnesty International published on Wednesday a report "Behind the barbed wire: human rights violations as a result of 'borderization' in Georgia." This study is devoted to the problems that arose in the life of the population of Georgia and the unrecognized republics of Abkhazia and South Ossetia after

Those who died on July 1 on a nuclear submarine apparently died in the war that Putin has already declared to the world. This is an inestimable fact, a naked statement Further, depending on the ideological and human guidelines, you can play with nodules, be horrified, mourn or hoot, but first you just need to be aware that this is exactly so. The version about scientific research on the bottom of the World Ocean did not last even a day. The officers died in the war.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu at a meeting in Severomorsk said that during the fire on July 1, submariners were the first to evacuate a civilian specialist from the burning compartment, battening down the hatch behind him to prevent the spread of fire. “In a critical situation, submariners acted heroically.

Acting Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov confirmed that the submariners who died as a result of the fire were assigned to the military unit of the region. “I offer deep condolences to the families of the dead submariners in the Barents Sea. The team was assigned to our military unit and set off on their last voyage from St. Petersburg, ”Beglov wrote on VKontakte. Earlier, the media reported that the sailors served in military unit 45707, which is stationed in Peterhof.

Part of the information about the circumstances of the death of submariners in the Barents Sea is a state secret and will not be made public, said Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov. In particular, it will not be told on which ship the fire occurred. “The Supreme Commander-in-Chief has all the information, but all this information cannot be in public circulation, it belongs to the category of absolutely secret data.

The European Socialist candidate, David-Maria Sassoli, won the election as President of the European Parliament. He won an absolute majority of votes in the second round of voting, Interfax reports . TASS clarifies that 345 deputies out of 667 voted for Sassoli. According to the voting results, Czech Jan Zagradil took the second place with 160 votes. The third went to the German Ska Keller - 119 votes, the last was the Spaniard Sira Rego, who enlisted the support of 43 deputies.

The Ministry of Defense has published the names of the victims of the tragedy on a submarine in the Barents Sea.

Bank FC Otkritie filed a claim with the Moscow Arbitration Court against the former owners for 289.5 billion rubles. As Vedomosti notes, this is a record amount for claims of this kind. Until now, the largest claim was filed by Promsvyazbank against the former owners and members of the board - its amount amounted to 282 billion rubles.

The SeverPost portal found fishermen who witnessed the emergency ascent of a submarine from AS-12. According to them, the submarine surfaced at about 21:30. A warship and two tugboats immediately approached her. “In the evening we were walking towards Kildin, and then, somewhere at half past ten in the evening, a submarine surfaced. It floats right up. I've never seen anything like this in my life. On the deck, people are running around, fussing, ” said the fisherman.

After the “Golunov case”, Andrey Shirov, head of the anti-drug department of the Internal Affairs Directorate for the Western Administrative District of Moscow, was removed from work. As Interfax was told in the press service of the capital's police headquarters, Shirov was suspended for the duration of the check, which is being conducted by the internal security service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

The crew members of the ultra-small nuclear submarine, who died on July 1 in the Barents Sea, served in military unit 45707, which is stationed in Peterhof. Part, according to Kommersant , is subordinate to the main department of deep-sea research of the Ministry of Defense and includes a detachment of hydronauts and a research laboratory.

Canadian authorities refuse to issue entry visas to residents of the self-proclaimed DPR and LPR who have Russian passports. This was announced by Canadian Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland in Toronto, where the Third Conference on Reforms in Ukraine is taking place. “Canada views the issuance of Russian passports to these people as an act of aggression against Ukraine, and we condemn this.

Four crew members of the deep-sea submersible survived a fire on board on July 1. This was announced by a military expert, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Missile and Artillery Sciences Konstantin Sivkov. “14 people died, four survived. This is known data. It remains only to take off the headgear before the memory of the heroes, ”he said on the air of the Rossiya-24 TV channel, Interfax reports .

The strict border regime introduced by the Russian authorities in recent years in the regions of Abkhazia and South Ossetia bordering Georgia leads to massive violations of fundamental rights and freedoms.