Political scientist Alex Yusupov talks about the attack at a fair in Magdeburg that claimed the lives of five people Mourners attend a mourning meeting in front of St. John's Church after the terrorist attack at the Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, December 22, 2024. Photo: Filip Singer / EPA-EFE Four days before Christmas, a man drove a rented car into visitors to a Christmas market in Magdeburg. Five people died, including a nine-year-old child and four women aged 45 to 75 years.

In the Krasnodar Territory, after an oil spill in the Black Sea, the bodies of 11 dead dolphins were found. This was reported to RIA Novosti by Tatyana Beley, director of the Delphi scientific and environmental center. According to her, at least eight of the dead dolphins were Azov dolphins, which are classified as endangered species. Before this, ecologist Georgy Kavanosyan reported that 125 birds died as a result of an oil spill in the Black Sea.

Report from Magdeburg, Germany, where an attack on a Christmas market took place on December 20 German police officers patrol a Christmas market after a terrorist attack in Magdeburg, Germany, December 21, 2024. Photo: Filip Singer / EPA-EFE On the evening of December 20 in the German city of Magdeburg, a car crashed into a crowd at a New Year's fair - presumably driven by 50-year-old Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, a psychiatrist from neighboring Bernburg.

Russian soldiers shot five Ukrainian soldiers trying to surrender. This was reported in the 110th separate mechanized brigade of the Ukrainian Armed Forces. A black and white video taken from a drone appeared on the telegram channel of the unmanned systems battalion of the 110th Separate Mechanized Brigade. According to the authors of the video, it shows how the Russian military surrounded the house in which the Ukrainian fighters were located.

How the murder of an American insurer buried the idea of ​​a “noble national avenger” Luigi Mangione, a suspect in the murder of UnitedHealth Group CEO Brian Thompson, is led into the courtroom for two hearings at Blair County Court in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, USA, December 19, 2024. Court artist sketch.

In the Turkish province of Mugla, a medical helicopter crashed into the building of a teaching and research hospital. This was reported by TRT Haber with reference to the Turkish Ministry of Health. According to the TV channel, the tragedy occurred on the morning of December 22 - the helicopter, while taking off to Antalya, crashed into the fourth floor of the hospital and crashed to the ground.

The fairy tale about animals “Pets”, written by Zhenya Berkovich in a pre-trial detention center, is a much-needed book today about injustice and hope for the best. Zhenya Berkovich in court. Photo: Alexandra Astakhova / Mediazona The Russian Federation hates all living things. Forests are being destroyed in Karelia and Siberia. In Russian regions, stray dogs are being killed en masse, including bypassing the legal procedure.

Photo: Gorod Oryol / Telegram Ukrainian drones continued to strike targets in Russia across a large geographic area overnight, Russia’s Defence Ministry said on Sunday morning, announcing that its air defence systems had intercepted 42 drones over five regions in southern Russia.

By the end of the year, many experts were again talking about the imminent collapse of the Russian economy. What are these forecasts based on this time? Moscow, December 11, 2024. Photo: Sergey Ilnitsky / EPA-EFE Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion, it has been customary to talk about the Russian economy either in the spirit of “a complete collapse, everything is lost,” or to pay tribute to its stability and endurance.

Presumably, the cause of the accident was icing of the vessel. An An-2 aircraft of the Faeravia company, which disappeared on December 19 after an emergency landing, was found in the Kamchatka Territory. This was reported by the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. As stated by the Eastern Interregional Transport Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee, the ship was found on December 22 in the area of ​​Mount Tundravaya.