Is this Sergey Mokhnatkin such an absurd person? It is a pity that Mokhnatkin did not get along in the environment of a cozy metropolitan protest. He is, of course, a Russian man, without ceremony. Offended - beat in the face. Attacked to protect others. And he did not frame anyone but himself ... The New Year's arrest of Sergei Mokhnatkin, repeating the story of five years ago to the smallest detail, did not cause a unanimous response either in society or even among civil activists.

The Cambodian prosecutor's office closed the case against businessman Sergei Polonsky, who, along with two other Russians, was accused of imprisoning local residents. This was reported to RAPSI by a source familiar with the situation. The citizens of Russia who were accused along with Polonsky were also pardoned. However, there is no official confirmation of the information yet.

Russian skiers Maxim Vylegzhanin and Nikita Kryukov won the team sprint at the World Cup in Nové Mesto na Morave. It is reported by R-Sport . Second place, two tenths of a second behind, was taken by Norway's Eldar Renning and Eric Brandsdap. The top three was closed by another Norwegian duo Paap Goldberg and Ola Vigen Hattestad. Russia in this type of program performed in two duets. Victors Sergei Ustyugov and Dmitry Yaparov finished twelfth.

NASA astronaut Mike Hopkins, along with Japanese colleague Koichi Wakata, successfully caught the Cygnus transport spacecraft with the International Space Station's manipulator. The ship was expected to dock with the Harmony module around 16:00 Moscow time. The Cygnus space truck was launched on Jan. 9 by an Antares launch vehicle from NASA's Wallops Island, Virginia, US Atlantic coast. The docking procedure can be viewed on the website of the space agency.

A girl was injured during a partial collapse of the wall of a non-residential building on Tverskoy Boulevard. According to Interfax , the victim was hospitalized in a Moscow hospital with a suspected concussion. Now the site of the collapse of the wall is cordoned off, there is no threat to people's lives. Recall, earlier today it became known that part of the wall of the building of the house, which is part of the architectural complex of the estate of the princes Volkonsky, collapsed.

The leader of the opposition United Civil Party Anatoly Lebedko was detained in Minsk. As Interfax was informed in the press service of the party, Lebedko was detained on the eve of the announced campaign to collect signatures for the abolition of the auto duty. The politician left the house around 10:40 and went to the garage for the car. A few minutes later, Lebedko's wife was informed on the intercom that her husband had been detained.

Thousands of people came to see off former Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon. The coffin with the body is on display outside the country's parliament building. It is reported by NEWSru Israel . Due to the special security measures introduced in connection with the funeral ceremony in the center of Jerusalem, it is possible to get to the Knesset only with the help of special buses. The politician will be buried tomorrow at his Shikshim farm.

A poll by the reputable YouGov service, commissioned by the London newspaper The Times, showed that most people in the world admire Microsoft founder Bill Gates, US President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin. 10.1% of those who took part in the poll voted for Gates, 9.27% ​​for Obama, and 3.84% for Putin. In a poll on the territory of the Russian Federation, 24.6% of respondents voted for Putin.

This morning, on the Kiev highway, an unknown person shot at a policeman. As Interfax was told in the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow, the incident occurred at about 6 am on the 26th kilometer of the highway. The senior police sergeant was driving along the Kyiv highway in a private car in civilian clothes. At the 26th kilometer of the highway, a law enforcement officer stopped and got out of the car.

Now the queue to the Cathedral of Christ the Savior is 7 hours. Now there are 20 thousand people near the temple, ITAR-TASS reports . The queue ends near the Frunzenskaya metro station. Access to the shrine of the temple is organized in such a way that believers can approach from two sides of the ark at once. As Maria Korovina, head of the press service of the organizing committee for bringing the shrine, told ITAR-TASS, this reduces the waiting time for pilgrims.

Ariel Sharon is dead. The era of Sharon continues Ariel Sharon is dead. The era of Sharon continues The war on terror produces its heroes and executioners, but the colors are washed out, as is often the case in any war, and army commanders have difficult reputations. Because of General Sharon, who died at the age of 86 in the Tel Hashomer medical center, they will argue for a long time. There are grounds. For some, he is an undoubted hero.

Four employees of subordinate institutions of the Ministry of Nature Protection of Yakutia were fired for illegal hunting of red deer. This was reported on the website of the Ministry of Nature Protection of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) On January 6, in the Churapchinsky district of Yakutia, police detained five poachers, four of whom turned out to be employees of the republic's Ministry of Nature. Guns and the carcass of the killed red deer were seized from all the hunters.

The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are looking for a nanny for Prince William to look after the baby during a family trip to Australia and New Zealand. The trip is scheduled for April this year, writes the Daily Mail. Due to their busy schedules, the couple will need almost 24/7 child care assistance. Prince William's nanny, 71-year-old Jessie Webb, is currently caring for Prince George.

Wounded last night in the parking lot near the Leroy Merlin, the thief in law, nicknamed Dato Potisky, died in the intensive care unit of the Krasnogorsk hospital. The man was attacked at the 66th kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road, when he was leaving the store with his wife and child. After the assassination attempt, the unknown disappeared, and Dato Melkadze (real name of Dato Potisky) was hospitalized.

Today in Moscow, a wall of a non-residential building on Tverskoy Boulevard partially collapsed. According to RIA Novosti with reference to the capital's headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, the collapse occurred in the morning, at 10.51, at Tverskoy Boulevard, house 17, building 4. There were no casualties as a result of the collapse, and there were no threats to people's lives either.