Who and how deduced almost $ 20 billion from Russia. Joint project of Novaya Gazeta and the International Organization of Journalists (OCCRP) We called this “Landromat” - the largest operation to launder criminal income in the history of the CIS, recorded by law enforcement agencies of Moldova, Russia and the Baltic countries.

At the crossing to the Crimea, another round of the transport crisis ended. It seems to be not for long At the crossing to the Crimea, another round of the transport crisis ended. It seems to be not for long ITAR-TASS This year, instead of Sochi, the Russian authorities began to advertise Crimea. Tens of thousands of vacationers decided to visit the newfound resort, and at the beginning of the season they were faced with problems at the crossing.

A report by a Novaya special correspondent from Donetsk, Ukraine, where shelling is carried out every day A report by a Novaya special correspondent from Donetsk, Ukraine, where shelling is carried out every day At first we only heard distant rips. They came from the south, one after another, at intervals of a second or a half. But now we heard the explosions getting closer and closer, thundering in the very center.

Sergey Ivanov, a teacher of Lyceum No. 1535, recognized in 2014 as the best school of Russia, about what, in his opinion, the decision of the Ministry of Education is connected to remove the testing part from the exam in the Russian language, how school training will change and what should students and their parents expect. Sergey Ivanov, a teacher of Lyceum No.

The Tagansky District Court of Moscow placed four base jumpers under house arrest for a month, who are accused in the case of painting a star and hanging the Ukrainian flag on a Stalinist skyscraper on Kotelnicheskaya embankment in the center of Moscow. This was announced on his Twitter by the journalist Yegor Skovoroda.

The German government, at a special meeting last Wednesday, made a historic decision to provide military assistance to the Iraqi Kurds, who are waging an armed struggle against militants from the so-called "Islamic state". The essence of historicity lies in the fact that for Germany the topic of exporting weapons, military equipment and equipment to hot spots is a sick one. A law on military exports has been adopted and is in force, which strictly regulates the supply of German weapons.

The Russian Foreign Ministry expressed its outrage at the murder of American journalist James Foley in Iraq. “The barbarous murder by ISIS terrorists of American journalist James Foley, who disappeared two years ago in a combat zone in Syria, is outrageous,” said Konstantin Dolgov, Foreign Ministry Commissioner for Human Rights. The militants circulated on the Internet a video recording of a journalist being killed.

The Tagansky Court of Moscow placed under house arrest the person involved in the case of raising the Ukrainian flag on one of the Stalinist skyscrapers of the capital, reports . ITAR-TASS Alexander Pogrebov, one of the four defendants in the case, could face up to seven years in prison under the article "Hooliganism." Pogrebov himself denies any guilt.

Russia called on the UN Security Council to adopt a statement on the need for a ceasefire in eastern Ukraine, reports . the press service of the Foreign Ministry The department believes that this must be done for the period of the humanitarian action. “We call on the parties involved in the conflict to declare a ceasefire for the duration of this action, and we invite the UN Security Council to adopt a corresponding statement,” the Foreign Ministry said.

A ceasefire in eastern Ukraine is possible on the basis of the peace plan of President Petro Poroshenko, Andriy Lysenko, spokesman for the information center of the National Security and Defense Council, said. He pinned his hopes on negotiations in Minsk on 26 August. “We expect that just from the meeting in Minsk, agreements will be reached, and the peace plan proposed by the President of Ukraine remains relevant,” quoted RIA Novosti Lysenko as saying.

A power line pylon on Nagornaya Street in Moscow was painted in the colors of the Ukrainian flag. According to Interfax, the MOESK brigade painted the pole yellow-blue. “According to the terms of reference, the power transmission line pole had to be painted in the corporate colors of MOESK - blue, yellow and white. But for some reason, the workers took pity on the white paint,” the agency was told in the prefecture of the Southwestern District of Moscow.

We publish fragments of an interview with an outstanding sociologist, culturologist, translator Boris Dubin, who died on August 20 We are publishing fragments of an interview with an outstanding sociologist, culturologist, translator Boris Dubin, who died on August 20...

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko said that the constitutional grounds for the dissolution of the Verkhovna Rada fall on August 24, ITAR-TASS reports . "The decision will be made when the constitutional grounds come, and their time, as everyone knows, falls on Independence Day," the agency quotes President Poroshenko. According to the head of state, about 80% of the population of Ukraine supports early elections to the Verkhovna Rada.

Eastern Ukrainian separatists say they will destroy all drones over their territory. According to Interfax , this was stated by the press center of the so-called Donetsk People's Republic. The separatists are going to shoot down and drones belonging to the OSCE. The "Ministry of Defense" of the DPR believes that the information obtained with the help of drones may become known to the Ukrainian security forces.

Russian and Ukrainian customs officers process humanitarian aid from Russia at the Donetsk checkpoint, Interfax reports . The State Border Service of Ukraine confirmed the start of customs clearance. Earlier, representatives of the International Committee of the Red Cross reported that all conditions for the delivery of humanitarian cargo have been met. Last week, the Minister of Social Policy of Ukraine, Lyudmila Denisova, signed a document recognizing the Russian cargo as humanitarian aid.