What the Orthodox churches of Moldova, Georgia and Belarus say The Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church decided to break all ties with the Patriarchate of Constantinople - this was officially reported after the Synod meeting in Minsk on October 15. So the Russian church responded to the decision of Constantinople on the assignment of autocephaly (independence) of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

Voters of Khakassia and Primorye stand on their Valentin Konovalov. Photo: Alexander Kolbasov / TASS Khakassia and Primorye remain the only regions that have not yet chosen new governors. The tangible chances of the governor’s chair are there and there - the Communists and the authorities, as they can, try to prevent their victories.

In Belarus, Alexander Shramko, cleric of St. Michael’s parish in Minsk, was suspended for a year after he posted a critical review of the actions of Patriarch Kirill on his Facebook, as well as photos of his guards and car numbers. Shramko himself spoke about this on Facebook. The priest told how Patriarch Kirill flew to Belarus on October 13 to attend a meeting of the Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church.

Who abducted and beat the AMNESTY International employee in Ingushetia Oleg Kozlovsky. Photo: Amnesty International Beat, beat, they will beat On the evening of October 6, in Magas, unknown armed people in masks abducted the researcher of the Russian branch of the international human rights organization Amnesty International Oleg Kozlovsky.

The Prime Minister of Armenia voluntarily resigned to initiate the holding of parliamentary elections in December and get the majority Photo: RIA Novosti The current Prime Minister of Armenia Nikol Pashinyan on October 16 on the air of the Armenian public television channel said he resigned. -Today I am retired from the post of Prime Minister of Armenia.

Aeroflot and its subsidiaries Rossiya and Aurora have stopped selling tickets to the cities of the Far East, as well as to Simferopol and Kaliningrad at reduced prices. This was reported by RBC with reference to a letter from the company. The airline explained that all subsidies allocated by the state for the implementation of benefits have ended.

The head of the Memorial Oleg Orlov spoke about the abduction of the Ingush security forces in 2007 (also abducted by Amnesty Int in 2018) Oleg Orlov. Photo: RIA Novosti On October 15, it became known about the abduction and staging of the execution of Oleg Kozlovsky, an employee of the world famous human rights organization Amnesty. The abductors did not hide their affiliation: they called the employees of the Center for Combating Extremism.

In December, the Primorsky Territory is waiting for a complete reboot Oleg Kozhemyako (in the center). Photo: RIA Novosti Repeated elections of the governor of Primorye will be held on December 16. Such a decision was made on Tuesday by the Legislative Assembly of the region. Recall that in the second round, observers recorded numerous violations. As a result, on the recommendation of the CEC, the Commission of the Primorsky Territory recognized the results of the elections invalid.

Human rights activists - about what is behind the abduction of the employee of Amnesty International Oleg Kozlovsky in Ingushetia Magas. Photo: Oleg Kozlovsky / Facebook An employee of the International Human Rights Office Oleg Kozlovsky on October 15 spoke about the experience of abduction in Magas. Unknown armed people who called law enforcement officers lured him to the car, took him into the forest, beat, divided and threatened to shoot.

The Accounts Chamber criticized the government draft budget Photo: RIA Novosti The Accounts Chamber under the leadership of Alexei Kudrin presented an opinion on the draft federal budget. Kudrin was mastered for several months in a new position and at the first opportunity collapsed with criticism to colleagues from the government.

In Ukraine, near the village of Ulaniv in the Vinnitsa region, a Su-27 fighter crashed with two pilots who died during the accident. This was reported by the press service of the General Staff of Ukraine on Facebook. Initially, the message referred to the death of one Ukrainian pilot and a pilot of the US Air National Guard, as reported by various media outlets. However, later the record was corrected, and the mention of the nationalities of the dead disappeared.

Andrey Kuraev, Andrey Zubov and Alexei Makarkin - about what will follow the break in the relationship of the Russian Orthodox Church and Constantinople Photo: RIA Novosti The Holy Synod of the Russian Orthodox Church on October 15 in Minsk announced a complete break with the Ecumenical Patriarchate in Constantinople - the main Orthodox Church of the world. This happened against the backdrop of the already almost failed provision by Constantinople of autocephaly of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church.

The authorities of the Primorsky Territory decided to refuse the candidacy of the former Minister of Emergency Situations Vladimir Puchkov as a senator from the region. This was reported by RBC, citing three sources familiar with this decision. “A local senator is able to understand the needs of the region much better,” one of RBC’s interlocutors explained. Among the possible candidates, media sources name Senator Svetlana Goryacheva, who has been acting since 2014.

The brutal murder of a Saudi journalist in Istanbul is a big headache for the West: to stake contracts for hundreds of billion dollars The place of the murder of Jamal Khashoggi. Photo: Reuters The story with the Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, who included on October 2 to the premises of the Kingdom consulate in Istanbul and not left there, was extremely sensitive not so much for Turkey as for the United States.

In the afternoon, those who introduced themselves as employees of the REN TV channel came to the Moscow office of the international historical, educational, charitable and human rights society Memorial. This was told to Novaya Gazeta by the curator of educational programs of the organization Alexandra Polivanova. According to her, the journalists were with video cameras and unmarked microphones.