On August 15, domestic archaeologists celebrate their professional holiday. Although the excavation season is still far from the end, on this day archaeologists often talk about the find made over the past year. The holiday was dedicated to the press conference of the head of the Archeology sector of the Moscow Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Doctor of Historical Sciences Leonid Andreyevich Belyaev .

All 15 members of the UN Security Council, including Russia, supported on Friday resolution No. 2167 on the introduction of sanctions against persons related to the activities of militants from the Islamic State and Jebhat al-Nusra organizations. It is reported by ITAR-TASS .

Messages about crossing the border of Ukraine by the Russian military are not true. As the regions bordering with Ukrainian territory curled up in the FSB of the Russian Federation are patrolled by mobile groups of border guards, but exclusively in Russia, RIA Novosti reports.

Employees of Ukrainian customs began to check 262 humanitarian aid trucks for needy residents of the East of Ukraine. This was reported by the ATO press center on August 15 on its Facebook account. According to ITAR-TASS , citing an employee of the Russian Emergencies Ministry, employees accompanying the column invited representatives of various media to demonstrate the contents of the trucks.

President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in a conversation with British Prime Minister David Cameron, announced the invasion of the country's column of Russian military equipment and its destruction. This was reported by the website of the head of Ukraine. “ The interlocutors coordinated the actions to respond to information about the entry of military equipment from Russia from Russia, which was clearly recorded by international journalists, in particular, Gardian newspapers.

The Ministry of Health began to develop a bill that can be canceled by the upper threshold of salaries, above which insurance premiums are not charged to the compulsory medical insurance fund. On Friday, Kommersant writes on Friday. According to the publication, this measure is considered in order to reduce the general deficit of the fund. If you do not take any action, by 2017 it should reach 400 billion rubles, officials predict.

Two federal retail chains in the Russian Federation announced the alleged increase in prices of suppliers in the conditions of “food sanctions” - Metro Cash & Carry and X5 Retail Group. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to a source in the Ministry of Industry and Trade of the Russian Federation.

Alexey Sitnikov This week in Moscow ended the International School Scientific Conference “Lift for the Future”, in which several young biomedic scientists from Skoltekh made experts. About how in three years to create an actively current world-class institution-in an interview with Alexei Sitnikov , Vice President for the Development of the Skolkovo Institute of Science and Technology. Skolteh - Skolkovo non -state master's Institute of Science and Technology - soon for three years ...

On Thursday, August 14, it became known about personnel permutations in the office of ministers of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic. At yesterday's meeting, the Council of Ministers satisfied the request for dismissal from the post of Minister of Defense of the DPR, Colonel Igor Strelkov, as stated in his statement - "in connection with the transition to another job." This was reported by the press center of the DPR.

Andrey Levkin Meeting Vladimir Putin with members of parliamentary factions in Yalta Photo: Kremlin.ru With the performance of V. Putin at a meeting with representatives of the State Duma factions in the Crimea, an informat occurred: there are no transcript on Kremlin.ru , there is only a streamlined retelling. The reports of agencies, as usual, consisted of quotes, which, although characteristic, but the integrity of the context did not provide.

Maxim Russo Fragment of the fresco of the Transfiguration Monastery in Tver Institute of Archeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences On August 15, domestic archaeologists celebrate their professional holiday. Although the excavation season is still far from the end, on this day archaeologists often talk about the find made over the past year.

A column of 23 units of armored vehicles with identifying signs of the Russian armed forces, accompanied by fuel supplyers and other logistics support vehicles on the evening of August 14 crossed the Russian-Ukrainian border in the area of ​​the Izvarino checkpoint. This was written by the journalist The Guardian Sean Walker, who, according to him, became a witness to the incident.

The investigating authorities in St. Petersburg opened a criminal case on the fact of fraud on an especially large scale against the director of the travel agency “ Windness of the Wandering ” Lyubov Agafonova. This is reported on the official website of the TFR.

Employees of the State traffic inspectorate detained two drunken men traveling in a stolen car, accompanied by a goose. This was reported on August 15 by REGNUM with reference to the representative of the press service of the traffic police department in the region. Inspectors detained the car at the entrance to Kemerovo after the information on the foreign car involved in the accident and hiding from the scene of the incident from the duty unit.

FIFA experts praised the role of Spartak midfielder Denis Glushakov and Zenit striker Alexander Kerzhakov in the game of the national team during the world championship in Brazil. This is stated in the technical report posted on the website of the sports organization. The Glushakov document is described as a high -level midfielder, characterized by a good pass.