The Philae lander reached the surface of comet Churyumov–Gerasimenko. A message about this appeared on Philae's Twitter. This is the first time in history that a comet has landed on the surface. The path to the comet began on March 2, 2004, when the Rosetta automatic interplanetary station was launched from the Kourou spaceport in French Guiana. It was she who delivered the Philae module to the comet.

Most Russians (59%) are confident in the objective approach of the Russian media to cover Ukrainian events. This is evidenced by the data of the Levada Center, Interfax reports. According to sociologists, every fourth Russian (24%) sees the signs of the information war in the media policy. 3% of them consider this approach correct and justified, 11% consider such a policy “dangerous and harmful”. Moreover, the remaining 17% of respondents do not have a certain opinion on this issue.

Russian cellist Sergei Kurochkin in German Bonn strangled his wife and colleague, pianist Kate de Mark, Express reports. The 54-year-old musician himself confessed to the murder of the police. He said that he strangled his wife after a quarrel on October 23, after which he hid a corpse in the area of ​​treatment facilities in the city of Dumpelfeld, not far from Bonn. A few days later, Kurochkin turned to the police and announced the disappearance of his wife.

The international terrorist Samantha Lyutaite, known as the White Widow, was killed by a sniper from Russia, REGNUM reports. According to the news agency, Lyutaite participated in the hostilities in the southeast of Ukraine as part of the Aidar volunteer battalion. About two weeks ago, a sniper-hobby from Russia eliminated a terrorist in the area of ​​the city of Debaltseve-a transport hub between the self-proclaimed Donetsk and Lugansk People's Republic.

Photo: vesti.ru On the eve of the Ukrainian media reported on the explosion in the neutral waters of the Sea of ​​Azov, which, according to them, occurred from the right side of the Russian dry cargo “Nakhodka” at a distance of at least 12 naval miles (about 20 kilometers) from the coastal zone of Mariupol. “According to operational information, the explosion occurred at a distance of at least 12 naval miles from the coastal zone of Mariupol. Border boats continue to be in their positions.

The Government of Ukraine limited the export of scarce coal brands. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian Ministry of Energy, Yuri Prodan, reports RIA Novosti . According to him, the government introduced certain restrictions on the export of energy coal of scarce brands A and T from the territory of Ukraine, since such coal should remain in the country for power plants.

The descent device Philae sent the first pictures of the nucleus of the Cometa Churumov - Gerasimenko to the ground, according to the twitter of the module. According to the report, the published picture was taken when the Philae was three kilometers from the core of the comet. On November 12, the descent device of Philae Automatic interplanetary station Rosetta reached the surface of the Cometa Churumov - Gerasimenko. This is the first case of landing on the surface of a comet in history.

In the airspace of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic, the Mi-24 helicopter is shot down, Razm.info reports the Armenian agency. According to him, the helicopter belonged to the NKR defense army. Three people died. The car fell in a neutral strip. The agency reports on the intensive shelling of the Azerbaijani side of the place of fall from small arms. The Ministry of Defense of Azerbaijan, which is given by Interfax , reports the Armenian belonging of a downed helicopter.

We begin the publication of the materials of the project “The ABC of History from A (Vienna) to Z (Sina)”, prepared together with the portal “Your History”. As part of the project, leading Russian scientists, entrepreneurs and public figures tried to give their personal definition to the main terms and concepts in which Russia is aware of itself in the last quarter century. Every week on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays, we will present to your attention one of these interpretations.

The Investigative Committee of Russia officially reported on the detentions and arrests of the gang participants, who committed 14 murders on the M4 Don highway. According to the official representative of the TFR Vladimir Markin, one of the organizers of the gang, who was armed with arresting during the detention, was destroyed.

The PHILAE module plugged from the Rosetta orbital apparatus and moved to the Churumov comet, Gerasimenko, which should be landed on, the European Space Agency reports. The first signal from Philae should come when the module sets the communication channel with Rosetta - the module is not able to send directly data to the Earth. After establishing the connection, the module will transfer data on its condition and scientific information.

The deputy head of the Russian Presidential Administration Vyacheslav Volodin supported the idea of ​​creating an Internet development house in Moscow. This was reported by RBC with reference to the director of the Russian Association of Electronic Communications by Sergey Plugotarenko.

The largest manufacturers of smartphones and tablets did not increase purchase prices for devices for the Russian market, despite the growth of the dollar. This was reported by Vedomosti with reference to representatives of M. Video, Svyaznoy, Euroset, MTS and Inventive Retail Group (Networks Manager Re: Store (Apple), Sony Center, Samsung). The representative of M.

In Crimea, a full -fledged and self -sufficient interspecific grouping of troops will be formed. This was stated by the head of the Russian Ministry of Defense Sergey Shoigu, the press service of the Ministry of Defense reports.

The head coach of the Rostov football team Igor Gamul is disqualified for five matches for racist statements. This decision was made today by the control and disciplinary committee of the Russian Football Union, Interfax reports. Previously, the South African football functionaries made the requirements for the resignation of the coach.