The US naval forces received a submarine for $ 2.7 billion, reports Associated Press . According to the news agency, the submarine was built for about five years. The submarine will be called in honor of the first Lady of the United States Michelle Obama - USS Illinois. The submarine commissioning ceremony is scheduled for October 29.

The famous artist Ilya Glazunov was hospitalized in one of the Moscow hospitals, Life reports. It is reported that the 86-year-old Glazunov went to the hospital a few days ago. Doctors allegedly revealed a serious disease among the artist. Glazunov’s condition is evaluated as stable. There was no confirmation of this information.

The Security Service of Armenia (SB) at the request of the United States detained Russian Sergey Mironov at the Yerevan airport, suspected of washing 50 thousand dollars and illegally transferring military technologies. Lawyer Mironova Karen Nersesyan claims that his client did not have access to military technologies. The detainee worked as the head of the video technology department in the Russian-Belarusian company, in the United States he was only once-in 2013.

On August 28, 1896, the inventor Lev Termen was born Personal business Lev Sergeyevich Termen (1896-1993) was born in St. Petersburg in a noble family. His father, Sergey Emilievich Termen, was a famous lawyer, the mother of Evgenia Antonovna, was engaged in painting and music .. Since childhood, the boy was interested in technology, was fond of mathematics, physics, and set up experiments.

Gleb Korepanov The Russian government canceled the ban on charter air transportation to Turkey. The corresponding document was today signed by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev. Airlines have already begun to submit applications to the Federal Air Transport Agency for Chatter, and experts predict how to remove the restriction for the Russian market.

Minister of Defense of Ukraine Stepan Poltorak fired his adviser on a voluntary basis of Dmitry Muravsky. Poltorak explained the reason for the dismissal on his Facebook page.

In Czech Moravia, two flight incidents occurred: two aircraft collided during a demonstration flight and a glider broke, reports the Associated Press . The glider fell in the area of ​​the city of Yilava. The 41-year-old pilot died. The collision of aircraft occurred in the area of ​​the city of Olomouc. The 65-year-old pilot of one of the aircraft died. People who were in the second plane received severe injuries. The causes and circumstances of the incidents are clarified.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said in an interview with ARD that the issue of lifting sanctions from Russia could be on the agenda. At the same time, Merkel recalled the position of the West, according to which the linging of sanctions from Russia is due to the implementation of the Minsk agreements.

The head of the press service of the US State Department Elizabeth Trudeau refused to answer the question of the detention of a citizen of the Russian Federation Sergey Mironov in Yerevan. For comments in this regard, Trudo suggested turning to the authorities of Armenia: "On this issue we are being shifted to turn to the local authorities." Recall, on August 27, it became known that in Yerevan, an Russian citizen Oleg Mironov was detained at the request of the US authorities.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chose candidates for the position of heads of North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia. In both republics, there is a system of indirect elections of managers. They are elected by deputies of the regional parliament of three candidates introduced by the President, who, in turn, is offered by the candidates are offered by parties presented in the State Duma or the local parliament.

British Prime Minister Teresa May instructed the government to prepare a way out of the European Union, reports The Sunday Telegraph with reference to a source familiar with the situation. According to the interlocutor of the publication, the ministers will have a representative of plans for a working meeting in the summer residence of the prime minister on August 31. The newspaper’s source also said that many members of the government are “interested in maintaining the status quo”.

The President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov is hospitalized, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Government of Uzbekistan. The report says: "According to experts, a complete medical examination and subsequent treatment will require a certain time." According to the Agency "Fern", on August 27, Karimov allegedly suffered a stroke. There was no official confirmation of this information.

Russian President Vladimir Putin chose candidates for the position of heads of North Ossetia and Karachay-Cherkessia. In both republics, there is a system of indirect elections of managers. They are elected by deputies of the regional parliament of three candidates introduced by the President, who, in turn, is offered by the candidates are offered by parties presented in the State Duma or the local parliament.

The Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev signed a resolution “On amendments to the Decree of the President of the Russian Federation of November 28, 2015 No. 583“ On measures to ensure the national security of the Russian Federation and the protection of citizens of the Russian Federation from criminal and other illegal actions and on the use of special economic measures in relation to the Turkish Republic ”.

The most ancient description of water choreography is found in the Roman poet of the 1st century Martial. The first book of his epigrams, known as the “Book of Spectacles”, is devoted to the discovery of the Coliseum in Rome and describes the gladiatorial battles, persecution of animals, as well as Netmachia - sea battles, for which the arena was filled with water with the help of special pipes and turned into an artificial lake.