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Residents of Gorlovka are hiding from shelling in basements Locals called the current shelling "the most intense" in three months In the east and southeast of Ukraine, seven people died in battles over the past day or became victims of artillery shelling at Mariupol. The inhabitants of this port city on the Sea of Azov called the current arthobics the most intense over the past three months.

Vladimir Putin came to Crimea and again called Russians and Ukrainians "one people" Russian President Vladimir Putin on Monday and Tuesday attends the Crimea with an official visit. This is his third trip to the peninsula since the annexation of Crimea by Russia.

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The ruble is getting cheaper against the background of the ongoing reduction in world oil prices The ruble exchange rate on the Moscow Exchange at the beginning of the auction on August 17 fell to the dollar and the euro until the February minimum. In the first ten minutes of the session, the dollar rate added 45 kopecks and rose to 65 rubles 44 kopecks, and the euro added 21 kopecks and reached 72 rubles 39 kopecks.

“Vasya”: to the 100th anniversary of Sitnikov. Films with Andrei Zagdansky *** “Musicals in my life”. Conversation with Boris Paramonov *** 1915. Rozanov as a Facebook pretext. The revolution of the genre.

A picture from the wedding of Dmitry Peskov and Tatyana Navka The source of the Navalny Corruption Fund told where the press secretary of the President of Russia holds the honeymoon. The press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov spends a honeymoon off the coast of Sardinia on the most expensive sailing yacht of the Maltees Falcon world, whose rental cost of 26 million rubles per week.

Sergei Lavrov and Javad Zarif in Moscow, August 17 In Moscow on Monday, negotiations were held in the Foreign Minister of Russia and Iran Moscow and Tehran have every opportunity to deepen bilateral relations after the conclusion of a comprehensive agreement on the Iranian nuclear program, said Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov. On Monday in Moscow, Lavrov’s negotiations with Iran Foreign Ministry Javad Zarif were negotiated.

Earlier information appeared that the Moscow police checked the office of Scientologists In Moscow on Taganskaya Street in a religious institution located there, eavesdropping devices mounted in the confession room were found. This was reported by "Interfax" with reference to the police. The press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia informed that "a search in the head office of a religious organization" was carried out as part of an investigation of a criminal case.

Vladimir Abarinov Today, the precious clock on the official’s hand is like the royal snuffbox in the old days. But then no one asked why he was such a difference. And now we have the fight against corruption in social networks. Bloggers are burning with a noble anger and check with a newlywed tax return: what funds did the newlywed acquire an exclusive accessory? Traditional exclamations are distributed: we demand to ratify the 20th article of the Convention on Corruption!

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They contain information that did not fall into the written protocols of the interrogation of the alleged murder executor Boris Nemtsov Zaura Dadaev The alleged murders of Boris Nemtsov received an advance payment of 500 thousand rubles from the "customer". According to the Rosbalt agency, the ex-Batalion of the North battalion Zaur Dadaev told during the interrogation. The testimony of Dadaev were recorded on a video camera, a law enforcement source told the agency.

Explosions in Tianjin on August 12 In the Chinese city of Tianjin, several protests have already been held with a demand for the authorities to pay compensation In the Chinese city of Tianjin, local residents demand compensation from the authorities after destructive explosions on August 12. About 200 people gathered on Monday at the Mayfair Hotel, where government officials and representatives of the military gave a new press conference related to the tragedy.