Against the background of a significant reduction in the supply of Russian gas, the EC country reduce energy consumption, look for new gas sources and plan to share it with each other. About how Europe is preparing for a possible gas crisis, Reuters and The Guardian agency tell. Since July 27, 2022, the Russian Gazprom reduced the volume of gas supplies to Europe for the North Stream pipeline to 20% of the planned capacity.

On the issue of the supply of German weapons to Ukraine, it seems that a breakthrough has come. Bundestag Vice-President Catherine Göring-Excardt (Party " Soyuz of the 90s/Green " ) proposed to supply an armored personnel carrier and tanks directly to Kiev. The first " cheetahs " have already arrived in Ukraine .

The separatists supported by Russia of the self -proclaimed "DPR" claim that at least 53 Ukrainian prisoners of war were killed as a result of the shelling of the colony in the village of Elenovka in the Donetsk region. According to Daniil Bezsonov, who calls himself the Deputy Minister of Information "DPR", the Ukrainian military allegedly from the HIMARS MLRS. As Blessov writes, 130 people were injured.

The Security Service of Ukraine, the Ministry of Defense of the country, military intelligence and the Verkhovna Rada Commissioner for Human Rights applied to the UN demanding that the colony inspection in Elena in the Donetsk region, in which at least 53 of the Ukrainian military were killed. Russia and pro -Russian separatists in Donetsk say that the colony blow was inflicted by the Ukrainian army. Moscow calls the incident a war crime committed by Ukraine.

The Kirovsky District Court of Irkutsk sentenced to 9 years in prison in the colony of general regime of the deputy of the Legislative Assembly from the Communist Party and the son of the former governor of the Irkutsk region Andrei Levchenko. The court found him guilty of fraud when replacing elevators in overhaul of houses in the region. This was reported by the publication "Irsiti" from the courtroom. Earlier, the prosecutor's office of the Irkutsk region requested 10 years of colony for him.

From January to May 2022, the population of Russia decreased by 430 thousand people. This follows from the data of Rosstat published in the monthly report "On the socio-economic situation." The total population fell to 145.1 million people - these data include the population of the annexed Crimea. Since the annexation of the peninsula in 2014, this is the lowest indicator of the Russian population. Without taking into account Crimea, the population of Russia almost reached 142.7 million people.

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A criminal case has been instituted against the wife of Leonid Goman under the article on non -fulfillment of the obligation to file a notification about the presence of citizenship of a foreign state. "We were just announced that a criminal case was also instituted against my wife for the same terrible crime - for untimely informing about the second citizenship! The mafia did not touch my wives and children at its showdowns. All this is the hell!" - wrote a politician on Facebook.

German self -propelled anti -aircraft installation "cheetah" On the issue of the supply of German weapons to Ukraine, it seems that a breakthrough has come. Bundestag Vice-President Catherine Göring-Excardt (Party " Soyuz of the 90s/Green " ) proposed to supply an armored personnel carrier and tanks directly to Kiev. The first " cheetahs " have already arrived in Ukraine .

"Tell me, father, that I am Kosovo Albanian is a sin?" With this question, the artist Driton Haydenin began his confession in the Catholic temples of Germany. Priests who are not suspected that the conversation was recorded by a hidden camera, entered into discussions about the nature of sin, which can be committed only consciously violating God's commandments. But the artist did not satisfy this answer. "Why do we need visas everywhere? Why can you go to America, but I don’t?

Preparation for the death penalty, Iran The authorities of Iran last Wednesday executed three women. All of them were found guilty of killing their husbands. One of the executed was married by a teenager. In just this week alone, 32 death sentences were carried out in Iran. In the first half of 2022, more than 250 death penalty were committed in the country - twice as much as in the same period of last year.

From August 1, 2022, SPRITE carbonated drink will be poured into transparent plastic bottles instead of branded green. The manufacturer made such a decision in the framework of increasing the environmental responsibility of the company. It is reported by CNN Business. Sprite drink was sold in green plastic bottles for more than 60 years. Due to the dye, the plastic from which the packaging for Sprite could not be used for secondary processing in transparent bottles.

One of the Swiss banks blocked the personal account of the constant representative of Russia at the UN in Geneva Gennady Gatilov. This was reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the Permanent Property. What bank are we talking about is not specified.