Ilsky Oil Refinery A fire broke out in the Almetyevsk tank farm in Tatarstan after a drone attack. The press service of the head of the republic told TASS that there were no casualties or injuries. “Around 8 a.m. there was a massive raid by enemy UAVs. Firefighters extinguished the fire,” the press service said.

Consequences of the attack on the Kharkov region, November 2025 As a result of a Russian airstrike on an eco-park near Kharkov, a volunteer was injured, birds were killed, and lions were injured, the founder of the park and Rada deputy Alexander Feldman told Suspilna. The head of the Kharkov regional administration, Oleg Sinegubov, said that a volunteer was injured from the explosion.

Mansur Movlaev A native of Chechnya, Mansur Movlaev, was denied asylum in Kazakhstan. He fled from Russia without documents after being abducted by officers of the Shalinsky District Department of Internal Affairs of Chechnya - in Kazakhstan, Movlaev was detained on a search order from the same department. Lawyer Murat Adam spoke about the refusal of asylum on his Facebook page.

2025 did not live up to many expectations. But amidst military conflicts, natural disasters and other bad news, other things were happening - often unnoticed. And some very soon can change our lives for the better. The reasons for quiet optimism and pride in people are in the story of the Current Time TV channel.

Zohran Mamdani during the swearing-in ceremony for the Mayor of New York, January 1, 2026 On New Year's Eve, New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani officially took office. A closed swearing-in ceremony took place in the first minutes of the New Year at the decommissioned City Hall subway station in Manhattan, one of the oldest stations in the city, ABC News reports. Mamdani's wife, Rama Duvaji, was with him during the ceremony.

Emergency services personnel at the scene of an explosion and fire in the Le Constellation bar, Switzerland, December 1, 2025 At least 40 people were killed and about 100 were injured in an explosion and subsequent fire at the Le Constellation bar in the Swiss ski resort of Crans-Montana. The explosion occurred at about 1:30 a.m. local time in a bar where the New Year was being celebrated, Reuters reports .

Ukraine has received two more Patriot anti-aircraft missile systems, the country's Ministry of Defense reported. Earlier, the head of the department, Denis Shmygal, stated that supply agreements had been reached with the German government. The cost of two batteries excluding ammunition, according to the Ukrainian side, exceeded two billion dollars. Patriot complexes are one of the key elements of the air defense system and are designed to protect against air and missile threats.

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Dmitry Oreshkin, Mumin Shakirov, Alex Yusupov, Alexandra Filippenko, collage This material (information) was produced, distributed and/or sent by a foreign agent Mumin Shakirovich Shakirov, or concerns the activities of a foreign agent Mumin Shakirovich Shakirov. 18+ On New Year’s Day, I want to remember and talk about good things, even though it’s not easy. The troubles and hardships have not decreased, but there is some definitely good news.

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The most interesting events of the week are in the “mirror” of blogs and social networks: disputes, jokes, fresh Internet memes.

Pavel Kushnir The film “Kushnir” (directed by Sergei Erzhenkov, VotVot platform) is the story of a musician, writer, philosopher, who in 2024 was accused of calls for terrorism because of videos on a YouTube channel where during his lifetime there were only five subscribers. On July 28, 2024, he died in a Birobidzhan pre-trial detention center after a dry hunger strike. He was 39 years old. Pavel Kushnir in an interview with RIA Birobidzhan Pavel Kushnir was detained at the end of May 2024.

The birth of radio, the first broadcast, the death of Stalin and jammers. Replay of the broadcast from March 24, 2023.