The Military Investigation Department of the Investigative Committee for Moscow has completed the investigation of the criminal case against the former deputy head of the Department of Property Relations (DIO) of the Ministry of Defense, Alexander Gorshkolepov, writes Kommersant. As the publication learned, in the coming days the investigation plans to bring final charges against Gorshkolepov.

On October 27, rescuers stopped active searches for the Paramushir diving boat that capsized in the Kuril Islands, Interfax reports, citing a statement by the head of the marine coordination and rescue subcenter of the Federal State Institution Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky Sea Port Administration, Arthur Retz. According to Retz, a “huge area” was examined in the area of ​​the search operation.

The profit of the British oil company BP in actual prices fell in the third quarter of 2015 by 40% compared to the same period in 2014 - to $1.8 billion, the Financial Times reports , citing BP's quarterly reports. In particular, mining profits amounted to $0.8 billion compared to $3.9 billion a year ago. The contribution to Rosneft's profit, in which the British company owns 19.75%, amounted to $382 million, compared to $110 million in the third quarter of 2014.

The LUKOIL Board of Directors recommended that shareholders approve the payment of dividends for the nine months of 2015 in the amount of 65 rubles. per share, the company said . In total, LUKOIL has 850.63 million ordinary shares, that is, total payments will amount to 55.29 billion rubles. An extraordinary meeting of the company's shareholders, at which this issue will be considered, is scheduled for December 14, the register for receiving dividends closes on December 24.

In the Khabarovsk Territory, road patrol officers seized half a ton of caviar, presumably from a sturgeon species, during an inspection of a hearse belonging to one of the funeral agencies. This was reported on the website of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs . The incident occurred on the 34th kilometer of the Khabarovsk-Komsomolsk-on-Amur highway. Inspectors stopped a Nissan Civilian bus because it was driving too fast.

China is checking information about the approach of a naval ship to the islands in the South China Sea, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yu said, Reuters reports . “If this is true, we advise the United States to think again before acting, and not to act blindly, and not to create problems out of nothing,” the minister said.

Photo: REUTERS In local elections, opposition candidates did not achieve a significant lead over the proteges of the ruling coalition in eastern Ukraine. But the leading politicians from the ruling coalition did not win easy victories in the center and in the west. “The revenge of the undemocratic forces that frightened us so much did not take place,” Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko assessed the results of the local government elections.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov stated the need to understand the details of Pentagon head Ashton Carter’s statement about possible ground operations in Syria. “This is not an announcement, no. For now, you know, for now you just need to figure out the details of what is meant. It’s not clear yet,” RIA Novosti quotes him as saying. Earlier, Pentagon chief Ashton Carter spoke about US plans to begin ground operations in Iraq and Syria .

The lifting of sanctions on Iran is an excellent opportunity for Russian entrepreneurs who are willing to take risks and are not afraid of the wrath of the United States Nine years of solitude In mid-October, the agreement signed by the leading world powers with Iran on the settlement of the Iranian nuclear program came into force, which launched the process of lifting sanctions against Iran. Many now expect that the appearance of Iranian oil on the market will hit energy prices.

The American social network Facebook introduces “2G Tuesdays” for employees. The point is that on this day the team will be offered to switch to 2G Internet, that is, a low-speed network, in order to better understand the difference between Silicon Valley and the markets of developing countries. about this . writes Business Insider “I felt something like... Wow!

231.5 thousand people were included in the amnesty for the 70th anniversary of the Victory. Such data at the time of the end of the amnesty (October 23) was presented by the Deputy Director of the Federal Penitentiary Service (FSIN) of Russia Valery Boyarinev, TASS reports .

The parents of Russian soldier Vadim Kostenko, who died in Syria, do not believe that their son could commit suicide. Earlier, the Ministry of Defense confirmed the death of a contract soldier, clarifying that the cause of death was suicide Russian aviation group stationed at Khmeimim airfield in Syria (Photo: RIA Novosti) The parents of Russian soldier Vadim Kostenko, who died in Syria, Alexander and Svetlana Kostenko, do not believe in the version of their son’s suicide.

The Smolninsky District Court of St. Petersburg decided to ban access to the MDK group on VKontakte. The court complied with the demands of the prosecutor's office, which believed that the site contained information that was derogatory to various groups of people. Photo: RBC The court decision to close the MDK community was made after the St.

Egyptian security forces detained members of the Islamic State terrorist group banned in Russia on suspicion of preparing terrorist attacks in places where tourists gather, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Egyptian publication Al-Masry al-Yaum. According to the publication, among the detainees are a former colonel of the Tajik army, citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Serbia, Syria, Iran and an Egyptian.

Chinese Deputy Foreign Minister Zhang Yesui summoned US Ambassador Max Baucus to present him with a note of protest in connection with the actions of an American destroyer in the South China Sea, Reuters reports citing China Central Television. Zhang called the US actions "extremely irresponsible" and called on Americans to stop actions that harm China's sovereignty and security.