According to preliminary data, the young man fell from the third floor of the barracks A serviceman of the internal troops died in Gorelovo (St. Petersburg). As reported on the page of “Soldiers' Mothers of St. Petersburg” on the VKontakte social network, the body of an 18-year-old boy with signs of falling from a height was found on the territory of military unit 3278 in the Krasnoselsky district of St. Petersburg.

Two Russian women died while traveling on a bus that was traveling from St. Petersburg to Prague through Poland, reports . the Polish radio station RMF FM At about 8:00 Moscow time on Monday, January 4, emergency medical services received a call from a bus passenger who suddenly felt unwell. The arriving doctors began resuscitation procedures, but the 57-year-old woman could not be saved. Half an hour later, another Russian woman fainted. She too could not be saved.

In Moscow on Monday morning, a warehouse on Nagatinskaya Street caught fire. This is stated in a message published on the website of the capital department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Russia. Rescuers received information about the fire at 4:59 Moscow time from an eyewitness. Fire departments arrived at the scene at 5:08 Moscow time. By 6:30 the fire was localized. The fire area is 100 square meters. m.

An Islamic State video (banned in Russia) showing the execution of several people accused of spying for Britain once again demonstrates the barbarity of ISIS. This was stated on Monday, January 4, by the press secretary of British Prime Minister David Cameron, Reuters reports . “We are studying the content of the video. The Prime Minister is kept informed,” the spokesman told reporters. A video that appeared online shows footage of the murder of five men.

Chairman of the Board of Gazprom Alexey Miller confirmed that the Russian gas holding will increase the volume of purchases of Uzbek gas in 2016. “Yes, I confirm [the increase in gas purchases from Uzbekistan]. We highly appreciate the results of the negotiations achieved with our Uzbek friends. Uzbekistan is our reliable partner in the gas sector, and we will continue to develop our mutually beneficial cooperation.

A group of protesting farmers seized the administrative building of a nature reserve in the US state of Oregon, Reuters reports . According to the local publication The Oregonian , the protesters are armed. Farmers are advocating for the return to use of lands that became reserves in 1908. They are also protesting the persecution of two local ranchers, a father and son. The court sentenced them to prison for setting fire to federal government land.

In the Zaeltsovsky district of Novosibirsk, a heating main broke out, as a result of which the heat supply was disrupted in 35 apartment buildings. As a result, about six thousand city residents were left without heat, the local emergency department said in a statement . The accident also disrupted the heat supply to hospitals, a kindergarten and the Novosibirsk Medical College. Two repair teams from heating networks were sent to troubleshoot problems.

Emergency services completed work on Monday morning to restore the railway track in the Amur Region, damaged after trains derailed, reports the regional Ministry of Emergency Situations. “As of 8:50 Moscow time, emergency restoration work to restore the railway track has been completed, traffic has been restored in both directions. There are no delays in the movement of trains,” says the message of the Ministry of Emergency Situations for the Amur Region.

The self-proclaimed Donetsk People's Republic (DPR) accused Ukrainian security forces of shelling the airport. A source in the DPR security forces told the Donetsk News Agency that the Ukrainian military on the morning of Monday, January 4, shelled the airport for two hours - from 7 to 9 am. According to the source, the fire came from 82 mm mortars, grenade launchers and small arms from the positions of Ukrainian security forces in the village of Opytnoye, Yasinovatsky district.

Israel shelled the border town of Al-Wazzani in southern Lebanon on Monday. These actions were taken in response to an attempt to blow up an Israeli patrol. Hezbollah claimed responsibility for the attack. Israel shelled the border town of Al-Wazzani in southern Lebanon on Monday, Reuters reported, citing local media. As a result of the incident, damage of an unspecified extent was caused, there were injuries, the agency cites New TV.

In 2016, a new line will appear in Russians’ bills - it will indicate the payment for the collection and removal of solid household waste, the Ministry of Construction and Housing and Communal Services told Rossiyskaya Gazeta. At the same time, the Ministry of Construction assured that the total utility bill will not increase. The department explained that they still charge fees for the collection and transportation of solid municipal waste.

In connection with the worsening situation in the Middle East, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Monday, January 4, that attacks on diplomatic missions cannot be considered a legitimate means of expressing political views. “We emphasize that attacks on foreign diplomatic missions cannot under any circumstances be considered as a legitimate means of protest and expression of political views.

The US stock market collapsed following China. The Dow Jones fell 2.5% in early trading. This is the largest drop in the US market on the first trading day of the new year since 1932. Financial markets started the year with a fall. The Dow Jones fell 450 points or 2.5% this morning. The S&P500 fell 2.1%, the third-biggest drop since 1932, on the first trading day of the new year.

According to the Swiss bank UBS, the price of Brent oil may fall to $30/barrel. before rebounding in the second half of the year amid US production cuts Photo: Ruslan Shamukov/TASS Oversupplied markets will contribute to a fall in oil prices by another 10% to levels around $30 per barrel, said in an interview with Bloomberg .

Over the past four years, pork production in Russia has increased by 26%, allowing the country to begin exporting meat abroad. According to Bloomberg, the “revival” of this industry has led to a fall in pork prices in the US and EU. Photo: Lori Pork producers in Russia were able to begin exporting just three years after the country was one of the largest importers of this meat in the world, second only to Japan, writes Bloomberg .