The growth of Sberbank's income indicates an improvement in the situation in the Russian economy, writes Bloomberg. According to the agency, the profit of the Russian banking sector returns to the marks recorded to the collapse of oil prices and to the sanctions imposed in 2014. This, according to Bloomberg, supports forecasts for the end of the recession in Russia in the fourth quarter of 2016.

On the night of August 10, the Soviet sculptor Ernst unknown died in New York. His bold works with elements of the human body at least once in his life have probably seen every Russian. The leadership of the USSR represented by the Secretary General of Nikita Khrushchev called the work of the unknown to "degenerative". But in the irony of fate, it was precisely the unknown person who subsequently created the tombstone for the grave of the Soviet leader.

The Sky News TV channel rejected the accusations of the plot of Russian mercenaries in Syria. This was reported by "Medusa" with reference to the press service of the channel. According to the press service, the plot was prepared according to the results of the investigation that lasted many months, and the information set forth in it is confirmed by several different sources.

Leader Parnas Mikhail Kasyanov appealed to the police with a statement about the attack in Stavropol, Interfax reports. Kasyanov saw four corpus delicti in the actions of the attackers. “This is an attempt on the life of a statesman, which I am, the second - the obstruction of the citizen’s constitutional rights to participate in the elections, the third is hooliganism and the fourth - a call to extremism,” said the head of Parnassus.

Ukrainian special forces did not try to break into the Crimea, said a representative of military intelligence of Ukraine. It is reported by Reuters . “This is false information,” said the interlocutor of the agency. The FSB of the Russian Federation on August 10 announced the prevention of several terrorist attacks in Crimea, which, according to the special services, was prepared by the Main Intelligence Department of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine.

From cans to stickers on the nose - which does not help athletes be the best German volleyball player Sarah Goller during the match against the Brazilian team at the 2012 Olympic Games, London Marcelo del Pozo / Reuters Those who did not see the performance of the titled American swimmer Michael Felps on August 7 in Rio were probably heard about him.

The Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation proposes to amend the Criminal Code on liability for the declension of minors to suicide in the absence of threats or cruelty. This was reported on the website of the department. In the UK, it was noticed that the situation with adolescence "is significantly exacerbated by the coverage of the theme of children's suicides as a certain fashionable" trend "in the Internet.

As a result of the shootout on the Russian-Ukrainian border, the commander of the GRU special forces company died, a law enforcement source told Kommersant. The name of the military is not called. According to the publication, the fighter’s funeral was held in Simferopol. The newspaper clarifies that the shootout occurred near the Armyansk checkpoint. According to Kommersant, 10 Russian military were injured as a result of the shootout.

Consumer prices in Russia for a week from August 2 to 8 decreased by 0.1%, follows from the data of Rosstat. According to Interfax , deflation in the last two weeks is associated with the reducing of tomatoes and cucumbers. Over a week from August 2 to 8, vegetable prices on average decreased by 3.5%. Cucumbers and tomatoes fell into 8.2% and 10.7%, respectively, carrots - by 4.2%, potatoes - by 4.1%. Prices for fish, chicken eggs, rice, pasta and vermicelli decreased by 0.1-0.3%.

Sberbank decided to limit the reception of bills of 5 thousand rubles in each tenth of the ATM. This was reported to Interfax in the press service of the bank. “The reason is to update the software in order to increase sensitivity to fake bills,” the agency’s interlocutor said. ATMs that have stopped accepting bills are located in some regions of the country, added a representative of the press service. According to him, bills will begin to be accepted before the end of the week.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, commenting on information about the prevention of terrorist attacks in the Crimea, said that Ukraine was "moving to terror." The head of state stated this at a press conference following a meeting with the President of Armenia, Interfax reports. “Apparently, those people who seized power in Kyiv and continue to hold it, instead of finding compromises, instead of looking for a way of peaceful settlement, moved to the practice of terror,” Putin said.

The Russian special services identified and detained the entire agent network of Ukrainian saboteurs in Crimea. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in Russian law enforcement agencies. “The entire agent network has been identified, everyone was detained. Among the detainees are both citizens of Ukraine and Russians. All detainees give confessions, ”the agency’s interlocutor said. The source of Interfax also said that seven people preparing sabotage were detained in total.

For the third week, Moscow cannot agree with Kyiv the candidacy of the new ambassador. The routine diplomatic procedure gave the Ukrainian authorities an occasion to return to the discussion of the military confrontation in the Donbass and the roles that Russia plays in it. But this is also an extra reason to think about the significance of the institution of embassies in the modern world.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow imposed security arrest on the property of the ex-governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh as part of a criminal case of receiving a bribe. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press secretary of the court to Juno Tsarev. “At the request of the investigator, the Property of the White imposed a security arrest in the framework of a criminal case. We are talking about a land plot, ”she said.

Russian Minister of Sports Vitaly Mutko called not to “dance” before the contractors for the construction of stadiums. This was reported by the Radio station "Speak Moscow." “Stop dancing in front of the contractors,” Mutko noted. According to him, the problems are inconsistent with the work of the contractors, including their connections with the governors of the regions, as well as the “lack of proper requirements” to subcontractors.