The aircraft of the Russian Air Force 19 military transport aircraft with the Russian military from the CSTO peacekeeping forces flew from Kazakhstan. This was reported by the press service of the Russian Ministry of Defense. 18 IL-76 aircraft and one An-124 Ruslan landed at the Chkalovsky airfield near Moscow. It is reported that a solemn meeting with the participation of the command of the airborne troops is being prepared for them.

Strain "Omicron" (archive photo) The new test system, which identifies the Omicron strain, will be 20-30% more expensive than the tests used now. It was developed by scientists of Novosibirsk and St. Petersburg, TASS reported , citing one of the developers. When using a new test system, the patient does not have to make two tests-for Omicron and other Covid-19 options.

Mikhail Sheremet An employee of the Mechanical and Mathematics Faculty of Tomsk State University Mikhail Sheremet entered the list of the most cited scientists in the world. This was reported in the press service of the University of CO for the rating of Clarivate, the owner of the Web of Science Search Scientific System.

Rally against tariff growth in Novosibirsk In Novosibirsk, activists held a rally against raising housing and communal services tariffs, in particular against the growth of overhaul fees, which the authorities increased by 25%. Several dozen people took part in the action.

2021 will be remembered not only to the ongoing pandemia, the arrest of Navalny, talking about a possible war and other alarming and sad events. This year and a lot of good happened: at least people helped each other in difficult and even, at first glance, hopeless situations. Some of the beautiful and inspiring stories of good, Siberia, solidarity and mutual assistance. Realities gathered in this text.

An illustrative photo In the village of Atamanovka, the Trans -Baikal Territory, residents have been protesting for several years against the placement of the garbage training ground in the neighborhood. The regional operator for waste "Oleron+" organized a meeting with activists, but instead of entrepreneurs, police came to them. This was told by the telegram channel "Protest Transbaikalia". The meeting was supposed to take place on January 15.

Police during the protests of Kazakhstan (archive photo) In Kazakhstan, during mass protests accompanied by riots, 225 people were killed, including 19 police and military. This was announced by the head of the criminal prosecution service of the General Prosecutor's Office of the Republic of Kazakhstan Serik Shalabaev, Interfax reported .