Almost 40 thousand people remain without electricity in the Moscow region, ITAR-TASS reports. At the moment, 277 settlements in 11 districts remain without power in the Moscow region. In total, 14,235 houses, inhabited by 37,732 people, have been cut off from power supply. Some villages have been without electricity for more than a week. Residents often receive an answer to appeals and complaints to local authorities that all work will be carried out only after the holidays.

At a time when all Russians are peacefully snoring in front of their TVs with bowls of salad, the authorities of the Ulyanovsk region have come up with an original activity for their residents. And for all ten days of the weekend. A parade of... snowmen will take place on the embankment of the city of Dimitrovgrad. Both ordinary citizens and entire enterprises will take to the streets to make snowmen.

Several ships have already fallen into ice traps in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk since the New Year. The icebreakers Admiral Makarov and Magadan were sent to help them. However, they are currently busy rescuing the trawler "Cape Elizabeth", which is in the most difficult situation - it is drifting towards the shore. "Magadan" began breaking up the trawler on alternating courses, but it has not yet been possible to attach towing ropes to it.

What plans do Anatoly Byshovets, Ruslan Pimenov and Valery Gazzaev have for the new football year? Recently, the FC Ufa club from Bashkortostan appeared on the country’s football map. This was done with the light hand of the new president of the republic, Rustem Khamitov, who already at the first official meeting with representatives of local media stated that he was positive about the creation of a Premier League-level club in Bashkiria.

On New Year's holidays, a parade of snowmen will take place on the embankment of the city of Dimitrovgrad. The best “sculptor” will be rewarded not with a banal calendar with a rabbit and not with applause, but with 10 thousand rubles! At a time when all Russians are peacefully snoring in front of their TVs with bowls of salad, the authorities of the Ulyanovsk region have come up with an original activity for their residents. And for all ten days of the weekend. A parade of...

The identities of three passengers who died in a fire on a Tu-154 plane on New Year's Day will be determined using DNA. Relatives of the victims must arrive in Surgut, where the airliner exploded, to take expert samples. The prosecutor's office is still considering two main versions of what happened - a technical malfunction of the aircraft and a violation of fire safety rules. Based on the results of technical examinations, conclusions will be drawn about the true causes of the accident.

Residents often receive an answer to appeals and complaints to local authorities that all work will be carried out only after the holidays. Almost 40 thousand people remain without electricity in the Moscow region, ITAR-TASS reports. At the moment, 277 settlements in 11 districts remain without power in the Moscow region. In total, 14,235 houses, inhabited by 37,732 people, have been cut off from power supply. Some villages have been without electricity for more than a week.

There are already five ships in ice captivity. Whether additional forces will be involved in their rescue, and if so, how soon is still unknown. Several ships have already fallen into ice traps in the Sea of ​​Okhotsk since the New Year. The icebreakers Admiral Makarov and Magadan were sent to help them. However, they are currently busy rescuing the trawler "Cape Elizabeth", which is in the most difficult situation - it is drifting towards the shore.

In the first month of the new year, Muscovites can expect snowfalls and frosts down to minus 25 degrees. Christmas frosts will cover Moscow in two waves. The first will begin on January 6 and will last until the 10th. During this period, the night air temperature will drop to minus 13-18 degrees, sometimes the thermometer will reach 20 degrees below zero The second wave of cold will occur on January 10-14; on these days, frosts at night will get stronger to 20-25 degrees.

In the semi-finals of the Junior World Hockey Championship, the Russian national team presented its fans with another dramatic performance. Winning 2:0, losing 2:3, ours equalized the score a minute and a half before the end of the match, and then turned out to be stronger than the Swedes in the shootout and won a ticket to the final! In the semi-finals of the Junior World Hockey Championship, the Russian national team presented its fans with another dramatic performance.

The General Staff of the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation failed the plan to recruit conscripts to man the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. Initially, as part of the autumn conscription, the army counted on 27 thousand recruits. Then the plan was reduced to 20 thousand, but even this was not implemented in full. As of the end of conscription - December 31, 2010 - only 18 thousand 500 conscripts were identified to repay their debt to their homeland, Intrefax reports.