Russian President Vladimir Putin said during his annual press conference that criminal cases have been opened against five police officers associated with the detention of journalist Ivan Golunov on false charges. “The decision was made to classify [the Golunov case] because [it] raises questions about operational investigative activities.

The Ministry of Natural Resources is preparing to submit a proposal to the government to reduce payments for garbage to residents who sort it, Vedomosti reports . As Vladimir Burmatov, chairman of the State Duma Committee on Ecology, said, the ministry believes that the person who sorts waste should pay less for its disposal. Ideally, every person should be stimulated, but currently there is no infrastructure for this.

Lawyer Igor Trunov said that the criminal case into the crash of the Russian Ministry of Defense Tu-154 plane in December 2016 near Sochi has been dropped, Interfax reports. According to Trunov, the victims were notified that the case of the plane crash was closed due to the lack of evidence of a crime. He noted that the decision to terminate the case itself constitutes a state secret.

This year, Osanova Olympics fearlessly stepped from the calm work of the scientist-legalist into a nervous woman of human rights activity We help Russia sitting to help With the lawyer Olympiad Usanova, we met in Moscow at the All -Russian Civil Forum. She came to take part in the discussion about the effective practices of public control and in the discussion of judicial reform.

Activists of the public organization “Central District for a Comfortable Living Environment” handed over to the administration of St. Petersburg an Encyclopedia of Lies and Excuses , compiled on the basis of responses from officials on housing and communal services issues. This was reported in the group on VKontakte.

The Moscow City Hall announced that checkpoints will be installed in the city center during the New Year holidays. It will be possible to get to the festive events only through them. From December 31 to January 5, a single space will be created within the boundaries of Tverskaya, Mokhovaya, Okhotny Ryad, Manezhnaya Square, Teatralny Proezd, Revolution Square and Red Square, where a “special regime for citizens’ access” will be introduced.

In Miass, Chelyabinsk region, a resource center for volunteers was asked to vacate the premises the next day after the start of activities, Anna Sizova, head of the Miass Public Council, told Znak.com. According to Sizova, the center officially opened on December 1 in the premises of the Miass Geological Exploration College. Funds for the project were allocated by the Presidential Grants Fund.

A kindergarten teacher in Birobidzhan, Jewish Autonomous Region, died during the evacuation of children after a report of mining in a preschool institution, RIA Novosti reports . In total, more than 90 kindergartens were evacuated in the Far East, according to TASS. A 73-year-old employee of kindergarten No. 24 felt unwell when she took her children outside. An ambulance was called, but the elderly woman could not be saved. The cause of death is being established.

Governor of the Magadan Region Sergei Nosov instructed officials of the regional Ministry of Health to carry out an urgent inventory in hospitals after complaints from medical staff on social networks. RIA Novosti reports this. As Nosov said during a government meeting on December 19, he often receives complaints from hospital employees and patients on social networks.

The Need Help Foundation presented the results of a study of Internet users’ attitudes towards the activities of charitable organizations. The survey was conducted in the summer of 2019 in collaboration with Tiburon Research. It was attended by Russian Internet users aged 18-60 years old, living in cities with a population of 100 thousand or more.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said at a press conference that he had not read the bill on the prevention of domestic violence, but opposed violence. “I haven’t read the bill, but [Federation Council Speaker] Valentina Matvienko told me about it. My attitude is mixed. You can't force love. Previously, they turned to local committees and party committees and demanded that they restore order in the family. Did this have a positive effect? Don't know.

Back in August, Russia registered the first drug for the treatment of spinal muscle atrophy (SMA) Spinraz, but so far none of the patients have received treatment at the expense of budget funds. Only in November, seven children died without therapy. In the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, a round table was held “A rare diagnosis - spinal muscle atrophy (SMA). Verdict or life? ”, Which discussed the problems of patients with the receipt of drugs.

The founder of the Vera Hospice Fund, Nyuta Federmesser, said that the building of the gynecological department of Oncology Hospital No. 1 in Moscow will be transferred to the Palliative Care Center. The Doctors' Alliance reported on December 18 that all employees were being forced to resign due to the closure of the medical facility. “No one is going to close the hospital in 1st Shchipkovsky Lane. Moreover, no one is even going to steal millions from bottomless repairs.

December 19, 2019, 18:27 In Moscow, in the Lubyanka area on Vorovsky Square, the unknown person opened firing from the Kalashnikov assault rifle, a source of RBC in the Moscow police said. According to preliminary data, shooting happened in the parking lot, there is a dead. The streets are blocked near the scene. According to Baza telegram channel, two employees of law enforcement agencies were wounded during firing.

The Commissioner for Children's Rights under the President of the Russian Federation, Anna Kuznetsova, said that the older children from a large family in the Gatchina region will be taken from the hospital by their aunt, reports TASS . On December 17, eight children were evacuated from their home, their father was detained on suspicion of violence against his daughter. According to Kuznetsova, her aunt will soon take her older children from the hospital.