The Russian government allocated 1 billion rubles to the Great Russian Encyclopedia non-profit organization, which manages the educational project of the same name. Forbes reports this with reference to the agenda for the meeting of the presidium of the government commission on digital development on December 12.

News The Insider December 17, 2024 Over the past four months, 11 criminal cases have been opened related to theft, fraud and bribes among employees of the Ministry of Defense and their contractors. In several cases, the defendants, according to investigators, inflated the cost of materials, stole money, cut down forests illegally, or received bribes for patronage in government contracts. As a result, the courts handed down sentences in 6 cases, including long prison terms for several defendants.

Egor Balazeikin, convicted of attempting to set fire to military registration and enlistment offices, was assigned the third group of disability for one year. As the convict's support group reported , this decision was made on November 25 by the main bureau of medical and social examination for the Arkhangelsk region and the Nenets Autonomous Okrug. Yegor’s mother received a letter about this from medical unit No. 29 of the Federal Penitentiary Service.

The military junta that has seized power in Myanmar is hiding the extent of hunger in the country and is putting pressure on human rights workers to try to stop the spread of this information. This is stated in an investigation by Reuters.

Apti Alaudinov, commander of the “Akhmat” special forces, pictured on a billboard alongside the following inscription: “The best general is the one who wins without fighting. Sun Tzu.” RU On Dec.

Vadim Kobzev, Alexei Liptser, and Igor Sergunin, attorneys for the late Alexei Navalny, face prison sentences of over five years for their alleged involvement in an “extremist community,” independent publication Novaya Gazeta reported on Tuesday. A Russian state prosecutor requested sentences of 5 years and 11 months for Vadim Kobzev, 5 years and 10 months for Alexei Liptser, and 5 years and 6 months for Igor Sergunin — despite him pleading guilty to the charges.

Society Victoria Ponomareva December 17, 2024 The autumn conscription into the army is ending in Russia. The closer the end is, the harsher the methods of the military commissars, who need to carry out the plan: security forces break into the houses of young people, stand guard near entrances in civilian clothes and handcuff them right at metro stations and in shopping centers. New conscripts are caught even when traveling to another city and dragged into police cars on the streets.

In Russia, clinical psychologists will begin counseling women who want to have an abortion. As Kommersant writes , such innovations appeared in the draft professional standard, which was recently published by the Ministry of Labor. The draft professional standard concerns clinical psychologists, who differ from ordinary psychologists in that they work with people who have mental disorders, as well as with children with developmental disabilities.

Photo: The Insider In occupied Sevastopol, a unique New Year's event was organized for children: the House-Museum of the Sevastopol Underground announced a "New Year's trip to 1941 together with Santa Claus the partisan." The ticket price includes a sweet gift, the poster says.

Alexander Smirnov, a former FBI informant, admitted in court that information about a $5 million bribe allegedly paid by a Ukrainian company to Joe Biden and his son Hunter is false, the BBC reports . The confession became part of a deal with the prosecution, which became known last week. Smirnov, a US and Israeli citizen, also pleaded guilty to tax evasion on $2 million in income.

Society Alla Gavrilova December 17, 2024 International events have diverted public attention from the military operation in Gaza, and the media appears to have lost sight of the humanitarian disaster there, although local residents say the situation is getting worse. The Israeli authorities have not allowed foreign journalists into Gaza for many months; only a few Israeli journalists manage to get there, and only to specific points.

The Ministry of Information of Crimea published a warning that from today, December 17, mobile Internet shutdowns are possible. The authorities of the occupied peninsula note that this is necessary “to ensure the safety of the residents of Crimea.” Cellular service will work. “Mobile Internet can be disconnected not only at night. All cable Internet providers will provide services as usual. That is, home, office and city connections and WiFi will work.

About a hundred medical students were forced to clear snow in St. Petersburg early in the morning of December 17 - they were clearing a paid parking lot on Konnaya Street, Fontanka writes . There was no money paid for cleaning, only volunteer “high hours”, which provide a bonus upon admission to residency. An offer to earn “high hours” for snow removal arrived the day before in university chat rooms.

The State Duma adopted in the second and third readings a law toughening punishment for armed rebellion. It introduces a differentiated approach to liability depending on the role of the participants and the consequences of the mutiny. Currently, the maximum penalty for such crimes is from 12 to 20 years in prison.

FSB officers detained a 31-year-old resident of Yalta, who allegedly transmitted information to Ukrainian intelligence about the movement of Russian army equipment in Crimea. The department posted information about this on its official website. A resident of Yalta was arrested and a criminal case was opened under Art. 275.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (cooperation on a confidential basis with a foreign state).