The 2nd Western District Military Court sentenced former employee of the Belgorod region administration Victoria Shinkaruk, as well as mechanic Alexander Kholodkov, to 21 years in prison. RBC reports this with reference to the press service of the court. Shinkaruk and Kholodkov were found guilty on five counts: participation in a terrorist community, illegal trafficking in explosives, smuggling of explosive devices and preparation for the illegal production of explosives and a terrorist attack.

The head of the FSB military counterintelligence department, Nikolai Yuryev, retired of his own free will. RBC reports this with reference to sources. According to the publication’s interlocutor, the decree on Yuryev’s removal from office was signed on December 16. According to him, Yuryev retired of his own free will.

The Georgian criminal police detained Russians Anastasia Zinovkina and Artyom Gribul on December 17. This is reported by “That’s So” with reference to a friend of the detainee. The investigation charges the couple with possession of drugs on an especially large scale. The lawyer of the detainees also informed the publication about the initiation of a criminal case. According to Alexandra, Zinovkina’s friend, during a search on the street, the couple was given 16 grams of the substance Alpha PVP.

Antifake When the movement begins. 12 fakes from Vladimir Putin's Direct Line The Insider December 19, 2024 At the beginning of his next “Direct Line”, combined with a press conference, Putin said : “You know, when everything is calm, measured, stable with us, we are bored. Stagnation. I want some movement. As soon as the movement begins, everything whistles at your temple: both seconds and bullets.

The Israeli Air Force and Navy attacked Yemen: the targets were ports controlled by the Houthis, in addition, for the first time, a strike was carried out on the country's capital, Sana'a. Ynet reports this. According to an official IDF statement , the purpose of the strike on the Yemeni capital was to disable the energy infrastructure that the Houthis use to conduct military operations. Electricity has been cut off in almost all of Houthi-controlled territory.

RU In his weekly “Vesti Nedeli” news digest this past Sunday, Dmitry Kiselyov began making a show of debunking what he presented as fakes. He warmed up with an article by German journalist Gabor Steingart about common misconceptions in the Western press — misconceptions that, according to the Kremlin-backed host’s stated opinion, may have been deliberately fabricated.

Contents 1. Issues with Russian-made equipment 2. Incident at Novovoronezh NPP 3. Changes in the Akkuyu NPP’s launch timeline The Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant construction site in Turkey's southern Mersin province, July 20, 2023. Photo: AA Photo. In October, Russian state corporation Rosatom faced a challenge in its construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant (NPP), Akkuyu: due to international sanctions, German multinational Siemens refused to supply the necessary equipment.

During the budget debate, Marine Le Pen leveraged her power over the Barnier government and frequently invoked “red lines.” Her National Rally opposed delaying the indexation of pensions, protested the government's intention to reduce the reimbursement rates for some medicines and healthcare services, and was generally unhappy with the proposal to preserve social contribution exemptions for employers.

Syria’s new government has announced plans to implement a free market economy and integrate the country into the global economic system. Its first step toward liberalization involved lifting the ban on using U.S. dollars. Assad had criminalized the use — and even the possession — of foreign currency, an offense punishable by imprisonment. The second step was scrapping the complex state regulation of imports, which had caused weeks-long delays.

During the direct line, Putin showed a gift that the military gave him - the banner of the 155th Brigade with the signatures of soldiers. According to the BBC, the brigade has already lost 80% of its personnel in the war. Shortly before this, Putin issued a decree appointing Colonel General Rustam Muradov to the post of First Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Ground Forces of the Russian Defense Ministry.

A jab from the right During the budget debate, Marine Le Pen leveraged her power over the Barnier government and frequently invoked “red lines.” Her National Rally opposed delaying the indexation of pensions, protested the government's intention to reduce the reimbursement rates for some medicines and healthcare services, and was generally unhappy with the proposal to preserve social contribution exemptions for employers.

Politics Marianna Belenkaya December 19, 2024 The first ten days have passed in Syria without Bashar al-Assad. The rebels who have taken power do not control the entire country, but have already exchanged military uniforms for jackets and are persistently seeking international recognition.

Antifake 19 December 2024 The Insider RU In his weekly “Vesti Nedeli” news digest this past Sunday, Dmitry Kiselyov began making a show of debunking what he presented as fakes. He warmed up with an article by German journalist Gabor Steingart about common misconceptions in the Western press — misconceptions that, according to the Kremlin-backed host’s stated opinion, may have been deliberately fabricated.

In October of this year, the Rosatom state corporation encountered a problem during the construction of Turkey's first nuclear power plant, Akkuyu. The German company Siemens did not deliver the promised equipment due to sanctions. However, the other day, Rosatom General Director Alexei Likhachev said in an interview with the Turkish newspaper Sabah that Russia solved this problem by ordering the missing equipment from Chinese manufacturers.

News The Insider December 19, 2024 #Military report In today's summary: Konstantin Mashovets - the Kurakhov defense line is “living its last days”, the withdrawal of Ukrainian Armed Forces units looks inevitable Near Pokrovsk, Russian troops slowed down the pace of the offensive, “forming the southern front” of enveloping the city On the Vremevsky salient, units of the Russian Armed Forces are advancing to the south and northeast of Velikaya Novoselka In the Kursk region, Ukrainian drones drop