In Tambov, a veteran of four wars, Oleg Borisenko, who came to the skating rink with the chevron of the internal troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine on his sleeve, was arrested for ten days. Mediazona reports this.

A 20-year-old student of the Russian Peoples' Friendship University (RUDN) Arbi Dukaev was detained in Moscow. He is suspected of trying to persuade his acquaintances to participate in a terrorist organization. TASS reports this with reference to law enforcement agencies. Dukaev was charged under the article on incitement to terrorist activities (Part 1.1 of Article 205.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation). The Ostankino court in Moscow ordered the student's arrest for two months.

On the night of December 22, Ukrainian drones attacked a fuel infrastructure facility in the village of Steel Kon, Oryol region. Governor Andrei Klychkov said that the impact started a fire, which was extinguished by morning. There were no casualties. According to Klychkov, air defense systems shot down 20 drones over the Oryol region.

Eight dead dolphins washed up on the coast of Novorossiysk, and another was found on the beach in the village of Blagoveshchenskaya. This happened after a major fuel oil spill in the Krasnodar region. According to SHOT, a total of 11 dolphins and 143 birds have died since the accident. Volunteers managed to save more than 700 birds, most of which were cleaned of fuel oil and sent to rehabilitation centers.

Companies partially owned by billionaires closely tied to Vladimir Putin continue to export their products to Western markets without disruption. An investigation by The Insider revealed that even individuals under sanctions are earning billions from deals with EU countries. They exploit a loophole that allows firms to operate freely in EU markets so long as sanctioned individuals hold less than 50% of the company’s shares.

CORRUPTION The regime's minority stakeholders: Key Putin oligarchs still profiting from trade with Europe, despite sanctions 22 December 2024 Companies partially owned by billionaires closely tied to Vladimir Putin continue to export their products to Western markets without disruption. An investigation by The Insider revealed that even individuals under sanctions are earning billions from deals with EU countries.

At the annual “Direct Line”, Vladimir Putin once again stated that Russia is facing serious demographic challenges. According to him, the birth rate in the country has dropped to 1.41%, and for natural population growth this figure needs to be raised to at least 2.1%.

Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama announced the closure of access to TikTok for residents of the country, accusing the social network of inciting violence and bullying, especially among children. Reuters reports this. Access to the platform will be closed from the beginning of 2025 for at least a year, Rama noted. Albania will observe the reaction of TikTok, as well as other countries, to the ban, after which it will decide whether to extend or lift the ban.

The US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet was shot down by a missile fired by the destroyer Gettysburg, part of a strike group led by the aircraft carrier Harry Truman. Both pilots managed to eject. One of them received minor injuries and was evacuated for medical treatment. As the Associated Press reports , citing the US Central Command, this is the most serious incident since the start of the military operation “Guardian of Prosperity”, launched in December 2023.

Corruption Sergei Yezhov December 22, 2024 Companies whose shareholders are billionaires personally close to Vladimir Putin continue to export their products to the West as if nothing had happened. Even sanctioned persons make money from transactions with EU countries, a study by The Insider showed. They take advantage of a loophole that allows companies to operate freely in EU markets if the share of shares held by sanctioned businessmen is less than 50%.

The creators of the popular YouTube acceleration extension YuBust, which was used by hundreds of thousands of Russians, said that their application had been stolen. In their Telegram channel, they reported that they had lost control of the extension and its page in the Chrome Web Store. It is still unclear who exactly is behind the theft of YuBust. The developers suggest that this is due to increased blocking of YouTube in Russia and recent attacks on the service.

They want to remove the new head of the administration of the city of Sosnovka in the Kirov region, Nikita Gorelov, who fought in Ukraine, and send him back to the front because he raised the issue of corruption in the city. This is reported by "Caution News". Gorelov headed the administration of Sosnovka on October 28. After that, he started his own Telegram channel, where he began to publish complaints from local residents that they expressed at city meetings.

The rescue operation to search for the An-2 aircraft, which disappeared on December 19, has been completed in Kamchatka. The crew, consisting of two pilots and one crew member, was found alive four days later. This was announced by the Minister of Emergency Situations of the Kamchatka Territory Sergei Lebedev. An An-2 aircraft operated by Faeravia was operating a commercial flight from Milkovo to Ossora, carrying 800 kg of food and spare parts for gold miners.

Ukrainian boxer Alexander Usik won a rematch against Briton Tyson Fury in the fight for the world heavyweight boxing champion title. The fight took place on the night of December 21-22 in Riyadh (Saudi Arabia) and lasted 12 rounds. The judges unanimously awarded the victory to Usyk, recording the score 116:112. Thanks to this, the Ukrainian boxer not only defended his WBA, WBO and IBF titles, but also won the World Boxing Council (WBC) championship belt, which belonged to Fury.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov said that in 2025 there will be no limits on the issuance of preferential family mortgages. In a conversation with propagandist Pavel Zarubin, he recalled that the rate under this program is 6%, while on the market rates reach 26%.