Photo: Alexander Chernykh, Kommersant The Marine Rescue Service has established that about 2.4 thousand tons of fuel oil have leaked into the Black Sea from four damaged tanks of the sunken Volgoneft ships since December 15. As the Russian Ministry of Transport assures , “this is significantly less than the initial estimate given from the words of tanker captains.

The day before, January 1, in New Orleans, Louisiana, a Ford truck drove into a crowd celebrating the New Year, killing at least 15 people. After the attack, the terrorist opened fire on the crowd and as a result died in a shootout with the police. The FBI said the driver was 42-year-old American Shamsud-Din Jabbar, and homemade explosives and an Islamic State (ISIS) flag were found in the car. Intelligence agencies believe that four people may be involved in the terrorist attack.

A resident of the Sakhalin region, who the day before, January 1, won one billion rubles in the “New Year's Billion” drawing in the “Russian Lotto”, will receive 781 million. This is due to the payment of tax, said the organizers of the drawing from the Stoloto company. “After deducting tax, he will receive 781,598,156 rubles, provided that this is the only gain for the tax period,” the company indicated.

The Istanbul Prosecutor General's Office is demanding between seven and a half and 15 years in prison for five foreigners accused of having contacts with the perpetrators of the Crocus City Hall terrorist attacks, the state-run Anadolu Agency reported on Thursday. In the dock, accused of terrorism, are Khofizjon Usmonov, Muteullo Usoev, Rakhmatullo Salikov, Muhammadrahim Fayzov and Khamza Muhammad.

Economy 2 January 2025 The Russian economy has so far successfully coped with growing military spending, but its strength requirements are small. The main risks for it in 2025 will be a decline in oil prices and tougher sanctions. Even if neither one nor the other happens, the economy will be in a difficult state, teetering on the brink of stagnation, when inflation eats up the entire effect of rising wages.

In Transnistria, due to the cessation of gas supplies and the resulting energy shortage, almost all industrial enterprises, except food ones, stopped working. This was stated by the First Deputy Prime Minister - Head of the Ministry of Economic Development of the PMR, Sergei Obolonik, as reported by the portal "News of Pridnestrovie". “The crisis is so severe that there is no need to list which enterprises have stopped.

Electricity network company Fingrid has filed a motion with the Helsinki District Court to seize the ship Eagle S (previously sailing under the name Norstar Intrepid), which is suspected of sabotage with the Estlink 2 power cable. It is currently docked in a port near the Finnish city of Porvoo. The company explained this requirement as securing a claim for damages related to the interruption of the EstLink 2 connection, adding that the line is currently not operational.

The police came to the Number One club-restaurant in Yakustka and detained all employees who were at the workplace, including the executive director, reports the local publication SakhaDay.

The Chinese Ministry of Commerce has placed 28 US companies on its export control list. It is clarified that the restrictions were introduced to “protect national security and interests” due to the supply of American weapons to Taiwan.

The Investigative Committee presented the deputy head of the Military Medical Academy. Kirov Pavel Veshkin is accused of receiving a particularly large bribe (Part 6 of Article 290 of the Criminal Code), the Kommersant newspaper reports . The publication clarifies that Veshkin was initially accused of particularly large-scale fraud (Part 4 of Article 159). According to investigators, he received money from SL Pharma LLC. He is currently under arrest .

The Finnish power grid operator Fingrid has filed an application with the Helsinki District Court to seize the vessel Eagle S (formerly known as Norstar Intrepid). The ship is suspected of involvement in sabotage related to the undersea Estlink 2 cable, which connects the electricity grids of Finland and Estonia. The ship is currently docked at a port near the city of Porvoo, approximately 30 miles east of the country’s capital, Helsinki.

From the beginning of 2025, the State Chancellery of Estonia has decided to abandon the simultaneous translation of government press conferences into Russian on a weekly basis, Postimees reports with reference to the communications bureau of the country's government.