The sky over St. Petersburg and the Leningrad region was decorated with northern lights

In the south it will be a couple of degrees colder. Petersburg and in the Leningrad region for the third day in a row. The sky turned green and purple at about one in the morning. Also, photos of the aurora, taken in Kronstadt and on the island of Hogland, appeared on the network. In…


In Russia, more than 40 thousand cases of COVID-19 were detected per day for the first time since March 14

Over the past day, the number of cases of coronavirus infection in Russia has increased by 40 010. It is noted that in Moscow the number of cases of infection was 8,259 per day. Rate the material Источник aif.ru Over the past day, 69 people have died in the country, since the beginning of the pandemic…


3.3 magnitude earthquake strikes Sochi

Petersburg and in the Leningrad region. It happened on August 20 at 07.55 Moscow time. Rate the material Источник aif.ru An unusual natural phenomenon has been recorded in the region for the third day in a row. This is evidenced by the data published on the website of the European Seismological Center.  The tremors were…


A selfie with a Su-57 and a captured Javelin. What to see at the forum “Army-2022”

Not otherwise. © AiF/Igor Kharitonov FAB-250 and FAB-100 high-explosive aerial bombs ” height=”531″ width=”797″ style=”display: block;” /> © AIF/Igor Kharitonov Multi-purpose helicopter Ka-32A11M. And if you stick to a smart person near this helicopter, then he will also show that very modernized contraption — sighting and sighting system OPS-24N-1L with a matrix long-wave thermal imager…


In the west of the Crimea, the air defense system worked

No one was hurt, buildings and infrastructure were not damaged. How to change the name and keep loyal customers Instructions Pro A third of Russians receive either black or gray wages. Local residents reported hearing a “loud bang” in the sky. On August 18, air defense systems went off in Kerch (the eastern part of…


In Moldova, they came with a search to the accountant of the Dodon party

The ex-president denied receiving money from Plahotniuc, stated that the case against him was political and fabricated by order of the current president of Moldova, Maia Sandu.Read on RBC Pro Pro Just don't change anything: why conservatism in design is justified Articles Pro How to relax without feeling guilty: 5 main principles Pro “We just…


The former chief narcologist of the Ministry of Health was sent under house arrest

Read on RBC Pro Pro Import substitution “under the lash”: what threatens the lack of competition in IT Forecasts Pro Have pharmaceutical companies managed to capitalize on the pandemic Articles Pro x The Economist The mystery of Ghana: how does a country with the most paradoxical economic model live Articles Pro Why not in Europe…


Mass events on Independence Day will be banned in Kyiv

During martial law, the Ukrainian authorities may declare a curfew; establish a special mode of entry and exit; restrict the freedom of movement of citizens, foreigners and stateless persons, as well as the movement of vehicles. Then it was extended immediately for three months— until August 23. Mass events in the Ukrainian capital are going…


The Ministry of Defense accused Ukraine of poisoning the military with botulinum toxin

So, at the end of July, the Russian military claimed that employees of the Security Service of Ukraine were going to blow up containers with more than 120 tons of hexane at an oil and fat plant in Slavyansk. But due to him, Botox is used. Vlasov also mentioned that the bacteria of this toxin…


An assassination attempt was made on the mayor of Mariupol Konstantin Ivashchenko


Voenkor Sladkov called the conditions of Russia in possible negotiations with Ukraine

I think it is possible if Kyiv agrees to the preconditions,” Sladkov said. p> Earlier, President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky, after a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Taip Erdogan and UN Secretary General António Guterres in Lviv, said that negotiations with Moscow are possible only after the withdrawal of Russian forces from Russian-controlled territories. According…


Russian military in the Zaporozhye region were poisoned with botulinum toxin

;B" of artificial origin. The Ministry of Defense emphasizes that it considers everything that happened as chemical terrorism of the Kyiv regime. In this regard, an additional investigation is underway and the poisoning of the head of the Kherson administration Vladimir Saldo. There is a version that botulinum toxin was used in the assassination of…


Arestovich was not found on the list of advisers to Zelensky’s office

In total, it lists 46 names of full-time and non-staff advisers as of August 18. At the same time, the Ukrainian media, publishing materials related to Arestovich, continue to call him a freelance adviser to the head of the President's Office Ukraine. The report notes that the publication requested an official list from the Office…


Sweden and Finland did not extradite any promised terrorist to Ankara

According to According to him, extradition requests previously rejected by the two northern European countries have been updated by Turkey. “Sweden and Finland have not extradited a single person involved in terrorist activities to Turkey,” Bozdag stated. However, “so far there is neither a positive nor a negative answer to them.” The minister’s words are…


The authorities of the Kherson region reported an improvement in the balance

In this regard, “an additional investigation into the poisoning of the head of the provisional administration of the Kherson region Vladimir Saldo with chemical warfare agents” is being carried out. Recall that in early August, Saldo was hospitalized due to a deterioration in his condition. This is reported by the administration of the region. The…