A special bus is now on duty in the Left Bank microdistrict near the Selenginsky Bridge. It will work 24 hours.

Until the morning of July 14, there were no flooded houses in Ulan-Ude. Groundwater outflow was recorded at four sites.

On the territory of the gardening association “Sudostroitel” in the morning, the filling of the low-lying sections of the coast began. Here 10 pieces of equipment are involved: eight dump trucks, a motor grader and a front loader.

“During the last day, within the limits of Ulan-Ude, the water level in the Selenga increased by 14 centimeters and reached 232 centimeters. The outlet to the floodplain begins at a level of 230 cm,” the administration reported. from the city of TASS.

Since yesterday, a maximum alert regime has been operating in Ulan-Ude.

Recall that earlier in Buryatia, 70 people were evacuated from a children’s camp due to the threat of flooding.

Economies and labor markets have held up better than expected, while inflation remains higher and more persistent than central banks would like. The economic state is clear for the main developed markets. In response, the main central banks have raised interest rates several times in the last quarter and, although this has hampered the performance of some stock markets, we have not yet seen a sell-off.

That being said, signs of weakness are appearing. Manufacturing PMIs around the world have been below 50 points of contraction, while inventories have built up in both the US and Europe, pointing to lower final demand.

Much of the growth has been in the services sector, thanks in part to the late impact of the pandemic, although this effect is waning. Loan growth is weakening in several places, as the effects of rising rates and bank failures begin to feel.

China’s growth also appears to be slowing a bit faster than many expected, though the outlook for the year remains strong compared to most others. And what is more worrying, prices throughout the economy have plunged into deflation, with an annual rate of producer prices close to -5% and consumer prices practically flat compared to a year earlier.

“Overall, the outlook remains rather murky,” explains Shamikir Dhar, chief economist at BNY Mellon IM. A situation that causes a black swan called a “credit crunch” or credit crisis to appear, derived from this monetary tension, to which the expert gives a 40% probability that it will end up curdling due to some arguments that must be taken into account. .

“The case for a ‘credit crunch’ this year remains the same…big,” says Dhar.

In this line, although it is more of a movement than a flight, the bankruptcy of the First Republic Bank has shown that the problem has not disappeared. Smaller regional banks account for around 40% of total bank loans in the North American country and disproportionately finance SMEs and commercial real estate.

“Clearly the largest banks and the broader capital markets can shoulder some of the burden, but probably not most of it,” says Dhar. Hence what economists call the “bank lending” channel – a sharp increase in the cost of capital mediated by the banking sector – is likely to hit the economy in the second half of this year.

And, although I haven’t seen much evidence of it yet, that impact could be verified by the Banking one (“The Banks Threaten Your Net Worth And Ability To Grant Loans”), as well as by the traditional “credit channel”.

“In reality, the probability of a credit crunch is probably higher in the United States, but many countries share the problem of persistently above-target inflation at the current level of interest rates,” highlights the US manager’s expert.

The possibility of late landing

The “delayed landing” scenario for the US economy would also face other problems. Unlike the Credit Crunch Scenario, if Rising Interest Rates and Tightening Conditions Are Unsuccessful in Significantly Slowing the Economy in the Second Half, Interest Rates May Be Much Higher in Several Countries.

For Dhar, Essentially, The Political Mistakes Made By Central Banks In The Past (Leaving Rates Too Low For Too Long) BECOME THEIR Counter Ra, And Rates Need To Rise Much Higher For Longer To Control The Fallout Of Inflation. “In the UK and to some extent in the US, clear ‘second round effects’ are emerging, both in product markets (food retailers for example) and in labor markets, and these will need to be combated first. that inflation expectations are destabilized,” he warned.

Ultimately, in this world that can only happen if interest rates rise enough to create the economic slack to reduce inflation enough. “That could well mean a second leg of rate hikes later this year, followed by a recession in 2024. The US and UK are the most vulnerable countries. In other words, it could produce, in his opinion, added monetary tension.

“Our two recessionary scenarios reflect the standard model: that an inflationary surprise ultimately has to be dealt with by creating large amounts of economic slack to get it back on target… We continue to think the economy is unlikely to perform positively ”, he concludes.

Artist Vladimir Borovikovsky, Portrait of Gabriel Derzhavin, 1811, fragment.

Of course, mentioning the name of Derzhavin, we first of all remember that he, the “old man”, noticed the students of the lyceum and, “going down to the coffin, blessed.” Who did Gabriel Romanovich see when he arrived in 1815 for an exam at the Tsarskoye Selo Lyceum? The boy Sasha Pushkin, who, after reading his poem, burst into tears from the avalanche of emotions and fled to where his eyes looked (“they looked for me, but they did not find me”, he would write later). Who did the boy see, why was he so nervous? Before him was a patriarch of the Golden Age, the author of poems famous throughout Russia, who fought, ruled the provinces, buried Suvorov, compiled the first dictionary of the Russian language. Suddenly. In the eighteenth century there were successive coups, and the birth of Russian literature, and wars; now everything seems to be arranged on different shelves, without intersections, but in the fate of Gavriil Derzhavin all this intersected.

The son of an impoverished illiterate landowner from the vicinity of Kazan, himself poorly literate, turned out to be practically a “universal person” and the hero of an adventure novel. Still a soldier of the Preobrazhensky Regiment, not even twenty years old, Derzhavin takes part in a palace coup, after which Catherine II rushes to the throne. Next photo: Uprising of Emelyan Pugachev. Somewhere in the steppe, a man is sitting “from the queen” and preparing … spies. Secret agents who would infiltrate Pugachev and obtain the necessary information. This person was Gavrila Romanovich, after whom there were many materials about the rebellion used by Pushkin when creating The Captain’s Daughter.

Another episode: a smoky room, a table with a green tablecloth, a player whose cards are beaten and debts become unbearable. All he has is a distant Tatar village, where there are a little more than forty “souls” of male serfs. And so the player writes a poem (it has not been preserved), sells it, and pays off the debt.

Another scene: the poet meets Suvorov, who is already dying. The commander asks the poet what he would write on his grave.

“Here lies Suvorov,” the poet answers very simply.

“God have mercy, how nice,” Suvorov replies. These words will be engraved on the stone of the tomb.

After Suvorov’s death, Derzhavin wrote the famous poem “Bullfinch”. The bird was real, the day he left the commander, he sat in a cage in the poet’s office and whistled the march. Simple, like those under which ordinary soldiers went into battle.

What are you starting a war song?

Like a flute, dear Snigir?

With whom will we go to war against the Hyena?

Who is our leader now? Who is the rich man?

Where is Suvorov strong, brave and fast?

Severn thunders lies in a coffin.

Derzhavin writes the unthinkable: about how Suvorov rode “on a horse”, how he ate cookies, how he slept on straw. This was not accepted: about a national hero and with such simplicity! Perhaps, thanks to the unpretentiousness of the “Bullfinch” he has already remained alive, flying through the centuries. In the 1970s, this very text would become the model for the poem “On the death of Zhukov”, in which another great poet, Joseph Brodsky, says goodbye to another great commander.

It is curious that Derzhavin did not even mention his poetic work in his memoirs. But others spoke of his poems as painting with words. The modern Russian language was just born in his time, Derzhavin was present during these births and helped as best he could. It just seems that it is no longer interesting for today’s reader. For example, does everyone remember that the phrase “Motherland and smoke is sweet and pleasant to us” was written by Derzhavin, although it was captured in a slightly altered form in Griboyedov’s “Woe from Wit”? And another famous phrase: “Thunder of victory, resound!” And many lines, not so famous, but equally beautiful.

From his provincial poverty, Derzhavin rose to the rank of governor (first of Karelia, then of the Tambov province). He founded the city of Kem, founded a printing house in Tambov, and made the first maps of the region there. Founded theater, schools. He fought with con artists and embezzlers. And he paid the price for his indifference. He was removed from all state under Catherine II, who once gave him a gold snuffbox for an ode.

A little more than a year has passed since Pushkin was “seen”, and Gavriil Romanovich died. Not at all such a deep old man, in today’s view, he is only 73 years old. It happened near Novgorod, in the Zvanka estate, on the eve of a trip to St. Petersburg to see a doctor. The nearby birds were singing in the aviaries. Perhaps Bullfinch was supposed to be whistling there too.

“Our military managed to gain a foothold in the eastern part of the town,” Marochko was quoted as saying by RIA Novosti.

The expert noted that the RF Armed Forces had started the process of liberating the settlement. According to him, in the village there are fights with the use of melee weapons. He said that Russian forces had established a control fire over the eastern part of Novoselovskoye. Marochko noted that the Armed Forces of Ukraine are located in the western regions, which are well fortified.

The agency recalls that this settlement is located in an important direction towards Kupyansk. A road and a railway pass through it.

Although the sales figures for electric cars in Spain are still well below those of other European countries, the accumulated registration data in the first half of the year is positive. One of the problems with electric mobility is the lack of a network of charging points that meets the needs of drivers.

Although not everyone has the same possibilities, some private drivers can install a charging point in their community garage for their private use and enjoyment. To install a charging point in the community garage, it is enough to notify them before starting the works, since the neighbors will not be able to oppose the necessary works. Of course, it is better to have an agreement because your other neighbor is interested and thus take advantage of the rush.

In some cases the installer, in others the community

If, when installing a charging point for our private electric car, it is necessary to increase the power of the electricity network contracted by the community, the debate remains open to answer who has to pay that extra cost.

Some experts are of the opinion that, according to what is specified in the law, it must be the owner who has installed it. Yes, in the Horizontal Property Law, it is explained that “the cost of said installation and the corresponding electricity consumption will be fully borne by the person(s) directly interested in it”.

Of course, if by chance it is the community of neighbors that reaches an agreement to install an electric car charging infrastructure for all neighbors and residents, the increase in power will be assumed by the community as a whole, even if there are neighbors who no low utility. In this case, those who do not use the facility will still pay for it with their community fees.

A message appeared on the official page of the American leader on the social network, stating that the G7 countries would support Kiev “for as long as necessary.”

The last words are very outraged users. In his opinion, this is a sign of an endless conflict.

“Ukraine lost, you lied to us and gave our money to a failed state… Your adventure is over, you failed and let our whole country down. You are a traitor,” RIA Novosti quoted one of the commentators as saying.

According to another user, instead of financing “death in Europe”, the US authorities should have focused on helping Americans. A third called Ukraine “Biden’s Vietnam.”

“He is spending billions of our tax dollars on a pointless proxy war with Russia that does not help the United States in any way. It is especially shameful when the United States itself is experiencing so many crises because of Biden,” they concluded. users.

The lack of rainfall during the first half of this year, barely alleviated by the heavy rains at the end of May and the first part of June, is assuming an unprecedented outlay for the Spanish agricultural insurance system, known as Agroseguro (Agrupaci on Española de Insurance Entities of Combined Agricultural Insurance). According to data released this Thursday, as of July 13, a record amount of 430.68 million euros has been paid in compensation. A figure that, Agroseguro sources consulted by this means, assume that it will be closer to 500 million euros at the end of the year. This is because only the compensations related to winter arable crops (winter cereal such as rye or oats, legumes and rapeseed) that are already appraised have been entered. It remains to estimate possible effects on crops such as vineyards, olive groves and sunflowers.

The above data is historical and is well above the amount paid by Agroseguro in the 2017 drought, which reached 220 million euros; and it clearly pales in comparison to the compensation paid during the first half of last year as claims due to low rainfall, which amounted to 90 million euros. At a global level, the bill for accidents in the field continues to climb and add new maximums. In a recent meeting with journalists, from Agroseguro, it was put on the table that the global amount (including other claims such as floods, frost, hailstones, etc.) that the agricultural insurance system must pay will exceed 900 million euros this year. A new peak in compensation that adds up to several years ‘in crescendo’: 626.62 million euros in 2019; 616.19 million euros three years ago; 747.78 million in 2021; and 806.71 million in 2022.

On the other hand, the sources consulted have estimated the area affected by the lack of rain at around two million hectares and recall the commitment to comply with the average payment term of recent years of 30 days after the final appraisal of the sinus tro . In this sense, to questions from La Información, from the main agrarian organizations (Asaja, COAG and UPA) they emphasize that the valuation of the claims and the payment of the corresponding compensations is taking place without notable incidents.

The agricultural insurance reform

However, the agrarian organizations include within the proposals sent to the main political parties on the occasion of the elections on July 23, proposals to strengthen and reform the agrarian insurance. thorough review” of the Agricultural Insurance system and criticized that “certain lines of contracting” do not work. While, from UPA, they highlight that in the last legislature public support for agricultural insurance has gone from 211.77 million to 317.73 million euros, which, in his opinion, is “a floor for the coming years” that must be guaranteed “at least”.

In this line, they are committed to reaching the maximum allowed by European regulations of 70% subsidy of the cost of the premium. Specifically, it proposes a “much more aggressive” modulation starting at 10,000 euros to direct the largest compensation towards family farming. In addition to proposing the “universalization” of the basic catastrophe insurance and the limitation of the maximum “what is insurable is not compensable” to lines of insurance with a strong establishment. For their part, from Unión de Uniones, they lament “the less attractiveness” of a growing number of lines and bet on “prioritization criteria” in public subsidies to cost the premiums and “advance” in the feasibility study of “an insurance global or unique exploitation for priority exploitations” that includes the volatility of the agricultural markets.

Public subsidies and the Consortium, vital

In any case, the Agroseguro sources acknowledge that despite the hefty bill that is leaving the recurrence of climatic events such as drought, the Insurance Compensation Consortium is becoming an important ally for the entity. According to Agroseguro’s Annual Report, this entity paid 164 million euros in compensation last year.

Another important support for the agricultural insurance system is the growing public co-financing. Specifically, the Ministry of Agriculture activated this Thursday the supplementary subsidy of 40.5 million euros aimed at 63,000 insurance policies against drought. A support contemplated within the last royal decree-law of aid against the lack of rainfall approved on May 4. Which will allow, in these cases, to reach the maximum of 70% public subsidy on the cost of the insurance premium that European legislation allows.

In any case, public subsidies have been channeled through the traditional annual agreement with the State Agricultural Insurance Entity (ENESA), under the Ministry of Agriculture. The last one signed foresees for this year a co-financing of 317.7 million euros to subsidize the contracting of policies, in line with the modification to eliminate last year. The budget for this concept has increased by more than 50% since 2020.

The incident took place in one of the villages. Two teenagers were tending cows when a storm started. They hid from the rain under a tree that was struck by lightning, a police source told RG.

A 16-year-old boy died at the scene of a discharge, a 15-year-old teenager is in the hospital. Law enforcement officers are investigating the circumstances of the incident.

Earlier, in the Tomsk region, a schoolgirl died from a lightning strike. She was returning home with a friend and his car stopped. As the car was being pushed out of the mud, a girl standing nearby was struck by lightning.

The foreign sector has acted as the engine of the Spanish economy throughout the first part of the year, given the weakness of consumption, which inflation and rate hikes to deal with have kept it in an almost comatose state. Exports of goods have recorded a historic record in the first quarter, increasing by 9.2% year-on-year and exceeding 132,026 million euros. At the same time, international traveler arrivals through May were barely 0.4% below pre-Covid levels and have set new highs in terms of spending. However, the weakness and uncertainty that appeared in a large part of the European economies -with the Eurozone in technical recession in the first quarter- threaten to clip the wings of that dynamism.

Europe is Spain’s main trading partner, with the European Union as the key destination for national merchandise, given that it was the destination of 63.8% of the total that was exchanged abroad between January and April. France was the main trading partner (15.6% of the total), followed by Germany (10.5%), Italy (8.6%) and Portugal (7.9%). On the side of exports of services and with regard to tourism, although the United Kingdom is the main issuer of tourists to Spain and 19.8% of the international travelers who arrived in the country come from there, the partners of the Eurozone have a very relevant weight, with France being the second issuer (13.5% of the total number of tourists who traveled to national territory from January to May), followed by Germany (12.8%).

This implies that, as a whole, the arrival of tourists from France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium and Ireland accounted for almost half of the tourist arrivals in Spain in that period. “Reasonable doubts are emerging about the impact that the complex European economic outlook will have on the ability of the foreign sector to boost the Spanish economy,” warn the Economic Team, explaining that the slight technical recession in the euro area and the stagnation in Some member countries raise doubts about the possibilities that the Spanish foreign sector has of maintaining the very strong dynamism that it has been registering up to now. add, in addition, that the contribution to the growth of the tourism sector “has a more limited margin” than in 2022.

A ‘double recession’ in the Eurozone cannot be ruled out

For the moment, activity has resisted well in the first part of 2023, not only due to those endogenous factors such as the strength of exports beyond tourism and a labor market whose behavior has surprised positively, but also due to other exogenous factors such as cheaper of energy. These factors allow our country’s economy “to face the second half of the year as one of the most resilient economies in the Eurozone”, in the opinion of Rosa Duce, Chief Investment Officer of Deutsche Bank Spain.

This despite the fact that analysts such as Inversis warn that the indicators point to the euro zone economy growing modestly in the second quarter to end the year with an increase of 0.9%, without ruling out a “double recession”. that would occur at the end of the year if the ECB were to endure its monetary policy even more. At the moment, remember, the ECB does not expect to reach its inflation target of 2% in the medium term, which suggests that rates will remain at high levels for at least the next year and a half.

First signs of weakening in the economy

The ‘Economic and Financial Report’ presented last week by Esade recalled that in a more unstable environment, the weaknesses of the national economy are becoming more evident, so that the situation “could deteriorate in the coming months”. It has taken Spain three years to recover the level of GDP prior to the pandemic, the level of debt continues to be very high (it dismissed last year at 113.2% of GDP), the tightening of financial conditions due to the rise in interest rates it hits families and companies, and there is also a structural problem of lack of productivity, since the country continues to have the same level of GDP per capita as in 2005.

In the business school they already appreciated clear signs of weakness in the economic indicators at the end of June, especially in terms of affiliations (job creation has moderated). “It is as if we were preparing for a second semester with growth that is going to be weaker,” said Professor Manuel Hidalgo. The Bank of Spain (BdE) itself warned in its latest ‘Quarterly report and macroeconomic projections of the Spanish economy’ that uncertainty continues to be “high” and stated that in recent weeks some signs of slowdown have begun to be seen that responds to the aggressiveness with which the ECB has tried to curb inflation and cool down the euro economies to achieve this.

The patient was waiting his turn in the emergency room, his wife accompanied him. She was very dissatisfied with the long wait and, in her opinion, with the poor work of the doctors. As a result, the verbal swearing turned into aggression. The woman assaulted the nurse, tore her gown and bit her shoulder. So the doctors pressed the “panic button.”

The Russian guards who came to the call took the hooligan to the police department.

“An administrative protocol for violation of public order has been drawn up against a 30-year-old resident of the Bichursky district,” the department’s press service reports.

Europeans are increasingly showing their support for the energy and sustainable transformation. Spain is not far behind and this has been confirmed by the latest standard Eurobarometer for spring 2023 of the European Commission, where they assure that 89% of Spaniards agree that massive investment should be made in renewable energies, such as wind energy. or solar, in the coming years. Thus, the country manages to exceed the European average by four percentage points, where just over eight out of ten citizens of the community think about these investments; that is, 85%.

The ‘green’ path is increasingly important for companies in order to meet the objectives set by Brussels for 2030 and 2050, as well as the global milestones with the Paris Agreement and other regulations. But now the pressure is coming from citizens who are becoming more responsible and participating in the energy transition. Although the total share of the EU represented one percentage point less than in the winter Eurobarometer 2022-2023, this year 50% are totally in agreement with making large investments of this type.

The countries that are most committed to this are Malta with 97%, followed by Portugal with 95%, and third place is shared by Denmark and Ireland with 94%. Those who least agree with making these movements, son of Bulgaria (72%); and Estonia with Romania (both with 71%). Even so, the three exceed 50% of citizens who believe in the importance of renewables and the transition. The commitment adopted by citizens is such that more than 3 quarters of Europeans have decided to take matters into their own hands and reduce their own energy consumption or plan to do so in the near future (78%).

In this case Malta also takes the lead, followed by the Netherlands, Croatia and Denmark. Spain is in tenth place among Europeans with 81% of citizens taking their own measures to reduce energy consumption. Some of the reasons why they decide to launch themselves to reduce it is because they know that they can limit the price of what they pay for energy consumption in the long term (79%), while almost 20% disagree and for the same reason, it does not take any type of action. There are others who claim that member states can jointly buy energy to obtain better prices.

On the other hand, sustainability and renewables can also be measured and implemented in buildings and others beyond companies. Funds have even been launching for some time to invest in ‘green’ homes because in the long term they will generate greater profitability for them. For this same reason, 82% of EU citizens believe that the energy efficiency of buildings must be increased, as well as that of transport and other goods Eyenes Yeenes Eyenes Eyenes Eyenes Eyenes E services that make them dependent on other countries for energy of the community.

REPowerEU and energy dependency

The Eurobarometer has also reflected other types of information regarding energy consumption. A little over a year ago, when the war between Russia and Ukraine began, the European Commission took measures not only to try to stop the invasion and help Ukraine, but also to put aside the EU’s energy dependence on the country led by Vladimir Putin. For this, the ‘REPowerEU’ plan was created, which seeks to step on the accelerator in the recovery of energy sovereignty and has become one of the most outstanding objectives of the EC.

Along these lines, when EU citizens have been asked if they agree with Brussels reducing its dependence on Russian energy sources “as soon as possible”, 80% of citizens think so. In Spain, specifically, 84% totally agree, while 8% totally disagree and only 8% don’t know. The country that most believes that it is necessary to become independent from Russia in these surroundings is Sweden (96%), followed by Portugal (95%) and the Netherlands with 94%. Those who least agree with this sustained are Bulgaria with 62% and Slovakia with 57%.

“Nothing would have changed for them. They would have been led by the same person who was their true commander all this time,” Putin stressed, noting that many fighters in the room nodded as he expressed his proposal, and then “Prigozhin, who sat at the front and did not see this, he said: “No, the guys do not agree with this decision.”

Let us remember that the Head of State met with the PMC unit commanders on June 29. The talks in the Kremlin lasted three hours. Putin listened to the fighters, gave his assessment of the events that took place on June 24. Representatives of “Wagner” said that they are staunch supporters and soldiers of the Supreme Commander. “They also said that they were ready to continue fighting for the Motherland,” presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said in detail.

As for the question of the legalization of private military companies in Russia, it must be discussed in the government and the State Duma. Until now, companies like Wagner do not exist legally, Vladimir Putin stressed.

The tourism employers will demand from the next government a new legal and fiscal framework that compensates for the financing deficits suffered by the most touristic municipalities in the country. Their petition seeks to put an end to the problems derived from the overcrowding that they suffer and that force the municipalities of the main sun and beach destinations to increase their expenses to guarantee the provision of public services to the number of visitors. To solve it, Exceltur advocates developing a new Local Treasury Law that modifies the conditions for the delivery of State funds to local entities.

“The city councils cannot take it anymore with improper financing, based on the resident population. The tourist municipalities can multiply their inhabitants by ten”, defended the vice president of Exceltur, José Luis Zoreda, at a press conference held yesterday in Madrid . In his opinion, this improvement in financing cannot be achieved with “more penalizing taxes” that try to be “compensatory for an unwanted activity.”

“With the levels of growth in employment, turnover and activity that we are showing, do not unduly penalize us with this type of rates, which are then used with an arbitrariness that does not favor tourist interests,” he exclaimed. Precisely, the imposition or repeal of “tourist taxes” is part of the electoral debate of the elections of May 28 in many Spanish municipalities, which are the ones who hold the power in this regard.

The committee of experts of the Congress of Deputies in charge of reviewing the local financing regime ruled on the matter in 2017, advocating its implementation as a “tax on tourist stays”. In its presentation, this committee, agreed between the different parties, claimed that “most of the costs caused by tourists are borne by local entities” by affecting issues such as citizen security, street cleaning or public transport. For this reason, they will consider that it was “very reasonable” for tourists “to contribute, even modestly, to the financing of services that they enjoy.”

The financing reform, a pending issue

The review of the local financing system is one of the major issues that, for yet another legislature, have once again remained pending resolution due to a lack of agreement between the different political actors. All the parties publicly published that the contributions of the State to city councils and autonomous communities must be reviewed, in the same line that they claim to receive more funds from the State.

The current local financing system establishes two distribution models, one for large cities and another for the rest of the municipalities. Municipalities with more than 75,000 inhabitants and provincial or autonomous capitals participate in the first, even if they do not reach that figure. Large cities receive a share of the proceeds from the application of VAT, personal income tax or special taxes on alcohol, tobacco and hydrocarbons in those territories (between 1% and 3% of these), in addition to a state transfer that guarantees them a certain threshold of income. income year year

For their part, small municipalities only receive this state transfer, set by a formula that gives significant weight to its resident population, which also takes into account the average fiscal effort and is updated year by year. Here are the majority of tourist municipalities, for which the law reserves the transfer of 2% of the taxes on hydrocarbons and tobacco generated in their businesses. To qualify for it, they must have more than 20,000 inhabitants and more second homes than habitual residences.

The general feeling in most tourist municipalities (as well as autonomies) is one of dissatisfaction with the current system of local financing. The eight main holiday destinations in the country, which reach almost 10% of the international tourists who come to Spain each year —Adeje, Arona, Benidorm, Calvià, Lloret de Mar, Salou, San Bartolomé de Tirajana and Torremolinos— formed an alliance about it to position their agenda and demand this type of reforms. The decision will be, once again, in the hands of the new Cortes Generales.

“For 15 years, our beloved Calibri was the default font for Microsoft, and our relationship came to a natural conclusion,” he was quoted as saying by TASS.

Aptos will show up as the new default font in Word, Outlook, PowerPoint and Excel for hundreds of millions of users starting this day, according to Daniels.

It should be noted that Aptos was developed by designer Steve Matteson, who previously came up with TrueType and Segoe fonts. And it got its name in honor of the city in California. The new typeface is serif-free, dominated by simple letterforms and smooth strokes, making it easier to read.

Let’s remember that Calibri has been used in Microsoft Office services by default since 2007, before Times New Roman was the main one.

Insurers already warned about it at the beginning of the year. Auto insurance premiums must rise to guarantee the solvency of the companies after a few years in which prices had registered falls. The return to normality after the restrictions caused by the coronavirus pandemic plus the rise in costs of both personnel and materials due to inflammation threatened the combined ratio of insurers and hence the need to update premium prices.

According to the National Institute of Statistics (INE), in June motor vehicle insurance registered an increase of 6.5% in the monthly rate, standing out as one of the parcels that has registered the greatest increase, which has ended up having an impact on the monthly evolution of inflation for June. In addition, the circumstance occurs that the growth registered by motor insurance has been the second highest in June, according to the statistics institute, only behind tourist packages, which shot up 11.1%. This figure contrasts with the drop experienced, for example, a year ago, which was 1%.

Already Mapfre, the largest Spanish insurer, announced that at the end of the first quarter the average increase in the premium was being 5%, although it also qualified that these increases were not applied linearly to all clients, but rather depended on their risk profile. Its president, Antonio Huertas, also explained during the summer courses organized in Santander that the increases would have to be in line with the increase in costs.

In relation to this, Rastreator has carried out two studies on motorcycle and car insurance and has found that the average price of a motorcycle policy stood at 326 euros per year from January to May 2023, which represents an increase in 10% year-on-year. As for car insurance, the same comparator has verified that new policies are on average 26% more expensive than a year ago. In addition, where the bulk of the increases are concentrated is in the all-risk ones because, as he explains, the expenses that they entail for the companies are higher and the workshops have increased their repair costs”.

The results will not yet reflect the increases

Precisely, the CEO of Grupo Catalana Occidente, Hugo Serra, assured this Thursday that the increase in the accident rate due to the intensive use of the car that citizens are making after the pandemic will have an impact on an increase in the prices of automobile insurance,

And these statements come just two weeks before the main listed insurers report their accounts for the second quarter, in which they are still expected to show some weakness, since despite this incipient revision of the prices of the policies, the full update will still take time to achieve. As Huertas himself recorded, “the rise in prices takes twelve months to reach the income statement.” Thus, for the period from April to June, the consensus of analysts compiled by Bloomberg expects Mapfre’s profit to be 151 million euros, compared to the 128 million euros it had in the first quarter of this year. year, some accounts that were impacted by the earthquake in Turkey.

For its part, Línea Directa, which already reported losses of 5.3 million euros due to inflation and the increase in accidents, will maintain the red numbers for the second quarter up to 3.45 million euros. In the press conference after the results, its CEO, Patricia Ayuela, also admitted the need to increase the price of premiums on an individual basis.

The truck and bus manufacturer will transfer the shares of its subsidiary to the Russian automaker. The assembly plant in the Ulyanovsk region, together with a staff of 200 employees, will also be transferred to the Russian side. The company itself was halted in March of last year.

The decision to leave the Russian market is connected, first of all, with the inability to supply parts and assemblies to the Russian Federation due to logistics problems.

The Isuzu Motors plant in the Ulyanovsk region began producing products in 2008. In 2021, it produced 3.7 thousand trucks. The company planned to increase the production of trucks in Russia to five thousand per year.

Promoting the acceptance of renewable energies in the face of the animosity raised in some regions by the installation of photovoltaic solar plants or wind farms is one of the fundamental milestones of the left-wing parties ahead of the general elections on 23-J. PSOE and Sumar agree on their roadmap to seek greater participation of local communities in the use of projects, as is already applied in Catalonia.

The socialist party proposes the creation of a law to identify, together with the autonomous communities and local entities, the ideal areas for the development of renewables. The objective is to provide access to benefits to local communities, guaranteeing respect for the environment. For its part, Sumar goes one step further and raises a specific quota in future ‘green’ energy auctions for facilities promoted by local entities, citizens or cooperatives for local electricity consumption.

There is not a day that renewable energies are not talked about and this year they have even sneaked into the Goya Awards gala. “Renewables yes, but not like this,” Rodrigo Sorogoyen protested against the installation of four wind farms in the Sabucedo mountains when he received the award for best director for ‘As Bestas’. The words caused a stir in the sector. The companies defend that they carry out strict environmental studies and that they are forced to obtain a positive Environmental Impact Statement (DIA). Even if the DIA is favourable, the Government or the autonomous community may impose mandatory conditions (without them the rest of the administrative authorizations for the processing would not be obtained), such as the reduction of the surface area occupied or the volume of equipment to install

Extension to projects in transit

The Ministry for the Ecological Transition manages the process for projects of more than 50 MW or affects two or more autonomous communities, while the latter is in charge when the capacity is lower. According to the Executive, currently, throughout the national territory there are renewable projects totaling 43 GW of power (80% photovoltaic and 20% wind) that must obtain construction authorization or decline and start the entire administration process again. after obtaining the access permissions and connection to the network again. The deadline to obtain this permit was July 25, but the Ecological Transition has given a six-month extension due to the bureaucratic logjam.

Under such a number of projects, the Executive has been insisting on the need for developers to seduce local communities to avoid rejection of the installation of new plants. For example, the main opposition that photovoltaic technology finds among society is the emotional factor. “People who go for a walk in the countryside want to see it as it was 10 or 30 years ago, but not with a solar panel. The emotional motive is legitimate and we cannot combat it with reasons. We have to find a way to manage this negative emotional perception to understand that it is this or not to exist, it is this or not to have energy, this or lose population,” argue sources in the sector.

In Catalonia, the regulations oblige project developers (whether solar or wind) with power greater than 5 megawatts (MW) and located on undeveloped land, must demonstrate the availability, or availability commitment, of more than 50% of private agricultural land on which the installation is projected. In addition, to request the declaration of public utility together with the prior administrative and construction authorization, and the environmental impact declaration, they must prove that they have, at least, agreements with the owners of 85% of the private area that is intended occupy with the project.

Companies are also required to present a local participation offer of 20% of the installation. In this sense, ‘crowdfunding’ in renewables is gaining strength as a way of democratizing access to investment and ‘fintech’ platforms have begun to proliferate in Spain that help investors and developers to develop facilities with the aim that the Citizens also participate in the green ‘boom’ in the country.

From the Spanish Photovoltaic Union (UNEF) they have always been motivated that a renewable installation leaves the greatest socioeconomic impact on the municipality where it will be developed. However, they prefer that the rules of the game be set between the promoter and the municipality itself, without there being a minimum standard. The general director of the association, José Donoso, explains that a good way for local people to benefit would be for the promoting companies to issue bonds of about 500 euros with returns above inflation.

know the reality

“That these bonds are safe, without risk for the investor and that they are liquid to be able to recover them at any time. It is the most democratic way for the benefits to reach more people,” explains Donoso in conversation with La Información. Along the same lines, from the Wind Energy Association (AEE) urges to know what is the reality of the acceptance of wind energy by citizens to differentiate between what is noisy and what is real.

“We have recently carried out a public opinion study on wind power in Spain and eight out of ten Spaniards are in favor of the construction of new wind farms in our country and considering that wind power helps reduce the price of electricity. In addition, 84% of Spaniards believe that increasing the weight of renewable energies, such as wind power, would contribute to achieving energy independence as a country,” they add from the employers’ association. For the wind sector, it is also crucial that, even if it happens that social acceptance is majority, the promoter “respects at all times the sensitivities of the people, of the municipalities, the value they give to aspects such as their landscape, and clearly understand the reluctance in the face of changes in the environment”.

‘Milestone rate’

On the other hand, the Popular Party promises that it will unblock the process of granting permits for the installation of renewable projects. To do this, it will impose a ‘milestone fee’ that, charged to the project promoter, finances the extra cost produced by the bureaucratic jam in the Administration and so that it can streamline the management of the files. In addition, the formation of Alberto Núñez Feijóo affirms that it will map the entire national territory to determine the greater or lesser needs for environmental evaluation that are required in each area.

In an interview with this medium, Feijóo’s economic chief, Juan Bravo, explains that “it is not a tax on renewables”, but a processing tax that seeks to offset the extra cost that the enormous paperwork entails for the administrations. “The sector agrees, dividing it by milestones allows projects that fail due to a technical or environmental issue, not to pay for the entire project. Some confusion has been generated, we want to support renewables and this will provide communities with autonomous to speed up their processing”, underline.

On its side, Vox assures that it will reinforce the reports of environmental impact and land use so that, “prior installation of renewable energy macro-projects”, they assess their impact on natural heritage and their compatibility and impact on human activities in the environment. . “We will protect the land, especially the agricultural land, to avoid speculation with it in the implementation of renewable energy infrastructures,” they point out from the formation of Santiago Abascal.

According to law enforcement, on July 2, a 64-year-old resident of the regional center, accompanied by a friend, went to the village to pick berries. On the way, the man threatened to kill her partner and raped her in the area of ​​​​the Krasnoyarsk Badalyk cemetery.

“The suspect collects mushrooms, flowers, berries, sells near shops in various parts of the city,” the regional department of the Investigative Committee said.

Employees of the Investigative Commission brought the wanted posters. It is a thin, bald man, 175-180 centimeters tall, dressed in a black jacket, brown pants, dark tennis shoes, and carries a black or gray backpack and buckets. Investigators are asking residents to help find the suspect.

“There is no doubt that the Armed Forces of Ukraine will not comply with any “restrictions” when choosing targets, since they are desperate due to colossal losses and the inability to achieve success at the front,” says the department’s Telegram channel. .

Assurances by US administration officials that the Kiev regime would use such munitions “with care” and in “suitable areas” are simply an attempt to justify its own provocative actions, diplomats say.

“Everyone who follows the development of the conflict knows that Kiev is using US aid to destroy civilian targets in the hope of intimidating us and ‘destroying as many Russians as possible,'” the diplomatic mission stressed, recalling that the Ukrainian Armed Forces they usually choose bedrooms as targets.

On the eve of the Director of Operations of the Pentagon Joint Chiefs of Staff, Douglas Sims, confirmed the transfer of cluster munitions to Ukraine. He also added that kyiv received such shells not only from the United States, but also from other countries. At the same time, according to CNN, the Ukrainian authorities allegedly guaranteed Washington in writing that they would not use these types of weapons against the civilian population.

According to former Pentagon adviser Colonel Douglas McGregor, the United States is making a big mistake by transferring cluster munitions to Ukraine. According to him, these shells do more harm than good. “Now we look like shameless hypocrites, and of course we are,” added the colonel.

Staggered power blackouts were recorded in different districts of the city, some water outlets do not work; The gusty wind knocked down trees and road signs, in some places reaching such force that even power transmission lines could not withstand it. There are other destructions as well.

In the evening, several entries appeared on the Telegram channel of the Abakan mayor’s office in the wake of bad weather:

– We will remove all the fallen trees, crumpled and torn signs, it will take some time, we will reconnect the disconnected traffic lights.

The authorities explained the reasons for the disappearance of light and water: “The hurricane wind knocked down four 110kv supports.” Following the substations, the water intakes that were left without electricity were closed.

The day before it became known about the consequences of bad weather in the south of the Krasnoyarsk Territory bordering the Republic of Khakassia: Minusinsk suffered from rain and wind.

Earlier, US President Joe Biden offered Kiev an alternative to joining NATO: Washington would arm Ukraine so that it could withstand any possible external threat, as was done in relations with Israel.

But there is a caveat: US military support overlapped Israel’s military potential. And Ukraine does not have comparable demographic and economic superiority, Cohen said.

“Ukraine, in fact, went bankrupt due to the war. As well as a significant reduction in the population and a decrease in the birth rate. According to the forecast, the population of Ukraine will decrease from 41 million in 2020 to 35 million in 20 years, the expert cited his figures.He considers the model proposed by Biden unfeasible, writes The Atlantic.

Product study for aspartame content is included in many Roskachestvo test programs

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Reuters reports that as of July 14, the WHO is updating the list of potential carcinogens, which includes a popular and very common sugar substitute: aspartame. We said that aspartame is part of many “diet” soft drinks, including colas abroad and their counterparts in our country, chewing gum, ice cream and confectionery.

Previously, aspartame was allowed not only at the WHO level, but also at the World Food Organization level, therefore it was used in the food industry all over the world, including Russia and the countries of the Customs Union.

WHAT ARE THE DOSES ALLOWED NOW?

The FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA) and the European Commission Scientific Committee on Food have determined that the safe intake of aspartame is 40 mg per kg of body weight.

This means that a person weighing 50 kg can eat around 2 g per day.

Considering that aspartame is 200 times sweeter than sugar, you should drink 4-6 liters of soda sweetened with this additive.

This is what Roskachestvo experts say about aspartame.

EXPERT COMMENTS

Vladimir Bessonov, Doctor of Biological Sciences, Head of the Food Chemistry Laboratory of the Federal State Budgetary Institution Federal Center for Research in Nutrition and Biotechnology: There is no general consensus on aspartame

– In 2019, studies were conducted that confirmed the complete safety of all sweeteners in terms of carcinogenicity, this applies to aspartame, sucralose, saccharin and many others. However, with regard to aspartame, it was decided to study it in more detail. And then there was a French study that showed that aspartame could probably still be a carcinogen. However, there are questions about the study, for example, regarding the sample. The researchers followed 108,000 people who chose diet foods (including those containing aspartame) for personal reasons. Very often among them were overweight and obese people, which in itself is a risk factor for various diseases, including cancer. As a result, it is difficult to assess whether aspartame could actually affect the development of cancer in consumers of products with sweeteners, or is it for another reason?

Therefore, in the context of such issues, it is important to understand if there is any scientific consensus, a consolidated opinion of experts. So far, as far as the dangers of aspartame, there are none.

Lilia Kotelnikova, head of the testing department of the Roskachestvo Research Department: Aspartame is allowed in Russia and is used in confectionery

– The study of products for aspartame content is included in many Roskachestvo test programs (of course, where appropriate). In 2022, we do not record excesses of the amount allowed for the content of this sweetener in soft drinks (for example, in Kola). And they did not even find additives in the chewing jam, despite the fact that aspartame was listed in the composition. There was no kvass, condensed milk, etc.

According to TR CU 029, aspartame is approved for use in Russia. For example, in sugary drinks no more than 600 mg per kg of product is allowed; in sugar-free confectionery – 1 g per kg of product, and in low-calorie starch-based confectionery – 2 g per kg. Since few people eat 1-2 kg of cake per day and/or drink about 3 liters of soda, it is difficult to exceed the WHO prescribed daily intake of aspartame (as a result, it turns out to be about 40-50 mg per 1 kg). of body weight).

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It should be noted that Cillian Murphy, Matt Damon, Remy Malek and Emily Blunt appeared on the red carpet at the Odeon cinema chain in Leicester Square in central London, but after learning that the Screen Actors Guild and the Federation American Television and Radio Artists left. on strike, he decided to leave the event.

As the film’s director Christopher Nolan put it, the artists “went to write their protest posters.”

It is known that the actors’ strike will begin on Friday, in which some 160,000 film and television stars plan to participate. Artists are demanding more payments from major studios and streaming companies. Several news outlets have already said that the strike could “disable” the work of Hollywood.

Recall that in May, the Writers Guild of America announced the start of the strike. In this sense, the filming of the last season of Stranger Things was postponed, the writing of the script for the Game of Thrones prequel and many other prominent projects were suspended.

The new uniform is made in an anatomical cut and in camouflage colors

Centralized deliveries of updated field uniforms to Russian troops participating in the special operation have begun. “KP” turned to the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation with a request to talk about the new “suit of front-line soldiers”, how they made such a decision, how the old uniform differs from the new one.

And here are the responses we received from the military department.

SURVEYS IN EXCAVATIONS

– How did you come up with the idea of ​​doing something new for the wrestlers?

– From the very beginning, the SVO and the leadership of the Ministry of Defense, and our logistics specialists regularly visited the troops and listened to the opinions of soldiers and officers on the quality of the uniforms. There were many, as they say, proposals and requests that came from life.

All of them were systematized and reported to the top. As a result, the Minister of Defense decided to provide additional personnel with field uniforms and footwear. First of all, the fighters on the contact line.

– Well, how was the minister’s order fulfilled?

– We started with the development of new field uniforms and footwear. Our specialists in trenches and dugouts, in combat positions, conducted surveys of fighters, studied their opinions – what kind of field uniform was needed.

The main thing was to make such changes to the uniforms that would allow people to comfortably perform combat missions.

And as a result, requirements for improving uniforms and footwear were developed and approved. And this work does not stop even today.

combat shirt

TO TRANSPORT WITH ARMORED PROTECTION

– And how is this new uniform different from the field uniform of the previous generation?

– One of the main features of the updated uniform is its maximum integration to wear bulletproof vests and combat gear. Hats, summer caps, and insulated hats have also become more comfortable. They do not cause discomfort when used with armored helmets.

Chest and sleeve pockets have become convenient and accessible when wearing body armor. Joint protection is integrated into the elbows and knees. The fabric has increased tensile strength and vapor permeability.

A new element has been introduced into the composition of the summer suit – a combat shirt designed to be worn in the heat.

Waterproof suit pants

The new uniform is made in an anatomical cut and in camouflage colours. Shades of colors – seven. This makes it possible to expand the masking properties both by seasons (spring-summer-autumn) and by types of terrain: forested, swampy, steppe, forest-steppe, mountain-forest, mountain-desert, etc.

The new field uniform is even lighter. And more comfortable in any weather. It retains its protective properties even after prolonged exposure to snow and rain.

The new field form uses the stratification principle. This allows you to combine its different elements depending on the weather and the combat mission.

summer suit pant

WE LISTEN COMPLAINTS

– How do the fighters on the front line evaluate the new form?

– We receive positive feedback. And we listen carefully to the new wishes and claims of people. We continue to improve the uniforms.

summer suit jacket

Non-slip boots, with microclimate

– With jackets, pants and shirts, of course. And what about the shoes?

– Shoes have changed for the better both externally and in quality. There are more types of it. The participants of the special operation receive winter boots, demi-season boots, summer boots, sports shoes and insulated rubber boots.

All shoes have non-slip soles and self-cleaning deep soles. The upper layer of the sole is made of a special lightweight material of higher density; this is necessary for the strength of the frame. Inner lining (except shoes) with high resistance to abrasion and rapid moisture absorption. The boots have a multilayer waterproof membrane, which at the same time has increased breathability. This provides a microclimate inside the shoe, all-weather protection and comfort.

Waterproof suit jacket

And insulated rubber boots are not only lighter than ordinary ones, but they also feature anti-puncture insoles that protect against stab and cut injuries to the feet.

COMPLETE CLOSET

Four domestic suits!

What’s included in the new field uniform:

Mid-season cap (insulating)

summer cap

winter scarf

summer scarf

suit (jacket, pants) isolated,

windproof suit (jacket and pants),

suit (jacket, pants) demi-season,

suit (jacket, pants, combat shirt) summer,

fleece jacket,

linen (sweatshirt, underpants) fleece underwear,

linen (sweatshirt, underpants) long light underwear (special),

t-shirt,

underpants,

Winter boots,

spring boots,

summer boots,

summer slippers,

rubber boots (insulating),

insulating gloves,

special Belt,

winter and summer socks

bag.

FIRST OPINION

Special thanks for the hard templates.

Grigory Kubatyan, military correspondent “KP”

There were many complaints about problems with the form at the beginning of the CBO. Most importantly, it just wasn’t enough then. It was not the right size, it was uncomfortable, not suitable for the season. Also, it was torn and dirty. It’s one thing – an army uniform in peacetime, another – intense combat operations, when issued for several months (according to the rules, for half a year), camouflage becomes unusable in a week of raids and creeping from trench to trench.

Later, this problem was solved thanks to the joint efforts of the Ministry of Defense, the volunteers and the fighters themselves, who bought new clothes in the military store. As a result, many on the front lines wear uniforms of different cuts and colors, sometimes even in NATO trophy uniforms. Sometimes it is impossible to distinguish your fighters from the enemy in appearance, only white and red ribbons on the arms and legs save the situation (they are blue and yellow in the Armed Forces of Ukraine).

The fact that the command has taken the issue of uniforms seriously is good news.

Of the novelties, as a military commissar and in the past a volunteer who managed to fight near Popasna and Soledar in the fall of 2022, I will especially point out the following:

Knee and elbow pads

– Integrated protection on knees and elbows. Because the knee and elbow pads with elastic bands, like skates (and I had to put them on like this), often get lost, slip, rub against the folds.

– It’s good that they began to take into account that bulletproof vests are usually worn over the uniform, and after several hours (or even days) of continuous use of the armor, the seams, pockets and buttons cause discomfort.

summer cap

– Special thanks for the waterproof and breathable shoes (whether this holds true in practice remains to be seen!).

– And for the hard insoles that protect the sole. There is nothing more stupid than “trehsotit” (rattling in the hospital) because of an ordinary nail or a sharp fragment underfoot.

“For example, apples perfectly relieve the feeling of hunger and are very useful: they help maintain optimal intestinal microflora, help it fight inflammation,” the specialist said in an interview with Gazeta.ru, adding that with the use regular, fruit even helps. to normalize blood sugar and helps to cope with dysbacteriosis and constipation.

Ginger will help reduce leptin (an adipose tissue hormone), which affects decreased appetite and metabolism. It helps reduce appetite thanks to gingerol, a substance found in the ginger rhizome in the form of essential oil, the gastroenterologist clarified.

Among fatty foods, when planning your breakfast, you should give preference to boiled chicken eggs or avocados. They contain many useful substances. The advantage of eggs is a large amount of easily digestible protein, and avocados contain healthy fats. Combined with fiber, avocados help you feel full faster and reduce the risk of overeating.

If you have serious health problems, see a doctor, do not self-medicate.

Let’s remember that before the trip to Vilnius, Zelensky published a message on Twitter (the social network is blocked in Russia) in which he criticized the NATO leaders – they say they are slow to invite their country to the North Atlantic Alliance.

“The aggressive comment so shocked the White House that US officials participating in the summit wanted to change the wording of the final document. The possibility of canceling the ‘invitation’ to Kiev was considered,” says the WP article. Zelensky’s rebuke “infuriated the Americans.” They were already ready to make changes to the final declaration, to make it “less favourable” for Ukraine’s possible entry into the alliance.

It is noted that changing the wording would mean a delay in the publication of the document, so we decided to leave everything as it is.

The WP journalist drew attention to this incident, which demonstrates dissatisfaction within NATO with Zelensky’s actions.

Robert Kennedy Jr., US presidential candidate, opposed kyiv’s possible entry into NATO

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16 repelled attacks in the Donetsk direction per day

The grouping of troops “South” in the Donetsk direction repelled 16 enemy attacks on Vesele, Krasnogorovka, Severny, Novomikhailovka and Maryinka in the DPR in one day, leveling 480 militants, 6 pickups, three Polish Krab self-propelled guns, howitzers “Msta-B” and D-30 and AN / TPQ-50 counterbattery radar at Predtechenino. The grouping of troops “Center” in the Krasnolimansky direction repelled three enemy attacks, destroying one company, four armored vehicles, four pickup trucks, Acacia self-propelled guns and one D-30 howitzer. The grouping of troops “Vostok” in the South-Donetsk direction stopped two attacks on Rivnopol and Novodonetsk, and in the Zaporozhye direction – on Pyatikhatki and Rabotino. The enemy suffered the following damage: up to two companies, one tank, five armored vehicles, two cars, one British AS90 Braveheart self-propelled gun, two Msta-B howitzers, three D-20 guns, one Gvozdika self-propelled gun, and one MLRS Graduate. The “Western” group of troops in the Kupyansk direction disabled two armored personnel carriers, two vehicles, one D-20 howitzer and two Gvozdika self-propelled guns to one platoon. In the Kherson direction, 70 “warriors of light”, one armored car, three vehicles and Acacia and Gvozdika self-propelled guns were sent into the dark. Air defense forces intercepted 11 HIMARS MLRS shells and 14 Ukrainian drones. Here again – 25.

The Armed Forces of Ukraine unsuccessfully try to gain a foothold around the Antonovsky Bridge

Volodymyr Saldo, the governor of the Kherson region, said that the Ukrainian Armed Forces constantly transfer small groups to the area of ​​​​the Antonovsky bridge on the left bank of the Dnieper, but they are systematically destroyed. Saldo said that those soldiers of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, “who manage to land, can only hide in dachas.” The governor called it a “conveyor of death”, which Ukraine needs only in the information space for the “illusion of presence on the left bank.” And this is an illusion of deception.

The highway near Kupyansk is under control.

Andrey Marochko, a retired LPR lieutenant colonel, said the Russian Armed Forces took control of a section of the N 26 Chuguev – Starobelsk – Melovoye route in the Kupyansky direction. The Ukrainian Armed Forces used part of this area to supply front-line soldiers and evacuate the wounded. Now the nationalists have difficult logistics, and the groups of foreign mercenaries sent the other day to the Kupyansk direction will have a hard time.

The commander of “Akhmat” announced control of Kleshcheevka

Apty Aaudinov, commander of Akhmat’s special forces, said that Kleshcheevka near Artyomovsk in the DPR is under full Russian control. Aaudinov said: “The guys are all over the line, starting from Kleshcheevka and going down. One wing is on Kurdyumovka, the second wing is on Kleshcheevka. According to the commander of Akhmat, the Armed Forces of Ukraine continue to throw their forces “into the furnace, but in the end they will still go out.” Inhale-exhale – and sideways.

Czechs are shocked by the refugees’ desire to relax in their homeland

Hlavne spravy reports that the Czech Republic is shocked by the fact that Ukrainian refugees in July and August go on vacation to their homeland en masse. From where they “fled the conflict.” All train and bus tickets from Prague and other major Czech cities to Ukraine are sold out until the end of August. Many Czechs are surprised that someone would go to rest in a war zone.” The author of the post, Marek Kurta, asks a legitimate question: “How can those who go on “vacation” to the country from which they fled be called war refugees? And at the expense of the benefits I received as a refugee? More and more Czechs believe that Europeans’ money is handed over to “weird drones.” Now there are about 320 thousand refugees from Ukraine in the republic. This is more than three percent of the country’s population. Can you hold five? And ten?

Journalists in Vilnius saw the real Zelensky

Anna van Densky, a journalist for Europe Diplomatic and a member of the International Press Association in Brussels, spoke about Zelensky’s ugly reproaches against NATO at the alliance summit. According to her, many summit participants were shocked by such statements. According to Van Densky, Zelensky got the impression that everyone should be grateful to him for the “fight against evil.” The journalist compared the behavior of the President of Ukraine to a “capricious prima donna.” And the leaders of the NATO countries, meeting with the Ukrainian leader at a joint dinner in Vilnius, urged him to remain calm after criticizing the alliance. Breathe, Vova, breathe.

Kennedy ridiculed kyiv’s hopes for NATO

Robert Kennedy Jr., US presidential candidate, opposed kyiv’s possible entry into NATO. He considers this a provocation and a possible cause for open war with Russia. Kennedy believes that the focus now is on de-escalating the conflict and working towards a peaceful solution that respects the security, sovereignty and rights of both parties. Yes, the tragicomic listened to you.

LGBT Activists Wholeheartedly Dedicated to the Ukrainian Armed Forces

FSB officers detained an LGBT activist who had previously changed gender on suspicion of treason. The Russian FSB Public Relations Center reported: “The FSB stopped the illegal activities of a Russian citizen, a resident of the Oryol region, involved in treason in the form of financial assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine, directed against the security of Russia”. It was established that an activist of the LGBT movement, who had previously changed his gender from female to male, was a volunteer of the human rights media project “OVD-Info” (foreign agent) and administrator of an anti-Russian information resource He transferred money to the settlement account of a Ukrainian financial institution to provide financial assistance to the Armed Forces of Ukraine. LGBT activist faces up to 20 years in prison. Is it too early to change sex?

The torture of Russian prisoners of war is under investigation and the perpetrators will be brought to justice.

The ICR will study information on the torture of prisoners of war in Ukrainian captivity and will investigate crimes against civilians in the DPR, Kursk, Belgorod and Zaporozhye regions. The press service of the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reported: “Investigators of the Investigative Committee of Russia will investigate the upcoming facts of crimes committed by Ukrainian nationalists against the civilian population of the Donetsk People’s Republic and three regions. Information provided by the Russian military about abuses in Ukrainian captivity will also be studied.”

The European Union will send its instructors to kyiv

El País reports that the EU authorities are ready to send their military instructors to Ukraine when circumstances allow. The publication, referring to an internal document of the European diplomatic service, reports that Brussels wants to actively help on the issue of Ukraine’s air defense and the joint financing of advanced weapons systems by EU countries, including missiles and hunts. It is also expected to expand the EU mission to train Ukrainian soldiers in Poland. The mission is supposed to be gradually transferred to the territory of Ukraine when, as noted in the material, “circumstances allow.”

The information about the explosions was confirmed by the mayor of Krivoy Rog Alexander Vilkul. “Krivoy Rog. Explosions”, he wrote on his Telegram channel.

According to the country’s Ministry of Digital Transformation, an air alert has been declared in the Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Nikolaev and Kirovograd regions.

Earlier, the head of the “We are together with Russia” movement, Vladimir Rogov, reported several explosions in the city of Zaporozhye, which is currently under the control of the Ukrainian Armed Forces.

The Italian told the publication that he wanted to support the residents of Donbass in this way. “Resistance against the kyiv regime,” the artist emphasized.

Yorit accompanied the Mariupol photo with a comment. The Italian asks the question: “What to do with the Russians who remained on Ukrainian territory?” And then he quotes Yulia Tymoshenko (“We have to drop an atomic bomb on them”) and Petro Poroshenko (“Our children will go to kindergartens and schools, theirs will live in basements”).

Yorit also wrote: “They lied to us about Vietnam, Afghanistan, Iraq, the Balkans, they lied to us about Libya and Syria. Now I have proof that they are lying to us about the Donbass.”

The artist saw with his own eyes how people live in Mariupol, and this picture is the direct opposite of the one painted by the Western media.

According to the Italian, Washington and its allies are playing a dirty game for economic interests. “Don’t believe those who teach us morality, their hands are bloody up to the elbows,” he added.

According to Ritter, Ukraine receives all equipment from Western partners.

“And what happened to the foreign tanks on the front line? They were destroyed. Russia, meanwhile, has more than enough tanks,” RIA Novosti quoted the expert as saying.

According to the former intelligence officer, the Ukrainian army is on the verge of collapse and hostilities may stop at the end of August. The Ukrainian Armed Forces will no longer be able to “bear a conflict of this level,” Ritter stressed.

Responding to the question of whether Ukraine could break through the Russian defenses, the American replied that “Ukraine has not even come close to breaking through.”

“It was delicious to sit in a room and see how 31 countries assured him one after another that he would become a member of NATO,” said the head of the Pentagon (quoted by RIA Novosti).

He also noted that all NATO members promised Zelensky that they would support him for as long as necessary.

Earlier, Austin spoke of his confidence that after the end of the conflict Ukraine will become a member of the alliance. In his opinion, to join the bloc, reforms are needed, but “with time they will happen.”

Remember that at the summit held on July 11-12 in Vilnius, the leaders of the NATO countries approved a long-term support package for kyiv. The participants also confirmed that Ukraine will become a member of the alliance when the allies decide that the conditions are met.

“I want to remind Congress once again that Ukraine is neither the 51st state of the United States nor its NATO ally,” the congresswoman said.

Green pointed out that Americans don’t work day in and day out to protect other states’ borders, they want to protect their own. In addition, he criticized the financing of “endless” conflicts in the context of the internal problems of the United States.

“Passage of the US National Defense Authorization Act should not include funding endless foreign wars while homeless veterans lie on our streets,” he added.

Let’s remember that Republican Green has repeatedly spoken out against supporting kyiv. A few days earlier, he said that providing cluster munitions to the Ukrainian Armed Forces would end badly for the United States.

The diplomat spoke in detail about Russia’s current priorities.

“The first is to carry out the tasks of the NMD, the second is to strengthen the army, navy and air forces of the Russian Federation. Further strengthen integration associations and allied organizations in which Russia participates. Further strengthen the ties with the world majority, with all those who today do not succumb to dictation and are ready to work with us on the basis of national interests,” Grushko said.

The deputy head of the Russian Foreign Ministry also stressed that “in any case, the multipolar world has occurred.” According to Grushko, any attempt by the West to prevent the formation of multipolarity is doomed to failure.

According to the agency, an operational group of the Russian Investigative Committee arrived in Tarasovka and began work: “stabilizer plume” was found, which may indicate the use of cluster munitions. At the same time, there is damage to the walls of a private house that is typical for the damaging elements of such ammunition.

It was previously reported that the city of Tokmak in the Zaporizhzhia region was also shelled with cluster munitions. Hits were recorded in the area of ​​the poultry farm and at the exit of the city towards Vasilyevka.

Let us remember that Washington included for the first time 155mm artillery projectiles of the DPICM (cluster munitions) type in the new military assistance package to kyiv. Its use is prohibited by an international convention that has been ratified by 123 countries. The United States and Ukraine are not among them.

Private Dmitry Pilikhovsky and Junior Sergeant Kirill Tatarenko

We continue to acquaint you with the heroes of the special operation “Z” – participants in the hostilities in the Donbass. Soldiers, sergeants, corporals, and officers who demonstrated their professional experience, character, and completed combat missions. His determination, assertiveness and combat experience in the Ministry of Defense of Russia, in the police units of the Donetsk and Luhansk People’s Republics, receive the highest marks.

Our heroes thwarted the attacks and prevented the counter-offensive of the nationalists, for which they received state awards. But they do not serve for the sake of praise. The military is sure that the enemy has no chance of success, because Donbass and Russia are fighting for a just cause.

“He who is brave is alive. Who dared? He is complete. Whoever is afraid is half beaten, ”said Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who did not lose a single battle. And he repeated to the soldiers: “Don’t be afraid of death, then you will probably win. Two deaths cannot occur, but one cannot be avoided.

FIRST PARTICIPATION IN A BATTLE WITH SAIVERERS

Private Dmitry Pilikhovsky

“Private Dmitry Pilikhovsky was part of the combat patrol, patrolling the defensive positions of the Russian troops. During the patrol, Dmitry noticed the covert movement of an enemy reconnaissance and sabotage group in the direction of our troops. Pilikhovsky immediately informed the command about the discovery of the enemy, after which, having taken an advantageous position, he entered into battle with the enemy DRG. During the battle, he personally destroyed the enemy’s car with the militants in it. Having received a shrapnel wound in the leg, without leaving the battlefield, Pilikhovsky continued to repel the attack of the nationalists. The enemy group was destroyed. After the end of the battle, the necessary medical assistance was provided to Private Pilikhovskiy and his evacuation to a safe area was arranged.

HE LEFT THE ENEMY AT THE STARTING LINE

Junior Sergeant Kirill Tatarenko

“Squad leader Junior Sergeant Kirill Tatarenko, as part of a battalion tactical group of Russian troops, carried out a combat mission to defend a strategically important settlement. In order to recapture previously lost positions, the enemy, after artillery preparation, with the support of armored vehicles, went on the offensive. Tatarenko took up the defense as part of the unit and entered the battle. During the battle, Kirill personally destroyed an enemy infantry fighting vehicle with a crew with an accurate shot from a hand grenade launcher. Changing the firing position as a result of mortar shelling, Tatarenko received shrapnel wounds, but despite this, having given himself first aid, he continued to fight. Having suffered significant losses in manpower and equipment, the enemy withdrew. Thanks to the personal courage and dedication of Junior Sergeant Kirill Tatarenko, it was possible to contain the enemy’s offensive and force it back to its original lines.

Private Nikolay Lychko

DELIVERED AN UNEXPECTED IMPACT TO THE ENEMY

Private Nikolay Lychko

“In the course of repelling the enemy’s offensive, reinforced by armored vehicles, there was a threat of a breakthrough in defense on the line held by the unit, which included private Nikolai Lychko. Quickly assessing the situation, Nikolai secretly moved to the flank of the advancing enemy. Having waited for the armored vehicles to approach the confident line of defeat of standard anti-tank weapons, Lychko set two armored vehicles on fire with several accurate shots. The enemy infantry, having lost the support of armored vehicles and under heavy fire from Nikolai’s squad, hastily retreated. Thanks to the confident and competent actions of the soldier Nikolai Lychko, the enemy suffered significant losses, and the lines of defense that they had were not broken. As a result of the tank shelling, he received a shrapnel wound. Despite this, he continued to fight and only after repelling the attack was he evacuated to a safe area.

The restorers of the “Remember Everything” artel continue to return to us the Moscow past, which someone diligently painted, plastered, forgot. And we, thanks to the people who remember everything, see it again.

Artel Khlebopek on Prechistenka, Bakery on Pokrovka, Trade House Kuznetsov on Myasnitskaya, Beer and Water on Khitrovka, and even Dentist on Malaya Bronnaya… There is no longer anything and no one at these addresses. But the signs remain. With them we return to old Moscow. And she gives more and more stories.

This time, on Nikitsky Boulevard, 13.

This house was built in 1910 specifically for an organization with a misleading name: “The Society for the Propagation of Practical Knowledge among Educated Women.”

– This educational institution was not part of the basic education system. That is to say, he was neither a scholar, nor a superior, nor a professional. The main idea is to provide women with the most practical knowledge and skills suitable for a quick job search in cities or just for more reasonable and economical cleaning in urban conditions, Natalia Tarnavskaya, director of the artel Recall, told the Rodina correspondent. everything.

You could say that these are cutting and sewing courses, hairdressing, cooking, shorthand, accounting, skills that can be quickly monetized in the city. Natalya notes that this was due to the active influx of women to cities to earn money against the background of the lack of female professional education in Russia in general.

The same building on Nikitsky Boulevard in a pre-revolutionary photo.

The society appeared in the 1880s, financed with private money, the state supported it only with words. The courses existed until 1917, when the state system changed. And 10 years later, a medical and pharmaceutical plant was opened in the building – it became the predecessor of the current Sechenov Medical University, which has occupied the building since Soviet times.

Restorers believe that previously the main entrance to the building was located in the arch. This arch is finished with an elegant boar tile. It has been carefully painted over the years. Now restorers are diligently cleaning these layers.

On the sides of the arch, on the tiles, there are two large semicircles, in which the inscriptions of 1910 with the name of the society have been preserved. Only small fragments were left; it is impossible to read it.

– Let’s keep this inscription in the form of a beautiful vintage sound, open the right all the way and tone it down a bit so it doesn’t sound like a complete wreck. She says in pre-revolutionary spelling: “The society for the dissemination of practical knowledge among educated women,” says Natalia Tarnavskaya.

Beauty is a terrible force. Photo: artel “Remember everything”

It is she who finds old photos of facades in the archives, compares them with what has come down to us and gets to the bottom of the truth. Very big job. But we still need to find volunteers, raise funds for the restoration.

– We traditionally carry out work on donations from Muscovites, now we are trying to raise 420 thousand rubles. Sechenovka does not help with money, but at least after long talks she allowed the job; this is already a big problem on her part, says Natalya.

She and everyone in the “Remember Everything” artel hope that in Sechenovka they will love their history even more and replace the current blind doors with a beautiful transparent lattice, through which both the inscription and the pre-revolutionary mosaic portal will be visible to everyone. .

And the restorers hope that by the end of the summer the work will be completed, after which Muscovites will be invited to the opening of a small but bright part of Moscow. So it was with all previous signs.

And how many more will there be?

Jewelry work. Photo: artel “Remember everything”

Russian troops stopped the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces saboteurs in the DPR

Photo: Alexander KOTS

Since February 24, 2022, the Russian military has been conducting a special operation in Ukraine to denazify and demilitarize the country. The KP.RU website publishes online the latest news about the Russian military special operation in Ukraine on July 14, 2023.

The head of the public movement “We are together with Russia”, Vladimir Rogov, said that the security forces had received irrefutable evidence that the Kiev regime was preparing a missile attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant.

A fighter from the “South” group of the Russian Armed Forces single-handedly stopped the attack of a small group of the Ukrainian Armed Forces on Russian positions in the Donetsk direction, despite the bomb hit.

Volodymyr Rogov, chairman of the public movement “We are together with Russia”, said that Ukrainian troops are suffering record losses during unsuccessful attacks in the direction of Vasilyevsky.

The fighter “Leshy” said that the Armed Forces of Ukraine have been using cluster munitions since the beginning of the special operation. Recently, the Ukrainian army has been using these types of weapons more and more frequently, the army said.

Russian troops stopped the activities of the Ukrainian Armed Forces saboteurs in the DPR. The Ukrainian side lost up to 480 people per day in the direction of Donetsk.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that Russian troops over the past day launched a targeted attack on the ammunition storage places of the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

A woman was injured during the shelling of the village of Troitskoye, near Kursk, by the Ukrainian Armed Forces. Five arrivals were registered in the town.

The Russian Defense Ministry reported that over the past day, Russian troops have successfully repelled all attempts by the Ukrainian army to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces in three directions.

Russian troops repelled 16 attacks by the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the direction of Donetsk, said the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov.

Svetlana and her husband Yuri Konchilenko have long been Honorary Donors of Russia, for two of them they have more than 200 donations of blood and its components. Halfway to the honorary title and her son Alexander. And now, just on her 18th birthday, her daughter Marina became a donor for the first time, reports the Krasnoyarsk Rabochiy publication.

Today it is one of the most active donor dynasties – it already has 232 donations, much more than the winners of the All-Russian contest “The Best Donor of Russia – 2023” in the “Donor Dynasty” nomination (there are 194 donations). But they still do not know about the Siberian dynasty in Russia. Meanwhile, the Konchilenko family sets a bright and noble example of true service to good.

“In our family, the issue of donation is one of the main ones. When I was still at school, my son worked on a project on donating blood – this is how our VKontakte family group “Lesosibirsk Donors” appeared. In this way , try to help not only with blood, but also promote donation. We are attracting new donors,” says Svetlana Konchilenko.

Author Vladislav Vlasov

According to the Telegram channel of the main specialist of the Phobos meteorological center, Mikhail Leus, despite the fact that the amount of precipitation varies in different parts of the city, a quarter of the monthly precipitation fell at the VDNKh reference station, according to which the whole situation of the city is judged.

“The maximum air temperature in Moscow was only +16 degrees, this is the third indicator among the coldest in terms of maximum temperature on July 13 in the last half century. It was colder only in 1998, the tone was from +15 degrees and in 1986 – 2 degrees Celsius.

By the way, Dmitrov turned out to be the rainiest in the Moscow region, where the precipitation indicators of meteorologists measured 26 mm of rain, or a little more than a third of the monthly norm, or 36 percent.

The Secret Service released the information to members of Congress during a confidential briefing on the cocaine discovery July 2 in the West Wing and confirmed the marijuana discovery to Fox News Digital. Possession of less than two ounces (about 59 grams) of marijuana is not a crime in Washington, DC, but the substance remains illegal on federal property, including the White House.

A Secret Service spokesman told the network that agents found “small amounts of marijuana” twice, in July and September of last year. It is not yet clear where the marijuana was located on the White House grounds.

“No one was arrested in these incidents because the weight of the marijuana seized did not meet the legal threshold for federal or DC misdemeanor charges,” a Secret Service spokesperson said. “The marijuana was collected by officers and destroyed,” he added.

Recall that earlier on Thursday, the Secret Service announced the end of the investigation into the case of the cocaine found in the White House and that the person who brought it into the building was not identified. Rep. Tim Burchett, a member of the House of Representatives, called the conclusion of the US presidential security service “false” and “a complete failure” of the investigation.