Earlier, the department reported that rescuers went to help a group of foreign tourists in Kabardino-Balkaria. Descending from Elbrus at an altitude of 5300 meters, a tourist group of five people called for help, as two participants fell ill.

Later, information appeared that eight rescuers arrived to help the climbers. Accompanied by employees of the Ministry of Emergency Situations, they continued their descent from Elbrus.

Now the tourist group is at the base of the rescue team of the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the village of Terskol. “The tourists made it through the descent, accompanied by rescuers in a blizzard, snow and gusty winds,” the report says.

It was noted that the trip was not registered with the Russian Emergencies Ministry.

But that’s not the most amazing thing about her. She can identify 50 types of dairy products with her eyes closed. Hit 100%! Isn’t it amazing?

I met Elena in a popular cafe. fragile beauty. And when she poured herself the cappuccino, she said in a low voice:

– And her milk is so sour.

I grab the cup. Yes, great coffee. And here you go!

The factory appreciates Elena. Although she is not a taster, not a single sample is complete without her unique abilities. No, she doesn’t replace devices. But she’s not wrong either. A double check won’t hurt.

– It happened that a tank with milk came and, as you just said, it turned sour? And they beg you to accept even under sour cream, even under cottage cheese.

– Useless. We have a contract. She could not stand it – to carry sour milk to another plant. They even make kefir, even yogurt. Subject to compliance with all GOST, of course. Everything is strict here.

…When modest Elena Khramova in a white coat walked on the stage of the studio of the “Amazing People” program, which is broadcast on the Rossiya TV channel, everyone gasped. This girl understands milk better than a noble milkmaid. By the way, everyone was expecting a milkmaid who weighed a penny and had rosy cheeks. I do not pass.

“I wasn’t worried,” Elena says. – Just as they put dairy products in sealed jars, they asked me to leave. I left This is what it should be to determine from 50 meters what is being tested.

And then the most interesting thing began. Elena opened the lid and determined precisely what was inside. And so 50 times! The jury was not only delighted. In ecstasy! There would be a competition for the best beer. Or whiskey. And then MILK! I personally understand the jury.

– But how did you manage to act so well? Grandma’s secrets? Witchcraft?

– Yes, there is nothing special here, – answers the modest Elena. – Do you remember, like a classic? The sturgeon must be the first and only freshness. So it is with milk.

– Do you train your unique nose? Do you do organoleptic exercises?

– What what? What exercises?

– Well, to keep your skills in shape.

– Yes, everything is very simple. I don’t drink milk. I’m just trying. Then I rinse my mouth with spring water.

What about smoking and alcohol?

– Excluded. What, you didn’t guess?

– I have to ask. And here’s another thing: how do you feel about coconut milk and other novelty stuff?

– Calmly. If people like it, why not? I like everything new because it is interesting. I remember how they launched a coconut yogurt workshop in Yekaterinburg. By the way, I have a special relationship with coconuts. I make coconut scented candles. Under own brand.

– And what, a coconut is somehow different from a cactus in smell?

– ABOUT! You are off topic! However, next time I’ll bring you a couple of candles.

– Just not from a cactus and just not medicinal.

– Agreed!

Yes, everything is very simple. I don’t drink milk. I’m just trying. Then I rinse my mouth with spring water

Elena only at first glance seems to be a light and cheerful girl. She is a philanthropist. She travels to children’s hospices and gives out ice creams at her own expense. Delicious. The most fresh. And she collects the necessary assistance to unfortunate children. Her colleagues joined her. So right after the interview with me, she went to Podolsk. They need diapers and bandages. The entire trunk is full of humanitarian cargo.

– Do you know what is the worst thing in this life? Do not answer! It was then that she became attached to the boy and the next time she left.

Sometimes she takes Artur, 11, and Milana, 10. Together with her mother, they help other children. And the responsibility falls on her fragile shoulders. What is not the education of patriotism? And then we all talk, talk…

And Milana and Arthur are also very fond of ice cream. Sometimes mom brings a whole box. Of course, buying it from the factory. So the children have a holiday. Simple but brilliant.

– Do you have angina?

– Pa-pa-pa! It is impossible to have a sore throat from ice cream. English scientists have proven it.

We drink coffee with sour milk, and now it’s time to get down to business. The condition is this: I buy three kinds of milk. Elena doesn’t know which one. Let it work for my own experience. Weak?

Let’s go to the supermarket. Elena looked away carefully as she selected the milk. Little bags. And she wouldn’t have noticed. I will mask them. That’s when a silly idea occurred to me. I saw a bag of goat’s milk. Why don’t you give him a goat?

We went to the food court. I chased Elena away and poured three types of milk into three cups. Regular 3.2%, lactose-free and goat. I drank the rest myself. Milk is like milk.

Elena returned and began to test. She immediately identified lactose free. The usual – with half a sip. But with the goat…

– There is clearly a cow and some other… Goat!

I looked at the packaging. In fact, cow’s milk was added to goat’s milk at the factory. Hat off!

And Elena Khramova was a delegate of the “Milk Road” to Turkey. This is something like a festival, when a white column of dairy farmers from all over the world goes through the main streets with an orchestra. Elena goes, as always, on her own. Well, at least they gave me a vacation.

I think our milk is the best. Just because there are people like Elena Khramova. Help children and raise patriots. God bless your milky way! And jelly beaches!

Passing through a small hall of one of the sanatoriums located on the shore of the lake, curious tourists look through the door. Meanwhile, something strange happens behind her. The young people in the hall hold each other’s arms and legs, then intertwine into a living ball, and then return to their original position.

This is how unusual the lesson of scenic plasticity is. It is headed by a well-known master, the Honored Art Worker of Russia and head of the GITIS department, Aidar Zakirov.

– This is the second time I come to Kyrgyzstan and I must say that this is just a great place for training actors, because the environment itself is conducive to this, – Aidar Zakirov shared with the RG correspondent. – I cannot fail to note the determination of the guys: they catch everything on the fly. Scenic plasticity is a specific and complex subject, but they are trying and doing it very well. Last year we taught classes with performance artists and teachers from his art institute, but this year we worked only with students.

There is another group of young people nearby. Children listen attentively to the eminent teacher, Honored Artist of Russia, Dean of the Faculty of Musical Theater of GITIS Timofey Sopolev. He himself hails from Kyrgyzstan, being born and raised in Frunze (now Bishkek). He studied at school N 27 and lived in an area near Panfilov Park. At one point, he decided to choose an acting career for himself.

– First, I entered the Shchepkin Theater School, the famous “Chipping”, – said Timofey Ivanovich. – Now it is the Shchepkin Higher Theater School (Institute) at the Maly State Academic Theater of Russia. He entered the acting department and at GITIS graduated from directing. He came to Kyrgyzstan for summer school for the second time. True, last year I did not have the opportunity to visit Issyk-Kul, urgent matters forced me to return to Moscow, but today I am very glad to study on the coast of the “pearl of the mountain” with my young compatriots, students of the Kyrgyz State University of Culture and Arts named after Beishenalieva.

By the way

In Kyrgyzstan, the GITIS summer school is held for the second time. Last year, the rector of the university, Grigory Zaslavsky, attended the classes.

GITIS summer schools in Kyrgyzstan are held with the participation of the Ministry of Culture of Russia, the Ministry of Culture, Information, Sports and Youth Policy of the Kyrgyz Republic, the Rossotrudnichestvo representative office in Kyrgyzstan, the Fund for the Support and Development of Theater Education, the Gorchakov Public Diplomacy Support Fund, Gazprombank and the Ivan Polyakov Humanitarian Project.

A comment

Grigory Zaslavsky, Rector of the Russian Institute of Theater Arts – GITIS:

– The GITIS school is one of the most important projects that, on the one hand, allows us to promote the traditions of Russian classical theater education abroad, and, on the other hand, to maintain the status of the university as a methodological center in the field. of theater education, which we are today. And not only in the CIS space. But, of course, it’s also wonderful to meet up, make friends and make new professional connections. Where we do a school for the first time, the desire to do the next one inevitably arises. GITIS schools have already become regular schools in Kazakhstan, and now in Kyrgyzstan, on Lake Issyk-Kul, this is becoming a tradition.

Military special operation in Ukraine July 12, 2023: live streaming online

Photo: GLOBAL LOOK PRESS

Since February 24, 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 12, 2023.

On July 11, an air alert was announced in all regions of Ukraine. The information was confirmed by data from the online portal of the Ministry of Digital Transformation of Ukraine.

Russian troops from the Dnepr group destroyed two Ukrainian Su-25 fighters in the Kherson region. It was noted that the pilots were unable to escape.

The head of the Russian Defense Ministry, Sergei Shoigu, reported on the casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the counteroffensive. He noted that as of July 11, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine since June 4 amounted to more than 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 units of various weapons.

The air defense systems of the Russian Armed Forces shot down three Storm Shadow cruise missiles and one HIMARS multiple launch rocket system in the areas of the Sadovoye and Tyaginka settlements in the Kherson region in the special operations zone in Ukraine.

In addition, ten Ukrainian UAVs were destroyed in the LPR, DPR, Zaporozhye and Kherson regions.

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that the Russian Armed Forces launched a counterattack in the direction of Krasnolimansky. The troops advanced a kilometer and a half deep and two kilometers in front.

Andriy Marochko said that the Ukrainian army continues unsuccessful attempts to break through the defense line of the Russian Armed Forces and loses about one battalion of personnel every day.

According to the military, the main attacks are carried out by the command of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Artemovsk, Soledar and Vasyukovka area.

Retired US Army Brigadier General Mark Kimmitt said that the offensive of the Ukrainian Armed Forces is not advancing due to the high-quality multi-layered defense of the Russian Armed Forces.

Andrei, you have a separate series of books dedicated to melee weapons. Where does this passion come from?

Andrei Belyanin: About 15 years ago, a reader, a well-known collector of weapons in the Kuban, Nikolai Tverdokhlebov, wrote to me. He opened the first private museum of Cossack weapons in Russia in the village of Ilskaya. Even Steven Seagal comes to visit him. Come, he says, I will give you a token “Abbas-Mirza”, 19th century. I was. I saw rooms full of sabers and sabers. I asked him where you can read about all this. He answers me: “Well, somewhere on the Internet.” No one wrote such an anthology separately. And I thought. And then he wrote the history of the drafts from his birth to 1945. The book became popular. Then there were the stories of the Georgian dagger, saber, and weapons. In the Donbass I gave lectures on Cossack weapons. But I myself did not cut anyone, despite the fact that I am a very nervous prose writer.

This year his new book was published – “PMC” Khersones “. Why such a name?

Andrei Belyanin: I will say right away: it has nothing to do with the abbreviation that is popular today. There was even an uproar on the Web – they say, I am overreacting to this topic! And this book is only about the museum, more precisely, about the private exhibition complex and its employees. A young art critic comes to the Crimea to an unusual museum. There he studied art history. And then he finds out that the museum staff is not quite ordinary people … I imagined everything that happened with the help of psychology. Put yourself in the place of a hero.

What books does Belyanin read?

Andrei Belyanin: I read a lot of different things, because I always thought that I lacked education. I graduated from the Astrakhan School of Art and Pedagogy, then entered the Literary Institute, studied for a semester and ran away. Mom instructed me: “Never say that you have a secondary education, say that you have an incomplete higher education.” So I say. And along the way, I read a lot, even what an ordinary person in his right mind will not read. And I’m a writer, I’m crazy!

Have you read books about the life of Orthodox Jews? What about Bridget Jones’s diary? If you are a serious writer, then you will not fit the concept of a “normal person” in terms of the literature you read. And so, on average, once a month I run away from home for a week. I am going to some city to give lectures on the history of Cossack weapons. I read a book or two along the way. Of the latter – Backman, a Swedish writer, I really liked. “Uwe’s second life”, “Grandma told me to take a bow…”. This is a work of genius.

Do you have a place of power?

Andrey Belyanin: Astrakhan, of course. This is a small and friendly city. The Astrakhans are a peculiar people, extremely mixed. It is more than normal for us when Muslim children knock on my door at Easter and demand eggs. Also, they demand, they don’t know that you have to sing songs. And in the order of things, when on Eid al-Adha a family goes through all the floors of the house and distributes kainars, traditional Tatar pies with lamb. This is absolutely normal. My eldest daughter married a Tatar, so I know everything.

His books have been translated into seven languages. How is the world of your books perceived abroad? Do they laugh there the same way as in Russia?

Andrei Belyanin: I can say that in Bulgaria my books are considered serious science fiction. And once there was an incident. A Bulgarian translator called me and asked: “Andrey, in your book The Thief of Bagdad it says that women in orange overalls were repairing the street, they were laying asphalt. But can’t this be? Isn’t it humor?” – “Why is this?” – Asked. “Well, a woman cannot lay asphalt! She is not in the rules of the European Union.” And in the Czech Republic, my book “Taste of the Vampire” was framed in the horror genre. There were three severed heads on the cover, blood, a dumping orgy in brown and red style. And our book was in the genre of humorous fiction. It is useless to explain.

Mom taught: “Never say you have a high school education”

You said in one of your interviews that in Russian literature someone always has to suffer: the author, or the reader, or the hero.

Andrei Belyanin: So it happened in Russian literature. A girl from the Pedagogical Institute tried to explain to me that this is correct, that this is a “revival of humanism.” Once we stop suffering, “the world will collapse.” But I do not want. I seem to be an anti-humanist in this sense. I was in Mariupol at the beginning of May, where I was supposed to give a master class for young writers from Mariupol. This is not yet a fully restored city with a complex atmosphere. The meeting was attended by women of different ages. There were practically no men. They are at a construction site or out front. When I looked into their eyes, I realized that I couldn’t teach them anything, their pain is not about that. And I began to entertain them with all kinds of stories from life. My living room laughed for an hour. I think if I had loaded them with our literature, the suffering would have multiplied. Why do they need it?

How are your books born?

Andrey Belyanin: In different ways. Sometimes, for example, out of envy. I once read the wonderful writer Glen Cook. Oh, I thought how cool: the world of witches, gnomes, wizards. And a private detective who investigates various crimes still lives in the city. What a thrill! Why don’t we have this? Can we also have a private investigator? Or that it is the usual police in Russian fairy tales. Why not? And so the hero Nikita Ivashov and “The Secret Investigation of Tsar Pea” was born.

Which of your 98 books do you consider the most serious?

Andrei Belyanin: I have only one serious book without humor – this is “Lana”. A little thing that can be described as psychedelic and mystical. I wrote it quickly, in a month. There will be no continuation, I’ll say right away.

Sometimes you have collaboratively written books. How’s the interaction going here? On what basis do you choose a person?

Andrey Belyanin: I am announcing a contest. Once, a few years ago, he announced this. Various people passed by and wrote different books with them. I wrote two books with Daria Mendeleeva, my literary secretary and co-author. She helped me collect material on weapons, she edited some stuff. With Galina Chernaya (Galia Iksanova) my cooperation was the longest, 15 books were written. Unlike the others, it was also the hardest, since she is a Tatar. She has an emotional attitude towards the text. Sometimes we were ready to strangle each other. For example, the book is written, we meet in a cafe, we start editing it. Everyone suggests edits. It usually sounds like this: “Andrey, here it is written here:” the cat ran into the forest “. And why did he run? Maybe it would be better” the cat jumped into the forest “? … “Listen, maybe the cat tiptoeed into the woods?” Sir, I mean, what does it matter how the cat got into the woods… “Yeah, I thought you didn’t care!” And then a scream begins. … A waiter runs in: “Girl, maybe call security?” And now we’re both already yelling at this waiter.

You’ve described the agonies of co-authoring, but do you often have disputes with the publishers of your books?

Andrei Belyanin: Almost never. This fight does not exist if there is a good editor. Sometimes I pray for the editor Tatyana Stelmakh. She is of this level: “Andrei, you wrote that the main character dressed in St. Petersburg in a store, and as a tsarist officer they bought him yellow leather boots. Do you know that in St. Petersburg at that time only the grooms and Did the bride and groom wear yellow boots? The officer couldn’t wear them! – “Tatiana, thank you” I say “I didn’t know” And you are praying for this editor.

What is he working on now?

Andrey Belyanin: I handed over the second part of PMC Khersones to Phoenix. I still can’t say when the release is planned. I met with the artist Ivan Ivanov in Moscow. We made the text part of the cookbook. This idea has been around for a long time. Someone said: read Belyanin’s books in the kitchen, because there the heroes eat and cook deliciously. As a result, I wrote a multi-author cookbook. I also like to cook. I did a separate analysis of wines and whiskey. After all, my heroes should understand them. In the book ” Yazhmag” I describe people who have organized communities on social networks, call themselves “yazhmags” by analogy with “yazhmags” or “yazhots”, give advice. I once saw such “wizards” on social networks. So a series of books about a St. actually a real magician. Unlike other characters in my books, he only drinks whiskey. So I had to register on the forum, study all varieties… You don’t have to try them all, otherwise you will burn out at work.

anthology of works

The most popular are “King Peas Secret Investigation”, “Vampire Taste”, “Red Knight”, “Lana”.

Lieutenant Artem Melekhin and Warrant Officer Anton Ryazanov

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 Lugansk 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 and awards. The military is sure that the enemy has no chance of success, because Donbass and Russia are fighting for a just cause.

“They do not take cities on their feet, they fight with skill, not with numbers, consent comes from skill,” said Generalissimo Alexander Suvorov, who did not lose a single battle. And he repeated: “One minute decides the outcome of the battle, one hour – the success of the campaign, one day – the fate of the empire.”

DONE THE DRONE ATTACK

Private Artur Zakaryaev

“Private Artur Zakaryaev, as part of a battalion tactical group of the Russian Armed Forces, carried out tasks to cover the state border. While serving at the observation post of a platoon stronghold, Zakaryaev discovered a group of UAVs approaching enemies. Instantly assessing the situation, Arthur informed the commander about the detected enemy air objects in the sky, after which he opened aimed fire with standard weapons at the drones. With Zakaryaev’s precise fire, the enemy’s loitering ammunition was hit and detonated in the air The professionalism and courage of Private Zakaryev prevented an enemy attack and did not allow to inflict damage on Russian troops in this direction.

Private Artur Zakaryaev

HE FOUND A HOUSE UNDER THE SLEEPERS

Lieutenant Artem Melekhin

“Lieutenant Artem Melekhin, acting together with the platoon entrusted to him, carried out the tasks of demining the infrastructure of one of the settlements. In life-threatening conditions, he carried out the tasks of detection, neutralization, and destruction of explosive devices installed by the enemy that represent a danger to the civilian population. In the course of conducting an engineering reconnaissance of urban buildings, Artem personally discovered and defused 21 explosive devices. In addition, an engineering platoon under the command of Melekhin conducted an engineering reconnaissance of the railway and the adjacent territories, as a result of which a concentrated charge weighing more than 300 kg was discovered, which was quickly neutralized and destroyed. In addition, the platoon forces cleared the main entrances to the settlement. With professional actions, as well as the competent leadership of his subordinates, Lieutenant Artem Melekhin ensured the safety of the Russian troops during the organization of the defense of the settlement.

RAMED THE ENEMY ARMORED VEHICLE

Warrant Officer Anton Ryazanov

“The commander of the tank company of the Marines of the Pacific Fleet, Chief Warrant Officer Anton Ryazanov, acting as part of a battalion tactical group, fought to force the Ukrainian nationalists to abandon their positions. During the battle, Anton inflicted a fiery defeat on the enemy with accurate blows and, breaking through the line of defense, got into the enemy battle formations.

Advancing deeper into the enemy’s defenses, Ryazanov’s tank came under enemy fire from an ATGM, as a result of which the tank’s gun was damaged and stopped working. Moving away from the line of contact, Chief Foreman Ryazanov discovered an enemy infantry fighting vehicle firing at our troops, hampering the actions of Russian attack aircraft. Instantly assessing the situation, Ryazanov decided to ram. Having dispersed his tank, Anton at full speed crashed into the body of the enemy BPM and pushed him into a minefield laid by the enemy, after which he was blown up by mines and ammunition detonated inside. For courage and heroism displayed in the line of military duty during a special military operation, Chief Warrant Officer Anton Ryazanov was awarded two Orders of Courage.

The Prelestnoye village near Prokhorovka, the epicenter of the terrible battle 80 years ago, has its own memory of the events of 1943 and its own monument. Not monumental, majestic, but in human growth. She is not taller than us with the head of the Prelestnensky rural settlement and the director of the rural school, Vladimir Buzanakov, a bronze grandmother in a headscarf, standing by the table, on which there are two portraits of Red Army soldiers, two whole piles. and black bread. According to local legend, a woman whose husband and children died once brought such a table outside the gates of the house, put a photo of the deceased on it, a snack and invited neighbors to commemorate their men. Then another family set up a table in the street, followed by another, a third…

Veterans sat at tables, talking about what they saw with their own eyes. Only passers-by sat, listening to these stories. “Something like an annual commemoration of the whole village was organized,” says Buzanakov. “Every house had someone to remember: out of six hundred Pre-Lesnenets who went to war, about fifty returned home.” They came and saw charred pipes and coarse, black Belgorod earth crushed by tank tracks and soaked in diesel fuel, which, as the inhabitants of Prelestny recalled, gave birth to shortly after a few years.

But the village recovered and fell into disarray, there was a collective farm with a millionaire, the farm survived the 90s, it fit into today’s realities. Along the main street of the village, Vladimir Buzanakov and I passed the post office, the club, the library, the family medicine center, the school, which is currently undergoing extensive repairs… The Memorial of the Military Glory and a common grave. The bodies of the dead were brought here on July 12. They also carried Red Army book bags from soldiers buried on the battlefield. The 95th Guards Poltava Rifle Division lost two-thirds of its personnel here. Veterans from all over the USSR (Uzbeks, Tajiks, Ukrainians) came to Charming on July 12 for a long time … They were given beds in a school, a library, a first-aid post. July 12 began with a demonstration at the mass grave, then the veterans walked through the village.

“Some on crutches, others without one hand, would come to each table and tell stories,” recalls librarian Anna Antsiferova. Today in the village of those who saw the war, only 96-year-old Vasily Latyshev, on the eve of July 12, left the village with his mother through the swamps on a cow. Of the veterans of the 95th Guard, only Masha the Little Red Hood is alive – nurse Maria Rokhlina, who knitted berets in front of her to develop the muscles in her wounded arm. But the chairman of the Veterans’ Council of the division invariably brings delegations of teachers, descendants of military leaders to Charming … Vladimir Buzanakov erects an awning near the house and sets a table, central in the village, which is covered by his wife , who learned this from her grandmother in the 70s.

And the diplomat described the letter dedicated to the investigation and sent to the UN by Germany, Denmark and Sweden as a “response”.

Nebenzia also said that “apparently, Germany, Denmark and Sweden, as a result of our efforts, have begun to realize that they are not only ignoring the requests of the Russian Federation, but also neglecting the opinion of the Security Council of the UN”.

“The discussions behind closed doors have shown how misunderstanding and discontent is growing due to the lack of information on the progress of the national investigations,” Nebenzia stressed.

According to the diplomat, “they received another ‘yellow card’ from the majority of the members of the Council” and decided to prepare a collective letter.

“Unfortunately,” he said, “this letter is very reminiscent of an unsubscribe and cannot replace a full briefing for Council members, where we could ask them the backlog of questions.”

Let us remember that these three countries ignored the invitation to participate in the UN Security Council.

Nebenzya also stressed that the letter repeated “the false thesis that Russia was supposedly informed about the progress of the investigation.”

In the 1980s, the Soviet Union was among the world leaders in terms of the scale of tourist movement. If in the 1920s travelers organized trips and expeditions to explore the area, helping geologists and cartographers, by the 1960s it had become a truly mass occupation. The state encouraged and regulated this approach in every possible way: a system for preparing tourists was created, the work of route qualification commissions and control and rescue services was organized, and funds were allocated annually for the development of mass tourism. Many people remember tours, contests, and other events that were held regularly. Tourist travel was included in the TRP set of standards. In 1975, there were 350 all-Union routes and 6,000 local routes in the country. They were divided into hiking, skiing, water, biking, mixed, etc.

In the 1990s, the government-funded industry declined. Planned tourism stopped developing, routes were closed, campsites and parking lots were abandoned. But today the tourist movement is coming back thanks to enthusiasts, private travel agencies and also because the state drew attention to the need for its reactivation.

This year, the first tourist rally “Mayovka. More than a trip” took place, new walking routes are being developed, and money is being allocated for the creation of infrastructure. Among the ongoing events, for example, the All-Russian contest for the best author’s journey “Far East – Land of Adventures”. Its participants should not only develop their own route and film their passage on video, but also describe in detail all the stages of the journey – from preparation to completion. The chairman of the jury, a well-known traveler, a member of the coordination council for the development of children’s tourism under the government of the Russian Federation, Matvey Shparo, set the task to the contestants: “So that anyone can watch the film and understand for themselves themselves: this is where I definitely want to go, and this video shows and says that I need to do this.”

“Main interest in outdoor activities, hiking in general, is growing year on year, but when people come across specifics, the sales funnel narrows,” the Adventure Club company said. Because? “Unlike an all-inclusive vacation, here you will need equipment, the quality of which directly affects the enjoyment of the vacation, and physical stamina is also required. Some trips will not be accepted without similar experience. There are many nuances to consider due to to the terrain, weather, individual training of each participant.” The club says the coronavirus pandemic has given hiking a second life: “That’s when we were faced with a huge number of people who wanted to take an active trip. Despite the commercial component, true romantics work in this industry. , because to lead a group to the mountains, you need to be a passionate person “Every instructor has his own path to the profession: someone wants to travel more and earn money from it, someone likes the lifestyle in nature, in tents, someone has such a philosophical life span when they want to communicate with people, look in conditions of active tourism.

For example, the mountain hiking instructor Alena Vasilyeva was fascinated by her mother. “The first time she took me on a hike was when I was seven years old,” Alena says. When she became an adult, she and her mother founded the Adventure Club. The girl took part in rafting on the Okhta River, and then thought about becoming an instructor. “For me, this is a very good opportunity to do what I love and at the same time travel to such beautiful places that not everyone can reach and reach. Of course, I work with people and we are all different, I try to find my own approach to everyone, and this is both challenging and interesting at the same time. Alena has been doing this since 2001 and believes that the main thing in a walk is safety. “I try to convey to each of my contestants that he needs to go crazy and soberly assess the situation, take care of himself and his comrades.”

“Ah, path, path, familiar blue bird! I have long fallen in love with your steep path,” Yuri Vizbor sang. Photo: vizbor.ru

Instructors lead tourists on easy weekend hikes in the Leningrad region and Moscow region, and on mountain trips around the Caucasus with accommodation in tents. “There go families with children, young boys and girls, older people. Each route has its own public. Experienced tourists choose rafting with rapids, climbing or long mountain hikes with backpacks. For beginners, weekend hikes, Mountain camps with accommodation are more suitable for tourist bases and bright radial exits”, explained Club Aventura.

But in different regions of the country there are also communities of like-minded people who are united by a love for the romance of travel. They not only go on walks, but also attend the necessary physical training during breaks: they learn to manage equipment, navigate on the map with a compass, and provide first aid. For example, in Vladivostok, the Splav water sports tourism club has been operating for many decades. “We do not organize commercial rafting, rather we have a community of interests. We are looking for new people with whom we do sports tourism. It happens that they themselves find us, our instructors,” said Ekaterina Kozyreva, president of the club.

“The beauty of rafting for me personally is teamwork. This is a walk with like-minded people: imagine, you ended up there together with ten other calm people, and besides you, for hundreds of kilometers around, no one. You have everything, you don’t have anything else, you don’t need it, you have confidence in the equipment and you can really enjoy the river, going through the rapids, that’s the adrenaline!” she admits

“With the arrival of a commercial niche in our region, many began to do rafting like this: they paid for the tour, took a walk, went home. But here is another romance – to assemble a catamaran yourself, to be confident in your partner. , to spend the evenings by the fire with a guitar…”

By the way

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Seasoned travelers remember that every trip in Soviet times was a small life. And the chronic shortage of equipment, equipment and products only added to the excitement. Preparation for the trip began almost half a year earlier: they themselves drew maps, made equipment, sewed, glued, invented – they lived for the future trip. No wonder bards Yuri Kukin, Alexander Gorodnitsky, Yuri Vizbor, Ada Yakusheva and many others sang about the romance of hiking expeditions, rafting and mountaineering.

This manufactured home with a pool has become a nightmare for its owner. The first thing to know is what land can be built on because in this case a man faces one year and three months in prison for a crime against land use planning. This has been confirmed by the Seville audience after a previous sentence. What crime has the owner of this prefabricated house with a pool committed? Building on land in Dos Hermanas declared as undevelopable natural or rural protected by planning.

In a sentence collected by Europa Press, the Seventh Section of the Court of Seville addressed an appeal by a man, against a previous sentence of the Criminal Court number seven, which sentenced him to one year and three months in prison and one fine, as well as one year of disqualification for the activity of construction or real estate development, for a crime against land use planning.

The initial condemnatory sentence also includes “the demolition of what was built and the carrying out of the precise works to restore the plot subject matter to its original state.” More in detail, the Criminal Court number seven declared proven that in 2017, the defendant acquired “a sub-plot or undivided fragment” of an area of ​​550 square meters, derived from “a larger plot” located in Dos Hermanas.

“After acquiring it, the defendant, knowing that said land was classified as non-developable of a natural or rural nature protected by the General Plan for Urban Planning of Dos Hermanas, in addition to being integrated into an illegal subdivision as it was exclusively a subplot of the original , proceeded before the month of June 2018 to execute lateral and frontal enclosures with concrete blocks in its entirety about two meters high with a metal door of about six meters with a sliding system; meters long; pool 12 meters long by six wide; installation of a mobile-home, a wall with brick and mortar; metal structure with steel poles and corrugated sheet metal roof, with the subplot having water and electricity supply obtained from a common point for the entire plot, and a septic tank, as well as a TV antenna”, specifies the initial conviction.

“The Defendant, Aware of the Impossibility of Carrying Out Some of the Acquired Land Portion, Carried Out the Construction of the Sin Sincytar of Ningronic Ti PO AS LONG AS Said Works Would In No Case Be Authorizable, Adds the Condemnation of the Criminal Court .

Building with a vocation of permanence

And against the appeal of the defendant against said sentence, the Seventh Section of the Hearing states that “it is beyond doubt that what has been built is incardinable in the concept of building with a vocation of permanence illustrated by the construction of the enclosure of the subplot with concrete walls and a metal door, a concrete floor or a swimming pool”, among other elements.

“This permanent nature in itself violates the nature of the land on which it was built -also not debatable-, with the legal consideration of undeveloped land of a rural or natural nature (doors), so that no construction was authorizable according to the regulations municipal urban planning”, explains the Seventh Section of the Court of Seville, which thus dismisses the appeal and fully confirms the conviction.

According to him, the text “was what we already expected.”

Kobakhidze also added that the text of the NATO statement “maintains a certain status quo, which is the result of a pragmatic policy towards Russia.” In particular, he was pleased with the phrase that “NATO does not seek a confrontation with Russia.”

This was said by a TASS correspondent, recalling that a statement was published in Vilnius saying that the alliance remains committed to the decision made at the Bucharest summit in 2008. According to him, Georgia and Ukraine will definitely become members of the Atlantic Alliance. North, but it is not yet possible to name the exact dates.

This Tuesday, July 11, 2023, the EuroMillions puts a jackpot with 73 million euros at stake. This amount continues to grow, since last Friday no successful winner won the millionaire prize.

The winning combination of this Tuesday, July 11, has been the following: 2, 11, 28, 42 and 48. The winning combination with ‘El Millón’ has been the following: RLT69071.

The largest prize ever distributed in the history of EuroMillions, 230 million euros, was won by a British citizen on July 19, 2022. With this jackpot he beats the anonymous citizen of France, who held first place until now with 220 million of euros.

How today’s EuroMillions prizes are distributed

A possible alternative to play this type of lottery draw without leaving too much money is to do it in a group. The clubs or syndicates allow EuroMillions tickets to be purchased together and later, if the ticket is a winner, they distribute the prize among all the participants. In this way, the bet for each player is less than usual, but there may be more chances of winning.

The prizes corresponding to the EuroMillions jackpot are distributed according to the number of hits of both the figures and the stars that the player has chosen:

1st Category: 5 numbers and 2 stars

2nd Category: 5 numbers and 1 star

3rd Category: only the 5 numbers

4th Category: 4 numbers and the 2 stars

5th Category: 4 numbers and 1 star

6th Category: 4 numbers

7th Category: 3 numbers and the 2 stars

8th Category: 2 numbers and the 2 stars

9th Category: 3 numbers and 1 star

10th Category: 3 numbers

11th Category: 1 number and 2 stars

12th Category: 2 numbers and 1 star

13th Category: if 2 numbers are correct

NATO without the “Russian threat” is like a fairy tale about hares without a wolf and a bear

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At the NATO summit in Vilnius, for the first time since the end of the Cold War, a new Action Plan against threats from Russia was adopted. In fact, this is a plan for a full-scale war in Europe.

An old NATO song about the fact that Moscow sleeps and sees how to capture Europe. Without it, it’s hard to justify your existence. NATO without the “Russian threat” is like a fairy tale about hares without a wolf and a bear.

What is the main point of the plan? First, by increasing the number of NATO troops along all of our western borders. Meaning? Enough of “revisionist” Russia. And with this cunning lure, the US military-political swindlers deceive old Europe above all: they inflate their allies with their weapons, allowing the US military industry to receive gigantic super-profits, and at the same time linking European armies with their defense industry. for a long time. And in parallel, they are putting an American muzzle on the entire European economy, sucking as many resources as possible from it.

What else is in the plan?

It foresees the deployment of 300,000 NATO troops “at a high degree of readiness, including significant air and sea combat forces.” And almost all of this is in the Russian direction. From the south, west and north.

It turns out a kind of “cordon sanitary” that will cover the European part of Russia.

As the head of the NATO Military Committee, Rob Bauer, said in a closed briefing, each region will be responsible for its own NATO command. The center (read – Russia) is in charge of the command in Brunsum (the Netherlands). Space and computing forces will be connected to operations.

Bauer said that at the moment, under the command of NATO, 40,000 military personnel, 100 combat aircraft and 27 ships are in constant readiness. Thus, we are talking about increasing the number of permanent readiness forces by 7.5 times! These 300 thousand bayonets are supposed to be used in the first stage of the conflict in addition to the armies of the NATO countries already on the borders of Russia. The total potential of NATO ground forces exceeds 4 million people. I can already hear the panicked cries of the townspeople: Russia will not be able to resist this power!

Just don’t panic. What does it say in our updated nuclear doctrine? If, in the event of an enemy attack, including with conventional weapons, this would threaten Russia’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, we reserve the right to respond, including the use of nuclear weapons. NATO can deploy troops on our borders as much as it wants, but it is unlikely to want to be left without a head…

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The forum, which will take place on Friday in Iowa, will feature one-on-one talks between Carlson and the top Republican candidates: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, former Vice President Mike Pence and Sen. Tim Scott, former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley , former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson and businessman Vivek Ramaswamy. The event will be presented and broadcast on Fox.

Representatives of several candidates confirmed to The Hill on Tuesday their plans to attend the event and said they expect a conversation with Carlson to last about 25 minutes on average. The forum comes just over a month before the first Republican National Committee (RNC) debate in Milwaukee, in which several of the party’s top candidates have pledged to participate.

Meanwhile, Trump has yet to signal a readiness to enter the first debate, citing a “hostile” relationship with Fox News and polls showing him ahead of most other Republican candidates.

The network took Carlson off the air in April, days after settling a high-profile defamation lawsuit filed by Dominion Voting Systems over the network’s coverage of Trump’s statements about the company and fraud in the 2020 election. Carlson has an active contract with Fox and, after leaving the network, released a series of short videos on Twitter (blocked in Russia).

According to the researchers, this innovative device has the ability to counteract noise as effectively as a four-meter-thick wall, but with a thickness of just 17 millimeters. The operation of these plasma speakers is based on the generation of sound through a set of parallel cables that create an electric field powerful enough to ionize the air particles that are around. Also, the charged ions are accelerated through the magnetic field lines, displacing the remaining non-ionized air and producing the sound. But, what makes this system even more impressive is its ability to absorb sound, much like the mechanism of headphones equipped with Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) technology.

EPFL experts have harnessed plasma speaker technology to develop an Active Noise Cancellation (ANC) system that is thinner, lighter and more affordable compared to your drivers’ conventional options. This state-of-the-art system dispenses with a membrane and has the ability to extend its operating frequency range, as well as interact more effectively with high-frequency or fast-changing sounds. Stanislav Sergeev, a researcher in EPFL’s Acoustics Group and lead author of a paper published in the journal Nature detailing this breakthrough, explains: “Our goal was to minimize the impact of the membrane, which has significant weight. But what could be lighter than air? Air itself.”

EPFL researchers have taken advantage of plasma loudspeakers to develop an ANC system that is thinner, lighter and cheaper than its traditional counterparts. This new system does not require a membrane and has the ability to expand the range of frequencies in which it can work, as well as interact more effectively with sounds that change quickly or have high frequencies. Stanislav Sergeev, a researcher in EPFL’s Acoustics Group and lead author of the Nature paper describing this discovery, explains: “We wanted to minimize the effect of the membrane, which has considerable weight. But what can be as light as air? The air itself.

Noise Cancellation

Researchers have made a breakthrough discovery by discovering that plasma speakers are highly sensitive and efficient in canceling high and low frequencies, something that has not been achieved in previous experiments. This represents a significant advance in noise cancellation technology, as low frequencies, such as sounds near 20 Hz, are especially difficult to neutralize. Normally, a 17mm thick layer of material is required to absorb noise at these very low frequencies, but with these new plasma speakers, a similar effect is achieved without the need for a membrane and with a much thinner device.

This advance not only offers a more efficient noise cancellation system, but is also lighter and cheaper to manufacture. Plasma loudspeakers could have applications in a variety of fields, from building and office construction to the design of headphones and more advanced electronic devices. Although this technology is still in the research and development stage, the potential for plasma speakers to revolutionize the way we cancel and control noise is undeniable. EPFL scientists are working to improve and optimize this system, which could lead to even more significant advances in noise cancellation in the near future.

Carlos III chose not to see most of the family on his vacation

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The life of the British royal family is subject to strict traditions and rituals, so each public appearance of its members is examined “under a microscope” for some signs. June’s Trooping the Color flag ceremony was no exception. Body language expert Judy James analyzed footage of the event for the Daily Express and came to disappointing conclusions for Brits. According to her, the Windsors seem more scattered and constrained than ever, and their arrangement on the balcony indicates internal conflicts.

This year, only working members of the royal family were allowed on the balcony of Buckingham Palace during the ceremony. “The composition of this ‘thinner’ royal group on the balcony looks like a grin with some teeth missing,” James said. Instead of a cohesive group, there seem to be five clearly conflicting factions, he says: Princess Anne and her husband Sir Timothy Lawrence stand awkwardly at one end, Prince William of Wales and Kate Middleton, surrounded by children, pose as part of their radiant but slightly cordoned off family group; King Carlos III and Queen Consort Camila get all the favor of the crowd in the middle; Duke Edward of Edinburgh and Duchess Sofia do their best to forge friendly ties with the Gloucesters on the other end. “It seems that any “Unified Family Group” atmosphere is completely absent,” says the expert, drawing attention to the fact that there were no obstacles to being closer.

During the reign of Queen Elizabeth II, the crowds were much larger, as all members of the royal family, both working and non-working, joined her on the balcony. James noted that family members used to look “inspired and excited”, while today’s gaps only remember the departed and exiled: “The dynasty is scattered, leaving the remaining group looking like restless and sacrificed survivors.”

It is worth noting that Trooping the Color is one of the most important events on the annual royal calendar. Traditionally, in June, London hosts a flag-carrying ceremony and military parade. These events are timed to coincide with the birthday of the British monarch. The tradition is as old as it is strange, because Carlos III was born on November 14, but since the 18th century, kings have been officially honored in summer. It turns out that Carlos III chose not to see most of the family on his vacation.

“In my opinion, they have exaggerated and heated up this topic so much with a counter-offensive that almost, if not half the world, then a third were definitely waiting for 11 to sum up some results, which they nevertheless achieved for this widely publicized and heralded as they called it. a “strategic” counteroffensive, Shoigu said. “As a result, what did they come up with for the NATO summit? Since June 4, the enemy’s losses amounted to more than 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 units of various weapons. 21 aircraft, 5 helicopters, 1,244 tanks and other vehicles were destroyed fighting vehicles, including 17 German Leopard tanks, five French AMX wheeled tanks, and 12 American Bradley IFVs.”

In addition, 914 units of special military vehicles, 2 anti-aircraft missile systems, 25 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems, 403 pieces of field artillery and mortars were destroyed.

“This is an important figure, because artillery always bears the main damage. I repeat once again: 403 guns, including 43 American M777 artillery systems and 46 self-propelled artillery mounts from Poland, the United States and France,” the minister said.

It added that Russian air defense systems shot down 176 HIMARS rockets, 27 Storm Shadow cruise missiles and 483 UAVs.

Shoigu did not hide the fact that the Armed Forces of Ukraine nevertheless continue their unsuccessful “meat attacks”, conduct active military operations and try to break through our defenses in different directions.

“Literally in the last two days, several waves of attacks were launched against units of the 7th company of the 70th motorized rifle regiment and the 291st regiment of the 42nd motorized rifle division. In two days of almost continuous fighting, the enemy lost up to 90 troops, 4 tanks, 3 of them Leopard, 15 infantry fighting vehicles, of which 6 are Bradleys,” the minister said.

The night from Monday to Tuesday, he said, was also restless. In the course of repelling the attack of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Rabotino area, more than 70 Ukrainian servicemen and 8 infantry fighting vehicles were destroyed. “Thus, all the offensive plans of the Armed Forces of Ukraine were thwarted,” Shoigu said.

According to him, in the Krasno-Limansky direction, the assault detachments of the 15th and 21st motorized rifle brigades of the group of troops “Center” repelled the offensive of a motorized infantry company of the Armed Forces of Ukraine near the village of Karmazinovka .

“Having inflicted a defeat by fire, the Russian units launched a counterattack, advancing 1.5 kilometers deep and 2 kilometers along the front,” the minister said.

He highlighted the motivated and professional actions of our volunteer units in Kherson, Yuzhno-Donetsk, Bakhmut and other NMD directorates. “Everywhere they fight very, very worthily,” Shoigu concluded.

According to him, in general, the enemy did not achieve its goals in any of the directions. “In addition, we continue to launch effective strikes with long-range precision weapons against the reserves of the Armed Forces of Ukraine and military equipment coming from the West, significantly reducing the offensive potential of the enemy,” the Russian Defense Minister said.

Shoigu stressed that despite his workload, the Supreme Commander listens in detail twice a day to the command of the Joint Group, as well as individual commanders and commanders depending on the situation. Details for each area.

“All managers at all levels understand and feel the full responsibility entrusted to them, and they fulfill their tasks with honor,” the minister stressed.

He shared an interesting observation. The results of the combat work of our army are carefully monitored and analyzed by foreign intelligence agencies, primarily the United States and NATO countries.

“They note the high efficiency of our defense lines, minefields, the high-quality work of the army and attack aircraft in launching pre-emptive strikes against detected enemy targets. I emphasize, I emphasize, the increased resistance of our military and the prompt response of commanders to changes in the situation,” the minister said.

On Tuesday, July 11, together with the head of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, he visited JSC Remdiesel, where weapons and military equipment are checked. He also visited the KAMAZ automobile plant, which produces world famous trucks. Their army motorists, among other things, use them in the special operations zone.

“In many respects, we are ahead of schedule for compliance with this year’s state defense order,” the minister said as he walked through the auto plant’s workshops.

Shoigu also highlighted the special role of special vehicles in the NVO zone. KAMAZ, in particular, produces trucks with increased armor protection for the army.

Coincidentally, among the equipment presented to the distinguished guests at Remdiesel were the same vehicles with an armored cab.

Shoigu and Minnikhanov also appreciated the special medical vehicle “Lens”, which is praised by military doctors working in the NVO zone.

The Minister of Defense and the head of Tatarstan also inspected the lines for the modernization of the MT-LB multipurpose armored tractors. Shoigu believes that it is necessary to make a more modern car.

“Now everything is going according to plan, somewhat, ahead of schedule. If there is an opportunity, we have to increase the pace,” said the minister at Remdiesel.

At a meeting that took place at KAMAZ, he shared: “We looked at the production facilities. I would like to thank those who work here at Naberezhnye Chelny – they work quite efficiently and energetically.”

Shoigu instructed the Main Armored Directorate of the Russian Defense Ministry to reflect on the issue of forming a joint working group with KAMAZ representatives to help keep vehicles in the zone of special operations.

Since June 4, the losses of the Armed Forces of Ukraine are more than 26 thousand servicemen and 3 thousand units of various weapons. 21 aircraft, 1,244 tanks and other armored vehicles destroyed

In the capital of Tatarstan, Shoigu and Minnikhanov stopped at the Kazan Helicopter Plant, where Ansat light helicopters and various modifications of the Mi-8 military transport are produced. In addition, the Minister of Defense and the head of Tatarstan visited the JSC Kazan Optical and Mechanical Plant.

This company produces daytime observation optics, night vision devices, multifunctional laser rangefinders, and thermal imaging reconnaissance devices. The Minister of Defense received samples supplied to the troops under the state defense order, as well as promising developments.

Sergei Shoigu was also shown a modernized Mi-24 helicopter with an increased range of detection and identification of targets and better characteristics for the accuracy of the use of weapons.

On Tuesday, the Defense Minister inspected the local aircraft plant in Kazan. S. Gorbunova. There, Tu-160 strategic missile carriers are manufactured, repaired and modernized, and Tu-22M3 long-range bombers are upgraded.

Shoigu was informed that this year the Aerospace Forces will receive 2 new and 2 upgraded White Swans. A couple more Tu-160s are already being assembled in Kazan.

Security

On western cassettes there is Russian

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu said that if the United States supplies Ukraine with cluster munitions, our Armed Forces “will be forced to use similar weapons against the Ukrainian Armed Forces in response.”

– The whole world has already seen that they confirmed the transfer of cluster munitions. They justify it in different ways. They say that given the fact that conventional 155 caliber ammunition has been depleted. So now, until the time they start production, they decided to cover up with these cluster bombs. This will naturally have repercussions in the prolongation of the conflict, the minister is sure.

According to Shoigu, the Russian Federation has such ammunition, as they say, for all occasions. “At the same time, they are much more effective than the Americans. Its scope is broader and more diverse”, emphasized the Minister of Defense.

He recalled that neither we, nor the Americans, nor kyiv joined the Convention on Cluster Munitions. At the same time, Russia, realizing the threat they pose to the civilian population, refrained and refrains from using them in a special operation.

Under the modified conditions, Russian generals must take care of the safety of the troops participating in the NMD.

“Currently, the command of the Joint Group of Forces in the area of ​​the special military operation is taking additional organizational and technical measures to protect personnel and equipment from the impact elements of cluster munitions,” Shoigu said.

I must say that they still pose the main threat in the NMD zone not to military personnel, but to the civilian population. The fact is that the deadly stuffing of such shells and bombs works effectively on the squares, and not on the soldiers who have taken refuge in the trenches.

Ukrainian nationalists know this very well. However, cluster munitions have long been used to shell cities in Donbass.

It is known, for example, that the missiles of the Ukrainian tactical complex “Tochka-U” with a warhead in the form of hundreds of small anti-personnel mines PFM-1 “Petal” of pressure action, were deliberately launched into peaceful neighborhoods. from Donetsk.

Meanwhile

Sergei Shoigu made his important remarks immediately after his trip to the Tatarstan military industrial enterprises. He did not ignore the issue of equipping our army with a new and modernized arsenal. The minister said that in the shortest possible time, companies in the defense industry managed to increase the production of especially popular types of weapons, military and special equipment and weapons necessary to perform combat missions. And, most importantly, to ensure their expedited delivery to the troops.

According to Shoigu, since March 2022, the number of purchased and modernized major types of weapons, military and special equipment supplied under the state defense order has increased 1.8-fold. “In 2023, due to the expansion of production capacities, for which a special thanks to everyone involved in this work 24 hours a day with no days off, we have increased by more than 10 times the amount of ammunition produced by our industry with respect to the beginning. last year,” Shoigu said.

He gave a breakdown of individual companies, weapon types, and equipment. Thus, Uralvagonzavod increased the supply and overhaul of the T-72 and T-90 tanks by 3.6 times. KAMAZ increased deliveries of vehicles to the troops by 17.6 times. The Kurgan Machine-Building Plant increased the supply and overhaul of the BMP-3 by 2.1 times. The Arzamas Machinery Plant quadrupled deliveries of the BTR-82A, and the “Tiger-M” doubled. The Ural Automobile Plant increased the supply of cars by almost eight times.

“If we talk about army aviation, deliveries of Ka-52 helicopters have doubled, Mi-28s have tripled,” Shoigu said. “Deliveries of Orlan-10 and Orlan-30 UAVs have multiplied by 53. They work there 24/7. and work very efficiently,” Shoigu said.

Zelensky did not speak, but almost all the issues discussed today are related to Ukraine in one way or another.

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On July 11, 2023, Vilnius hosted the events included in the agenda for the first day of the NATO summit.

RESULTS OF THE FIRST DAY OF THE NATO SUMMIT IN VILNIUS, JULY 11, 2023

Zelensky did not speak, but almost all the issues discussed today are related to Ukraine in one way or another.

A declaration on the issue of independence in the alliance was agreed, a multi-year program of military assistance to Ukraine was approved, as well as the creation of a special Ukraine-NATO council.

All this did not live up to the expectations of the Kiev regime, which claimed to be a member of the organization: Kyiv will be invited, as NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg will confirm, only “when all conditions are met.”

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg

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Zelensky had no choice but to admit that no one was going to accept or will accept Ukraine into NATO. And he exploded on social networks with anger, calling what is happening absurd.

NATO members also had to count the money they spend in Ukraine and ensure the functioning of NATO structures. And since there are no funds, and there is nowhere to take them except from state budgets, all participants will have to shell out, raising the minimum level of military spending to 2% of GDP, cutting spending on development, social and other programs.

All this happened against the background of a statement according to which NATO allegedly does not want to enter into a confrontation with Russia. But in the United States and Europe they want to see Russia defeated or, at least, give up their positions: in the final document of the first day of the summit, the NATO members called on our country to “immediately and without preconditions withdraw the forces of the territory of Ukraine”. The statement also states that “Russia is the most serious threat to the security of NATO allies.”

The alliance announced the alleged unwillingness to enter into conflict with Russia.

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– Russia is also perceived by them as an enemy, as an adversary. – this is how the press secretary of the President of Russia Dmitry Peskov commented on what is happening in Vilnius.

By the same token, Peskov was also referring to China, since another Vilnius agreement was the desire of NATO members to defend themselves “against China’s threatening behavior,” written on paper.

The North Atlantic Alliance has always positioned itself as a defense alliance between the countries of Western Europe and the United States. And China, as you know, does not have common borders with any of these countries. But NATO’s expansion into Eastern Europe (and now Scandinavia as well) seems insufficient. And the discussion on the “China issue” pointed to the new objectives of the organization: after having provoked another conflict in Eastern Europe, NATO set its sights on the Asian region.

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– Much has already been done, it is true, but there are also many problems and difficulties. And there are many large-scale development tasks. And this is also true. And you and I have no right to stop, calm down and rest on our laurels. We must and we will only move forward,” Bocharov said.

In the near future, an active period of the election campaign will begin, which will be characterized by the competition of party programs. The governor warned the candidates not to make unrealistic promises.

– A frank and direct dialogue of the deputies, our asset with the neighbors, is an important component of the confidence of the neighbors in the decisions made, in the authorities as a whole. Without the trust of the people, it is impossible to achieve the ambitious development objectives that we set ourselves. We have no right to make empty promises to people. Under no circumstances, – emphasized Bocharov.

The head of the region also called for maximum support for the fighters and their families. He highlighted the need to study the condition of each family, to see what forms of support they use.

– I ask you with special reverence to treat the families of the fallen soldiers. We must all understand that an important role is played not only by material, but also by the moral support of the defenders of the Fatherland, members of their families of the people and society as a whole. We will also continue to work to perpetuate the memory of the fallen defenders of the Fatherland, – noted Andrey Bocharov.

The governor also called for active personal participation in the programs for the development of municipalities, including the ten-year program for the development of Volgograd as a single agglomeration nucleus.

Important issues remain the improvement of the territories of the municipalities, the guarantee of energy security and lighting of the settlements, the modernization of educational institutions, health and cultural institutions and the development of their material and technical base, and further. The head of the region especially highlighted the state of the roads in the municipalities. He suggested starting roads in urban districts and district centers from 2024.

This year, the SPIEF site has become a concentration zone of partners, satellite countries and friendly states that, despite sanctions, pressure from EU and NATO countries, support Russia and continue to develop the economy. of our country.

Photo: Julia PYKHALOVA

SAVE INTEGRATION

The topic of discussion among the experts was, among other things, the difficult topic of attracting investment in business development due to international oppression. Yes, our economy needs cash injections, but not from the state, but from private investors and, above all, from foreign investors who, despite the sanctions, continue to support their production in Russia, risking their reputation and assets.

A study by the Association of European Businesses (AEB) shows that 17% of European companies are willing to increase financing for their projects in Russia. 43% of respondents reported an increase in turnover, 48% of respondents expect the turnover of their business in Russia to increase in the next three years.

Attracting foreign investors both from partner countries and from countries with which rather changing relations should remain one of the areas of work of the Central Bank of Russia (CB), its president, Elvira Nabiullina, said in May.

“Perhaps it is not fashionable to say it now. However, the attraction of foreign investors must be one of the directions. Investors must be attracted from “friendly” countries, and also from “enemy” countries, if they are ready to invest in the Russian economy,” Elvira Nabiullina was quoted as saying by RBC.

According to her, we must try to maintain the integration of the Russian financial market into the global market as much as possible, although it has also changed. The Central Bank noted the emergence of the “blockade” not only in economic, but also financial matters, and this will affect domestic financial markets in many countries, the head of the Central Bank predicted.

BUSINESS NEEDS PROTECTION

The “great capital fencing” that the global economy is experiencing today sometimes takes very curious forms, noted Dmitry Adamidov, an independent analyst and author of the Angry Bonds telegram channel, in a comment to Expert. A couple of years ago it would have been hard to imagine that, for example, European investors would imitate the Chinese or Indian ones, working on the Russian market through their Asian subsidiaries or Asian partners.

But sanctions and a keen desire to withdraw stagnant capital are doing their job. This phenomenon, apparently, has become so big that even the Ministry of Finance paid attention to it. However, it is not just about the withdrawal of capital.

The Russian market is now largely isolated from the world market, and in the conditions of the impending storm it can no longer be considered a pariah, but a safe haven, albeit a bit swampy. Therefore, the analyst believes, the interest of foreign investors in Russia will continue, although it is unlikely to be comparable with the 2000s and 2010s.

They continue to do business in Russia, including representatives of countries whose leadership has significantly worsened bilateral relations with us. For example, France. Leroy Merlin and Auchan are operating normally.

However, like the French group of companies Sucden (a major sugar producer), AgroTerra (one of the 20 largest owners of agricultural land in Russia) and a large number of other lesser-known companies with a large amount of foreign investment .

Retaining foreign private investors and attracting new ones is becoming more difficult. Investors want to see not only the performance of their investments, but also, above all, the protection of their rights, assets and intellectual capital.

The difficult international situation is increasingly becoming a pretext for conflicts between shareholders or even to drive partners out of business under the pretext of excluding a hostile element.

“In order to attract investors and create conditions for entrepreneurs when they feel free and good in Russia, they must be guaranteed the protection of their rights,” said Evgeny Skigin, who invested millions of dollars in Russia’s largest company for the crop. and processing of hemp and other oilseeds, and is currently actively defending his rights as founder, owner and investor in a major corporate dispute, which has already affected the company’s productive activities and personnel policy.

The story of Evgeny Skigin is highly indicative in this regard. The businessman, having gained experience in the successful development of technical hemp in Australia and Europe, made a lot of efforts to revive this industry in Russia. He invested in breeding, staff training and the development of the industry as a whole. In just a few years, he turned his company into one of the leading hemp growers in Russia. Together with the Agroindustrial Association of Hemp Growers (APAK), he still supports the professional training of specialized specialists-agronomists, engineers and machine operators, however, now his company is mired in a business conflict. A key investor in the industry, under the banner of “hostility”, was removed from the company’s management, which greatly affected the company’s production and operational processes.

Of course, in this and many other detailed cases it is necessary to see the main thing behind any opportunistic statement: where and to whom the money goes. If they are going from a foreigner to Russia to create and operate a company, this is an advantage. If the same money flows into the pocket of a Russian partner, and production stops or goes bankrupt, this is inconvenient.

Of course, the state provides an opportunity to obtain objective information about the risks when investing, but the responsibility for making financial decisions rests entirely on the shoulders of the investor, and when a controversial business situation arises, as in the case of Evgeny Skigin and a partner, then one has to rely only on the openness and objectivity of justice.

The investor points out that the insecurity of businessmen is one of the key problems in our country. People invest their own money, use the world’s most advanced technologies and equipment, and can be deprived of business management using legal tricks. Although the state needs to protect the business that invests in the development of the economy with all its might. And it is not just about the investment protection and promotion law, which is based on a stabilization clause. Investors have the opportunity to implement investment projects based on state guarantees not to apply acts that may worsen their situation. But also on the effectiveness of the work of the institutions for the protection of the rights of employers. And this concerns the legal protection not only of foreign investors, but of investors in general. In the end, the meaning of the rule of law is not in the plurality and casuistry of interpretation of the rules, but in the capacity of the legal framework to adequately regulate and evaluate the performance of economic entities from the point of view of their good faith. .

COMMITTED TO SIMPLIFY ENTRY

In addition, the authorities understand that the country needs changes that will attract foreign investors to Russia. Thus, on June 30, Russian President Vladimir Putin instructed the government to simplify the entry into the country of foreign investors and highly qualified specialists. The instruction was given after the president’s meeting with members of the Business Russia organization on May 26.

As can be seen from the document, the Cabinet of Ministers must analyze the migration legislation of the Russian Federation before August 1 and identify the existing barriers to the entry, stay and work activity of said foreign citizens. After such an analysis, the government should introduce changes to the legislation that simplify the procedure for issuing visas and obtaining work permits.

Today is the time to reconsider the relationship with those non-residents whose enterprises and industries continue to operate in Russia, provide employment and actively participate in the implementation of the national plan for economic recovery.

“We really appreciate the way the Russian Museum is treated in Cuba, it is especially loved by Havana residents. The virtual branch of the Russian Museum was updated by us in the shortest possible time and now more than 345 digital programs on fine Russian Art from the 10th century to the 21st century will be available to Cubans, as well as electronic catalogs and virtual tours”, says Alla Manilova, general director of the Russian Museum.

The head of the museum also said that an important part of the multimedia films have been translated into Spanish, including special programs for children.

The Digital Media Library of the Russian Museum of Havana was complemented with albums and printed catalogues. 65 editions were transferred to the National Museum of Havana, as well as to the National Library of Cuba. José Martínez, part of the catalogs and books were sent to the parish Church of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.

“The development and maintenance of cultural alliances with Cuban museums is a new and promising direction in the activities of the Russian Museum, which will favorably influence the development of mutual understanding and respect between the peoples of Russia and Cuba,” Alla Manilova concluded.

The renewed virtual branch will present a new multimedia exhibition “Pages of the Russian Vanguard”, which will be the first digital exhibition of works from the collection of the Russian Museum in Cuba.

The multimedia exhibition is based on 60 works of the Russian avant-garde, each of which occupies a special place both in the collection of the Russian Museum and in Russian art of the first third of the 20th century. Multimedia technologies allowed the specialists of the Russian Museum to visualize the process of development of new forms of art in the works of world-famous masters: Kazimir Malevich, Wassily Kandinsky, Alexander Rodchenko, Vladimir Tatlin, Marc Chagall, Kuzma Petrov-Vodkin.

The exhibition will not do without musical accompaniment. Visitors will listen to works by Dmitry Shostakovich, Roman Ledenev, Moses Weinberg, arranged by the St. Petersburg musician Denis Kirillov.

“The spatial audiovisual installation created by means of multimedia makes it possible to figuratively present the characteristic features of the new pictorial language that was formed at the beginning of the 20th century and determined the development of art to this day,” emphasizes the Russian Museum.

The inauguration of the renewed Virtual Branch of the Russian Museum and the multimedia exhibition “Pages of the Russian Vanguard” will take place in Havana on July 14 during the IV Regional Youth Conference of Russian Compatriots from America and Australia, organized by the Russian Federation Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

By the way

The virtual branch of the Russian Museum was inaugurated in Cuba on March 5, 2015 at the National Museum of Fine Arts in Havana and became part of the great international project “Russian Museum: Virtual Branch”, which brings together more than 170 institutions cultural and educational. in Russia and abroad. The content content of each virtual branch of the Russian Museum is the Media Library – a collection of multimedia films, computer games, interactive programs created by the staff of the Russian Museum on the basis of its art collections.

The third vice president and minister for the Ecological Transition, Teresa Ribera, admitted on Tuesday that the Government does not like “at all” that Spain continues to buy liquefied natural gas (LNG) from Russia, although “it is very difficult to impose something if there is no standard ” for it. Specifically, he added during the press conference following the end of the informal meeting of the European Union’s Energy and Environment ministers that Valladolid hosted that “there is no standard, neither European nor national, that expressly prohibits it because it does not there are limitations to that importation”.

Ribera has specified that “we live in a country in which the Rule of Law and the rules sometimes present us with circumstances that are not the favourites”, the minister affirmed. “Do we like it? No. Have we asked the intermediaries, the operators, to reduce and not sign new contracts? Yes, we have requested it verbally and in writing,” added the minister.

The third vice president explained that the large traditional operators deny having increased import volumes compared to what was already agreed and that they have not signed new contracts, so the trend could come from other ‘traders’. “We don’t like anything, but it’s very difficult to impose something if there isn’t a standard that enables that industry,” she has sentenced.

Less Russian gas purchases

Specifically, according to the Enagás Statistical Bulletin, Russia was the first country of origin for natural gas imported by Spain in June. Specifically, 7,673 gigawatt hours (GWh) were acquired in the sixth month of the year compared to the 8,752 GWh acquired in the same month last year. What was purchased in June from the country presided over by Vladimir Putin represents 26.8% of everything imported. If you look at the accumulated data for the year, Russia is the third market from which we purchase natural gas. Specifically, 20.1% and a total of 41,145 GWh. They are only surpassed by Algeria and the United States.

Sergei Shoigu visited Tatarstan on a business trip

Photo: TASS

Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu visited Tatarstan on a business trip. He visited various enterprises of the Russian military-industrial complex, on which our security largely depends.

First, the minister stopped at the Kazan Aviation Plant named after him. S. Gorbunov, where Tu-160 strategic missile carriers are assembled and repaired.

The minister was informed at the plant that already this year the army will receive two new and modernized Tu-160 strategic missile carriers, two more will be in operation.

The company is also equipping Tu-22M3 long-range bombers for new precision munitions. The Tu-22M3 is the same workhorse that is capable of delivering 24 tons of cruise missiles or high-explosive bombs to the specified direction in one flight.

In the capital of Tatarstan, Sergei Shoigu and the head of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Kazan Helicopter Plant, where they were briefed on the production of Ansat light helicopters and various modifications of the Mi-8 military transport helicopter.

From there, the minister went to the JSC Kazan Optical and Mechanical Plant, where observation optics are assembled: night vision devices, multifunctional laser rangefinders, and thermal imaging devices. Without these devices, our snipers, scouts, gunners, and pilots will feel blind.

The head of the military department was shown a modernized Mi-24 helicopter with an increased range of detection and identification of targets, increased accuracy characteristics of the use of weapons. The helicopter became “farsighted” and at the same time invulnerable to enemy air defense thanks to modern optics.

Shoigu and Minnikhanov visited Remdiesel JSC, where major repairs, modernization, installation and installation of weapons and military equipment are underway, as well as the KAMAZ Automobile Plant, which produces world-famous trucks. At the Remdiesel, Shoigu inspected KAMAZ trucks with an armored cab, a Lens special medical vehicle, as well as a line for the modernization of MTLB multi-purpose armored personnel carriers.

“We analyze the production. I would like to thank KAMAZ and those who work here at Naberezhnye Chelny – they work quite efficiently and energetically. Now everything is going according to plan, a little ahead of schedule. If there is an opportunity, we must increase the pace, ”the Remdiesel team asked Shoigu.

At the meeting, Sergei Shoigu instructed the main armor directorate of the RF Defense Ministry to consider the question of forming a working group with KAMAZ to help keep vehicles in the NVO zone. The minister also demonstrated the interest of the Ministry of Defense in modernizing the fleet of MTLB armored personnel carriers.

As you know, they can carry almost any weapon on their armor.

“We need to make a more modern car. Now we are engaged in the fact that we are actively restoring the old park dating from Soviet times, we are doing it efficiently and quickly,” the minister said.

“We have also decided to significantly increase stocks of certain munitions that are crucial for the conduct of hostilities,” RIA Novosti quoted from an excerpt from the document.

It should be noted that NATO made a number of conclusions and acknowledged the emergence of new challenges posed by certain military technologies, but intends to “maintain technological superiority”.

However, it will not be easy to implement these plans, since the European industry, working in intensive mode, is ready to produce about 300,000 shells a year, although only the aid program for Ukraine requires a million. Without expanding production and eliminating problem areas in supply chains, such as gunpowder and explosives, this is a must. At the same time, defense concerns are in no hurry to do this at their own expense, waiting for long-term government contracts.

Taylor Swift’s French fans are stumped: Today Ticketmaster suddenly stopped selling tickets for the singer’s Eras Tour concerts in Paris and Lyon. Variety writes about it.

Ticketmaster wrote on his Twitter account that the sale of tickets for the Taylor Swift concert in Paris at the La Défense venue was suspended. The company is committed to announcing the new sales start time as soon as possible. The problem is apparently related to a glitch on the Ticketmaster site, where people couldn’t log in with their passwords. Due to a server error, more than 700,000 fans tried to purchase a ticket at the same time.

As part of the international Eras Tour, Swift will perform in Paris on May 9, 10, 11 and 12 next year, and in Lyon on June 2 and 3. According to a recent report by Pollstar, the tour is expected to gross around $1.4 billion.

Recall that previously the singer shared a preview of the song “Back To December (Taylor’s Version)”. The song appeared in the new trailer for the second season of the series “The Summer When I Became Beautiful”. We write more here.

“Moskvich”, of course, is still assembled from Chinese parts, but once the Russian “Zhiguli” began with the Italian Fiat.

Photo: Ivan MAKEEV

Everything new, as you know, is well-forgotten old. Young people today no longer remember how in the 90s the then Deputy Prime Minister Boris Nemtsov tried to transfer foreign car officials back to the Volga. 26 years ago, an attempt at patriotic motorization came to nothing. But can you try again? This, apparently, is what the Chairman of the State Duma, Vyacheslav Volodin, wants to do.

– If we are talking about large public procurement for government bodies, budgetary institutions, we still need to focus on the domestic auto industry, – said the speaker during the report of the Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov.

“We have Moskvich, we have Lada, we have Aurus,” Volodin listed.

“Moskvich”, of course, is still assembled from Chinese parts, but once the Russian “Zhiguli” began with the Italian Fiat.

Actually, Volodin, of course, is right. Officials and deputies will still have to be transplanted, and very soon. If you walk through the parking lot near the Duma, you can see a decent number of dark blue Ford Focus faded from regular washings. All of them are far from state of the art and obviously with solid careers.

And there is nothing special to upgrade the parking lot. Dear Aurus in terms of state, most likely, only high-ranking officials and members of the Duma receive. As in Soviet times, ZIL and Chaikas were driven by big managers, and Volga was already driven by party members and middle-class employees.

Any Ford can be exchanged for a stretched Vesta. It was just shown at the St. Petersburg Economic Forum. But between Aurus and Vesta we have an empty space, which is not clear how to fill it. We do not have BMW or Toyota Camry cars. It is not clear how this existential contradiction will be resolved.

Meanwhile, Finance Minister Anton Siluanov himself, during whose speech the transplant proposal appeared, supported the idea. He assured that the Ministry of Finance is not opposed to the circulation of national cars.

“In a variety of churches, we hear voices in support of the canonical Ukrainian Orthodox Church and the kyiv Pechersk Lavra,” RIA Novosti said. – The Council of Bishops of the Polish Orthodox Church approved a resolution on three occasions that does not recognize the OCU as a legitimate organization and continues to support the UOC. The Patriarchate of Jerusalem does not support the OCU either. The Bulgarian clergy rise up in defense of the persecuted UOC. Our brothers in the Serbian Orthodox Church are the most active in this regard. His Holiness Metropolitan Porfiry paid a lot of attention to this issue.

Despite the difficult political situation, many Orthodox clergy from Cyprus, the Czech Republic and other countries also voted in defense of the canonical church.

The consolidated debt of companies and households fell by 1.7% in the first to 1,648 million euros, according to the Financial Accounts of the Spanish Economy, published today by the Bank of Spain. The document shows that despite the fact that families and companies have been decreasing their assets in the first three months of the year as a result of the rise in interest rates by the European Central Bank (ECB), it is 2.3% higher to that reached at the end of 2019 before the pandemic.

In terms of GDP, the ratio also reflects a moderation of indebtedness of 121.1%, compared to the 135.3% reached up to March 2022, placing it below the 129.3% reached at the end of 2019. The Bank of Spain notes than the rate of reduction until March 2022 of the debts made with different intensity.

In this way, the consolidated debt of non-financial corporations fell from 972.3 billion in the first quarter of 2022 to 952.7 billion in March 2023. In terms of GDP, the ratio fell 8 percentage points from 78.5% to closing of the first quarter of 2022 to 70% at the beginning of 2023 22 to 694,900 million at the beginning of 2023, in absolute terms it represents a decrease of almost 9,000 million. The GDP ratio should reach 51.1% in the first quarter of 2023, from 56.8% a year earlier, just over 5 percentage points.

On the other hand, the import of the quarterly net operations accumulated in the last four years produced a negative figure of 14,100 million euros, which meant -1% in terms of GDP. Financial companies did not reduce their debt, in net terms, by 9.2 million due to net operations (0.7% of GDP), an amount that was affected by the fall in the prices of their issued fixed-income securities and other variations in volume, which began a decrease of 5.9 million euros as a whole. For their part, households and ISFLSH reduced their debt for net operations by a volume of 4,900 million euros (-0.4% of GDP).

Increases family wealth

The financial assets of households and ISFLSH reached a total import of 2.7 trillion euros at the end of the first quarter of 2023, 1.7% higher than that registered a year earlier. This increase reflected a positive revaluation of €15.3 billion, in addition to a net acquisition of financial assets, which was €31.9 billion in the last four quarters.

Within the net acquisitions, those of debt securities stood out, especially short-term, such as Treasury Bills, and investment fund shares, which were partially offset by the sale of company shares.

In relation to GDP, financial assets of households and ISFLSH represented 202% in the first quarter of 2023, 16.1 percentage points less than a year earlier, mainly due to the increase in GDP, and 5.7 points more than in December 2019 , before the pandemic period began. Regarding the distribution by components, the bulk of household financial assets were held in cash and deposits (38% of the total), followed by equity holdings (31%), investment fund holdings (15% ) and insurance and pension funds (12%).

Zelensky will definitely thank Biden and the company at the helm for the creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council

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What’s going on huh? What is being done! At the NATO summit, Ukrainian President Zelensky was simply gagged and not allowed to make a fuss on the first day of the event. Recall that Zelensky stormily expressed his dissatisfaction when he learned about the points of the resolution on Ukraine agreed upon by Western leaders. And there was nothing about membership, or even about inviting Independent into the Alliance. In addition to the general wishes, which boiled down to the fact that the future of Ukraine in NATO and the wording in the spirit of “after the rain on Thursday, but only when cancer whistles on the mountain”, there was nothing in absolute. Even about the invitation to NATO, it was said that this would happen after all member countries of the bloc agreed that Ukraine had fulfilled the necessary conditions for the start of entry. What specific conditions, at the same time, not a word was said.

Enraged Zelensky, who obviously knew everything from the beginning, and therefore his anger was more ostentatious, nevertheless decided to go to Vilnius a day early. And this after Zelensky defiantly threatened that if Ukraine did not meet halfway, no one would see him in Vilnius. If Zelensky’s arrival was initially scheduled for Wednesday morning, after the change of plans, Zelensky appeared in Vilnius on Tuesday. And Ukrainian media and Telegram channels reported that Zelensky intended to give a speech in Vilnius at 18:00 Moscow time on Tuesday.

There was a strong smell of scandal in the air. At this time, a press conference was scheduled for NATO Secretary General Stoltenberg. And the experts understood the promise of Zelensky’s speech in such a way that he went all out. Taking advantage of the fact that, as reported, at that time the resolution on Ukraine had not yet been agreed in the final version, Zelensky, as many predicted, intended to appeal to all the leaders of NATO member countries with a direct demand either to start the procedure for inviting Kiev to the Alliance, or at least promise that Ukraine will become a NATO member immediately after the end of hostilities. He was only able to do this at the Stoltenberg press conference, making it a joint event. And none of the summit participants liked this prospect.

After some time, Zelensky’s press secretary Nikiforov said that his sponsor would not take part in the summit events today, except to have dinner with the participants, and that the program would start tomorrow. It could hardly be seen as anything other than an attempt to silence Zelensky. By the way, at that time the unfortunate resolution on Ukraine was immediately agreed and passed in the manner of a scalded cat. And everything turned out to be even worse than it was, because the NATO Secretary General announced his main points at his press conference to journalists. From what has been said, we can note a three-element plan for Ukraine, which includes a) assistance in transferring the army to NATO standards, b) the creation of the Ukraine-NATO format, in which Ukraine will have a standing voice equality. with the members of the Alliance, and c) the abolition of the standard plan for membership in NATO (MAP). But until the last NATO member deems Ukraine ready for the procedure, no invitation will be sent to kyiv. moreover, Stoltenberg emphasized that as long as the hostilities continue and are not completed, there is simply no talk of Ukraine joining NATO. Not the slightest hint, as they say.

And Zelensky? Zelensky diligently complied with the order and, together with his wife, went to a concert on the central square of Vilnius together with the President of Lithuania, who also arrived there with his wife (by the way, now there is a universal way to distinguish between the presidents of Lithuania and Latvia, if someone confused them earlier: the president of Lithuania is married with his wife, and the president of Latvia is an open homosexual).

Greater humiliation and failure than the Ukrainian president experienced on the first day of the summit, when he was told he was “number 16” (actually 32 or even 33), and that he would cast his vote, not when he wants, but in command, it’s hard to imagine. However, there is still the second day of the summit ahead, during which Zelensky will definitely thank Biden and the company at the helm for the creation of the Ukraine-NATO Council and will express feelings of deep gratitude and satisfaction for this step.

The SC studied the dispute between the owner of the apartment and the management company about the replacement of broken mailboxes in the house. The dispute was notified by the information and legal portal Garant.ru.

Experts said that the boxes in this house had not been changed for a long time and had deteriorated. Therefore, they must be replaced. The public services responded that it was not their responsibility. The citizen had to go to court. But the court rejected the man.

The court referred to the terms of the management agreement for the apartment building. There is a relationship of services and works necessary to guarantee the correct maintenance of the common goods of the house. The document was approved by Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation of April 3, 2013 No. 290. According to the district court, mailboxes are not part of common property. Therefore, its repair and replacement is only possible as an additional service, which must be included in the management contract.

The appeal agreed with this conclusion. But the Supreme Court is not. The Supreme Court considered that these decisions were made “with a significant violation of the rule of law and it is impossible to agree with them.” According to the high court, the management of an apartment building must provide favorable and safe living conditions for citizens. This is what article 161 of the Housing Code says.

“All current and urgent works and services in relation to the common assets of an apartment building are considered provided for in the contract under the rules for the maintenance of housing as a real estate object and must be carried out by management companies, regardless of that the relevant specific works and services be mentioned in the contract”, the Supreme Court explained to its colleagues.

The court clarified that not only mechanical, electrical, sanitary and other types of equipment are common goods, but also “other objects intended for the maintenance, operation and improvement of the house.” And the list is not exhaustive. This is written in the Rules for the maintenance of common property in an apartment building. There is also an order of the Ministry of Regional Development of the Russian Federation dated June 1, 2007 No. 45. Approved the regulation on the development, transfer, use and storage of operating instructions for an apartment building. There are recommendations for the maintenance and repair of mailboxes “as objects of common property in the house.”

Yes, and the Law “On Postal Communication” says that the repair and replacement of mailboxes are assigned to the owners of residential buildings or housing maintenance organizations. This is article 31 of the Federal Law of July 17, 1999 No. 176-FZ.

* Resolution of the Supreme Court No. 51-KG23-3-K8.

A federal judge in California (USA) gave the green light on Tuesday to the disputed purchase of the video game company Activision Blizzard by the technology giant Microsoft that the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) had attempted delayer. Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley, who temporarily halted the agreement last month, listened to the parties for five days and today rejected a motion by the FTC to temporarily stop the purchase, whose deadline is July 18, local media information is.

In the 53-page decision, Corley indicated that the FTC has not convincingly demonstrated that this transaction would harm competition, while the parties have instead provided evidence that it will be beneficial to the consumers. Microsoft President Brad Smith thanked the judge in a brief note and expressed his “hope that other jurisdictions will continue to work to reach a timely resolution.”

Activision CEO Bobby Kotick also applauded the decision: “Our merger will benefit consumers and workers. Rapid growth.” Microsoft announced in February 2022 the purchase of Activision for almost 69,000 million dollars, in what would be the largest acquisition of the technology giant and the largest operation of its kind in the video game sector.

But the FTC filed a lawsuit in December, saying the deal would allow Microsoft to reduce competition in the video game industry by gaining control of major Activision-developed franchises such as “Warcraft,” “Call of Duty” or “Candy Crush.” Although the FTC has lost this battle, the operation still has obstacles, since the regulator can appeal this decision -something that it has already suggested it will do- and, apart from that, Microsoft has yet to resolve the purchase block in the United Kingdom.

“In the coming days we will announce our next step to continue fighting to preserve competition and protect consumers,” an FTC spokesman told CNBC, insisting that the purchase is a “clear threat” around the games. in the cloud, subscription services and consoles.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu described the casualties of the Ukrainian Armed Forces since the start of the counteroffensive: more than 26,000 servicemen and 3,000 units of various weapons.

Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu admitted in his TV interview that Ukrainian armed formations carried out “quite active military operations” before the NATO summit in Vilnius, and now they are trying to break through our defenses in all directions, but they suffer heavy losses in the attacks. According to the minister, since the start of the counteroffensive by the Armed Forces of Ukraine (since July 4, 2023) “more than 26,000 military personnel and 3,000 units of various weapons” have been lost.

EVERY LAST UKRAINIAN

“Since the beginning of the offensive, 21 Ukrainian aircraft, 5 helicopters, 1,244 tanks and other armored vehicles, including 17 German Leopards, 5 French AMX wheeled tanks and 12 American Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, 914 units of special military vehicles, two anti-aircraft missile systems, 25 multi-launch rocket system combat vehicles, 403 field artillery pieces and mortars, including 43 US M777 artillery systems and 46 self-propelled artillery mounts from Poland, the US and France ”, listed the minister.

He noted that in the sky the Armed Forces of Ukraine were also unsuccessful. According to the minister, Russian air defense has shot down 176 HIMARS shells, 27 Storm Shadow missiles and 483 drones since June 4 alone.

“In general, the enemy did not achieve its goals in either direction,” Shoigu emphasized, warning that if the United States supplies Ukraine with cluster munitions, hostilities will drag on and our army will be forced to “use similar weapons against Ukraine.” . the Armed Forces of Ukraine”.

“Russia is armed with cluster munitions for all occasions, they are much more effective than the American ones, but realizing the threat that cluster munitions pose to the civilian population, we refrained and refrain from using them in a special operation. ”, he explained.

DECISIONS WE MAKE QUICKLY

He also warned that decisions in the army are now made very quickly: “The Supreme Commander hears twice a day reports from the Joint Group command, individual commanders and commanders, as well as detailed reports for each directorate.”

In addition, according to the head of the military department, it became known that our defense soldiers “went to the counterattack in the direction of Krasnolimansk, advancing 1.5 km in depth and 2 km in front,” while American intelligence notes “high efficiency ” of defense, resilience and courage of the Russian armed forces.

Shoigu also drew attention to the heroism of our defense plant volunteers and workers.

THERE IS ENOUGH FOR EVERYONE

Labor collectives have increased the production of army weapons five times this year!

The head of the military department named figures indicating a serious restructuring of the military-industrial complex: “the production of the Orlan family of army drones has increased by 53 times, KamAZ vehicles by 17.6, Uralvagonzavod has increased the production of T- 72 and T-90 by 3.6 times, the Kurgan Machine-Building Plant increased the supply and repair of BMP-3 by 2.1 times, the Arzamsk Machine-Building Plant increased the production of BTR -82 in 4 times and “Tiger-M” for 2 times.

Deliveries of combat attack helicopters “Ka-52” increased by 2 times, and “Mi-28” by 3 times. The Ural Automobile Plant has increased its production by 8 times. And the increase in the production of all types of ammunition at all enterprises in the country is ten times higher.

Recall that at a briefing held today, the official representative of the Ministry of Defense of Russia Igor Konashenkov said that our soldiers destroyed more than 500 Ukrainian servicemen, dozens of armored vehicles, warehouses with enemy weapons, shot down two attack aircraft Su -25. of the Ukrainian Air Force, three “Storm Shadow” cruise missiles, a HIMARS multiple rocket launcher and 10 Ukrainian drones.

ONLY NUMBERS

In total, since the start of the special military operation, the following have been destroyed:

455 – aircraft.

241 – helicopter.

4966 – unmanned aerial vehicles.

426 – anti-aircraft missile systems.

10649 – tanks and other armored fighting vehicles.

1,137 combat vehicles of multiple launch rocket systems.

5413 – field artillery guns and mortars.

11592 – units of special military vehicles.

“Unique or cumulative malicious actions in cyberspace can reach the level of an armed attack and lead, in some specific cases, to the activation of Article 5 of the Washington Treaty by the North Atlantic Council,” quotes the TASS news agency. document.

The fifth article of the North Atlantic Treaty means that if one of the NATO member countries is attacked, all the others will be obliged to give a military response.

It should be noted that we are talking, among other things, about civil-military cooperation in the field of cybersecurity. This topic will be discussed in more detail in Berlin, where a “comprehensive NATO conference on defense in cyberspace” will take place in November.

Ozzy Osbourne has revealed that he will not be able to perform at the Power Trip Festival because he is not physically prepared. Variety writes about it.

“As much as it hurts, I have to withdraw from the festival in October. I planned to return to the stage in the summer of 2024, but when the offer of the show came as an artist, I happily accepted. Unfortunately, my body is telling me that I’m not ready yet. Also, I’m too proud that my first show in five years was a flop,” said the 74-year-old singer. She added that he is a friend of the group that will replace him at the festival and promised that the audience will not be disappointed.

Power Trip Festival will take place in California from October 6-8 at Coachella. The lineup for the event includes Metallica, Guns N’ Roses, AC/DC and Iron Maiden.

Let’s remember that at the beginning of this year the musician announced the cessation of concert activity due to a spinal injury. We talk about it in more detail here.