Digital Media Agency That Works

Heavy precipitation with thunderstorms, wind squalls up to 20-27 m/s are expected in Sochi, Crimea, Rostov and Saratov regions. The same unfavorable weather conditions are waiting for residents of North Ossetia, Adygea, Stavropol Territory, Kabardino-Balkaria, Evenki district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory in the next two days. This was told to TASS by the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand.

According to the forecaster, the most dangerous weather will be in the Crimea, where more than 50 mm of precipitation will fall. Tornadoes may form over the sea in the Krasnodar Territory.

Very heavy rains are expected on August 14-15 in the Evenki district of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. In the Saratov region, showers, thunderstorms, wind up to 25 m/s in places and large hail are predicted, which can threaten not only crops and cars, but also people’s health.

The head of the Hydrometeorological Center, in an interview with the agency, highly appreciated the work of meteorologists from the regions, who timely informed local residents and government agencies about the bad weather in the south of Russia on August 11. “The forecasts of Roshydromet were justified and helped to minimize the sad consequences,” Vilfand summed up.

The rains that began at the beginning of the week will continue in the Abinsky, Crimean, Slavyansky, Temryuk, Primorsko-Akhtarsky, Krasnoarmeysky and Kalininsky districts, Gelendzhik, Anapa and Novorossiysk. Up to 150 mm of precipitation is expected to fall there per day. At the same time, a three – month precipitation rate of 120 mm has already fallen in Anapa since the evening of August 12. 

The state of emergency was introduced due to the deterioration of weather conditions in Anapa and Novorossiysk, then in the Temryuk and Slavyansky districts.

Источник aif.ru

Heavy rains caused a power outage for 29.3 thousand people in the Krasnodar Territory, according to the website of the Ministry of Energy of Russia.

The message clarifies that outages due to heavy precipitation occur in the 6-10 kV power grid on Friday from 17.00.

Restoration work is carried out by ten teams of power engineers. The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation keeps the situation under special control.

Due to precipitation, 956 household plots were flooded in the Krasnodar Territory, water entered more than 200 private houses, TASS writes, citing a source in the regional emergency services.

The traffic police, due to the erosion of the roadway, introduced a traffic restriction on the federal highway Novorossiysk Kerch. The site in the area of 53-56 km – from the village of Tsibanobalka to the village of Voskresensky near the city of Anapa was recognized as dangerous, the state traffic inspectorate told the agency. In addition, traffic is restricted at the exit from the village of Vityazevo, near the village of Vinogradny and Temryuksky district.

According to the representative of the traffic police, drivers are urged to refuse to travel in this direction if possible, since the situation on the roads due to weather conditions remains difficult.  

The rains that began on the night of August 13 will continue in Abinsky, Crimean, Slavyansky, Temryuk, Primorsko-Akhtarsky, Krasnoarmeysky and Kalininsky districts, Gelendzhik, Anapa and Novorossiysk. Up to 150 mm of precipitation is expected to fall there per day. At the same time, a three – month precipitation rate of 120 mm has already fallen in Anapa since the evening of August 12. 

Earlier, the state of emergency was introduced due to the deterioration of weather conditions in Anapa and Novorossiysk, then in the Temryuk and Slavyansky districts.

In Sochi, all beaches are closed, local authorities have organized round-the-clock monitoring of the water level in rivers and warned citizens from areas of possible flooding about the need to be ready for evacuation.

Источник aif.ru

In Sochi, a continuous monitoring of the water level in the rivers is organized due to the expected prolonged rains with thunderstorms. This was announced on Friday by the mayor of the city Alexey Kopaygorodsky.

“A powerful cyclone has come to the Krasnodar Territory,” the mayor wrote in his Telegram channel. He added that the storm warning in the region is valid until August 16. In this regard, on behalf of the governor Veniamin Kondratiev, the water level in the rivers is continuously monitored in the resort city. “The situation is being monitored around the clock,” Kopaygorodsky stressed.

Until Monday, the operational headquarters will work around the clock in the city. The authorities have warned Sochi residents living in areas of possible flooding to be ready for evacuation.

In the coming days, forecasters predict prolonged precipitation with thunderstorms in Sochi. Meteorologists do not exclude the occurrence of tornadoes over the sea, as well as the rise of the water level in rivers to unfavorable levels.

Earlier it became known that the state of emergency was introduced due to the deterioration of weather conditions in Anapa and Novorossiysk, Temryuk and Slavyansky districts.

All the beaches of Sochi were closed for swimming due to the announced storm warning.

The rains that began on the night of August 13 will continue in Abinsky, Crimean, Slavyansky, Temryuk, Primorsko-Akhtarsky, Krasnoarmeysky and Kalininsky districts, Gelendzhik, Anapa and Novorossiysk. Up to 150 mm of precipitation is expected to fall there per day. At the same time, a three – month precipitation rate of 120 mm has already fallen in Anapa since the evening of August 12. 

Источник aif.ru

Oleg Lavkin, a resident of the Altai Territory, who is accused of kidnapping a 12-year-old schoolgirl, is charged with two more episodes of crimes against sexual integrity against two girls, TASS reports, referring to the regional Investigative Department of the TFR.

It is reported that today the person involved was taken to Biysk, where the investigator is interrogating him as an accused. He admits his guilt. The investigation also charges him with a number of crimes against sexual integrity against two underage girls committed earlier.

According to RIA Novosti with reference to the regional central committee of the TFR, Lavkin was arrested at the request of the investigator. During the preliminary investigation, he will be in a pre-trial detention center.

40-year-old Lavkin, who lives in the Biysk district, is charged with kidnapping a child under the threat of “violence dangerous to life and health”.

On July 31, a 12-year-old girl left her home in Biysk on a bicycle, where her family lives in the summer, and did not return. Personal belongings and a mobile phone of a schoolgirl were found on the bank of the Biya River. The search began, and on the night of August 2, she came home on her own. It turned out that she was being held in the basement of the house by a 40-year-old local resident.

Later it turned out that he had previously been convicted under the article on the illegal acquisition, storage, transportation, manufacture and processing of narcotic drugs. He was watching the girl, and on the day of the abduction, he saw her riding a bicycle along a country road. According to the investigation, Lavkin pushed the schoolgirl, tied her hands and feet and put a bag on her. In the trailer of a self-propelled vehicle, the man took the girl to the basement of the house.

According to a TASS source in law enforcement agencies, he committed sexual acts against a child.

Lavkin disappeared from the investigation and was put on the federal wanted list. Subsequently, he was detained. As RIA Novosti clarifies, he probably let the girl go, being afraid of large-scale searches, in which more than 200 people participated.

Источник aif.ru

The Russian service robot has started working in the showroom of the Modern Alliance Store, a supplier of security equipment in Tashkent.

As explained in the press service of Promobot LLC, the duties of an electronic security guard include patrolling, video surveillance of employees and visitors of the store. The robot will also answer questions about the company’s activities ;it can communicate in Russian and English.

Obstacle sensors help the cyber worker to move freely and patrol objects.

According to Oleg Kivokurtsev, the director of Development of Promobot LLC, using the robot as a security guard will help to avoid the mistakes of the human factor. Such an employee does not get tired, does not be rude to visitors and does not forget to measure their temperature at the entrance.

In the future, the Russian robot is planned to be made part of the security system at train stations, shopping centers and other public places in Uzbekistan.

Earlier it was reported that in the gymnasium of the Yamalo-Nenets city of Labytnangi, a Russian robot created by the company “Promobot”will teach several disciplines.

In May, a Russian robot started working in a children’s park in the German city of Florstadt. This is the first robot guide in Germany.

Источник aif.ru

The United States conducted a test launch of the Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), capable of carrying a nuclear charge. According to the Pentagon, the tests were successful, and the rocket launch was planned for five years and has no purpose to scare anyone. АиФ.ги I understood how the launch took place, why it was needed and what kind of rocket it was.

A working test launch of a missile without a warhead was carried out from the Vanderberg base in California. Minuteman III flew about 4,200 miles towards the Marshall Islands in the Pacific Ocean. The tests were considered successful. It is emphasized that this test launch is not a response or reaction to world events. The launch schedule is drawn up five years before them, and planning begins six months before the event. The processed test test data will be used in the future to assess the combat readiness of missiles of this class. 

The purpose of testing missiles is to confirm their combat readiness. Up to four launches are carried out annually. Such tests are needed to monitor the readiness of weapons systems. In addition, according to the military, the trial launch made it possible to convince the allies that the American nuclear deterrent is “safe, reliable and effective”. The previous rocket launch on May 5 was canceled due to a computer malfunction.

Minuteman III is a three-stage intercontinental ballistic missile. They were created in the late 1960s. They were one of the main deterrent forces of the United States during the Cold War, they have been in service with the US Army since 1970, at the end of 1978 their production was discontinued. They were planned to be decommissioned in 2020, but there are no modern analoguesit forced the Pentagon to extend the terms of their operation. So now, half a century later, the Minuteman III remains the only land-based intercontinental ballistic missile adopted in the United States. According to open sources, the United States has 450 Minuteman III missiles in total. The missile is capable of hitting targets within a radius of 12 thousand kilometers.

The missiles were subjected to repeated modernization, in particular, from 2007 to 2012, they replaced the Mk.12A combat units with the Mk.21, the installation of new guidance and control systems, power plants. At the same time, a number of American experts criticize the supporters of the program to extend the service life of Minuteman III missiles. In their opinion, the United States needs to improve the entire system related to intercontinental ballistic missiles: infrastructure, command andmanagement, as well as the industrial base. The military says that their operation will last at least until 2030. Perhaps by this time, the program for the development of new missiles, which is currently being engaged in at the Pentagon, will be completed.& nbsp;

By 2024, the Russian Strategic Missile Forces will stop operating Topol missiles. They will be replaced by intercontinental ballistic missiles “Yars”. The decommissioned Poplars will be used for civilian purposes.

Источник aif.ru

Roscosmos CEO Dmitry Rogozin on Friday held a meeting with the head of the Tunisian company Telnet Holding, Mohammed Frikha, reports TASS.

Following the meeting, the parties signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation in the field of manned cosmonautics.

In addition, Rogozin and Frikha discussed their intentions to train and launch a female cosmonaut from Tunisia into space.

The President of the Republic, Kais Said, also took part in the meeting in a remote format. He highly appreciated the cooperation of the countries in the field of space, and also pointed out great opportunities for the implementation of mutually beneficial joint projects.

Earlier it was reported that Russian cosmonaut Alexander Skvortsov is planned to be appointed commander of the crew of the Soyuz spacecraft with two space tourists for a flight to the ISS in 2023.

Источник aif.ru

Heavy rains hit the Crimea on the night of August 11. Rivers burst their banks in the east of the Crimea. As a result of heavy precipitation, 170 adjacent territories were flooded, 90 of them are private households. A section of the Tavrida highway was also flooded, traffic on the highway was restored on August 12.

A storm warning has been in effect on the peninsula since Monday. According to forecasters, the most intense precipitation in the east of Crimea is expected on Friday and on Saturday night. The group of rescue forces in the east of the Crimea, where flooding occurs due to rains, has been increased to almost 600 people and 200 pieces of equipment, about 30 temporary accommodation points have been prepared for deployment in case of deterioration of the situation.

Photos and videos of the consequences of heavy rains in the Crimea appeared on social networks.

        View this post in Instagram                      

A post by Evgeny Lunegov (@evgeniya_filyanina)

        View this post in Instagram                      

Post by Nika Kotkova (@kerch_nikkot)

        View this post in Instagram                      

Publication from the Crimean Telegraph News Agency (@ktinform)

                      & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & instagram:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;”>A post by Olga Muromtseva (@muromtseva41)

                      & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & instagram:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; ” >Publication from Tin Crimea (@crimea_ghest)

                      & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & nbsp; & instagram:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap; “>Publication from the TV Company “Millet”(@millet_tv)

Источник aif.ru

Weekly magazine “Arguments and Facts” No. 32. What can I buy with a one-time payment? 11/08/2021 The expert’s answer is 0 + –

The answer is naval expert Sergey Balakin:

“The United States and the United Kingdom began to transfer warships “on retirement” to third countries after the Second World War. For example, Argentina, Chile and Brazil got 2 cruisers each, so that no one had an advantage at sea. After the collapse of the USSR, the Baltic republics began to receive elderly, but suitable ships. By the way, they, like Ukraine, were given minesweepers. Then it made sense: before the beginning of the XXI century, there were untrained sections on the Baltic Sea since the war.

Why vessels of this type are needed on the Black Sea is not entirely clear. Apparently, the British are giving ships according to the principle of “on you, God, what is not good for us”. And why does Belgium donate the hydrographic vessel Belgica built in 1984 to Kiev?

The patrol boats that the US government ordered for the Ukrainian Navy look much newer. However, this is a “mosquito fleet”, and not large warships.

Источник aif.ru