Main materials
America suspended assistance to Ukraine for 3 months
The American agency USAID suspended the program of support for Ukraine after the order of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The aid freeze will last 90 days.
Technologies
A resident of the Khanty-Mansiysk Technopark has improved the Vogan drone
The FPV drone, developed by Avangard LLC, a resident of the Ugra High Technology Technology Park, was selected for compliance with technical parameters.
Society
Popular
A thousand people flew from Mordovian Saransk to Turkish Antalya in two months
The head of the Republic of Mordovia, Artyom Zdunov, wrote in his Telegram channel that Saransk...
Policy
Incidents
A drug courier carrying prohibited goods in a spare tire of a car was detained in Novosibirsk.
A 34-year-old man extracted two kilograms of mephedrone from a hiding place in a forest be...
Economy
Canada expects to avoid US tariffs or get another reprieve
Canada is negotiating with the United States to prevent an increase in US duties or to del...
Sport
Football was recognized as the most popular sport in the country
The Russian Football Union and Mediascope investigated the preferences of Russians in the ...
Real estate
The mayor of Samara discussed with the citizens the demolition of the illegal building of the IT company and the improvement of some territories.
The head of Samara, Ivan Noskov, met with the townspeople and discussed a number of issues related to the improvement and demolition of illegal buildings.
National projects of Russia
Stavropol wants to upgrade the airport infrastructure within five years as part of a national project.
Stavropol airport plans to upgrade its infrastructure as part of the national project "Efficient Transport System".
New materials
Kaluga will start producing Bayon smartphones
The Russian company VVP Group has announced plans to launch the production of smartphones under the Bayon brand.
The head of the Ministry of Economic Development explained the increase in the cost of goods in Russia
In an interview with RT, Maxim Reshetnikov, the head of the Ministry of Economic Development, expressed the opinion that the increase in the cost of goods in Russia is due to changes in customer preferences.
The share of the ruble and friendly currencies exceeded 80% in export calculations in 2024
For the first time, the dollar and the euro formed the lowest part of the currency structure used for payments for the export of Russian goods.
A man who beat his wife to death was convicted in Novosibirsk.
According to the investigation, it all started with a domestic conflict.
Urals oil is trading at $68 per barrel
The price of Russian Urals grade oil has dropped to its lowest point in the last 5 months, reaching 6,100 rubles per barrel.
During the talks in Saudi Arabia, Russia and the United States will discuss the restoration of economic cooperation.
According to the Russian side, the losses of American enterprises amounted to over $ 300 billion after their withdrawal from the Russian market.
The shares of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange rose by more than 80 in a week%
The value of securities of the St. Petersburg Stock Exchange (SPBE) increased by 20.47% on February 18, reaching the level of 275.4 rubles on the Moscow Stock Exchange at 10:15 Moscow time.
In Novosibirsk, a father abducted his child from his mother
The abduction took place in the Central district of Novosibirsk.
In Saransk, police are looking for scammers who tricked a pensioner out of her savings.
A 75-year-old resident of the capital of Mordovia transferred 1,570,000 rubles to the attackers.
Suspects in the kidnapping were detained in Novosibirsk
Four accomplices held the victim in a rehabilitation center in the Novosibirsk region.
The average repayment period of mortgage loans has decreased in Russia
According to the United Credit Bureau, the duration of the mortgage loan issued in January 2025 was 20 years and 4 months, which is 1 year and 4 months less than in January 2024.
The government has allowed the use of biometric information for travel by rail
The test use of the service will be carried out during 2025, after which the service will be available to a wide range of users.
According to a study by the Central Bank, cybercriminals are increasingly targeting economically active citizens aged 25 to 44.
Most cases of fraud (about 53%) were recorded involving working women with an average income and secondary education living in the city.
The Russian stock market continues to grow: banks and industrial giants have become leaders
By the close of trading on February 17, the Moscow Exchange Index reached 3.304.43, adding +3.75%.
The Argentine stock market collapsed due to the crypto scandal involving President Miley
The S&P Merval index, which tracks stocks on the Buenos Aires stock Exchange, fell by more than 5.8%.
