Rise in the incidence of COVID-19
In Russia as a whole, 38,850 COVID-19 infections have been detected over the past day, and the incidence is growing every day. In Moscow, a record increase in the number of cases since the beginning of the pandemic has been set today – 11,557 new cases. The previous record held since June last year.
- Simultaneously with Moscow, St. Petersburg also reached a new maximum, where 4,753 people were infected with COVID over the last day, according to the operational headquarters, as well as Yakutia (761).
- The rapid increase in the incidence in Moscow and Russia as a whole is associated with the spread of a new, more infectious strain of “omicron”. According to the Federal Operational Headquarters, in the country, Omicron infections still make up a minority of new cases – 43.8% (taking into account other strains) against 56.2% for Delta. However, according to Mayor Sergei Sobyanin, “omicron” already dominates the capital, almost completely replacing the “delta”.
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Source: JHU, Federal and Regional Virus Control Headquarters
The verdict in the case of “ambassadorial cocaine”
The Dorogomilovsky Court of Moscow sentenced four Russians convicted in a case of smuggling 400 kg of cocaine stored in the Russian embassy in Argentina to 18 years in prison.
- Businessman Andrei Kovalchuk, whom the authorities consider to be the owner of the drug and the organizer of smuggling, received 18 years in a strict regime colony and a fine of 1.8 million rubles. Former supply manager of the Russian embassy in Argentina, Ali Abyanov, who, according to the charges, hid suitcases with drugs in the back room of the school at the embassy on Kovalchuk’s order, was sentenced to 17 years. Businessmen from Moscow Vladimir Kalmykov and Ishtimir Khudzhamov, who came to pick up cargo at the warehouse of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Moscow and were caught red-handed, were sentenced to 16 and 13 years in prison.
- As follows from the case file, in 2016, embassy employees found 12 suitcases left for storage by the former supply manager Ali Abyanov under the stairs of the school at the Russian Embassy in Buenos Aires. There was cocaine inside. After that, a joint operation of the Russian and Argentinean special services began to uncover the supply chain of the drug and its organizers.
The court gave the defendants of the “cocaine case” up to 18 years
What else happened today
- Republican congressmen prepared a bill “On Putin’s Responsibility”, in which they proposed to impose sanctions against the President of Russia, members of his family, Olympic champion in rhythmic gymnastics Alina Kabaeva and 35 other Russians, including businessmen, officials, heads of state channels and managers of state corporations.
- The head of the unified Far Eastern carrier Aurora, Konstantin Sukhorebrik, suggested that the Ministry of Transport refuse to use air traffic controllers at 20 airports in the Far East, including Blagoveshchensk, Chita and Ulan-Ude.
- Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi addressed the deputies of the State Duma and said that he expects the collapse of NATO.
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- In St. Petersburg, Valery Shlyafman, suspected of the murder of singer Igor Talkov, was arrested in absentia.
- More than a hundred Western millionaires who identify themselves as Patriot Millionaires, Millionaires for Humanity and Tax me now have published an open letter asking for higher taxes on wealthy people.
- Moldovagaz transferred the payment to Gazprom and paid the advance payment for January. This happened the day before gas supplies to Moldova were due to be cut off due to debt.
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