The Russian State Duma has passed a law on mandatory testing of migrant children for knowledge of the Russian language before entering school. The test will be free of charge and will include control of the legality of stay in Russia.
The Russian State Duma has passed a law in two readings that provides for a mandatory test of Russian language proficiency before a child is enrolled in school. The bill was supported by 409 deputies, with one voting against.
This was announced by State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin on his TG channel.
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According to the law, “verification of the legality of the child's stay in the territory of the Russian Federation” will also be required upon admission to school.
Testing for Russian language proficiency for migrant children will be free of charge, and the procedure will be determined by the Russian Ministry of Education.
Mr. Volodin said that since the beginning of 2024, the parliament has already passed 14 federal laws “aimed at improving migration policy and combating illegal migration.
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While Russia is introducing mandatory Russian language testing for migrant children, there are still those in Ukraine who question the importance of the Ukrainian language.
It was under the guise of protecting Russian speakers that Russia used this myth as one of the pretexts for annexing part of Ukrainian territories and starting a war in 2022, claiming that it wasprotecting the Russian language and Russian-speaking Ukrainians in Donbas and other regions.
Russian forces have incurred record-high casualties in manpower during hostilities in both November and December, President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Dec. 11 after hearing a report from Commander-in-Chief Oleksandr Syrskyi.
Moscow's troops are advancing at a rapid pace in Ukraine's east, pushing back outgunned and outnumbered Ukrainian defenders at the cost of staggering losses.
"As in November, the Russian military is using a record number of its men in December in battles and assaults," Zelensky said on Telegram.
"These months — November and December — saw record Russian losses," the president noted, adding that the Pokrovsk and Kurakhove sectors in Donetsk Oblast remain the active parts of the front.
Ukraine's Defense Ministry said on Dec. 1 that Russian losses throughout November amounted to 45,720 soldiers wounded, killed, or captured, as well as over $3 billion worth of equipment.
November also saw the record broken for the enemy personnel losses in one day with 2,030, the highest figure since Feb. 24, 2022. Ukrainian and Western estimates put Russian losses at between 600,000-750,000 killed, injured, or captured, while Moscow has not disclosed the exact figures.
Despite the losses, Russia holds the upper hand on the battlefield, advancing toward key Donetsk Oblast towns like Pokrovsk and chipping away at the Ukrainian position in the Russian border region of Kursk.
In his post, Zelensky also thanked Ukrainian forces for "tangible hits on Russian targets last night," namely "military facilities on Russian territory" and "energy and fuel facilities."
Earlier today, the General Staff of Ukraine's Armed Forces reported a successful strike against a Druzhba oil pipeline loading station near the Russian city of Bryansk, resulting in a large-scale fire.
An aircraft repair plant in Taganrog, Russia, which is under sanctions because of the war in Ukraine, was attacked. The attack damaged the boiler room and burned 14 cars in the plant's parking lot.
On the night of December 11, an aircraft repair plant, which is under sanctions because of the war in Ukraine, was attacked in the Russian city of Taganrog, Rostov region. This was reported by Astra, UNN reports.
Astra journalists have analyzed and confirmed the authenticity of the video that was previously reported to be from the site of today's missile attack on Taganrog.
As Astra found out, the video was filmed near the parking lot of the aircraft repair plant on Tsiolkovsky Street. The footage was taken from the territory of the garages across the fence from the plant's parking lot. Earlier, the mayor of the city reported that a boiler house on the same street was damaged as a result of the attack.
The site of the attack is the 325 Aviation Repair Plant / OJSC 325 ARZ, an aircraft repair facility located in Taganrog. Due to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, the plant is under sanctions by all EU countries, the United States and Ukraine.
The 352nd aircraft plant is also located nearby. It is unknown whether the plants themselves were damaged. There is no information about the victims yet.
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The acting governor of the Rostov region reported that a missile attack was carried out on Taganrog, an industrial enterprise was damagedand 14 cars in a parking lot were burned. Local residents claimed that the Taganrog Aviation Scientific and Technical Complex named after G.M. Beriev (TASTC) was attacked.
Peter Szijjarto said Hungary would veto any EU sanctions against Georgian officials. The foreign minister accused Brussels of double standards regarding democratic elections in Georgia.
Hungary will veto EU sanctions against Georgian officials, if any. This was stated by Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto, according to UNN with reference to the Georgian public broadcaster.
“Hungary is categorically against putting Georgian officials on the sanctions list, and if there are any such proposals, we will veto them, you can be sure of that,” Hungarian Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto said.
According to him, Hungary provides Georgia with all kinds of support.
“If the opposition had won the election, Brussels would have been shouting loudly about democracy in Georgia. They would have said that democracy in Georgia has never been so strong, but the conservative party won the election, and they are doing everything to deny and ignore the will of the citizens. They are doing it in a completely undemocratic way. They are questioning the will of the Georgian people, which they expressed through democratic elections. This is a serious and, let's say, boring game of the liberal mainstream, which will be rejected,” the Hungarian Foreign Minister said.
According to Siyarto, they call on Brussels and the international liberal elite to respect the decision of the Georgian people and not to question the sovereign right of the Georgian people to decide the future of their country.
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The United States condemns the Georgian Dream party's violence against protesters and is preparing additional sanctions. Earlier, the US has already imposed visa restrictions on about a hundred Georgian officials. Ukraine has also imposed sanctions against the Georgian authorities.
The US said it could impose sanctions against GeorgiaDec 11 2024, 03:34 AM • 15625 views
Russian attacks across Ukraine killed at least eight civilians and injured at least 57 over the past day, regional authorities reported early on Dec. 11.
Russia launched a missile attack against the city of Zaporizhzhia late on Dec. 10, destroying a clinic, killing seven people, and injuring 22, officials said. At least 20 residential buildings were damaged.
Russian attacks against Kharkiv Oblast injured 19 people, Governor Oleh Syniehubov reported.
The vast majority — 17 — were recorded in the town of Zlatopil after Russia struck the city with two Iskander-M missiles, according to officials. Sixteen residential buildings were damaged.
A 63-year-old man was also injured in the village of Zapadne, and a 59-year-old woman in the village of Ivashky, Syniehubov said.
In Kherson Oblast, one person was killed and 15 injured in Russian attacks, according to Governor Oleksandr Prokudin.
One civilian was injured during a Russian attack against Kostiantynivka in Donetsk Oblast, Governor Vadym Filashkin said.
A Russian missile completely destroyed a private medical clinic in the center of Zaporizhzhia. The attack killed 7 people and wounded 22, including a 5-year-old girl.
Yesterday, on December 10, Russian occupants launched a missile attack on a private medical clinic in the center of Zaporizhzhia. The attack killed 7 people and injured 22 others. Among the victims are 12 women, 9 men and a 5-year-old girl.
This was reported by the press service of the National Police, according to UNN.
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The missile completely destroyed the clinic building where the doctors and patients were located. The blast wave damaged neighboring multi-storey buildings and vehicles.
So far, 29 people have been reported injured: 7 people were killed, 22 were injured, including 12 women, 9 men and a 5-year-old girl
– , the police said in a statement.
People may be trapped under the rubble. Rescuers, police and emergency services continue the search and rescue operation.
If you have lost contact with your family or friends, please call the special line “102” or 0504529195
– call the police.
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As a result of an enemy strike on the city , 20 residential buildings and three non-residential buildings were damaged.
Sacking Ange Postecoglou makes no sense for Spurs mid-season, while we have stout defences of Manchester United.
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Why sack Ange in his second season? The clamour for getting rid of Ange is increasing, but for many Spurs fans, in fact all the ones I know, the general consensus is “why bin him off now”?
Let the bloke see out the season; the club won’t get relegated, and finishing top four is becoming ever more unlikely. That said, we still have three chances of an Ange Second Season Trophy, and a group of players who, a few aside, are good at kicking a ball around. A young coach, tactically flexible and with a history of blooding youth players might well want to join come the summer.
I have my eye on McKenna at Ipswich. Seems to be grounded in the reality of Ipswich’s position in the Premier League unlike say, Russell Martin, and is acting accordingly, that is to say he plays the opposition as opposed to says ’this is who we are’, and is admired by the players he coaches (and coaching players to improvement is something I can’t say I see much of from Postecoglou).
But we can’t go around sacking coach after coach….after coach when we know the real issue is the bloke who keeps employing them. Dan Mallerman
Yeah, we lost, with a corner again and two other poor goals conceded while we scored two decent enough ones. And let’s not forget, this Forest team has been flying. We’ve just changed manager. All new formation, players not all suited etc
Also, fairly critically, only 8 points back from 4th. Can we overcome that? Maybe, although I wouldn’t bank on it considering the teams in the top 4. But 6 from European places? Yes, that’s achievable. All the teams there have a good wobble in them.
Next, Ashworth hasn’t “walked away”; he’s been sent packing. Literally marched out of the front door. Bear in mind, he’s been here for 5 months, left Newcastle under a cloud and was leading the charge for us to sign Southgate in the summer. Certainly sounds like he didn’t align with the vision and won’t be missed, much less lamented. That last was a near sackable offence in itself!
Now, on to the players. There’s a solid core there but with some critical gaps (although not left back; we don’t play full backs in this formation…). We already knew this. Some players have been given the chance and failed. Others are being worked on. Others are waiting for their chance (i.e. not a match against 3 of the top 5). Still others are plugging a gap until the right option is there (*cough* Dalot *cough*). Some have surprised people. Talking players connecting, Rashford and Hojlund are often on the same wavelength and Amad is the key player for both but needs to be eased. We don’t need him or Mainoo crocked.
One thing that is definitely needed is someone else taking set pieces. Bruno is not and never has been it. So so many wasted opportunities as a result of a vague ball, if it even makes it past the first man. De Ligt is more than capable in the air, and obviously the slab is too. Hopefully Yoro as well.
But the biggest issue is not conceding from them. We lampoon thin-skinned Arsenal fans for being haters turned lovers of the corner routine, but it’s always been an important part of the game, and was for all of Sir Alex’s reign of terror. How many vital free kicks and corners from Beckham in 99 alone? If you can’t offer a threat at them, teams will be happy to give up free kicks and corners.
Again, Bruno is not that man. He’s also not good in the heart of midfield, he’s wasteful in possession, takes too many shots that have no chance and has an allergy to passing to strikers. However the biggest problem is that Mount is also not taking the chance to replace him. Nor is Garnacho. If we do pick up Angel Gomes and Edwards, or Mainoo moves forwards, then that could be an answer but right now he just needs to step down from set piece duty as without him at all we’re somehow worse.
I said before, we just need to get through these three games and see how things look. We had Arsenal neutralised until they started exploiting their corner routine. We shouldn’t have lost against Forest, and wouldn’t but for two bad mistakes (lovely swerve on that shot in terrible weather though – can we do a swap with Bruno?).
One thing is for sure though, the performances aren’t all bad. There’s good to build on, there’s issues to fix. The rest of December can set things right. I’m confident it will. Badwolf
…Same old catastrophising on the United squad from the usual suspects. Many seem to understand or at least profess to understand that a new coach needs time to bring about changes with the team. Yet, as soon as a few results go awry the toys fly out the pram and we’re back to the drama, the crisis, and binning off 90% of the squad. I’m sat here just enjoying watching my team have a plan and some semblance of identity.
I’m sure improvements can be made in certain areas but it really isn’t that bad. This squad, when coached well, is certainly capable of challenging for 4th in the league. Amorim won’t have the opportunity to make that happen this season but 5th – 7th is well within reach. You have to give the guy time to coach his way. There’s already been signs of significant improvement and as that progresses your opinion of these supposedly useless players will change.
If we look at the squad reasonably then there is maybe one or two positions that need immediate attention with the rest to develop over time like every other team.
GK: Onana / Bayindir – good, no change
RCB: Yoro / Mazraoui – good, no change
CCB: Maguire / De Ligt – good, no change
LCB: Martinez / Shaw – this is a problem area especially as Martinez looks to be struggling with the amount of space he must cover. No immediate need but probably look to buy a starter in the summer.
RWB: Amad / Dalot – good, no change
LWB: Malacia / ??? – this is the major concern and needs rectifying in the January window.
CM: Ugarte / Mainoo / Casemiro / Eriksen – good starters bad backup. Kobbie is still very young so getting another similar player would probably help lighten his load plus a true DM as backup for Ugarte is required.
AM: Bruno / Garnacho / Rashford / Mount – ok for now but long term bringing in an elite no10 type player will be needed to really get the most from this system.
ST: Holjund / Zirkzee – the Dane looks good in this setup and back up will do in the short term. Looking at either an elite starter or veteran backup seems likely in the summer.
If we’re talking winning titles and reaching UCL finals then obviously more needs doing but that’s not where the team is at. The immediate goal is Champions League qualification and this is achievable with only minor changes and some more coaching. Dave, Manchester (if Ashworth wasn’t working out seems smart to get rid quick, waste of money but it’s a below the fold story for any other club)
…I have to laugh/scroll-past people who make claims such as the whole squad needs a clear out, they’re all shit. Man Utd players are not shit just because of where they are in the table. Presumably the whole City squad are worthless now given their current run by the same logic?
If you look at the squad value in the premier league from transfermkt, Utd sit 5th behind (in order) City, Arsenal, Chelsea and Liverpool. (Premier League 24/25 | Transfermarkt)
On that valuation, 5th is a reasonable expectation of where they should be in the table with a few places above or below called over/under achieving. This tells me exactly what my eyes also tell me whenever I watch utd against whoever they are playing – Utd have the quality to be higher in the table but they are playing a lot worse than the sum of their parts – for years they have had no playing style, that is not going to be fixed overnight and a few shiny new players is not the answer either (although it is what the club have tried to do every year).
Amorin is using matches as his training and may well be rotating players more than he should but I’m backing him to turn things around and we’ll have much more of an idea after he’s got 15-20 games at utd under his belt. But don’t let that spoil a great opportunity for stupid knee-jerkery…
Also, if you look much further down the value table you see Bournemouth, Brentford and Fulham, squads valued at less than half of Utds, and are currently above Utd in the table. That is testament to how the circus at Old Trafford has been functioning. Rome wasn’t built in a day and the circus won’t be dismantled in a day either (although travelling circuses seem to do a good job of that – maybe Utd should get a new sporting director with an actual circus background…)
So please, laugh at us for a myriad of reasons but the quality of the squad does not excuse the league standing. Jon, Cape Town
You can have Dalot Neil, thanks so much for bringing some joy in these times of woe.
As a Utd ST holder I’ll happily drive him to Villa Park myself…I’ll even cover the fuel and rent till he finds somewhere to live. I guarantee after multiple high fives to team mates after his mistakes you will be regretting the no caveats
To paraphrase Joey Tribbiani ‘I’d happily rip off my arm just so i have something to throw at him’. Red Red Robin
Man Utd are meme-tastic Aside from the obvious why sign a DoF if you are only going to buy players to fit the manager, shouldn’t there be an overarching game plan in the first place?
I wondered as Van Nistelrooy got some decent results out of United during his interim spell – and getting a bit of a tune out of Leicester – whether a) he stole Amorim’s new manager bounce and b) whether they should have kept him on for the remainder of the year.
Of course, getting in a manager who simply gets something out of the current squad without a longer term goal isn’t the best long term plan. After all, that’s what happened with Ole. While it’s not clear if Van Nistelrooy has a philosophy or not.
The whole Ashworth saga does make a mockery out of the whole INEOS being clever sport managers. It’s one thing to show a certain business ruthlessness in making quick, tough decisions but the hypocrisy of the sheer waste of contract payouts compared to the money saving firing of low paid staff is stunning.
At first I thought Amorim’s statement of United ‘being a big club but not a big team’ was quite savvy – and then the Ashworth firing dropped. Makes one wonder how you measure ‘big club’ these days. Must be purely in memes. Paul McDevitt
Chelsea might just have a plan Is Chelsea’s current PL squad worth more than they paid for it? Probably yes.
Do Chelsea need to add many players over the next 5 years to keep progressing? Probably not.
What are the 5 biggest overspends in the current squad: Fofana, Cucu, Enzo, Mudryk, Disasi (cost €380m) currently worth? About €250m = Minus €130m
What are the 5 best value signings: Palmer, Sancho, Jackson, Tosin, Madueke (cost €150m) currently worth? About €400m = plus €250m.
What do Clearlake have to show for their crazy first year of spending? 5 or 6 current first team players.
Looks like those chimps down the bridge aint doing so badly after all!! Ben Teacher
What about FFP? With Chelsea playing so well I have one question to ask… when do they get their points deduction? Is it due this season or does it not start until after the City one finishes when hell freezes over? Is it like games in hand, where you have a points deduction in hand?
With tax exile Sir Jim, in between asking for taxpayers to fix his stadium, has got rid of concession tickets for the express purpose of giving pensioners’ money to millionaire footballers is it time to say bollocks to FFP? Its clearly not working. Alex, South London
The Gravenberch turn Responding to Mike, LFC, Dubai’s ask about worst takes in the mailbox we’ve come to regret… my regrettable entry is a view Mike himself might share: I said last year Bayern Munich fleeced us for Ryan Gravenberch, that he was a useless footballer incapable of graft, and that he was of the lowest technical ability. Hmm, I was a bit (more than a bit) misguided there.
Gravenberch is one of the first names on the team sheet and one of my favorite players to watch. My complete 180 on Gravenberch has actually given me a lot of pause; it’s fundamentally changed how I see footballers I perceive as “poor.” Like there are many, many awful players out there but now I’ll wonder if they also have a Gravenberch turn in them. By that I mean not only the spinny, juking midfield move he employs, but that any poor player could have a surprise turn, going from wretched to top class virtually overnight. Eric, Los Angeles CA
Bad take Leicester flavoured hot take for you. Patson Daka was going to be the new Jamie Vardy and rip sh*t up. To be fair, this was confidently stated after a 4 goal haul v Spartak Moscow in the Europa League the season he joined. Rob, Leicester (the correct response was: who needs a new Jamie Vardy when we’ve got the old Jamie Vardy fuelled by a continuous reaction process involving red bull and skittles)
Commentary nonsense Monday night’s Sky Premier league coverage featured some textbook commentating spam, perhaps best summarised by the following pearl from Andy Hinchcliffe:
“West Ham are going to struggle to get into the top half of the premier league this season, let alone the top 10 …”
Quality.
Hearing such gems helps to offset the innate anger I feel when someone says “he’s giving 110% !”
.. oh that’s nice of him, doing something that is totally impossible. I suppose for his next trick he might try a spot of walking on water or teleporting. Sparky, LFC
Shakhtar's match against Bayern Munich at Arena AufSchalke was attended by 57,079 spectators. This is the largest number of fans at the home game of the Donetsk club in its entire history.
For the match of the 6th round of the UEFA Champions League "Shakhtar" – "Bayern" in the stands of the "Arena AufSchalke" in Gelsenkirchen 57,079 spectators, which is a record for the Donetsk team attendance at home matches in 88 years of history.
This is reported by The Press Service of Shakhtar Donetsk, reports UNN.
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The most visited home game in the 88 years of the club's existence. The match of the 6th round of the main stage of the UEFA Champions League "Shakhtar"-"Bayern" gathered 57,079 spectators in the stands of the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen. This is a record attendance at home matches of the "miners" in the entire history of the club
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The club noted that the previous achievement was set on September 2, 2012, when 53,423 spectators visited the UPL match "Shakhtar" – "Dynamo", in which the "miners" won – 3:1, at the "Donbass Arena" in Donetsk.
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After the outbreak of hostilities in the Donbas, Shakhtar were forced to leave Donetsk. Now the team in the UPL plays at the arena Lviv, and in European competitions it plays at the Arena AufSchalke in Gelsenkirchen, because because of the war, Ukrainian teams cannot play in Ukraine.
The last time Donetsk played in European competitions was at the Donbass Arena on November 27, 2013, when Shakhtar defeated Real Sociedad 4-0 in the 5th round of the 2013/14 Champions League group stage in the 5th round of the 2013/14 Champions League group stage.
In the UPL, Shakhtar last played at their home arena on May 2, 2014 against Mariupol Ilyichevets (3:1), which later changed its name to Mariupol.since 2022, it has suspended participation in the Ukrainian football championship due to the beginning of a full-scale invasion.
In total, Shakhtar played 102 matches at the Donbass Arena. In these matches, the Donetsk team won 80 victories, drew 14 times, and suffered 8 defeats.
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In the 6th round of the main stage of the Champions League Shakhtar Donetsk lost to Bayern Munich" – 1:5.
The Kyiv IndependentBoldizsar Gyori
