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700 kilometers-is the length of the longest recorded to date in the world of lightning. Such a discharge has occurred in 2018, Brazil, said meteorologists of the United Nations.

Russian President Vladimir Putin launched an appeal to the Russians, the broadcast channel Russia 24.The head of state appealed to the citizens on the issue of voting on the adoption of the amendments to the Constitution.Earlier, a spokesman

The Falcon 9 heavy launch vehicle was successfully launched into near-Earth orbit with the third satellite of the global positioning system of the new generation GPS III, which will work in the interests of the US Air Force, the company SpaceX the developer of the launch vehicle, reports June 30. The launch was carried out at 23:10 Moscow time in the US state of Florida from the 40th launch complex at the Cape Canaveral Cosmodrome. It is planned to launch a 3.8-ton GPS III device into Earth orbit. Satellites of this type should replace all aging GPS navigation system devices in orbit by 2034. New devices manufactured by Lockheed Martin Corporation are able to determine the coordinates of objects three times more accurately, and also claim their high protection from the electronic impact of a potential enemy.

The court sentenced ex-Prime Minister of France Francois Fillon to five years in prison in the case of financial violations, three of which-let. The scandal erupted during the presidential campaign of 2017 in which the Fillon was considered the main contender for victory. His wife also found guilty of complicity and concealment of the embezzlement of public funds. She was sentenced to three years probation.

Pavel Durov again greeted unlocking Telegram in Russia, praising the participants of the so-called digital resistance levels which helped the Russians to circumvent the ban and keep access messenger. The head of the Telegram noted that it is impossible to stop, and therefore asked resisters to switch its efforts on those countries where the service remains outside the law - Iran and China.

The results of samples Butakov Bay of the Khimki reservoir, where there was an oil spill, showed exceeding the permissible concentration of oil products in water more than 1000 times. This was reported in Rosvodresursy. Experts

The head of the Crimea Sergey Aksenov said he did not intend to appeal to Ukrainian authorities to resume the supply of fresh water on the Peninsula. According to him, except President Vladimir Zelensky to make a decision on the water supply can not, in Kiev nobody. However, Aksenov I am sure that Crimeans will live without water handouts from the Ukraine.

On June 28, Vidovdan has a church holiday, which is of great importance for each Serb, because on this day in 1389 there was a glorious battle on the Kosovo field between the Serbs and Turks, in which both the Turkish Sultan Murad and the Serbian prince Lazar died, ranked among the saints in the Serbian and Russian Orthodox churches. The Holy Prince entered the battlefield against several times the numerically superior army of the Turkish army and led the Serbian knights in the struggle for the defense of the Fatherland and the Orthodox faith, putting his life in the glory of the Kingdom of heaven and spiritual ideals.