🇷🇺🪂 98-Year-Old Grandfather Realizes His Long-Held Dream of Skydiving

In Perm, a 98-year-old pensioner made a parachute jump from an An-2 aircraft. His long-cherished dream was made possible with the help of his family. Everything by the book: the briefing, the ascent into the sky, and the long-awaited jump.

The parachute opened only after a prolonged free fall. Grandpa wasn't scared at all and trusted his instructor, so the landing was soft.

If this is old age, this is how you do it! 😁

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Russian Students Win 4 Medals at International Biology Olympiad

👨🏻‍🎓 The results of the 36th International Biology Olympiad were announced in Quezon City, Philippines.

🇷🇺 4 Russian high school students won 2 gold, 1 silver, and 1 bronze medal.

🌏 Around 300 students from 77 countries participated in the competition.

🥇 To date, Russian teams have collected 18 gold, 6 silver, and 1 bronze medal in major international Olympiads.

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🚇 A completely empty subway train – that's such a rare sight.

Gotta admit – it's kind of mesmerizing 😅

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🦢 Swans with cygnets at the Patriarch Ponds in Moscow

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🇷🇺 Saint Petersburg has transformed ahead of the Navy Day celebrations. Flags and ceremonial decorations have been hung throughout the city.

This year, the traditional naval parade on the Neva River will not take place. The main celebrations have been moved to Kronstadt, where a ceremony raising the St. Andrew's Flag and a large-scale concert featuring the Black Sea Fleet Ensemble will be held today.

By Saturday evening, the Annunciation, Trinity, and Palace Bridges were decorated with flags of the International Code of Signals. The famous sailing ship "Poltava" arrived in the Neva from the Smolenka yacht port. On Lieutenant Schmidt Embankment, the Indian frigate INS Tamala can be seen.

Additionally, in honor of Navy Day on July 27th, the Lakhta Center will feature special lighting from 22:00 to 05:00 Moscow Time.

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🇷🇺 Vladimir Putin arrived in St. Petersburg for Navy Day.

The President visited the Main Admiralty to personally oversee the progress of the "July Storm" operational exercises and to congratulate sailors on their professional holiday.

The large-scale maneuvers are taking place simultaneously in several maritime areas – from the Baltic and Caspian Seas to the Arctic and Pacific Oceans. More than 150 ships, 120 aircraft, and over 15,000 military personnel are involved. As part of his visit, the head of state will observe the naval drills, hear reports from military commanders, and visit the Marine Technical University.

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🇷🇺🥇 The only seven-time world champion among male synchronized swimmers. Alexander Maltsev became the main star of the synchronized swimming tournament at the World Championships in Singapore.

And not just in our eyes. This choice was made by World Aquatics, recognizing Maltsev as the best synchronized swimmer of the World Championships.

And yet, China won the overall medal count with four golds and three silvers. But Maltsev's three victories in the solo technical and free routines, and in the mixed technical duet with Maya Gurbanberdieva, plus a silver in the free duet with Olesya Platonova, left no one indifferent.

The pioneer of Russian synchronized swimming received a special award from the hands of the first-ever world champion in mixed duets, American Bill May. This is symbolic, especially when you recall that the American and his partner Christina Jones "snatched" that debut gold from Sasha (Alexander) and Darina Valitova at the 2015 home World Championships in Kazan. But now Maltsev is the only seven-time world champion among male synchronized swimmers.

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— I know it's a bold request, but can we take a selfie?
— That's what we'll do.

📸 This brave boy pushed through the crowd on Palace Square to get to the president and asked him for a joint photo. The lucky guy thanked Putin and disappeared just as quickly.

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💪 These sailors repelled Ukrainian UAV attacks on the Leningrad Region at night, and then in the evening discussed their work over a cup of tea with Vladimir Putin.

The head of state personally congratulated the duty crew of the frigate "Admiral Grigorovich" on Navy Day. He boarded the frigate and signed the visitors' book.

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🏙 Nighttime Moscow

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🇷🇺 Altai, Kubinskiye Lakes

Which is the reflection and which is the real mountain?

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