Exactly 20 years ago, on August 5, 1999, the current president of the Russian Federation, Boris Yeltsin, called to his office the then head of the FSB, Vladimir Putin.

The UK media reported maximum river pollution in the history of observations.

The Russian team won the qualifying tournament for the Olympics in Kaliningrad, defeating the South Korean team in a decisive match with a score of 3-2, losing 0-2 in the game.

The night of August 4-5, 2019 became the coldest for the whole summer. It is reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the employee of the weather center "Phobos" Elena Volosyuk.

An operational group headed by the mayor of Achinsk, Ilai Akhmetov, left for the scene.