Tu-160. Photo rusweapon.ru French fighters climbed into the air to escort the La-Channel of two Russian strategic Tu-160 bombers. This was stated by the chief of staff of the French Air Force, General Andre Lanata, reports Le Figaro. The incident occurred on February 17 “Aircraft remained over international waters. They turned back without entering the French airspace,” Lanata noted.

Jail. Frame NTV In Russian places of imprisonment, the highest mortality in Europe in Europe is six deaths per 1000 prisoners per year. This is stated in the report of the Council of Europe on the state of the penitentiary system in 47 countries for 2014. According to CE, in 2014, 4200 prisoners died in Russia. This number included 461 suicides.

70 years ago, on March 8, 1946, the Council of the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church in Lvov decided to liquidate the union with the Vatican and to unite with the Russian Orthodox Church. This decision was made under obvious pressure from the Soviet authorities and in obvious violation of canonical norms.

Rocket trials in Iran. Photo: alarabiya.net Iran conducted tests of several ballistic missiles, reports the BBC. The launch was made from underground launchers in different parts of the country. The official statement of the Armed Forces states that the purpose of the test was a demonstration of the country's ability to restrain any threat. The tests passed despite the pressure of Washington, which insists on the inadmissibility of such actions.

Nadezhda Savchenko in the Donetsk City Court, 03/02/2016. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru On the fifth day, the Russian side continuing in pre -trial detention center No. 3 of the Novocherkassk of the Rostov Region, the Russian side, agreed to allow Kyiv doctors to her. This was reported by the representative of Ukraine in the humanitarian subgroup of Donbass Irina Gerashchenko.

A demilitarized zone between South and North Korea. Frame of Channel One The South Korean intelligence service said that the DPRK’s special services had a whole series of cyber attacks, reports the BBC. Their goal was South Korean officials and transport infrastructure workers. Hackers tried to hack the e -mail of some employees of the railway service.

Detention on the Triumphal Square. Photo dm. BORORO/Brani.ru In Moscow, 35 people were detained on Triumphal Square, gathered to conduct single pickets in support of Nadezhda Savchenko. This was reported by the correspondent of "faces". About 60 people gathered in the square to discuss the conduct of single pickets on the garden ring. They did not hold posters, although many on their clothes had tapes of the colors of the Ukrainian flag. People decided to take a picture of the group.

Maria Sharapova. Photo: itftennis.com Russian tennis player Maria Sharapova admitted to the use of forbidden drugs, Interfax reports . She explained that she was taking the drug Mildronate, also known as Meldonium. “I was very often sick, I had a lack of magnesium and signs of diabetes,” said the athlete, “I have taken this drug for the past 10 years. This is one of the many drugs prescribed by me.” According to Sharapova in her family, cases of diabetes have already happened.

Jens Stoltenberg. Photo: NATO.int NATO successfully opposes Russia's attempts to split the alliance. This was stated by the Secretary General of the organization Jens Stoltenberg in an interview with CNN. "For a long time, we see a more decisive Russia that uses various methods to intimidate its neighbors and divide the North Atlantic Alliance," Stoltenberg said. He emphasized that these attempts remain unsuccessful, as NATO members are “inhabited” to them.

At the site of the attack in Jaffa. Photo: 9tv.co.il In different cities of Israel, a series of four terrorist attacks occurred during Tuesday, the Ninth Canal reports . One person died, 12 wounded. All four attackers were killed. In Jaffa, a terrorist armed with a knife wounded 10 people. One of the wounded died on the way to the hospital. Five victims are hospitalized with severe wounds. The condition of four more is evaluated as moderate.

Oleg Sentsov in the Chelyabinsk SIZO-1. Frame of the video The convicted person on the terrorism of the Ukrainian director Oleg Sentsov was transferred from the pre-trial detention center-1 Chelyabinsk. This was reported by a member of the regional public observation commission Tatyana Schur. According to Schur, Sentsov was sent to the stage on Sunday. “It was known that this would certainly happen. True, they expected that this would happen after the holidays.