Palmyra. Photo: Wikipedia Syrian government troops entered the ancient city of Palmir held by the militants of the Islamic State. This was reported by the BBC with reference to the state television of Syria. The newsletter "Ihbaria" said that the military had reached the city center. A few hours earlier, official sources and observers stated that the troops were preparing for the assault on the city, being about a kilometer from it.

IK-54 in New Lyal. Photo by Larisa Zakharova In the IK-54 strict regime located in the city of Novy Lyalya, the Sverdlovsk region, the prisoner opened the veins right during the audit conducted by the member of the Presidential Council of Human Rights Andrei Grandmother. This was announced on Wednesday by a human rights activist from the regional PMC Larisa Zakharova, who also took part in the audit on her Facebook page.

Valery Brini. Photo: 8772.ru 77-year-old Mugdin Guchu, a witness to the allegations of the case of extremism, initiated against the ecologist Valery Brinich, at the hearing in the Maykop City Court of Adygea, refused to testify in the case file given on his behalf. This was reported by the international human rights group "Agora" with reference to Alexander Popkov, an ecologist's lawyer.

215 years ago, on March 24, 1801, Emperor Paul I was killed in St. Petersburg's Mikhailovsky Castle. He became a victim of a palace coup in favor of his son Alexander. The coup was led by the governor-general of St. Petersburg and the head of the secret police, Pyotr Palen, Pavel's closest confidant. The conspiracy also included the commanders of the regiments stationed in St. Petersburg.

Dmitry Medvedev. Photo: government.ru Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order that approves the list of 90 organizations obliged to purchase innovative and high-tech products from small and medium-sized enterprises. "The list was formed on the basis of proposals submitted by joint -stock companies with state participation, state corporations, state -owned companies, federal state unitary enterprises implementing innovative development programs.

Said Amirov. Photo: mkala.ru The Supreme Court left a life sentence, appointed to the former mayor of Makhachkala Said Amirov in the second criminal case. It is reported by the "Caucasian Knot".

Vladimir Groysman. Photo: Solydarnist.org "Bloc of Petro Poroshenko" nominated the candidacy of the speaker of the Verkhovna Rada Vladimir Groysman for the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine. This was stated by the head of the faction Yuri Lutsenko, reports Ligabusinessinform. According to Lutsenko, Groysman’s candidacy is ready to consider, in addition to the BPP, the Popular Front, the Fatherland and the Radical Party.

Khmeimim air base. Photo: mil.ru When performing a combat mission in the area of ​​Syrian Palmyra, an officer of Russian special operations died. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the representative of the Russian Khmeimim air base.

Nikolai Bondarik. Photo @nikolabondarik The Kalininsky District Court of St. Petersburg freed from the guard the leader of the Russian party Nikolai Bondarik, accused of public calls for extremist activity. It is reported by Rosbalt with reference to lawyer Sergei Kostyuk. "The court freed Bondarik for a recognizance not to leave. He still does not admit his guilt," the lawyer said.

GULCHECHROUS BOBOKULOVA. Frame of the video The accused of the murder of a four-year-old girl Gulchetra Bobokulov was transferred from the investigative insulator to the Serbian center for a psychological and psychiatric examination. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source familiar with the situation.

Ten years ago, on the night of March 24, 2006, in Minsk, the police and the KGB destroyed an opposition tent camp on Kastrychnitskaya Square. Here were representatives of democratic movements from different regions of Belarus. More than 500 youth activists were detained, mainly from the Zubr and Youth Front parties.

Sergey Kirdyapkin. Photo: rusathletics.com The sports arbitration court (CAS) in Lausanne confirmed the disqualification of six Russian athletes convicted of the use of doping, according to the court website. They are deprived of awards won at the Olympic Games, World and European Championships.

Nadezhda Savchenko during the announcement of the sentence. Photo: @dmitryzaks The hunger strikes of Nadezhda Savchenko do not carry serious risks to her health. According to Interfax, the head of the medical department of the FSIN Julia Antonova reported this. "To date, the state of health of Nadezhda Savchenko is satisfactory, it uses nutritious mixtures that are a full -fledged substitute for food," Antonova said.

Radovan Karajich. Photo by ar The international tribunal for the former Yugoslavia found the ex-leader of the Bosnian Serbs, Radova Karadzhich, guilty of crimes against humanity and sentenced him to 40 years in prison. It is reported by the BBC. Karadzhich was accused of genocide, involvement in genocide, murders, deportation and other inhuman actions regarding Muslims, Croats and other civilian population of non-regional nationality during the Civil War in Bosnia and Herzegovin in 1992-95.

T-72 tanks. Photo: mil.ru By the end of 2016, a new motorized rifle division of about 10 thousand people will be deployed in the Rostov region. As TASS reports , a source in the headquarters of the Southern Military District reported. "In accordance with the directives of the chief of the General Staff and the commander of the South -Office of the South Academy of Sciences, by the end of this year, a new" full -blooded "motorized rifle division will be formed in the district.