Nicholas II with his wife and son. Photo from the site www.ksri.ru The currently conducted genetic study of the alleged remains of the family members of the last Russian emperor Nicholas II will be more precise than the previous ones, and its result will be more thorough. This was stated by the chairman of the Synodal Information Department of the Russian Orthodox Church Vladimir Legoyda, reports TASS.

Fights in Syria. Frame BBC. The United States urges Russia to help to end the offensive of the Syrian government forces at the opposition groups participating in the ceasefire in Aleppo, Bloomberg reports citing a source in the State Department. In Washington, they fear that these fighting can lead to a breakdown of the ceasefire, which lasted seven weeks.

Rafis Kashapov in court. Photo: Press Center WTOC The head of the Naberezhnye Chelny branch of the Tatar Public Center Rafis Kashapov tightened the conditions for serving a sentence, the Department of Internal Affairs reported . The political prisoner was transferred to a single room of the chamber type of correctional colony No. 31 of Mikun of the Komi Republic. On April 10, a letter from Kashapov was published on the Rosusznik website, transferred to the free rein with the released convict.

The consequence of the earthquake in Japan. Frame Reuters On Saturday night in Japan, an earthquake of magnitude 7.3 occurred, reports Reuters. At least 26 people became his victims, more than a thousand were injured. About 20 thousand people participate in rescue operations. The first earthquake of magnitude 6.5 occurred on Thursday. Then nine people died.

In the election commission in Barvikh. Photo from Twitter George Alburov The first violations were recorded in the election to the elections to the Council of Deputies of the Moscow Region rural settlement of Barvikh. This was reported by the employee of the Department of Investigations of the FBK Georgy Alburov. Early voting will take place within eight days remaining until the elections scheduled for April 24.

Nadezhda Savchenko during the announcement of the sentence. Photo: @dmitryzaks The condition of the continuous hunger strike of the Ukrainian pilot Nadezhda Savchenko is critical. This was stated by a member of the PMC Valentina Cherevatenko, reported by Assistant Savchenko Oleg Mezentsev. Savchenko is rapidly losing weight, she has very little saliva and urine. “According to the doctor who examined her, to transfer Nadia equivalent to death,” Cherevatenko quotes the Mezans.

Money. Photo: Grani.ru The Investigative Committee excited about the non-payment of salaries of the BTS-Hydrostroy employees, building a bridge in North Ossetia-Alania, the press service of the department reports . The appeal of five -month debt to the company's employees came to the "direct line" with President Vladimir Putin.

Street -raisers on Khodynka. Photo: vk.com/boevayaclassica On Saturday night in Moscow, the police dispersed the gathering of the street racers and detained several of its participants. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the press service of the capital's head of the police. "On April 15, from 23:00, reports of violation of public order and silence on Khodynsky Boulevard began to enter the police.

Anton Siluanov. Photo: minfin.ru The Ministry of Finance prepared amendments to the federal budget of 2016. This was stated by Minister of Finance Anton Siluanov, reports Interfax. The government must decide whether to make them in the spring or later. "The Ministry of Finance works in terms of the usual budget process, our edits are ready for the budget. In the end, this will be determined by the government regarding the feasibility of amendments now or a little later," the minister said.

Alexey Kudrin and Vladimir Putin. Photo: government.ru Ex-Minister of Finance Alexei Kudrin is ready to contribute to solving the problems of the Russian economy, and the form of his cooperation with the government is satisfied with both parties. This was told by President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with the host of the Vesti on Saturday, Sergei Brilev, TASS reports .

20 years ago, on April 16, 1996, during the first Chechen war, a column of the 245th motorized rifle regiment of the Russian army was ambushed near the village of Yaryshmardy in the Shatoi region. In the battle with the detachment of the field commander Khattab, the federals lost 95 people killed and 52 wounded out of 200 and 21 armored vehicles out of 30. The Chechens lost seven killed. Khattab learned from his agents in advance the route of the column.

150 years ago, on April 16, 1866, at the entrance to the Summer Garden in St. Petersburg, a former student and member of the secret revolutionary society "Organization", 25-year-old Dmitry Karakozov shot at Emperor Alexander II. However, the peasant Osip Komissarov pushed his hand away, and the bullet missed him. As a reward, Komissarov was raised to the rank of nobility with the surname Komissarov-Kostromsky.

Sputnik logo The Court of Gölbashi of the province of Ankara approved the decision of the telecommunications department and Turkey’s connection on the blocking of access to the website of the Russian news agency Sputnik. This was reported by the Turkish edition of Anadolu. The sites of the DICLE news agency and several blogs on Twitter are also blocked. The Main Security Office under the government of Turkey appealed with the requirement to block.