80 years ago, on February 18, 1937, Grigory (Sergo) Konstantinovich Ordzhonikidze, a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the All -Union Communist Party of Bolsheviks and the People's Commissar of heavy industry, shot himself. The cause of suicide was his conflict with Stalin, who unfolded repression in the People's Commissariat of Culture. Anastas Mikoyan recalled: "Sergo spoke to me several times about his intention to die because he could no longer endure. I discouraged him.

Seit-Ibraim Zayatullaev. Field shooting FSB On the administrative border with the annexed Crimea, border guards detained a 19-year-old participant in the Ukrainian volunteer battalion Seit-Ibraim Zayatullaev, TASS reports with reference to the Crimean border control of the FSB. “During the interviewer, it turned out that he was part of the Crimean Tatar battalion named after Noman Chelibidzhikhan.

Kim Jong to us. Photo: nguyenphutrong.org Malaysia police announced the detention of 46-year-old citizen North Korea Lee Chon Chong on suspicion of involvement in the murder of Kim Jong Nam, a lord brother of the DPRK leader. This was reported by the Malaysian edition of the New Straits Times. It is noted that three more DPRK citizens are on the wanted list.

Mike Pence. Photo: in.gov Russia is responsible for the armed conflict in the Donbass. This was stated by US Vice President Mike Pence at a security conference in Munich, reports Associated Press. "We must bring Russia to justice and demand the respect of the Minsk agreements, starting with the de -escalation of the conflict in the east of Ukraine," said Pence. Pence also assured the United States to fulfill his obligations to NATO and the EU.

Passport DPR. Photo: DNR-LNR.info President Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the recognition of documents issued in the self -proclaimed LPR and the DPR. This was reported by the Kremlin press service. The identity certificates issued to "citizens of Ukraine and stateless persons who are permanently residing in the territories of individual regions of the Donetsk and Lugansk regions of Ukraine" organizations actually acting in these territories will be considered valid.

The wreckage of the shot down by Boeing-777. Photo from @euromadan The Federal Air Transport Agency explained the transfer of the commission to investigate the death of the Malaysian Boeing-777 of unprocessed data from the Russian radar inevitable loss of information when transferring to another format. This was reported by the press service of the department.

The march of crushed Belarusians. Frame of the video In Minsk, a march of crushed Belarusians was held, reports Khartya'97. Its participants demanded that the authorities cancel the “decree on parasitism” and other measures that worsen the economic situation of the country's residents. Several thousand people participated in the march. It is noted that these are the largest protests since 2010.