50 years ago, on April 24, 1967, the Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov, who was posthumously awarded the title of twice Hero of the Soviet Union, died during the landing of the Soyuz-1 spacecraft. The reason for the tragedy was that during the descent the main parachute did not come out. The slings of the spare parachute twisted due to the rotation of the descent apparatus, which at high speed crashed into the ground in the deserted area in the Adami district of the Orenburg region and caught fire.

Federica Mogherini. Photo: eeas.europa.eu The Supreme representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs Federica Mogherini stated at a joint press conference with the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov that the Russian authorities are responsible for protecting representatives of the LGBT community in Chechnya. This is reported by Interfax.

Ivan Nepomnya in court, 08/25/2015. Photo by Daria Kostromina/Grani.ru The convicted person in the swamp case, Ivan Nepomnychy, is beaten in the colony, according to lawyer Irina Biryukova . According to her, at least five prisoners are beaten in the Yaroslavl IK-1. Human rights activists intend to verify this information today. Among the beaten, the client’s “public verdict” Ruslan Vakhapov, who, according to Biryukova, repeatedly sent complaints to the colony administration to the PMC.

Soldiers. Photo from the site www.505.ru Russia entered the top three leaders in terms of service expenses in 2016, replacing Saudi Arabia from third place. Compared to 2015, Russian service costs increased by 5.9% to 69.2 billion dollars, reports the Stockholm International Institute for Research of Peace Problems (Sipri). In the first place in the US list, the costs of which weapons rose in 2016 by 1.7% to $ 611 billion.

Mahmoud Velitov. Photo: islamrf.ru In the debate of the parties in the case of the Imam of the Moscow Mosque "Yardi" Mahmud Velitov, against whom the case of justification of terrorism is fabricated, the prosecutor Ekaterina Rozanova requested a general regime for the defendant for three and a half years. This is reported by Interfax. As an additional punishment, Rozanov demanded to impose on Velitova a ban on engaging in religious activities.

Alexander Shpakov in the Moscow City Court, 04/24/2017. Photo: @polinanem The Moscow City Court confirmed the decision to send the person involved in the "case of March 26" Alexander Shpakov in the pre -trial detention center. Such information was reported in her Twitter to the Open Russia Former Polina Nemirovskaya. At the same time, the prosecutor objected to such a preventive measure, insisting on the transfer of the accused under house arrest.

OSCE observers in eastern Ukraine. Photo: Pravda.com.ua The US State Department called on Russia to ensure the conditions for investigating the death of the OSCE observer in the Donbass. "The United States urge Russia to use its influence on separatists to allow the OSCE to conduct a complete, transparent and timely investigation," Reuters quoted the representative of the State Department of Mark Toner.

Frame of the video broadcast of Minaev on May 6, 2012 The Moscow City Hall submitted an application for the procession on the anniversary of the demonstration on May 6, according to a member of the organizing committee Alexander Ryklin on Facebook. The procession is supposed to be held on the same route as in 2012: from the Oktyabrskaya metro station to the square in Bolotnaya Square.

Anton Konev. Photo from a personal VK page (Anton Vasiliev) In the case of Friday attack on the Khabarovsk UFSB, three acquaintances of the murdered attacker - 17 -year -old Anton Konev were detained. It is reported by the "province". The names of the detainees are not specified; It is also not said whether they have reached the age of majority. All three are placed in IVS. Thus, in the coming days, courts should go to send them to a pre -trial detention center.

Currency exchange point. Photo: mirsovetov.ru The US dollar on the Moscow Exchange fell on more than 60 cents compared to the closing level of the previous session. As of 12:35 Moscow time, the exchange rate of the American currency was 55.82 rubles. This is the minimum value for the whole time since July 2015. At the same time, the euro on the Moscow Exchange on Monday was getting up.

Stanislav Zimovets in Avtosak after detention on Tverskaya. Photo with personal VK page The second Stanislav Zimovets arrested in the “March 26 case” is contained in the Moscow pre-trial detention center “Butyrka” in the block for accused under the articles of the Criminal Code, providing for life sentences. This was reported by the OTD-Info with reference to the member of the capital's PMC Dmitry Piskunov.

Petro Poroshenko. Photo: President.gov.ua President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko, in a telephone conversation with US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson, proposed to intensify the consideration of the issue of introducing the UN International Peacemaker to the Donbass under the auspices of the UN. This was reported on the official website of the Administration of the President of Ukraine.

Power lines Ukrainian power engineers on the night of April 25 will turn off the power supply of the LPR. According to Lugansk Regional Television, this was stated by the general director of the Lugansk Energy Association Vladimir Gritsai. “Just morning we received documents from GP Energorynok, which are confirmed by a document from the Ministry of Energy Calling the signature of Minister Igor Nasalik, which from April 25 will completely terminate electricity to the uncontrolled side.

After the explosion in the village of Agvali. Photo: Chernovik.net In the computer club, the village of Agvali Tsumadinsky district of Dagestan exploded grenade. This was reported by the "Chernovik" with reference to a source in the power structures of the region. A 12-year-old schoolboy died. Eight more children, according to the interlocutor of the publication, were injured; At the same time, two victims are in serious condition. "Caucasus.

Aircraft carrier Carl Vinson. Photo: Defense.gov An article was published in the main newspaper of North Korea, Rodon Sinmoon, which refers to the readiness of the DPRK leadership to sink the Korean Peninsula located off the coast of the Korean Air Force. It is reported by Reuters. "Our revolutionary forces are in combat readiness to sink an American atomic aircraft carrier with one blow," the article says. The aircraft carrier in the newspaper is called "Big Animal".