Ben Hodges. Photo: eur.army.mil The United States will strengthen military potential in the Baltic region and continue to participate in the exercises conducted there. This was the commander of the US troops in Europe, Lieutenant General Ben Hodges announced a press conference in Tallinn, reports Postimees.

Screech of the Wannacry virus screensaver The Wannacry virus attacked about 45 thousand computers in 74 countries, Interfax reports with reference to the Kaspersky Lab. According to the company, Russia underwent infection to the greatest extent, according to the company. In particular, the servers of the Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs were attacked. At about 22:00, the department’s website stopped displaying the information, the screensaver appeared on it: "Dear visitors to the site!

Alexander Shpakov for promotions on March 26 Deputy Prosecutor General Viktor Grin approved the indictment in the criminal case against the "Prisoner of March 26" Alexander Shpakov, the press service of the Prosecutor General’s Office reports . The case was sent to the Tver District Court of Moscow for consideration on the merits.

The production of vodka. Photo: vodka-lab.ru The Ministry of Finance raised the minimum vodka price from 190 to 205 rubles per 0.5 liters. The order of the department is published on the portal of official information. The minimum price of a half -liter bottle of cognac is increased from 322 rubles to 371 rubles. The Ministry of Finance explains the need to increase prices by increasing excise tax rates, electricity tariffs and other costs.

"Admiral Kuznetsov." Photo: mil.ru During the modernization of the alarum cruiser, Admiral Kuznetsov, replace the granite missile system with a more modern one, most likely will not. This was reported by Interfax with reference to an informed source. "For financial reasons, the replacement of the granite missile system with another is unlikely to be carried out," the source noted.