Oyub Titiev in court, 03/06/2018. Photo: kavkaz-uzel.eu On May 3, the Supreme Court of Chechnya will consider the appeal of the extension of the arrest of the head of the Chechen branch of the Memorial human rights center Oyub Titiev, against which the case of drugs is fabricated. On April 25, the judge of the Staropromyslovsky district court of Grozny Vakhtang Gorchkhanov extended the arrest of Titiev until June 9.

Su-30. Photo from the site aviacia.ru In Syria, the Russian Su-30SM fighter crashed, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Ministry of Defense. “Both pilots, who had struggled at the plane until the last minutes, died from a place,” the department said. The accident occurred at 9:45 Moscow time above the Mediterranean Sea, when the plane was gaining height after taking off from the Khmeimim air base used by the Russian VKS. According to the Ministry of Defense, the plane was not fired.

120 years ago, on May 3, 1898, Golda Meir, Prime Minister of Israel in 1969-1974, was born in Kyiv.

Anti -war column on May Day. Photo from the FB page "Democratic Petersburg" The Petrograd District Court of St. Petersburg arrested the activist Maxim Trutov for 27 days for participating in the procession of the anti -war column on May Day with the flags of Georgia and the European Union. This was announced by the deputy of the St. Petersburg Legislative Assembly Boris Vishnevsky.

Suleiman Kadyrov after appeal. Photo by Alexandra Efimenko for Grani.ru Judge of the Supreme Court of the annexed Crimea Elena Mikhalkov confirmed the verdict for two years conditionally with a two -year ban on any public activity, issued by a member of the Theodosia Regional Mejlis Suleiman Kadyrov in the case of separatism. This was reported by the correspondent of "faces" from the courtroom.

Evgeny Panov and Andrey Zakhty in court, 12/05/2016. Photo by Dmitry Borko/Grani.ru The defendant of the first case of “Ukrainian saboteurs” Andrei Zakhtei, convicted of a special manner by six and a half years in a strict regime, refused to testify against another person involved in the same case - Evgeny Panov at the hearings in the Supreme Court of the annexed Crimea. This was reported by the Crimean human rights group with reference to Dmitry Dinze, lawyer Panov.

Clashes at the "nucleus". Frame video Denis Kunaeva The Volokolamsk City Court of the Moscow Region rejected the lawsuit of eight citizens about the termination of the receipt of waste by the suburban landfill "Yarovo" and the removal of its operator - the company "Yadrovo" - from the reclamation of the land under the object. It is reported by TASS. The lawsuit was filed to the landfill operator. The reason for the refusal decision in the publication is not explained.

Sergey Lavrov. Photo: Mid.ru The Russian authorities are worried about the health status of the former GRU Colonel Sergei Skripal and his daughter Julia, who survived poisoning. This was stated by Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov in an interview with the Italian magazine Panorama; The translation of the publication is placed on the website of the Foreign Ministry.

Vitaly Portnikov. Photo from the site www.day.ua Former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych, in one of the speeches in December 2013, said that during a millionth rally on the Kiev Maidan, on December 1, he listened to the song of the Chayf group in the car and do not rush to bury us. " He listened - and, judging by his mood, was inspired.

US Embassy in Russia. Photo: us-visas.info The number of applications of Russian citizens on the provision of political asylum in the United States submitted in the fourth year 2017 (October 1, 2016-September 30, 2017) turned out to be a record for all years since 1994. This was reported by Radio Liberty with reference to the data of the US citizenship and immigration services. If in 1994 the American authorities received 2112 statements from Russians, then in 2017 - 2664.

From left to right: Vladimir Ilyutikov, Maxim Kirillov, Alexander Kovtun, Alexey Nikitin, Vadim Kovtun. 2014. Photo: Arsvest.ru Judge of the Primorsky Kraisud Yevgeny Gavrilov sentenced the five defendants in the case of the Primorsky partisans to the terms of 8 to 25 years of strict regime on the episode about the murder of addictions, reports PrimaMedia. Alexey Nikitin and Vadim Kovtun, justified in the previous process, received 23 and a half years and 8 years of colony, respectively.

Ramil Shabakaev. Source: Pobeda26.ru A citizen killed on May 1 after attacks with a knife on police officers in the city of Neftekumsk, Stavropol Territory, did not prepare terrorist attacks. This was reported by the regional headquarters of the TFR after media publications. As the regional Ministry of Internal Affairs transmitted , attacks occurred in the morning of the 1st day; Meanwhile, the TFR stated that the incident happened during the day.

Pipes for the "northern stream - 2". Photo: Sputniknews.com In the German city of Lubmin, the land of Meklenburg -Pomerania, the construction of the Northern Stream -2 gas pipeline has begun. It is reported by Deutsche Welle. There is a construction of a ground docking point of the gas pipeline. On an area of ​​about 6 hectares, they dig a pit for the foundations of the gas reception station and the maintenance building.

Nizhny Novgorod: a rally of Volgaenergosbyt. Photo: VK community "Nizhny Novgorod | Extranster |" In Nizhny Novgorod, residents of the Avtozavodsky and Leninsky districts arranged an inconsistent rally at the office of the Volgaergosbyt company on the corner of Ilyich Avenues and October in protest against the accrual of additional payment for heating. It is reported by Progorodnn.ru. According to NN.ru, at least 300 people took part in the action.

Viber logo Viber messenger can be prohibited in Russia after Telegram if the FSB does not receive encryption keys to decoding user messages from its owners. This was stated by the head of the Ministry of Communications Nikolai Nikiforov, reports TASS. The service, like Telegram, supports through encryption technology.