The Autonomous Republic of Crimea will not return to Ukraine, said the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Autonomous Republic Vladimir Konstantinov. “The return of Crimea to Ukraine is excluded,” he told reporters. In addition, he criticized the current Ukrainian authorities for constantly emanating, in his words, threats against Crimea. “We haven’t heard a single good word about the Crimeans,” said Vladimir Konstantinov.

The Arbitration Court of the Omsk Region opened bankruptcy proceedings in Megapolis Packaging LLC for six months. The temporary manager of the enterprise, Andrei Taran, filed a corresponding petition with the court. The company's debts to creditors - Unicredit Bank CJSC, Nomos Bank OJSC, Bank Uralsib OJSC, Consulting Group Business and Law CJSC and Progress LLC - amount to 124.7 million rubles. Ulyana Gladkaya was approved as the bankruptcy manager.

Azat Karachurin won gold in the 12.5 km biathlon race in the standing category at the Paralympics in Sochi. The representative of Norway, Nils Erik Ulseth, won silver, and the Canadian athlete Mark Arendazu won bronze. Read more about the Paralympic Games in Sochi in the Kommersant article “Sport of Unlimited Possibilities” .

The Ministry of Social Policy did not propose to the government to reduce social budget expenditures. In the context of the economic crisis, social support for Ukrainians will be maintained, Minister Lyudmila Denisova assured, despite the need to strictly save public funds. Experts are confident that the Cabinet of Ministers should initiate a moratorium on the expansion of social programs and benefits, and also finally conduct their audit.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that he plans, together with the head of the executive power of Sevastopol, Alexei Chaly, to develop a new agreement between the two cities. “I spoke on the phone several times with the mayor of Sevastopol, Alexei Nikolaevich Chaly. We agreed that we will supplement this list (of humanitarian assistance - Kommersant ). We agreed to meet with him.

At the Zelenchukskaya HPP-PSPP, the construction of which is being carried out by RusHydro in Karachay-Cherkessia, an operation was carried out to change the bed of the Kuban River, on which the station is located, the press service of RusHydro reported. The river in the construction area was blocked, and the water rushed through a specially prepared canal located to the right of the old riverbed.

The prosecutor's office referred to the court the case of the mayor of Berdsk Ilya Potapov and his former first deputy Vladimir Mukhamedov, accused of attempted fraud and mediation in bribes, RIA Novosti reports with reference to prosecutor Alexander Vlasov. “Today the case went to court. The case will be received, it will be registered, transferred to the chairman, who will write it off to the judge.

Russian cultural and artistic figures expressed support for the actions of the Russian President regarding Crimea. The corresponding appeal was posted on March 11 on the website of the Ministry of Culture . It says: “In the days when the fate of Crimea and our compatriots is being decided, Russian cultural figures cannot be indifferent observers with a cold heart.

The head of Sberbank, German Gref, headed the public council under the Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation. The second candidate for the post of chairman of the council was the head of the working group on energy supply, energy efficiency and energy saving of the Public Chamber of the Russian Federation, Anatoly Libet. The director of the Institute of Energy Research of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Alexey Makarov, will become Mr.

Team coach Milos Riga was fired Czech specialist Milos Rzhiga failed to cope with the task – getting the Omsk hockey team “Avangard” into the playoffs. Yesterday, the club's management terminated his contract ahead of schedule. Avangard does not yet have a candidate for the position of head coach, so coaches Evgeny Kornoukhov and Vladimir Kapulovsky will lead the players in the Hope Cup. Milos Rzhiga worked in the Omsk team for just over six months.

In Moscow, trains stopped on the Circle Line of the metro at the Oktyabrskaya station. “At 20:20 at the Park Kultury station, for unknown reasons, a man fell on the rails. According to preliminary information, the man is in extremely serious condition,” Interfax quotes a source in the capital’s transport complex.

More than half of Internet users are afraid to express their point of view on social networks. This was found out by researchers from the Swedish analytical company Ericsson ConsumerLab. Users fear that their data will be used for commercial purposes. Details from Daria Gorstkina and Yulia Pontus.

The Ministry of Health reported that 102 people have died throughout Ukraine during clashes between protesters against authorities and law enforcement officers since November 30, 2013. “According to operational data, since November 30, 2013, 102 people have died on the territory of Ukraine,” the statement said. Since February 18, as a result of the clashes, 1,221 victims sought medical help, 795 of them were hospitalized. As of 6 a.m., there are 179 people in healthcare facilities in Kyiv.

The European Commission (EC) has allowed the Dutch Metinvest BV, the parent company of the international vertically integrated mining and metallurgical group Metinvest, part of SCM, to acquire 100% of the shares of the Cyprus company Trosilia Holdings Ltd and establish indirect control over almost half of the shares of PJSC Southern Mining and Processing Plant plant" (YUGOK).

On March 10, the UN Security Council held its fifth meeting in the last ten days on the situation in Ukraine, ITAR-TASS reports. Following the meeting, which was held behind closed doors, the permanent representative of the Russian Federation to the world organization, Vitaly Churkin, said that there was “nothing new” at the session.