The Prosecutor General's Office of Ukraine ordered the detention of the commander of the country's Navy, Rear Admiral Denis Berezovsky, accused of high treason. reports, the new Prosecutor General Oleg Makhnitsky announced this As Gazeta.ua on Hromadske.TV . As noted, “special units carrying out operational investigative activities” were entrusted with detaining Berezovsky. Let us recall that the commander of the Ukrainian Navy publicly swore allegiance to the “Crimean people” on March 2.

Yandex will appeal the decision of the Khabarovsk court to block a resource search page that allegedly contains links to the film “The Eternal Jew.” The company’s press service reported this to Lenta.ru on March 5. According to Yandex press secretary Asya Melkumova, the company's lawyers are currently studying the possibilities of filing a corresponding application. “The court decision comes into force on March 10.

On March 6, the first part of Dina Rubina’s “Russian Canary” trilogy, entitled “Zheltukhin,” will arrive in bookstores. The family saga tells the story of several generations of two very different families - open Odessa residents and secretive Almaty residents. All characters are connected by the canary Zheltukhin and his descendants.

The Russian national football team won a friendly match with the Armenian team - 2:0. The goals for the Russians were scored by Alexander Kokorin (in the 21st minute) and Dmitry Kombarov (in the 43rd, from the penalty spot). The game took place in Krasnodar. With this match, the Russian team began preparations for the final part of the World Cup, which will be held in Brazil in June-July 2014. The next matches will be held by the Russian national team in May.

Canada has decided to suspend military cooperation with Russia, Agence France-Presse reported on March 4 , citing a statement by Prime Minister Stephen Harper. According to Harper, on the morning of March 4, he ordered an immediate freeze on all planned bilateral contacts between the Canadian and Russian militaries. Such contacts include exercises and all scheduled meetings. The Canadian Prime Minister explained his decision by Russia's actions towards Ukraine.

Mathematician counted ten thousand Academician Vasiliev fined for rally in support of those involved in the “Bolotnaya case” Detention of Viktor Vasiliev near the Zamoskvoretsky court. Photo: Mikhail Kiroshirov / Wikipedia All day on March 5, the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow punished people who came to the same building on February 21 to announce the verdict in the “Bolotnaya case” and were detained by the police.

On March 5, the Central Bank of Russia revoked the licenses of the Kemerovo Business Development Bank, the Moscow financial organization Monolit and the Caucasian bank Dagestan. This is reported in the regulator's materials . Kemerovo Bank RB lost its license due to repeated violations of laws on combating money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the Central Bank explained .

New Jersey Devils Czech forward Jaromir Jagr has displaced Marcel Dionne from ninth place on the NHL's all-time assists list. The official website of the league reports this. On the night of March 5, 42-year-old Jagr scored an assist in a game with the Detroit Red Wings (4:3), bringing the number of passes to 1041. It took the Czech forward 1454 games to reach this figure. Dionne, who played in the NHL in the 1970s and 1980s, played 1,348 games in the league.

Inna Zhelannaya’s group announced the release of the mini-album “Izvorot” on vinyl. The presentation of the record, consisting of six songs, will take place at the Moscow club Gogol on April 25. This is stated in a press release received by Lenta.ru. The musicians said that the EP will include songs “as rich as possible with acoustic instruments.” The release lists “Tatars” and “Strela” as examples.

UN Special Envoy Robert Serry agreed with the demand of the armed men who detained him in Simferopol to wind down the mission in Crimea and go to the airport. this on Twitter . announced The head of the European bureau of ITV News, James Mates, Serry, who arrived in Crimea on Wednesday, March 5, was detained by armed men without identification marks near the headquarters of the Ukrainian Navy.

MGIMO Rector Anatoly Torkunov denied the dismissal of Professor Andrei Zubov, who had previously published an article criticizing Russia’s position towards Ukraine. reports this Interfax . According to Torkunov, Zubov continues to work at the university, and no notice of his dismissal has been received from the administration. “Naturally, many do not share the position that he expressed, and I, as a historian, do not share it either.

Estonian Foreign Minister Urmas Paet called for an investigation into crimes committed during the confrontation between the government and the opposition in Kyiv. According to Postimees , he made a corresponding statement at a press conference on March 5. “What actually happened in Kyiv must be clarified by the investigation. I think that many want an independent investigation to be carried out in Ukraine,” the minister noted.

Supporters of Alexei Navalny called a provocation the statement of municipal deputy Alexei Lisovenko, who complained to the prosecutor’s office that posts continued to appear on the social networks of the politician, who is under house arrest. According to the politician’s LiveJournal statement , his accounts are now managed by his wife Yulia Navalnaya and his colleagues at the Anti-Corruption Foundation, but not Alexey himself.

The euro exchange rate set by the Bank of Russia on March 6 was reduced by 41 kopecks to 49.54 rubles. The official dollar exchange rate fell by 23 kopecks to 36.08 rubles. On the Moscow Exchange on March 5, the European currency rose in price by ten kopecks to 49.65 rubles by 14:00, the dollar exchange rate increased by eight kopecks to 36.14 rubles. In the first minutes of trading on Wednesday, the ruble strengthened, but then exchange rates began to rise.

Former US Ambassador to Russia Michael McFaul will become an analyst for NBC. This was reported in the official press release of the channel. McFaul will specialize in covering international affairs and national security issues. In addition to NBC itself, the former diplomat also plans to collaborate with sister channels of the NBCUniversal News Group media group - NBC News, MSNBC and CNBC.