OSCE observers were able to reach Debaltseve, which was occupied by pro-Russian separatists on February 18. According to the press secretary of the monitoring mission, Michael Botsyurkiv, the observers reached Debaltseve with the Red Cross, having received security guarantees from the separatists. Botsyurkiv spoke about the humanitarian situation in the area of ​​the Donetsk airport: “The situation there is catastrophic.

Former Prime Minister of Ukraine Mykola Azarov believes that it is necessary to create "a representative body that would represent the interests of a huge number of opposition people who were forced to leave the country." “A representative body that will express an alternative point of view to people, develop concepts for the development of the country,” he said.

Antimaydan was a march in Moscow: reporting Ilya Azar Photo: Evgeny Feldman / "New Gazeta" In Moscow on February 21, the patriotic march “Antimaydan” took place. According to police, 35 thousand people took part in it. On Petrovka Street to the Square of the Revolution, where the rally was held, a variety of organizations passed the system - from the "officers of Russia" to the party "Civil Platform" of businessman Mikhail Prokhorov.

Russian Maxim Vylegzhanin won the gold medal in the 30 km pursuit (skiathlon) at the World Championships in Falun, Sweden. Vylegzhanin ran the distance in 1 hour 16 minutes 25.9 seconds. Swiss Dario Cologna was second, Canadian Alex Harvey was third. Today, the men's skiathlon was held at the World Ski Championships in Falun, Sweden. The victory was won by the Russian Maxim Vylegzhanin. Sports.ru In the skiathlon, men run 15 kilometers in classic style and 15 kilometers in free style.

Photo: ESA, NASA The European Space Agency published a picture of the Hubble telescope, which captures the consequences of the merger of the two galaxies. The large Galaxy NGC 7714 about 100-200 million years ago approached the smaller NGC 7715 galaxy, as a result of which they began to change each other's shape. A channel was formed between the galaxies through which gas and other substances are transmitted from the NGC 7715 to the NGC 7714. Only a large galaxy is visible in the photo.

Actress Scarlett Johansson formed a girl group called The Singles. It included Holly Miranda, Julia Haltigan, Este Haim of the HAIM band of the same name, and Kendra Morris. The team has posted only one song Candy so far. Lucas FreitasScarlett Johansson NEW SONG 2015! LISTEN «CANDY». This is not Scarlett Johansson's first experience in music. She previously recorded a tribute to Tom Waits and an album with Pete Yorn.

Researchers from Stanford University and the Israeli company Rafael have learned to determine the location of a smartphone by battery consumption. Battery consumption depends on the distance of the device from the cell tower, as well as obstacles in the area - mountains, buildings, and so on. The researchers conducted the following experiment. First, they drove several routes with phones and recorded energy consumption readings.

Canadian Brent Foster removed the Niagara waterfall from the drone, which almost froze due to an abnormally cold winter (in the United States now the coldest February since 1896). The video is made by the NBC channel.

The Moscow police estimated the strength of the Anti-Maidan movement at 35,000 people. One of the organizers, Senator Dmitry Sablin, said that 50,000 people came to the march and rally. The protesters marched from Strastnoy Boulevard to Revolution Square, where the rally took place. It was hosted by singer Vika Tsyganova, recently known for her performance of the Novorossiya anthem, and conspiracy theorist Nikolai Starikov .

Greece on February 20 agreed with the European Union to extend the aid program for four months. The agreement, which was reached after weeks of intense negotiations, means that Greece will not default and leave the Eurozone. In exchange for support from Europe, Greece should continue structural reforms in the country. The problem is that the new Greek government is on the left and is abandoning the austerity policies that Europe is prescribing.

Continuation: The police estimated the number of the Anti-Maidan action at 35,000 people A procession of the pro-government Anti-Maidan movement began in the center of Moscow. Numerous representatives of "Officers of Russia", "Combat Brotherhood", Cossacks, various youth movements and other organizations came to the action. The main slogan of the action is “There will be no Maidan in Russia!” The columns moved from Petrovka Street from the Boulevard Ring.

Apple will release a public beta version of the iOS operating system for the first time. The latest version of iOS 8.3 will be available to 100,000 people on March 9. Apple intends to resort to a similar practice in the future - the public beta version of iOS 9 will be released in the summer. This should help avoid various bugs like the one that caused iPhones with iOS 8 to temporarily disconnect from cellular networks.

The Security Service of Ukraine has compiled a list of Russian media that will be denied accreditation by state bodies. According to RBC, the list includes about 110 Russian media outlets. Among them are TASS, RIA Novosti, Channel One, Rossiya, LifeNews, RT and others. The complete list has not been published. There are no Ukrainian media in it. “We prepared and handed over to the Verkhovna Rada.

In one of the tallest residential buildings in the world - the Marina Torch tower in Dubai - on the night of February 21, a fire broke out. As a result, at least two dozen floors burned out. None of the residents died. There are also no reports of casualties. All residents were evacuated. Numerous photos and videos from the scene went viral on social media. Skyscraper after the fire: “It looked like the Titanic was sinking,” said one witness.

Moody's downgraded Russia's rating from Baa3 to "junk" Ba1 with a negative outlook. Analysts expect that the Russian economy will be in a deep recession in 2015, and the decline will continue in 2016. In addition, Russia may have problems paying off its external debt due to political instability and the possibility of new sanctions being introduced against it. Russian Finance Minister Anton Siluanov told Interfax that Moody's assessment is “extremely negative” and politicized.