The prosecution asked to sentence Nikolai Tamodin, who headed one of the divisions of Oboronservis - Voentelecom OJSC, to eight years in prison. The prosecutor's office insists that Tamodin and the second defendant in this case, Sergei Pobezhimov, receive real, not suspended sentences. For Pobezhimov, the prosecution is asking for 6 years in prison.

The authorities of Nepal, where a powerful earthquake occurred, declared a state of emergency and turned to international organizations for help. Nepal's Minister of Information, Minendra Rijal, said there was "massive damage" from the quake, adding that communication with the hardest-hit areas was difficult. According to the latest data announced by the Nepal Police Department, about 970 people died as a result of the earthquake, more than 1.7 thousand were injured.

The Russian army has become half contract, announced the Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation Nikolai Pankov. About 300,000 contract soldiers serve as privates and sergeants, Pankov said. In addition, he added, there are about 200,000 contract officers in the army. Thanks to the conditions that are created for contract employees, interest in the army has become very high, the deputy defense minister said.

The Oktyabrsky District Court of Novorossiysk brought to administrative responsibility for the petty hooliganism of five girls who were dancing against the background of the Malaya Earth memorial. One of the participants in the dance number was arrested for 15 days, two of her colleagues received 10 days of arrest, two more dancers, taking into account their state of health, sentenced a fine.

Ukrainian Ambassador to Belarus Mikhail Yezhel will soon be recalled. This was announced by the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko. “Minsk now plays a very important role in the implementation of foreign defense and security policy,” Poroshenko said. “I have to consider this role in order to ensure a permanent Ukrainian presence in Minsk.” Who will replace Yezhel as the Ambassador of Ukraine to Belarus has not yet been reported. “I have made a decision to recall [Mikhail Yezhel].

Further: the dance participants at the Malaya Earth memorial are sentenced to 10 days of arrest The prosecutor's office of the Krasnodar Territory began a check in connection with the appearance on the Internet of a video of the dance of girls against the background of the Malaya Earth memorial, located in Novorossiysk. The dance performers, the report on the website of the regional prosecutor’s office said, has already been instituted cases of administrative offenses under Part 1 of Art.

The hunger strike of employees of the ambulance station in Ufa, which has been going on since mid-March, has been stopped, representatives of the interregional trade union of health workers "Action" said. According to representatives of the trade union, the ambulance officers decided to stop the protest action after the Minister of Health of Bashkiria announced the possibility of resolving the conflict.

"Medusa" leads a live broadcast from St. Petersburg In the Library of Mayakovsky in St. Petersburg, the next cycle of conversations, organized by the Open Library. Irina Prokhorova, Yuri Saprykin, Harry and Pavel Bardina, Svetlana Sorokina and Nikolai Svanidze take part in the “April dialogs”. Medusa, as usual, shows the event on the air.

As a result of a powerful earthquake that occurred in Nepal, 597 people died, according to updated data. Such data was provided by the press service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nepal, adding that information about the dead and injured continues to be received. Earlier, the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nepal reported that in the capital of the country - Kathmandu - at least 150 people died as a result of the earthquake.

A map of Europe, on which Ukraine is divided into two parts, and does not include Crimea, appeared in an advertising booklet for one of the Polish regions - the Pomeranian Voivodeship, the center of which is the city of Gdansk. The unusual map became known after Anna Matusevich, a resident of Gdansk, posted a photo of it on her Twitter account.

As a result of a powerful earthquake that occurred on April 25 in Nepal, at least 150 people were killed in the capital, Kathmandu alone. This was announced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Nepal, adding that it was only preliminary data. The number of dead and injured and the extent of the destruction are being investigated. The Russian embassy in Nepal previously told TASS that there was no information about the Russians affected by the earthquake.

Bikers from the Night Wolves club went on a motorcycle rally along the Moscow-Berlin route, despite the fact that the Polish authorities refused to allow them to pass through the country. The day before, the head of the Night Wolves, Alexander “Surgeon” Zaldostanov, said that the motorcycle rally would not be canceled due to the refusal to enter Poland. At the same time, Zaldostanov did not rule out that the participants of the race may have problems crossing the border.

From the scene of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov on the Bolshoi Moskvoretsky Bridge in Moscow on the morning of April 25, flowers, candles and posters were again taken out. Who is involved in the liquidation of the memorial at the site of the murder of Boris Nemtsov has not yet been established. Activists note that the incident was observed by police officers who did not intervene.

Photo: @davidayermovies / Twitter The director of the Suicide Squad David Air published a photograph of one of the heroes of the film - Joker. He will be played in the picture as an actor and musician Jared Leto. The film "Suicide Squad", telling about the team of supermostan, to which the government entrusts an important mission, will be released in August 2016. In addition to summer, Will Smith will play in it.

Figure: E. Shukaev. Crocodile, No. 10, 1970 On April 25, subbotniks took place in cities throughout Russia: both minibuses and journalists participated in them. In Omsk, a small scandal even happened due to the subbotnik: the deputy of the regional legislative discovered that Chinese shovels are used to plant fir trees, which are also suitable only for low-growing people. "Medusa" decided to take a look at the subbotniks joked in the Soviet magazine Crocodile.