Doping tests of Russian cyclists Anastasia Chulkova and Pavel Yakushevsky revealed the use of meldonium. This was reported by R-Sport with reference to a source familiar with the situation. According to the publication, the athletes passed doping tests during the out-of-competition period. The Russian Cycling Federation declined to comment. Chulkova won the points race at the World Championships in Melbourne in 2012. On the highway, Chulkova competes for the Italian team BePink.

The National Security Council of Ukraine (NSBU) announced the introduction of personal sanctions against persons whom Kyiv considers involved in "illegal actions" against Nadezhda Savchenko, Oleg Sentsov and other Ukrainians. “The list includes persons involved in kidnapping, illegal detention, torture, falsification of cases, organizing and carrying out custom-made and legally null and void “sentences” of Russian courts,” the message on the NSBU website says.

The Vesti program of the Rossiya-1 TV channel showed a story about the last minute of the Boeing 737-800 flight that crashed at Rostov-on-Don airport on March 19. It is based on a transcript of conversations in the cockpit, which the Vesti editors were given by sources in the commission investigating the crash. The story says that a minute before the crash, the pilot decided to go around and began to gain altitude.

Money for the purchase of Yukos shares in 1995 was provided by Menatep, Stolichny and Most banks. The former co-owner of the company, Mikhail Khodorkovsky, told RBC about this, commenting on the Investigative Committee’s statement that he did not pay “a penny” for YUKOS. “Plus my several enterprises - exporters from the defense complex,” the publication quotes Khodorkovsky.

Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Dmitry Rogozin said that during his work in the government "I did not buy any apartments." “I consider your arrival significant. Apparently, we pinned your tails well, ”Rogozin wrote on Twitter, apparently referring to the Russian branch of the human rights organization Transparency International, which had previously published an investigation into real estate allegedly owned by the Deputy Prime Minister and his family.

In Brussels on March 25, three people were detained, suspected of plotting terrorist attacks in France. It is reported by Reuters with reference to the Belgian prosecutor's office. One of the suspects tried to take hostages during the arrest and was wounded, reports RTBF. According to unconfirmed reports, he was carrying a backpack with explosives. In a video released by RTBF, a bombsweeper robot is seen approaching a man lying at a tram stop with a backpack in his hand.

Soloist Alisa Voks left Leningrad Photo: Peter Kovalev / Interpress / PhotoxPress At the concert on March 24, Leningrad unexpectedly introduced two new soloists to fans - the girls were replaced on stage Alisa Voks, who sang in the group since 2012. The dismissal of the singer turned out to be very strange: she left at the peak of popularity, and the explanations of the parties about the reasons for this decision contradict each other.

Look, a car wash employee is trying to take off with two high-pressure cleaners. And he almost succeeds! BROWNIE CHANNEL Washer-80 lvl

Efim Sergeev The website of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs says that on March 23, the traffic police detained the driver, who at the same time resisted them. The model of the car and the place of event on the video and in the publication of the police press services coincide. According to the police, the driver was drunk.

Favorite programs / YouTube NTV showed the program about the activities of Radio Liberty - the media, which is financed by the US Congress through the BBG Broadcasting Council (BBG). For those who want to know about the level of “exposure”, but do not find the strength to watch NTV, Medusa retells this film as short as possible.

The website of the Russian branch of the human rights organization Transparency International has been "disconnected" in Russia. This was written on Facebook by the organization's deputy director, Alexey Shlyapuzhnikov. “It’s like a Roskomnadzor blacklist, but without a court decision,” Shlyapuzhnikov wrote. Well, did SORM-2 come in handy? In order to access the Transparency International - R website, you have to use...

What is known about the abduction and murder of lawyer Yuri Grabovsky Photo: Sergey Reznik / TASS / Scanpix On March 25, the body of 43-year-old lawyer Yuri Grabovsky was discovered in the Kyiv region, who defended the interests of Russians Evgeny Erofeev and Alexander Alexandrov, detained during the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The death of a lawyer is one of the most discussed news in Ukraine.

Critics were far from enthusiastic about Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. And during one of the interviews, Ben Affleck, who played Batman in the film, found out about this. While his co-star Henry Cavill - Superman - spoke about his attitude to the reaction of critics, Affleck just sat there and was sad. Although at the end he still briefly answered the question. SabconthBatman V Superman — Sad Affleck

Galina Yuzefovich - about three books about spies A weekly literary critic Galina Yuzefovich tells at Medusa about the most interesting and important books published in Russia. In the current review, there are three books about spies: “Kim Filby: the unknown story of the KGB supernshpion” Tim Milna, “British intelligence during the Cold War” of the Colder Walton and the “billion dollars spy” David E. Hoffman. Tim Miln. Kim Philby: The unknown story of the KGB supernshop.

The Polish Institute complained about the ban on his board game in Russia Photo: "Mosigra" A conflict is brewing between Russia and Poland due to a board game. The Institute of National Memory of Poland complained that Rospotrebnazor threatens to withdraw a “queue” from the sale in the Russian Federation, in which players are invited to “get” the necessary goods - as in Soviet times. The Rospotrebnadzor claims that they learned about the "ban" from the news.