What you need to know about the investigation about billions of Sergey Roldugin Photo: Photoxpress A close friend of Russian President Vladimir Putin, cellist Sergei Roldugin, until 2015, owned offshore companies with a turnover of several billion dollars.

An investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) into offshore companies linked to the Panamanian registrar Mossack Fonseca reveals transactions and offshore transactions of 12 current and former world leaders, 128 politicians and officials and 29 billionaires from the Forbes list of the richest people.

The President of Ukraine, Petro Poroshenko, has an offshore company, which is needed in order to avoid paying taxes on the possible sale of the Roshen confectionery company. This is stated in one of the parts of the investigation of the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists on offshore transactions in Panama. The investigation says that Petro Poroshenko was telling a lie, claiming that he created a “blind trust” to manage Roshen.

Novaya Gazeta released a special project Offshore. Autopsy”, which is dedicated to offshore companies owned by Russian officials. He is part of a larger investigation by the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists (ICIJ) into transactions involving Panamanian offshore registrar Mossack Fonseca. The project partner was the Organized Crime and Corruption Research Center (OCCRP).

What is said in the largest drain of documents in history Photo: Sergio J. Pitamitz / Corbis / Vida Press Panama On April 3, 2016, dozens of media around the world began the publication of materials on the basis of the “Panama Archive” - a selection of documents on offshore schemes of a little -known company from Panama Mossack Fonseca.

The administration of the social network "VKontakte" ahead of schedule removed the restriction on posting links from the popular news community "Lentach". Instead of a pre-announced one-week sentence, Lentach was under sanctions for just over a day. The fact that VKontakte and Lentach agreed to reduce the blocking period “to a minimum” was announced by the administration of the public on the evening of April 2.

Biathlete Anna Frolina (Bulygina), who became a citizen of South Korea on March 31, took the surname So. It is reported by Sports.ru with reference to the Korean edition of JoongAng Ilbo. Anna So in translation means "Anna who came from the West," according to the publication.

Three shells fired during the fighting in Nagorno-Karabakh on the evening of April 2 fell on the territory of Iran. This is reported by the Tasnim agency with reference to a representative of local authorities. Shells fell in the vicinity of the village of Khoda-Afarin. As a result, power lines were damaged. There were no damages or casualties as a result of the incident.

The fire in the building of the Ministry of Defense on Znamenka Street in Moscow has been completely extinguished. This was stated by the representative of the department Igor Konashenkov. “Currently, fire brigades are pouring internal interfloor ceilings,” Interfax quoted him as saying.

For several months, YouTube has existed for the Uncle Rob channel dedicated to the superhero Uncle Rob. Uncle Rob wears green underpants, a red T -shirt and a black bandage in front of his eyes. And gives the most idiotic advice in the world.

In the "Islamic State" (an organization recognized as a terrorist organization and banned in the Russian Federation), delays in paying salaries to militants began. It is reported by The Washington Post, citing representatives of the US government. According to the publication, part of the militants' salaries were reduced by half. Deserters from the ranks of the IS report that in some units the money was not paid for months.

In Pennsylvania, a passenger train derailed after colliding with an excavator. As a result, two people died, according to ABC. There are reports of casualties, but their number is still unknown. In total, there were more than 340 people on the train. The train was flying from New York to Savannah, Georgia. In May 2015, a Washington-New York train derailed in Pennsylvania. Five people died and about 60 were injured.

The armed forces of Azerbaijan are shelling the city of Martakert in Nagorno-Karabakh, the Defense Ministry of the unrecognized Nagorno-Karabakh Republic said. The shelling is carried out from artillery installations of 152 mm caliber and Grad installations. As a result of the shelling, residential buildings and a gas pipeline were damaged, reports Interfax with reference to the local Artsakhpress agency. The inhabitants of the city are in shelters.

Photo: Ivan Secretarev / AP / Scanpix On April 3, a fire began in the old building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Znamenka. The fire arose on the third floor, but soon the fire spread to wooden floors of other floors and covered an area of ​​3.5 thousand square meters. Later, a roof hit the building.

The roof collapsed in the burning building of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation on Znamenka Street in Moscow. This was reported by Interfax, citing a source in emergency services. The collapse occurred on an area of ​​about 1200 square meters. According to a representative of the ministry, the roof was collapsed on purpose "to facilitate spilling water, eliminate fires and smoldering, and conduct additional reconnaissance in the building," Interfax reports.