Russian billionaire Roman Abramovich met in Kyiv with members of the Ukrainian delegation at the talks with Russia. It is reported by Fortune, citing informed sources. According to the publication, the purpose of the meeting is to discuss the possibility of continuing negotiations between Russia and Ukraine, which have reached an impasse amid reports of killings of civilians in Bucha and other cities of the Kiev region.

There is no sound at the beginning of the video where the crew numbers could have been announced. In Sevastopol, the Commander-in-Chief of the Navy, Admiral Nikolai Yevmenov, and the command of the Black Sea Fleet met with the crew of the missile cruiser Moskva. The message about this was published by the Telegram channel of the Russian Defense Ministry and the Zvezda TV channel.

Journalists from "Schemes" found out that at least one sailor from the sunken cruiser "Moskva" died. They managed to establish his identity - it is midshipman Ivan Vakhrushev, the investigation says. "Schemes" discovered a post on the social network Odnoklassniki by a woman named Varvara Vakhrusheva. On April 15, she published a photo of a man dressed in a Russian Navy officer's uniform with midshipman's shoulder straps. "Our hero!!! Died doing his duty.

The irretrievable losses of the army and national guard of Ukraine, as well as foreign mercenaries, amount to 23,367 people. This was stated by the official representative of the Russian Defense Ministry Igor Konashenkov during a briefing, Interfax reports. According to him, more than four thousand soldiers have died in Mariupol alone as of April 16, and another 1,464 have surrendered. Those who remain are blocked on the territory of the Azovstal metallurgical plant, Konashenkov said.

Kyiv may stop negotiations with Moscow in the event of the killing of Ukrainian soldiers who remain in Mariupol. This was stated by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in an interview with Ukrainian online media, according to Ukrainska Pravda. Zelensky said that negotiations are being held “at various levels” to help the Ukrainian military in Mariupol.

The Lychakivsky District Court of Lviv has toughened the measure of restraint for the Ukrainian politician Viktor Medvedchuk and sent him under arrest without the right to be released on bail. This was reported by the press service of the court. In May 2021, the court placed Medvedchuk under house arrest on charges of treason and other crimes. According to the court's report, on February 26, police officers did not find the politician at his place of residence.

The Committee on Freedom of Speech of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has published a list of journalists who have died since the beginning of the Russian invasion. The publication mentions 21 “documented cases of death of media representatives.” The report does not specify which media the deceased represented, who recorded their deaths, or what caused them in each case.

Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Arkady Dvorkovich said that, as president of the International Chess Federation (FIDE), he must adhere to a neutral position against the backdrop of the war in Ukraine. this He said in an interview with the Norwegian television and radio company NRK. As FIDE president, I have to find a way to bring people together without taking sides. I want to be truthful with myself and most people. I think I found a good way to do this.

A fragment of the book “Fediatrics. What to do if you have a child " Pippa Crook / Swns / Scanpix / Leta Eleven -year -old British boy with multisystem inflammatory syndrome In April 2022, the publishing house Individuum published a reprint of the book by the pediatrician Fedor Katasonov “Fediatry. What to do if you have a child ” (earlier the book was called“ Fediatrics. A Sprinking approach to the child ”).

The oldest animal shelter in the Kyiv region worked for more than a month in the conditions of occupation. "Medusa" talked with his manager GOSTOMEL Animal Shelter in a GOSTOLESK WIRE OF ANITURE For more than a month, in GOSTEL, under the occupation of the Russian military were not only people, but also animals. The GOSTOLSKY -the oldest in the Kiev region-took many cats and dogs that remained homeless because of the war.

The funeral of Major General, Deputy Commander of the 8th Army Vladimir Frolov took place at the Serafimovskoye Cemetery in St. Petersburg. Fontanka drew attention to the message from the city administration press service. The farewell ceremony for the general was attended by the Governor of St. Petersburg, Alexander Beglov.

Reuters journalists visited Mariupol near the Ilyich metallurgical plant, where until recently the Ukrainian military kept the defense. They described what they saw like this: “The plant turned into silent ruins from sole -mired steel and blown up concrete, without signs of the presence of defenders. Outside on nearby streets, at least half a dozen of the bodies of civilians, including a woman in a pink jacket and white shoes, are scattered.

The French cosmetics company LʼOccitane has announced the closure of all its stores in Russia, including an online store, RIA Novosti reports. In Russia, LʼOccitane, follows from the company's latest annual report to date, had 112 stores. Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, many international companies, including perfume and cosmetics leaders LʼOreal and Estee Lauder , announced they were suspending operations in the Russian market.

Kyiv and Kharkov were subjected to rocket attacks. The mayor of Kyiv, Vitaliy Klitschko , reports Hromadske, that as a result of the blow inflicted on the Darnitsky district in the morning, one person was killed, several more victims were taken to hospitals. In Kharkov, as a result of a rocket attack on one of the central districts of the city on Saturday, 18 people were injured, one person died .

And that you should not choose between duty and happiness Literary critic Galina Yuzefovich tells about the novel by the Englishwoman Sarah Moss “Figures of the Light”. The main character is growing in Victorian England, in the progressive family of the artist. But it gradually becomes clear that her life is not so simple: a strict mother, who helps orphans and poor, makes her own children constantly choose between comfort and duty. But how fair is this choice? Sarah Moss. Figures of light.