The Ukrainian rap group Kalush Orchestra defeated the 66th Eurovision Contest. After the performance at the competition, the Kalush Orchestra vocalist addressed the audience: “Please help Ukrainian Mariupol! Help "Azov Stri" right now! " Eurovision Song Contest In total, according to the results of the jury and viewers, Kalush Orchestra received 631 points. After the jury voting, the Ukrainians walked only in fourth place, but in the audience voting they received 439 points out of 468 possible.

Zaks.ru activist Julia Karpukhina (in the foreground) during the detention The publication “Paper” published a lot of material about how the Police of St. Petersburg came up with a new method of pressure on activists: shortly before the protest shares, they are massively detained as suspects in criminal cases of fake buildings and sent to the insulator for 48 hours, which excludes their participation in shares.

Türkiye has offered to evacuate by sea the wounded Ukrainian soldiers defending Azovstal. This was stated in an interview with Reuters by the press secretary of the President of the country, Ibrahim Kalyn. Turkey offered to take the Ukrainian soldiers to the port of Berdyansk (a city 65 kilometers from Mariupol, under the control of the Russian military) and put them on a Turkish civilian ship that would take them to Istanbul.

After the change of president, the authorities seriously took up the appearance and behavior of citizens Vladimir Smirnov / TASS In the Turkmen city of Mary, dozens of couples were detained for holding hands in public places. This was reported on May 13 by Radio Azattyk.

The Russian military leave the vicinity of Kharkov. The mayor of the city, Igor Terekhov, told the BBC Russian Service about this. According to Terekhov, the military was constantly shelling Kharkiv, as they were very close to the city, but now there has been no shelling for five days. Now it is quiet in Kharkiv, and people are gradually returning to the city. We supply all residents with water, gas and electricity.

The G7 countries will supply Ukraine with weapons "for as long as necessary." This is stated in the communiqué following the meeting of foreign ministers. The statement also emphasizes that the G7 members will continue to increase their joint economic and political pressure on Russia. The G7 countries also confirmed that they are ready to expand sanctions against the Russian Federation, including in sectors critical to the Russian economy.

How many are there in the army? And what happens to them in the war? Heidi Levine / Sipa / Scanpix / Leta In the Armed Forces of Ukraine, 15% of military personnel are women, and if you take into account everyone who is involved in the military sector - for example, civilian personnel of the Ministry of Defense - there will be 25%. After the start of the Russian invasion, the interest of the Ukrainians in the service grew even more.

Giorgio Perottino / Getty Images General rehearsal of the Ukrainian ethno-rapping group Kalush Orchestra before the final of Eurovision in Turin, Italy On May fourteenth, the Eurovision final will be held in Turin. Participants from Russia against the backdrop of war in Ukraine were not allowed to the competition. Ukraine will introduce the Ethno-Rap group Kalush Orchestra-and, judging by the forecasts of experts, it has every chance of victory.

Report "Medusa" and "7 × 7" Anton Vergun / TASS Participants in the Immortal Regiment campaign during the procession on Victory Day in Belgorod On the night of May 14, the inhabitants of Belgorod again reported a series of explosions and bright outbreaks in the sky above the city. The Belgorod region is almost three months - the frontline region, and in recent weeks is constantly under fire.

Finnish President Sauli Niiniste called Russian President Vladimir Putin and told him that the country intends to apply for NATO membership within the next few days. This was reported by the press service of the President of Finland. During the conversation, Niiniste explained that Russia's actions in recent months have raised Finland's concerns about its security, in connection with which it was decided to start the procedure for joining the alliance.

Four Chinese marine police patrol ships have entered the coastal zone of the Senkaku Islands in the East China Sea, which are controlled by Japan, NHK television reported. The ships have been in what Japan considers its territorial waters for several hours. The Japanese Coast Guard has issued several warnings to leave the area, but has not yet taken any other action.

The captured areas were headed by Covid-dissidents, participants in Antimaydan and accused of Gosizmen The press service of Denis Pushilin Secretary of the General Council of United Russia Andrei Turchak, the first deputy head of the Putin administration Sergey Kirienko and the DPR leader Denis Pushilin in Mariupol.

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un called the outbreak of coronavirus in the country a "great shock". It is reported by Renhap. Speaking to members of the Politburo, Kim Jong-un noted that the coronavirus is the biggest challenge facing the DPRK in its entire history. He called for "studying the experience of advanced countries" in the fight against the disease, primarily China. According to official data, on May 13 alone, 174,000 cases were detected in a country with a population of 26 million.

The EU and the United States condemned Israel after the funeral of Al-Jazzira journalist Shirin Abu Akele police applied strength to the procession participants. The funeral was held on Friday afternoon, May 13, in Eastern Jerusalem. During the ceremony, the Israeli police attacked the participants in the procession and beat some of them with batons, and also used light -school grenades. Several dozen people were injured.

In Moscow, a member of the Human Rights Council under the President of the Russian Federation Andrei Babushkin died. This was announced by a member of the HRC Eva Merkacheva. Valery Sharifulin / TASS Grandma was 58 years old. On the eve of Merkachev, she reported that Babushkin was taken to intensive care due to exacerbation of a long-standing disease. Babushkin has been part of the Human Rights Council since 2012. He was also a member of the Moscow Public Supervisory Commission.