The reason for the crash of the Mi-8 helicopter in the Irkutsk region could be adverse weather conditions, piloting error and violation of the conditions for the transportation of explosives, the website of the Investigative Committee of Russia reports on Tuesday. These versions are considered as the main ones. Experts intend to draw more accurate conclusions after detecting and deciphering the so -called "black boxes", which were installed on board the aircraft.

Two diggers who penetrated through the ventilation shaft in the subway in the center of Moscow and trying to examine the premises of the "subway" were arrested by the court for 10 days, according to the website of the metropolitan police. On the night of May 6, after midnight, the alarm was fought on the station path of the Chekhovskaya metro station Serpukhov-Timiryazevskaya line.

Givi Targamadze, known as the “Sponsor of the Revolution” and the defendant of the riots on Bolotnaya Square on May 6, 2012, is not destined to come true to the plan of Russian law enforcement officers, it was not destined to come true: Interpol refused to look for a Georgian politician, Targamadze himself told Interfax .

The rehearsal of the Victory Parade on Red Square complicated not only the movement of cars on Tuesday, but also complicated the journey of those who preferred public transport. Upon learning of the blocked streets, many drivers went down to the subway, learning at the exit that they were not released from some station, Kommersant-Online writes in a note of the General Reduce rehearsal.

A rally dedicated to the anniversary of the protest in Bolotnaya Square, held on the eve of Moscow, on Tuesday received reviews on the network. Most of them are negative. Many commentators note that the event, which almost broke due to the tragic death of the worker who mounted the scene, eventually did not have enough coherence. Because of this, the number of participants in the action began to decrease shortly after the start.

Georgian President Mikhail Saakashvili is strongly configured against the purchase of gas from Russia - this contradicts the country's independent political course, he said during a speech at the International Forum in Baku, Interfax reports with reference to Vysedi television company. The President commented on the statement of the country's Minister of Energy Kakha Kaladze, who on the eve did not rule out the possibility of resuming the purchase of natural gas from Russia.

At the crash site of the Mi-8 helicopter in the north of the Irkutsk region, in the area of ​​the Nizhnyaya Tunguska River, search and rescue work resumed in the morning. “Forty rescuers of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies reached the fallen helicopter and began work directly at the place of its fall,” Oleg Voronov, head of the information department of the Russian Ministry of Emergencies, quotes RIA Novosti .

In the match of the last round of the Championship of Spain, the striker of the Catalan Barcelona Lionel Messi sent two goals to the gates of Betis, thereby hiring in the number of goals for his career with his legendary compatriot Diego Maradona. According to the estimates of the Spanish newspaper AS , on the account of both players of 345 goals scored. Messi scored 313 goals for Barcelona and 32 more as part of the national team.

The resonant story of the 18-year-old native of Chuvashia Alexander Abnosov, adopted at the age of 12, and recently after the scandal with the adoptive parents of the returning to Russia, received an unexpected continuation. As it turned out, in the homeland, Joshua Salotti (the American name of the young man) also did not work out. On March 10, he and his accomplice, Dmitry Prokopyev, came across while trying to steal three cans of coffee in Cheboksary.

The exact date of the funeral of Boris Berezovsky, in March found in his mansion in the UK: the mourning ceremony will take place on Wednesday, May 8, in London, reports the Rain TV channel with reference to the source close to the oligarch family. "The family managed to overcome all the difficulties. The funeral will be tomorrow. The time is still being specified, most likely it will be 13.30.

Exactly a year ago, on May 7, 2012, Vladimir Putin took office for the third time - immediately after the riots in Bolotnaya Square. The first anniversary of his third term was also preceded by swamp , but it turned out to be more modest and, obviously, calmly, let it and were at risk of breaking after the tragic death of a person.

The US Congress presents a bill authorizing the supply of weapons for the Syrian opposition. Its initiator was the chairman of the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee Robert Menendes. “Assad’s regime crossed the“ red line ”, which makes us consider all the options,” he said, as ITAR -TASS reports.

The Orthodox Assistance Service "Mercy" organizes on May 12 on the Kuznetsk bridge in Moscow a charity holiday "White Flower". On May 12, on the birthday of the founder of the world's first sisters of mercy, Florence Florens Nightingale, the International Nurse Day is celebrated. As expected, at least 7 thousand guests will take part in the festival, the interfax-religion portal in the Service of Mercy said.

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), which recognized the arrest of ex-Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko illegal , nevertheless did not establish the fact of the political motive for her arrest. This was stated by the Director of the General Services of the ECHR, Roderick Liddell. Answering the question of “Interfax” whether Tymoshenko’s arrest can be considered politically motivated, he said: “The court did not come to this conclusion.

Vladimir Putin said at a meeting with the Cabinet of Ministers that the tasks formulated in the decree of May 2012 should be completed , despite the difficult situation in the world economy. “People supported the program of actions that should ensure the stable development of the country. Waiting in society is very large, this was also shown by the recent“ direct line, ”he explained to the ministers.