The authorities of Murmansk decided to clean the roofs and facades of houses from the "Soviet inheritance" - various metal structures, signs and slogans, which were installed in the middle of the last century. City services, for example, removed such dilapidated inscriptions as “bread” or “glory to work!”, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Murmansk authorities.

The Russian Foreign Ministry responded to events in Ukraine, referring to European foreign ministers and expressing serious concern to the "inconsistency" of oppositionists who signed an agreement on February 21 in Kyiv. The site of the foreign policy reports that Lavrov took place "separate telephone conversations with German foreign ministers F.-V.Steinmeier, Poland R. Sikorsky, France L. Fabius." “Lavrov expressed the most serious concern about the inconsistency of the signing.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) informed the National Olympic Committee (NOK) of Ukraine that the doping industry of the skier of the Olympic team of Marina Lisogor was positive, reports R-Sport .

The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, having resumed work after the break, adopted a resolution on the "self -self -separation" of Viktor Yanukovych from the performance of the president’s duties. And also appointed extraordinary presidential elections on May 25, 2014, that is, this weekend after three months, which should be passed since the announcement. The decision was made by 328 votes, that is, the constitutional majority. The resolution was adopted as a basis without discussion.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) deprived the German biathletic biathlete Evi Zahenbacher-player of a personal license, Olympic accreditation and canceled all its results at the 2014 Games in Sochi. In the sample taken from the German on February 17, methylhexanamine was discovered - a prohibited stimulating drug. A positive result was given by both samples of the athletes. - Diary of the 2014 Olympics.

In Kharkov, a congress of deputies of the southeastern regions of Ukraine takes place in Kharkov. In addition to delegates, the Maidanites gathered at the congress, picket the building of the Sports Palace. "Ukrainian Pravda" reports that law enforcement officers took away from activists of helmets and bits. Some from others separates the self -defense of the Maidan. About a thousand participants in the Kharkov Euromaidan gathered at the action at the Palace of Sports.

A teenager who fired at the Moscow school N263 is recognized as "prone to suicide." But, despite this, a tenth grader who killed a geography teacher and police officer appointed a complete psychiatric examination, which will last 30 days, Lifenews reports. The personal file of a 15-year-old student Sergei Gordeev was transferred to pre-trial detention center No. 5 Vodnik.

Yulia Tymoshenko is released from imprisonment. She left the Kharkov clinic of Ukrzaliznytsia, where she was treated. The daughter of Eugene came to meet her. As ITAR-TASS reports, Tymoshenko said she would go to the presidential elections, which she was appointed on May 25. Leaving the hospital, Tymoshenko thanked people for overthrowing the dictatorship, reports Radio Liberty . “Our whole native country can see the sun, the sky from today.

The Government of the Russian Federation introduced a bill to the State Duma according to which citizens will be able to choose whether they will serve in the ranks of the Armed Forces for a year on conscription or two by contract.

The Government of the Russian Federation proposes to tighten the requirements for employers who hire labor migrants, ITAR-TASS reports. Migrants will need to be provided with housing and medicine.

In the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, which on the eve decided to work without weekends before the resolution of the crisis, a project was registered for the next meeting, which involves the premium elections of the president at the end of April. The day before, a project was also registered on the impeachment of President Yanukovych.

The Union of Biathlonists of Russia (SBR) removed Ekaterina Glazyrin from working with the Russian national team for incorrect statements about the Olympic team. “We can confirm that Catherine Glazyrina is really suspended from working with the Russian national team for incorrect statements in relation to the Olympic team. In this regard, Glazyrina will not take part in the remaining three stages of the World Cup of this season,” the R-Sport reported in the press service of the SBR.

The plane of the President of Ukraine Viktor Yanukovych did not land at Kharkov Airport, where, as the media suggested, the president flew out on Saturday night . ITAR-TASS said in the Kharkov Air Harbor reference service: "The presidential board has not landed with us." It is worth noting that during the crisis in Ukraine this is far from the first time that the whereabouts of Yanukovych is unknown.

The units of the Air Force, the fighters of the special forces of the Alpha SBU, the Afghan veterans and representatives of the Maidan self-defense agreed on joint actions so as not to allow looting and riots in Ukraine, Sergei Kunitsyn reported at a briefing in the Verkhovna Rada, NEWSRU.UA reports.

After making decisions by the Verkhovna Rada regarding the new government leadership, the current government will ensure the transfer of power in full accordance with the current constitution and legislation, according to the official statement published on the government portal .