A referendum was completed in Crimea, at which the inhabitants of the republic decided whether it remains in Ukraine or join Russia as a subject of the Russian Federation. According to the processing of 75% of the protocols, 95.7% of the residents of Crimea who took part in the referendum voted for reunification with Russia. Such data was announced by the head of the Crimean Supreme Council on the holding of a referendum, Mikhail Malyshev, as ITAR-TASS reports.

In Moscow, the opening ceremony of the memorial plaque in honor of the honored coach of the USSR, Honored Master of Sports Arkady Chernyshev, dedicated to the 100th anniversary of the birth of the legend of Russian hockey, took place. The memorial plaque from now on decorates the facade of the house in which Chernyshev lived. The event was attended by many honored veterans of domestic hockey.

The Majlis of the Crimean Tatar people turned to the states participating in the organization of Islamic cooperation (OIS) with a request to intervene in the process of solving the Crimean crisis, the Russian BBC service reports. "The Crimean Tatars, in respect of which, under the communist regime of the USSR in the middle of the 20th century, genocide was carried out, risk surviving a new tragedy.

Several NATO sites were subjected to a powerful hacker attack on Saturday, which, however, did not cause them serious damage. This was announced by the official representative of NATO ACA LUNGESKU. "Several NATO websites have become objects of a serious DDOS attack. There is no operational impact. Our experts are working to restore normal work of normal work (sites)," the NATO representative wrote on her Twitter .

The next exercises of the British Navy almost turned into a tragedy. During maneuvers on the HMS Argyll warship, an emergency occurred. Sailors accidentally released a 45-kilogram torpedo in the direction of the shipyard. As a result of the incident, only no one died by a miracle. The fact is that there was no ammunition in the torpedo at that moment, the British press writes. The press service of the Royal Fleet confirmed the fact of the incident.

Brazilian Rivallo, who in 1999 became the owner of the Golden Ball, decided to end his career. “With tears, I would like to thank God, my family and fans for the support that they provided to me for 24 years of my career. Now I am turning to the fans around the world and report that my football player’s path has come to an end. There were many obstacles, difficulties and disappointments, but there were much more joyful moments.

Ukraine and Russia agreed on a temporary truce in the Crimea. Between the command of the two states, an agreement was reached that until March 21, the Russian side would not resort to blocking the Ukrainian military units on the peninsula. During this time, the Ukrainian military units in Crimea will continue to replenish their reserves.

The United States and the European Union on Sunday once again confirmed that the results of the referendum on the accession of Crimea to Russia will not be recognized. Both sides reported the impending sanctions. The European Union plans to discuss sanctions on Monday, the United States in the coming days.

The Chairman of the Central Spiritual Administration of the Muslims of Russia (Tsuchu of the Russian Federation), the Supreme Mufti Talgat Tajuddin said on Sunday that Muslims of Russia would support the decision of the inhabitants of Crimea, which will be made today at the referendum, ITAR-TASS reports. “What is happening in the Crimea and in Ukraine is wounding our hearts,” said Mufti. “If a neighbor has a fire, you need to go to the rescue, given that fire can spread to your house.

Unknown, threatening with a gun, robbed three couriers who delivered clothes, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia in Moscow.

Western countries are making the last desperate efforts aimed at preventing Crimea from the composition of Ukraine. On the day of the autonomy of the fateful referendum, Berlin for the last time urged Moscow to change his position and refuse to recognize the results of the vote. If Russia at the last moment does not change its position, then on March 17 the corresponding EU response will follow, said Foreign Minister Frank Frank-Walter Steinmeier. "We did not look for confrontation.

India suspended on Sunday the search for the Malaysia Airlines missing aircraft missing more than a week ago, as the Malaysia government is reviewing the search area, RIA Novosti reports with reference to Reuters . Malaysia police conducted searches in the houses of the commander of the missing plane and the second pilot. Until now, the military India was searching for an airplane in the area of ​​the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, as well as to the west of the Bengal Gulf.

All new assumptions about the mysteriously missing Boeing with 239 people on board appear at officials who control the process of searching for airliner. According to the new hunch, the plane could send its latest signals to the satellite from the ground. As it became known, the last signal from the missing aircraft of the Malaysia Airlines airline received only seven hours after its disappearance from the radars, Sky News reports citing official sources.

The fire of the Paralympic Games in Sochi went out for the performance of the anthem of the competition by the famous tenor Jose Carreras. The opera singer Nafset Chenib and pop singer Diana Gurtskaya, as well as a student of the Academy of Choral Art, Valery Kozlovsky, joined the master at the Fisht stadium at the Fisht stadium.

In Perm at the Starzda stadium in the match of the 21st round of the Russian football championship, the local Amkar and the Moscow Lokomotiv did not reveal the winner, playing a draw with a score of 0: 0. The game turned out to be rather boring, there were few ass shitty moments, therefore, to be objective, none of the parties played three points in this meeting. “It’s very difficult to play with“ Amkar ”in Perm - this is a power, powerful team that dangerously fulfills standard positions.