The Ministry of Defense saved a program of weapons from sequestra, its main expense item. And the expenses of the department for other articles this year will be reduced by only 5%, and not by 10% , like the rest, said Tatyana Shevtsova Deputy Minister of Defense. Shevtsova spoke about the modest sequestra of the expenses of the Ministry of Defense in comparison with other departments in an interview with the Russian News Service .

On Saturday evening in St. Petersburg, a man fell from the roof of the Roman Catholic Church of St. Catherine on Nevsky Prospekt, the Fontanka portal reports. As a result of the incident, the man was injured and was hospitalized in serious condition. To date, nothing is known about his condition. According to preliminary information, law enforcement officers associate what happened to the man's fall to make a selfie.

Participants in the meeting of the Syrian opposition, clergy and armed groups in the Center for Reconciliation in Khmeimim called for the creation of an initiative group to develop the project of the new Constitution of Syria, RIA Novosti reports. At the meeting, it was proposed to begin to develop a draft basic law, then to offer it for a popular discussion.

The United States is concerned about the court decision in Turkey to appoint external managers in the opposition newspaper Zaman and believe that this contradicts the principle of freedom of print, the representative of the US State Department John Kirby said, answering the question of attempts by the Turkish authorities to put pressure on the "uncomfortable" media.

The defender of the London Chelsea Branislav Ivanovich defended the former head coach of the "aristocrats" Jose Mourinho, who was resigned in December after the unsuccessful start of the season. “Jose has not changed. He was preparing for the matches, as before. His attitude towards us was also the same. He has not changed at all,” the Goal ’s words quotes “the whole thing in the players in football. The coaches do not go out on the field. This is the game 11 to 11.

Ilya Pervakov, the head of the Komi Tariffs Service, lost his position, detained on suspicion of receiving 5.8 million rubles a bribe from the former deputy head of the government Konstantin Romonadov. The official was detained and wrote a statement of dismissal of his own free will, the press service of the regional administration said.

Moody's rating agency put a sovereign credit rating of Russia, which is at the “bin” level of “BA1” , to revise with the possibility of lowering, TASS reports with reference to the agency’s message. The revision of the credit rating of the Russian Federation Moody's plans to complete in two months.

The seven -time world fencing champion Sophia Great before the holiday on March 8 in the video posted on the official website of the Russian Olympic Committee, spoke about the most popular sport in our country, focusing on the features of equipment and technologies that are used during training and competitions. The Great is considered one of the main applicants for victory in Rio de Janeiro. There are many awards in her collection, but the main medal - Olympic gold - is not in her track record.

The United States announced the start of the operation to liberate Mosul - the Center for concentrating the militants of the Islamic State (IG, the group is prohibited in Russia) in Iraq. At the first stage, the main goal will be to block the routes of the terrorists between Mosul and Rakka - the Syrian "capital" IG. The start of the operation was announced by the special representative of the US president for the international coalition to combat the Islamic State Brett McGgerk.

Finance Minister Anton Siluanov commented on the Russian rating premises on the list of Moody's Agency Reviews . The decision on a possible reduction will be made within two months, it reflects the need to adapt the budget to oil, said the head of the department. Siluanov promised that the Ministry of Finance would be in contact with the experts of the agency. "The assessment of the Moody's agency shows the need to adapt the budget system to the new reality in the raw material market.

The Meshchansky court of Moscow arrested the head of the Kazan station Sergey Donetsk, suspected of receiving a bribe from one of the tenants, TASS reports. According to the agency, Donetsk will be in custody until May 2. According to investigators, the head of the Kazan station received several tens of thousands of rubles from one of the tenants of retail space in the station every month. In return, allowing him to use additional areas.

Four -time Olympic champion Alexander Tikhonov expressed the opinion that in the current low results of the Russian national team, the past leadership of the Russian Biathlon Union (SBR) is to blame. - Alexander Tikhonov accused Prokhorov of the collapse of the domestic biathlon “First of all, I would not want to make sharp statements. After all, the championship has just begun .

The French biathlete Marten Fourcade won the gold medal in the sprint race at the World Cup, which takes place in the Norwegian Holmen Colleen. The leader of the World Cup overcame a 10-kilometer distance without errors on firing borders in 25 minutes 35.4 seconds. Silver went to the Norwegian Ule Ainar Bierndalen (+26.9), who also closed all the targets. The bronze award of the Ukrainian Sergei Semenov (+27.6), who shot flawlessly.

The head coach of the Madrid Real Madrid Zinedin Zidan noted that it is very difficult for him to work in this post. At the same time, a French specialist firmly intends to achieve success with the most titled club in Europe. “Of course, this work is a little old, but I am very pleased with what I am doing. Stress is not so big. When they provide such an opportunity, you know what awaits you. The main thing is to be confident.

President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev went into the country's first McDonald's fast food restaurant, which should open a few days later. The press service of the head of state reported an unusual visit. The report said that the president "got acquainted with the work of the first McDonald's corporation in Kazakhstan and talked with the labor collective", and also gives several facts that are characteristic of publications of an advertising nature.