The plane with Novaya Gazeta journalist Ali Feruz on board flew to Germany. He is accompanied by a lawyer, a Red Cross employee who provided Ali with travel documents, and a friend, Pavel Gafarov, according to the Independent Trade Union of Journalists. On February 9, the Basmanny Court of Moscow recommended that the bailiffs allow Feruz to leave Russia. Earlier, the journalist was found guilty of violating migration laws and decided to deport him to Uzbekistan.

The leader of the Yabloko party, Emilia Slabunova, filed a complaint with the Central Election Commission (CEC) demanding that they turn to Channel One to provide presidential candidate Grigory Yavlinsky and his colleagues with the same amount of airtime as was allocated to show Oliver Stone's film about Vladimir Putin. Also, as an alternative, Slabunova suggested that the CEC re-evaluate the show, recognize it as illegal and bring those responsible to justice.

According to preliminary data, as a result of an airstrike inflicted by a coalition on government forces in Syria, five Russians were killed, said Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova. However, she noted that we are not talking about military personnel. “According to preliminary data, as a result of the armed clash, the causes of which are now being investigated, we can talk about the death of five people, presumably Russian citizens.

More than ten embassies in Moscow received letters with the powder. Including the embassies of France, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Poland. According to Interfax, citing sources, it turned out to be insect poison. The powder found in the envelopes contains fipronil, a pesticide used in agriculture and veterinary medicine. According to the interlocutor of the agency, all the envelopes sent to the embassies were signed by one sender.

Photo: CNN Refutation from Zakharova A week after the tragic battle on the eastern shore of the Euphrates in Syria in the province of Deir Ez-Zor, where under the shelling of the anti-terrorist coalition led by the United States, a large detachment of pro-government forces with the participation of the Russian military, a representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, announced an official position.

The Moscow authorities have agreed on a request to hold a march in memory of politician Boris Nemtsov on February 25, Ilya Yashin said. “The organizing committee of the March Nemtsov agreed with the mayor's office the route of the event on February 25. The procession will start on Strastnoy and will pass along the boulevards to Sakharov Avenue. Gathering of participants from 13:00. Be sure to come!” he wrote on Twitter. Up to 30,000 people are expected to take part in the action.

Dozens of Russians who served in a private military company and were injured in a US airstrike in Syria are being treated in Defense Department hospitals, Bloomberg reports . According to agency sources, the wounded were taken to hospitals in Moscow and St. Petersburg. Some died already in hospitals from their wounds. The Russian authorities insist that they do not have reliable data on the possible death of Russian mercenaries in Syria.

The Rostec State Corporation sold the current head of the Kalashnikov concern, Alexei Krivoruchko, and his company Transkomplektholding, 26% minus 1 share of the concern for more than 1.5 billion rubles, TASS reports . The share of private investors in Kalashnikov is now 75% minus 1 share. The blocking stake remains with Rostec. The increase in the private stake in Kalashnikov is directly related to the sanctions, , told RBC Andrey Frolov, editor-in-chief of Arms Export magazine .

The British Foreign Office has officially held Russian authorities responsible for a massive cyber attack using the NotPetya ransomware virus that infected hundreds of thousands of computers around the world in June 2017. This is reported by the BBC Russian Service . “The UK Government concludes that the Russian authorities, namely the Russian army, are responsible for the devastating NotPetya cyber attack in June 2017,” said British Deputy Foreign Secretary Tariq Ahmad.

The Arkhangelsk Regional Court overturned the decision to fine Mikhail Listov for publishing on VKontakte a photograph from the 1945 Victory Day parade from a history textbook, according to the portal 29.ru on Thursday, February 15 Thus, the court agreed with the arguments of Listov's defense that the photograph of Soviet soldiers at the 1945 Victory Parade with German banners is not propaganda of Nazism. Earlier, the Isakogorsky District Court fined Listov 1,000 rubles.

Today the news came about the death after a serious and long illness of Alexander Shatalov, a famous journalist, literary and art critic. For many years he was the constant author of The New Times Sasha Shatalov, the last selfie, December 20, 2017 He became widely known thanks to television. In the 1990s, when the TV was still a means of information, Sasha Shatalov led on different channels programs dedicated to books and writers.

Rostec State Corporation sold the current head of the Kalashnikov concern, Alexei Krivoruchko, and his company Transkomplektholding, 26% minus 1 share of the concern for more than 1.5 billion rubles. The share of private investors in Kalashnikov is now 75% minus 1 share. The blocking stake remains with Rostec. This was reported in the concern.

A shooting at a high school in Parkland, Florida killed 17 people and injured 14, according to CNN . According to Broward County Sheriff Scott Israel, 12 people were killed at the school, two died near the school, one person died on the road near the school, and two more died in the hospital. 19-year-old Nicholas Cruz, who has already been detained, is suspected of the massacre. Previously, he studied at this school, but he was expelled due to a violation of discipline.

The Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation may limit its employees in the operation of modern cellular communications, Kommersant reports on Thursday, February 15 . Instead of smartphones, the military will be asked to use simple push-button phones that do not track geolocation and do not have the function of taking photos and videos. These are the simplest push-button devices costing from 688 (for an Alcatel One Touch 1020D handset) to 2,313 rubles.

During the tour of Ksenia Sobchak on the Black Earth, supporters for applause invited her to become a governor Photo: sobchakprotivvvseh.ru Today, Ksenia Sobchak is visiting Orel, and yesterday inspected Kursk. Supporters, opponents and just curious chicken came to see her.