In Bryansk, because of the flood, it was decided to introduce an emergency regime, Interfax reports today , citing Alexander Kobzev, head of the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Almost 500 household plots were flooded in the city, the water level in the two large rivers Desna and Bolva is rising. “As of 10 am on April 19, the water level in the Desna River in Bryansk rose to 450 cm, in the Bolva River - up to 620 cm.

reports today, Negotiations between Kosovo and Serbia ended with the signing of an agreement on the settlement of relations, Gazeta.ru citing Reuters. “Finally, white smoke! Habemus pactum! Happy :)))),” wrote Vlora Citaku, Minister for EU Integration to Kosovo, in her microblog. The fact of the conclusion of the agreement was confirmed by the representative of the European Union for foreign affairs and security policy Catherine Ashton. “These negotiations have been completed.

Rallies have been agreed in more than 20 cities of Russia, and pickets are being prepared where the authorities do not allow it. So in St. Petersburg, where it was not possible to agree on the holding of a rally, a chain of single pickets along Nevsky is planned. The same plans in Kemerovo. The organizers of the actions are patients, medical workers, members of the interregional trade union of health workers "Action". They say: “The diagnosis is obvious!

The Left Front movement, which was suspended today for three months by the Moscow prosecutor's office, will temporarily change its name to the New Left Front. This was reported on April 19 on Twitter by movement coordinator Sergei Udaltsov. The movement will bear this name until July 19, 2013 - it was until that day that the Moscow prosecutor's office suspended the activities of the Left Front.

Cypriot banks burst, Russians count losses Many experts agree that Russians own about 40% of all savings placed in Cypriot banks. In total, this may amount to about 30 billion euros taken to the island of Aphrodite from Russia. As a result, the one-time losses of Russians from "bad" Cypriot assets will amount to about 4 billion euros. And in the long run - ten times more The financial collapse of Cyprus echoed around the world. But perhaps the loudest of all this echo thundered in Russia.

The Moscow prosecutor's office agreed to initiate a criminal case against the former State Duma deputy, and now vice-president of the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs Viktor Pleskachevsky under two articles of the Russian Criminal Code. told Interfax today.

Why bring the suspects to a heart attack and pull out for interrogation from intensive care Here are two criminal cases, in no way connected by either a plot or defendants. They are united only by the names of investigators and heart attacks that happened alternately with the accused and their lawyer.

According to Novaya Gazeta sources, there is no connection between the Tsarnaev brothers and the Caucasian underground operating on Russian territory. This is information from the Russian special services, that is, they are well aware of this. Nevertheless, Vladimir Putin invited Barack Obama to "coordinate efforts in the fight against terrorism," as well as help in investigating the attack.

told Interfax today. The founder of the social network "Vkontakte" Pavel Durov and vice-president Ilya Perekopsky did not appear before the investigator, Sergey Kapitonov, official representative of the TFR in St. Petersburg, The interlocutor of the agency specified that the leadership of the social network was re-invited to the investigator on April 22.

Residents of the Kuban village of Staronizhesteblievskaya sent a collective statement to the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation. They report that a local agricultural firm has seized their land. At the same time, as noted in the document, the local police support the agricultural company. Novaya Gazeta has filmed a report on this subject and is following developments.

The Moscow prosecutor's office suspended the activities of the Left Front social movement for violations of the law, according to the agency's website. “From today, the activities of the public association “Left Front” have been suspended for three months until July 19, 2013,” the message says .

Preliminary hearings on the case of Alexander Lebedev and Sergei Polonsky have begun in the Ostankinsky District Court. All sides of the process arrived. Lawyer Alexander Dobrovinsky represents the prosecution, the interests of Sergei Polonsky. The accused - Alexander Lebedev arrived with his lawyer Henry Reznik. The hearing began with the replacement of the judge. Instead of Judge Kostyuchenko, who considered this case from the beginning, powers were transferred to Judge Bakhvalov.

State Duma deputies did not support the amendment prohibiting the children of high-ranking officials from receiving education abroad, Gazeta.Ru reports with reference to RIA Novosti. According to the authors of the amendment, which was proposed to be introduced to the bill banning officials from having accounts abroad, the ban on teaching children abroad allowed officials to better know what is happening in the domestic education system and make the right decisions in this area.

09:30 According to doctors, Tsarnaev is in critical condition: he was wounded in the leg and neck. Meanwhile, the details of the discovery of the alleged terrorist in Watertown have emerged: he was found thanks to a local resident who noticed traces of blood on his boat in the yard and called the police. Presumably, Tsarnaev hid there for a day. 06:00 Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was sent to the hospital under heavy guard - he was wounded.

“On Thursday evening, Reuters circulated an erroneous report claiming that George Soros had died. I assure you that it is not. George Soros is alive and well,” his assistant Michael Vachon told Novaya Gazeta.