Prosecutor General of Ukraine Viktor Shokin sent a request to the Verkhovna Rada for consent to the detention and arrest of Anton Chernushenko, chairman of the Kiev Court of Appeal, according to the website of the Prosecutor General's Office. The Prosecutor General also appealed to the High Qualifications Commission of Judges of Ukraine with a demand to remove Chernushenko from office.

Teachers of the Sevastopol State University, who are threatened with mass dismissals, blame the rector from Moscow Valery Koshkin in their troubles Teachers of the Sevastopol State University, who are threatened with mass dismissals, blame the rector from Moscow Valery Koshkin in their troubles Scandals associated with the fusion of many research institutions, institutions and universities of the peninsula into centralized educational institutions, it would seem, were subsided in winter.

The interim president of the Russian Football Union, Nikita Simonyan, suggested that businessman Alisher Usmanov could forgive the RFU a debt of 300 million rubles, TASS reports . “Alisher Burkhanovich is such a kind person that he can forgive a debt. But so far there is no answer to the question, ”Simonyan said following the meeting of the executive committee of the union.

Protests of citizens dissatisfied with the increase in electricity tariffs are taking place in five cities of Armenia, reports Armenia Today. According to the agency, protests are not only in the Armenian capital Yerevan, but also in the cities of Abovyan, Ashtarak, Vanadzor and Gyumri. The agency also reports on planned actions in front of the Armenian embassies in some foreign countries. Armenia Today estimates the number of participants in the Yerevan protest at several thousand people.

Russia announced the influx of vacationers on the peninsula, but for some reason, ferries go to the Kerch crossing half empty Russia announced the influx of vacationers on the peninsula, but for some reason, ferries go to the Kerch crossing half empty Photo by the author This year, about a million vacationers have already visited Crimea, said the Crimean Minister of Resorts and Tourism Sergey Strelbitsky.

The Moscow City Electoral Committee is going to refuse to register the initiative group of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation to hold a referendum on the transfer of the monument to Felix Dzerzhinsky to Lubyanka, told Interfax. official representative of the department Dmitry Reut The interlocutor of the agency explained that the referendum can be registered only if all voting questions are recognized as legal. The decision will be announced tomorrow, June 25.

Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a possible increase in gas prices for Ukraine, according to the Kremlin website. “We cannot provide such a discount (to Ukraine - approx.), in the same amount as it was before,” Putin said at a meeting with members of the government. He added that the price for Ukraine should not exceed that for neighboring countries.

The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe refused to return the right to vote to Russia, reports . RBC 128 people voted "for" the resolution, prepared by the head of the commission, Stefan Schennach, 11 - "against". Schennach opposed the complete abolition of Russia's powers, he believes that in this way Europe will lose the ability to control the situation around Ukraine.

The Kostroma court ordered the volunteer of the headquarters of the Democratic Coalition Maxim Tokar to pay a fine of 20,000 rubles for a single picket in the city center, reports . 7x7 Andrey Pivovarov, a representative of the coalition headquarters and a member of the RPR-Parnas, said that Andrey Davydov, Tokar’s lawyer, “broke the evidence of the prosecution in court,” and also pointed out procedural violations.

Thursday, June 25, was declared in Omsk a day of mourning for those who died in a major accident on the Omsk-Syropyatskaya highway. According to the portal of the government of the region "Omsk province", the Governor Viktor Nazarov made a corresponding statement. “There have never been serious accidents on this highway,” said the head of the region, Viktor Nazarov, “It is possible that the bus driver who drove into the oncoming lane became ill.

The Islamic State has announced that fighters from the Caucasus Emirate terrorist group have pledged allegiance to self-proclaimed IS caliph Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi, according to the Institute website for the Study of War . The Institute for the Study of War, ISW. The “accession” was announced by Abu Mohammad al-Adnani, who serves as the speaker of the Islamic State. An audio recording of his speech was published on the Internet the day before.

The State Commission for the Regulation of Public Services (PSRC) of Armenia is not considering the possibility of canceling the increase in electricity tariffs from August 1, 2015, despite mass protests, Interfax reports .

The lawyer Sergei Anufriev, who was kidnapped this afternoon, got in touch with his colleagues, reports . the Moskva agency "Everything is fine with me. So far, I can’t say more,” Anufriev said. As Interfax reported , Anufriev was abducted this afternoon near house 18 on Shmitovsky proezd. Unknown people put the lawyer in a car and fled. The Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for Moscow announced an "interception" plan in the city.

In the Omsk region, 15 people died as a result of a major accident on the Omsk-Syropyatskoye highway, reports . the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs As reported to Interfax by the police, 11 more people were injured and were hospitalized. The accident involving a KamAZ truck and a bus occurred on the 26th kilometer of the highway near the village of Bogoslovka at about 17:40 local time.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has extended the food embargo for one year, RBC reports. “Today, in accordance with the letter of the Prime Minister, I signed a decree on the extension of special economic measures,” the President said at a meeting with government members. The day before, the European Union extended sanctions against Russia until January 31, 2016. According to the representative of the EU Foreign Service Maja Kosyancic, this decision was made to implement the Minsk agreements.