Hockey players of the Moscow club CSKA won the Gagarin Cup for the first time. In the fourth match of the final series of the playoffs of the Continental Hockey League (KHL), the army team defeated Avangard Omsk with a score of 3:2. CSKA became the first club in KHL history to win the regular season that same season. The game was held on April 19 in Balashikha. In the first period, Avangard hockey players Sergey Shumakov and Cody Franson scored two goals against the opponents.

The head of the Information and Digital Diplomacy Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Belarus, Anatoly Glaz, accused Russian Ambassador to the country Mikhail Babich of destroying interstate relations in a few months. This was reported on the website of the Belarusian Foreign Ministry. “For a long time, a number of external forces unsuccessfully tried to destroy the close and friendly relations between the two fraternal peoples.

A video game will not help restore a burned nototre dame, but specialists should take a closer look at her Assassin's Creed Unity gameplay screenshop A recent fire in Notre Dame de Paris unexpectedly revived the discourse on the relationship of architecture and video games. Nevertheless, the connection between the two disciplines is not as clear as it might seem at first glance.

Volodymyr Zelenskyy did not attend the debate with Petro Poroshenko at the Public Television studio. A representative of Zelensky's headquarters said that he would not take part in the debate. Poroshenko called this disrespect for Ukrainian voters and a violation of the law.

Full version with the Russian translation from the Olympic stadium and the broadcast from the Studio OS (video) Readers of Novaya Gazeta have the opportunity on the air and with a Russian translation to see the debate of the President of Ukraine Petro Poroshenko and the favorite of Sunday elections of Vladimir Zelensky at the Kiev Stadium Olympic. We thank the MediaSet and our partner in the region - independent TV "Gromadskoye". Poroshenko or Zelensky?

Unidentified persons set fire to the building of the largest Jewish educational institution in Russia "Torat Chaim" in the Ramensky district of the Moscow region. This is reported by RIA Novosti. Rabbi of the Academy Moishe Lebel noted that this happened on the eve of the main Jewish holiday of Pesach. Unidentified persons burned down a storehouse with kosher meat. There were 60 students, rabbis and guests at the yeshiva "Torat Chaim" at that time. They came to a ritual meal - Seder.

Workers of the Ford automobile plant in the Vsevolozhsk district of the Leningrad region held a concerted picket against the amount of payments offered by the employer in case of reduction due to the closure of the plant. It is reported by TASS. According to the estimates of the press service of the district administration, about 60 workers of the plant took part in the action. However, one of the organizers of the event, chairman of the trade union Mikhail Sergeev, announced 120 picketers.

The Chertanovsky District Court of Moscow sentenced the former general directors of the Berdyash’s non -fiber company Dmitry Suprun and Ekaterina Krasnikhina, as well as economist Elena Dorozhevich in the waste case (Article 160 of the Criminal Code). The defendants did not admit guilt. Ekaterina Krasnikina. Photo: Vlad Dokshin / "New Gazeta" Suprun received four years in prison, Krasnikhina - six years, Dorozhevich - 6.5 years. Elena Dorozhevich.

The debates of Ukrainian presidential candidates Volodymyr Zelensky and Petro Poroshenko ended at the Olimpiysky stadium in Kyiv. According to police estimates, the debate was attended by about 22,000 spectators (the stadium itself is designed for 70,000 seats). The candidates discussed domestic and foreign policy, corruption, relations with oligarchs and the situation in Donbas.

Estonia President met in Moscow with Vladimir Putin for the first time in ten years Photo: RIA Novosti On Thursday, Estonia President Keresti Kaliulaid arrived in Moscow for two days. She participated in the opening ceremony of the updated building of the embassy, ​​laid flowers to the monument to the victims of repression and met with Vladimir Putin.

The Court of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug on March 27 recognized as illegal searches from the Surgut followers of the Jehovah's Witnesses (extremist organization prohibited in Russia) Evgeny Kayryak and Vyacheslav Boronos. This was reported on the website of the religious association in Russia. In his complaint, Kairyak said that the operatives did not have legal grounds for a search.

Ex-Minister of Culture called the leader of the Leningrad group for a frank conversation on May 13 Sergey Shnurov. Photo: RIA Novosti The leader of the Leningrad group Sergey Shnurov is a master of sports in an interview. On May 13, he will meet with an unexpected interlocutor. Mikhail Shvydka, a former Minister of Culture and a famous TV presenter, and now the artistic director of the Moscow Musical Theater, invited Shnurov to a frank conversation.

US presidential candidate Joe Biden fell into a scandal because of his son employed in the Ukrainian gas company Joe Biden. Photo: RIA Novosti Former US Vice President 76-year-old Joseph Robinet Biden for a long time takes first place among two dozen democrats, who have already advanced in the presidency or on the way to this step. On the heels of Biden, whom everyone’s name is just Joe, the 77-year-old democratic socialist Bernard Sanders, whom everyone’s name is just Bernie, advance.

The Basmanny District Court of Moscow placed under house arrest until June 18 the former owner of the Yugra bank, Alexei Khotin, who was detained in the case of embezzlement, the press secretary of the court, Yunona Tsareva, told Novaya Gazeta. Khotin and 18 other persons were suspected of violating Part 4 of Art. 160 of the Criminal Code (appropriation and embezzlement). According to investigators, the suspects stole 7.5 billion rubles from Yugra Bank.

In the Trans-Baikal Territory, a state of emergency was introduced due to natural fires, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the press service of the Russian Emergencies Ministry. A storm warning has also been issued for the region. According to the latest information, 37 houses burned down in the village of Ust-Imalka, Onon District, nine were saved. There are no victims or injured among the population.