In the Nefteyugansky district of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug, the truck collided with a car, as a result of which three people were killed, including a child, another person was hospitalized. This was reported by the press service of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The accident occurred on the morning of March 17 on the 44th kilometer of the “Wage of Pyt-Yah” highway. The accident participants were the Opel Astra car and the Scania truck.

Malaysian investigators consider the version that the missing Boeing 777 of the company Malaysia Airlines, after disappearance from the radar, could fly to Afghanistan or Pakistan - in the territory controlled by the militants of the Taliban movement, writes Independent . A source close to the investigation told the publication that the permission of Pakistan and Afghanistan is necessary to verify this version - it must be obtained in the near future.

The initiative to cancel special signals for officials collected 100 thousand signatures on the website of the Russian Public Initiative. This is on the air of the Echo of Moscow radio station is reported by the coordinator of the "Society of the Blue Vederok" Peter Shkumatov. Skumatov explained that after collecting signatures, she should be considered at the federal level.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine asks foreign states not to recognize the independence of Crimea, according to the website of the foreign policy. The Ministry again announced the illegitimacy of the referendum, as a result of which in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea and Sevastopol announced an accession to Russia as subjects of the Federation.

In the city of Pushkin near Moscow, investigators find out the circumstances of the fight, in which an employee of the Investigative Committee suffered, Interfax reports with reference to the regional head of the Investigative Committee. According to the agency, as a result of the conflict that occurred in the city, an investigative department was beaten. He has uniform uniforms, and he himself received multiple bodily harm.

The president of Salvador was officially declared the former leader of the rebels, the leader of the Party of the National Liberation Front Salvador Sanchez Seren, reports the Associated Press . According to the final data of the election commission, Seren was ahead of his closest opponent, candidate from the right -winging National Republican Union (HDP), Norman Kihano only 0.22% of the vote. 50.11% of voters voted for Sanchez, 49.89% for Kihano.

The chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation Valentina Matvienko called sanctions imposed by the US authorities against a number of Russian officials, unprecedented political blackmail, Interfax reports. According to Matvienko, sanctions to senior Russian officials were not announced even during the Cold War for the performance of state functions.

The Russian gas monopolist Gazprom, on the eve of the possible imposition of sanctions against Moscow, is trying to enlist the support of Western buyers of blue fuel, offering them to mitigate the terms of contracts. About this with reference to two sources in the industry is written on Monday "Vedomosti". The fact of negotiations on the terms of contracts with Gazprom was confirmed by representatives of several European companies, but they refused detailed comments.

A referendum in the Crimea has been held, now there will be a long clarification of what will follow. It is not about when and at what speed Crimea, as it were, will be included in Russia, but about the consequences. So far, for example, it is not clear whether they will only be diplomatic or not. As for the referendum, then everything is simple and expected.

The Japanese government does not recognize the referendum in the Crimea for inclusion in Russia and calls for Moscow to refuse to join this region, Reuters reports with reference to the chief secretary of the Cabinet of Ministers Yoshihida. According to him, Tokyo will not remain in the country from sanctions that intend to apply other G7 members in relation to Russia. Earlier it became known that the UK refused to recognize the results of the referendum in the Crimea.

The United States is ready to take additional restrictive measures against Russia in the political and economic spheres, according to a press release published on the White House website . According to the document, additional measures can be taken if Russia does not fulfill its international obligations and does not show respect for the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

In the United States, a list of Russian and Ukrainian officials is published, in respect of which sanctions of the American authorities are beginning to operate on Monday.

The leader of the Ultra Party of Freedom Oleg Tyagnibok said that the Ukrainian military, deployed in the Crimea, did not intend to leave the territory of the peninsula. It is reported by Interfax . “Ukrainian troops from Crimea will not leave. This is our territory, and we will protect this territory, ”Tyagnibok told reporters.

During the flight, a fragment of the wing fell off the aircraft of the American airline Delta, reports NBC News . The incident occurred on March 16 during the flight of the Orlando Atlant flight. According to the representative of the airline, the dumped detail did not affect the safety of the flight, and the aircraft managed to land safely. On board were 179 passengers and nine crew members. None of them were injured. After landing, the plane was sent for examination.

Based on the results of processing 100% of the referendum ballots on the status of Crimea, 96.77% of voters voted for the entry of the peninsula in Russia. This was announced by the chairman of the referendum commission Mikhail Malyshev, Interfax reports. “The number of votes fired by the referendum participants in support of reunification with Russia amounted to 1 million 233 thousand 2 people, which is 96.77%,” the Malyshev agency quoted.