On April 16, 1847, Neil Filatov, the founder of the Russian school of pediatrics, an outstanding doctor and scientist, was born. Personal business Neil Fedorovich Filatov (1847-1902)-Russian pediatrician, clinician. He defended the dissertation on pediatrics in Germany.

In the northern part of the city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region, a shootout began between supporters of federalism and a group of unknown armed people. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the coordinator of the self -defense forces of the city. According to preliminary data, the battle ensued on one of the checkpoints, equipped near the compound feed factory on the road towards Izuma. Unknown people drove up to the checkpoint and opened fire on observers.

Today, April 16, the International Conference “Development of Design and Construction Technologies Technologies” was opened in Moscow: from an idea to reality. ” The conference is organized by the largest engineering company of the nuclear industry of Russia - OJSC Atomenergoproekt (Moscow).

The Deputy Mayor of Moscow on Social Development Leonid Pechatnikov jokingly commented on the media reports that a fragment from the opera Ruslan and Lyudmila was excluded from the Cultural Heritage Program of the capital allegedly due to the fact that it contained the words “Kyiv” and “Dnipro”. It is reported by Interfax .

The Soviet T-34 tanks will remain in the complex of the memorial to the dead Soviet soldiers in Berlin, said Deputy Official Representative of the Government of Germany George Straiter on Wednesday. It is reported by ITAR-TASS . “The federal government respects this special form of preserving the memory of the fallen from the Red Army during the Second World War,” Straiter said.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin signed a decree on the appointment of the atamans of the Volga military Cossack society and the Central Cossack Army. The full text of the document was posted on the Internet portal of legal information. Yuri Ivanov became the official ataman of the Volga Cossacks, and Ivan Mironov was the head of the Central Cossack army. The decree entered into force from the moment of signing on April 16.

In the center of Moscow, the soil failed over the old basement. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in the law enforcement agencies of the city. It is reported that the failure of the soil on an area of ​​almost 15 m² and occurred in a depth of 3 meters in the courtyard of house No. 16 on Filippovsky Lane. The soil fell over an abandoned basement, where coal warehouses were once located. Information about the incident was received by rescue services at 08:50.

The leadership of the self-proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic confirmed that the military personnel of the Ukrainian army sent to Slavyansk are passing to the side of pro-Russian activists, Interfax-Ukraine reports. “According to the latest data, a unit with five or six armored personnel carriers passed to our side, now we are specifying,” one of the leaders of the militias said, asking not to name his name.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the capture of two servicemen militias in the Lugansk region. This was reported by Interfax with reference to a source in the defense department. According to the publication, the military were captured in the city of Red Luche. The army broke the car, after which they turned to the nearest police department for help. Law enforcement officers, in turn, transferred the military to the supporters of federalization.

The Supreme Council of Transnistria is going to appeal to the State Duma, the Council of the Federation and the President of Russia, as well as the leader of the most unrecognized republic Evgeny Shevchuk with a request to initiate the procedure for recognizing the republic as a sovereign and independent state with the aim of its subsequent accession to Russia.

In relation to the head of the administration of the Ussuri city district of Sergei Ruditsa, a criminal case has been instituted under the article “negligence”, reports PrimaMedia . According to investigators, in 2011-2012, Ruditsa illegally approved acts on the performance of work on the manufacture of a steam turbogenerator installation under the program for modernizing the city boiler room.

Former chairman of the Luhansk Region appeal, Anatoly Vizier, who declared himself the “president of Southeast Ukraine,” became a defendant in the criminal case immediately under three articles of the Criminal Code of Ukraine, the General Prosecutor's Office of the country said, UNIAN reports. The actions of the vizier are pre -qualified under Part 3 of Art. 109 (actions aimed at a violent change or overthrow of the constitutional system or the seizure of state power), under part 1 of Art.

The armored vehicles of the landing under Russian flags surrounded the city council of Slavyansk, the Radio Liberty correspondent reports . Eyewitnesses confirm that Russian flags were hoisted on the Ukrainian armored personnel carrier, who arrived to conduct an anti -terrorist operation. According to the “ correct TV ”, earlier activists with St. George ribbons surrounded combat vehicles that drove into a neighboring Kramatorsk and blocked them.

Today, April 16, the International Conference “Development of Design and Construction Technologies Technologies” was opened in Moscow: from an idea to reality. ” The conference is organized by the largest engineering company of the nuclear industry of Russia - OJSC Atomenergoproekt (Moscow).

Finally this happened: Y. Timoshenko gathers his army. Well, it is announced that she creates the anti -Russian " resistance movement ", but this, in fact, will be her army. Moreover, these units will have the right to use weapons (she thinks so). On April 15, at a press conference, she said: " I announce the creation of a nationwide movement of Russian aggression resistance.