Self -defense forces of Slavyansk reported that they shot down a Ukrainian military helicopter, Interfax reports with reference to the representative of the city self -defense headquarters. According to him, there is no data about the pilot yet. Earlier, Donbass self -defense forces reported that the military units of Ukraine began the storm of Slavyansk by terrestrial units, as well as from the air with the support of aviation. There is no information about the dead and victims yet.

In Egypt, two explosions thundered with an interval of an hour, reports Reuters . As a result of the first attack at the checkpoint in South Sinai, a suicide bomb was directly killed by a bomb. About an hour later, another explosion took place, this time in the capital of Egypt - Cairo, in the Heliopolis area. As a result of the second attack, a policeman died, another was wounded. Other details of the incident have not yet been reported.

Moscow requires explanations from the United States about the four -hour interrogation of the pilot Konstantin Yaroshenko in Kartsere, which was previously reported . The corresponding statement was made by the authorized Foreign Ministry of the Russian Federation on human rights, democracy and the rule of law Konstantin Dolgov, ITAR-TASS reports.

NATO will share with the Ukrainian authorities the responsibility for the power operation in the east of the country, reports the words of the Permanent Representative of the Russian Federation at NATO Alexander Grushko Interfax . “Standing on the path of confrontation with Russia, rattling weapons in the Baltic states, continuing to support the self -proclaimed authorities in Kyiv, NATO fully shares responsibility for their criminal acts,” Grusko said on Friday by phone from Brussels.

In Afghanistan, 350 people died as a result of the landslide gathering, Agence France-Presse reports with reference to the UN Mission in Afghanistan. The landslide went to the village of Sobo Barik in the afternoon of May 2. Participants in the search and rescue operation managed to find seven survivors. More than two thousand people are missing. As the search and rescue operation continues, the number of dead can increase significantly, representatives of the local police warn.

The cause of the death of a journalist, TV presenter and fashion model Picic Geldof, a well -known journalist in the UK, is most likely to use drugs, BBC reports with reference to a toxicological examination data. Geldof died on April 7 in her own house in the city of Rouge in the southeast of England-she was 25 years old. The police explained that the recent use of heroin and the (in the body) level of this substance, most likely, was related to its death.

Ilya Karpyuk Rosoboronexport on DSA-2014 Photo: ROE.RU The volume of export orders for Russian military equipment in 2013 amounted to more than $ 49 billion. This was announced on April 25, President Vladimir Putin. According to the head of state, Russian military products are supplied to 65 states, and the contracts on military-technical cooperation are concluded with 89 countries.

Vice Marshal Choi Ren He, who is considered the second person in the DPRK after the leader of the country, Kim Jong-un, was removed from the post of head of the political department of the army, AFP reports with reference to local media. The army political department will now be headed by the party functionary Vice-Marshal Hwan Ben C. Choi Ren Hae became the second man in the country after the execution of Uncle Kim Jong -un Chan Song Thek in December last year.

The United Nations Secretary General Pan Hi Moon ceased direct communication with Syria President Bashar al -Assad in connection with the latter failure of his obligations. It is reported by Al Arabiya . The UN Secretary General said that he had repeatedly talked with the Syrian leader since the beginning of the civil war in this country and, according to him, the president constantly violated his promises.

In the 55th year of his life, after a long illness, Russian theater director Vladimir Ageev died. This was reported by the Echo of Moscow radio station. Death occurred on the night of Friday on May’s second, 2014. Earlier, Ageev was diagnosed with leukemia. The time and place of the funeral of the director will be indicated subsequently. Vladimir Ageev in 1995 organized Epigon-Theater. Subsequently, his production was successfully shown in Penza, Yekaterinburg and Novosibirsk.

A naval message is open between Anapa and the Crimean city of Kerch, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Unified Transport Directorate. On this route, high -speed catamarans will operate four flights per day (two working flights), and twice as many flights along the route “Port of the Caucasus - Port Kerch”. It is assumed that this will transport more than 3.5 thousand passengers per day.

The State Council of Ukraine did not forbid Russian air carriers to operate flights to Donetsk and Kharkov, reports 5 Channel . Representatives of the service told the television channel that information about the ban on Russian airlines to fly to Kharkov and Donetsk is not true, but there really is a restriction on a specific route between Donetsk and Russia.

The volume of export orders for Russian military equipment in 2013 amounted to more than $ 49 billion. This was announced on April 25, President Vladimir Putin. According to the head of state, Russian military products are supplied to 65 states, and the contracts on military-technical cooperation are concluded with 89 countries. Vladimir Putin emphasized that Russia is one of the world leaders in the field of weapons exports - only a little back on its main competitor, the United States.

The Russian delegation at the UN Security Council appealed to the participants in the emergency meeting to accept the application with the request to put an end to violence in Ukraine, RIA Novosti reports. The emergency meeting of the UN Security Council was convened in connection with the special operation of the Ukrainian authorities in the southeast of the country.

The Ministry of Defense of Ukraine announced the death of two military personnel as a result of a special operation in Slavyansk. Self -defense forces of the city, in turn, declare the loss of one fighter. It is reported by ITAR-TASS . The press service of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine also confirmed the fact of damage to the third helicopter of the Ukrainian Air Force, however, it announced the absence of victims in this incident.