At least 14 militants were killed by the government forces of Pakistan on the Afghan-Pakistani border, AP reports, citing a source in the armed forces. According to the interlocutor of the agency, on May 31, a group of militants penetrated the country's territory and attacked the army checkpoint. During the attack, one soldier was killed, two were injured. The militants lost 14 people killed. Pakistani helicopters took part in a clash. The shootout continues.

Russian traveler Fedor Konyukhov safely reached the east coast of Australia, completing his Pacific journey by fun. It is reported by ITAR-TASS . Konukhov, from the Chilean port of Conkon to the Australian town of Mululab in Queensland, overcame in 160 days, which is a very good indicator for such travels. Throughout all 17 thousand kilometers of the route, the traveler did not go to the ports and did not request outside help.

In Kiev, Euromaidan activists set fire to tires on a barricade at the city administration building in Khreshchatyk in protest against the city hall’s intentions to remove protesters from the center of the tent, Interfax reports. “We are standing here in order to have an influence on power, but for this it is necessary to have contact,” said the member of the Public Council of the Maidan, who wished to remain an unknown.

The head of Chechnya, Ramzan Kadyrov, said that 14 volunteers from the Chechen Republic take part in hostilities in the southeast of Ukraine. Kadyrov made the corresponding statement on the broadcast of the Vesti on Saturday . “There, according to our estimates, only 14 Chechens. And what will happen if you send a battalion there? I advise the Ukrainian fascist authorities not to say that we are terrorists, extremists. Chechens have never been terrorists and extremists! ” - said Kadyrov.

In Istanbul, the police used tear gas and vodtetes to disperse demonstrators, reports Agence France-Presse . Several thousand people went to an unauthorized rally on the occasion of the anniversary of mass protests in 2013, despite the official ban on mass events on Istanbulskaya Square Taxim. A similar action takes place in Ankara, the capital of Turkey. There are no official data on victims and victims.

Secretary of the Security Council of Abkhazia Nugzar Ashuba called the decision of the People’s Assembly of Abkhazia to be illegal to remove President Alexander Ankvab from the authorities, ITAR-TASS reports. Ashuba recalled that the Constitution of Abkhazia admits the removal of the head of state in case of violation of the oath or legislation, and even in this case the conclusion of the Supreme Court is necessary.

The first criminal cases regarding the riots in the center of Kiev in February 2014 were sent to the court, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the acting Prosecutor General of Ukraine Oleg Makhnitsky. In the near future, two criminal proceedings on mass killings of people in Kyiv during the February events will also be sent to the court. According to Oleg Makhnitsky, most of the suspects of this crime are wanted.

The police did not find a weapon in the cars of the wedding procession detained in Moscow, Interfax reports with reference to the press service of the capital's Main Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia. Around 19:00 on Saturday, May 31, eyewitnesses turned to the police, which reported that sounds similar to shots are heard from the side of the wedding motorcade moving along Lobnenskaya Street.

The President of Abkhazia, Alexander Ankvab, called a rude violation of the Constitution the decision of the parliament on its early removal from the authorities and the appointment of the acting Head of State, reports Interfax . As Ankvab told the news agency, “the fact that the decision of the Abkhazia Parliament on the appointment of the acting The President of the Republic grossly violates the Constitution of the Republic of Abkhazia, is not in doubt.

As a result of a collision of a passenger car with a regular bus in the Oryol region, four people were killed, ITAR-TASS reports with reference to the regional traffic police department. According to the agency, the accident occurred in the evening of May 31 on a local highway of Orel-Banmanskoye in the Znamensky district of the Oryol region. The driver of the VAZ-21099 car allowed a trip to the oncoming lane and a collision with a PAZ bus bus.

The US authorities have doubled the amount of military assistance to Ukraine in just a few months, writes ZN.UA , citing the American Ambassador to Ukraine Geoffrey Pyatt. “Over the past three months, we have doubled the size of the US military aid budget to Ukraine. Particular emphasis is placed on increasing the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian border guards and their ability to protect the borders of their country,” the diplomat said in an interview with the publication.

President Vladimir Putin dismissed the next governors. On Friday, the head of Bashkiria and the Nizhny Novgorod region lost their posts, on Saturday - the head of the Primorsky Territory - all three of their own free will, now they will participate in the elections that will take place after 3.5 months, on a single voting day on September 14. The fact that President of Bashkiria Rustem Khamitov was about to resign for a long time.

Since mid -March, Russian defense enterprises have ceased to receive nodes and components for weapons and military equipment ordered in Ukraine, the Russian News Service radio station, citing the deputy minister of Russian defense, Yuri Borisov. According to the interlocutor of the radio station, a regulatory document was issued in Ukraine prohibiting the supply of components for the Russian defense industry.

The Russian boxer Yevgeny Gradovich won a fight against Belgian Alexander Miskirtchyan and defended the title of World Cup in the Version of the International Boxing Federation (IBF) in the weight category up to 57.15 kilograms, ITAR-TASS reports. The battle took place in the Chinese Macau and continued 12 rounds. The judges unanimously awarded Gradovich’s victory on points. Gradovich defended the title for the third time.

In the villages of the Surkhahi and Ali-Yurt, the Nazran district, as well as in most of the Sunzhensky district of Ingushetia, a regime of a counter-terrorism operation was introduced. It is reported by ITAR-TASS with reference to the FSB in the Republic of Ingushetia. They noted that this measure was adopted in order to prevent terrorist acts and ensure the safety of citizens in the region.