Sea explosion February 17, 1864 at 20:45 John Crosby, an officer of the Khausatonik ship, looked from the ship of the ship at the glass surface of the water. Armed with 12 guns of the Hausatonik screw sloop, participated in the blockade of the port of Charleston, engaged in confederates. Suddenly, in the wrong light of the moon, Crosby saw something. He later said that it reminded him of a porcupine moving on the surface of the sea. The sailor managed to raise the alarm.

The case against a citizen of Russia, detained in March in Chernigov on suspicion of espionage, was transferred to the Ukrainian court. It is reported by RIA Novosti with reference to the press service of the SBU.

In Moscow, an investigation has begun in relation to a military commissar who hid his “civilian” activity, Interfax reports with reference to the law enforcement agencies of the capital. We are talking about a legal assessment of the episode associated with the possible concealment of General Viktor Shchepilov of second place of work during the service as an inspector in one of the district military enlistment offices of Moscow.

The human rights activist and dissident Valeria Novodvorskaya died in intensive care in Moscow. This was reported, referring to sources in medical circles "Interfax" and "Lenta.ru". According to the interlocutor of the “tape”, Novodvorskaya died of infectious-toxic shock in the intensive care unit of purulent surgery of GKB No. 13. There she was delivered in serious condition on July 12. For several hours, doctors fought for her life, but could not do anything.

The North Korean Information Agency of Tsat distributed on Saturday the statement of the head of the State Defense Committee, which was headed by Kim Jong, which is again withstanded in fairly aggressive tones in relation to the nearest neighbor - South Korea. It is reported by ITAR-TASS .

The Security Service of Ukraine (SBU) announced the detention of two Ukrainians in Druzhkovka, Donetsk Region. Men are suspected that on June 24, they shot down a Mi-8 missile helicopter near Mount Karachun (the city of Slavyansk, Donetsk region). The detention occurred on July 10. According to the agency, Pavel Kartsev and Mikhail Chernysch from the Igla Manking Military University shot down the Ukrainian Mi-8 helicopter during take-off.

The European Union published a list of 11 people who are distributed by the EU sanctions.

The Foreign Minister Pavel Klimkin gave an extensive interview with Kommersant , in which he refuted the shelling of Ukrainian military residents in the east of the country, spoke about the new doctrine of Ukrainian foreign policy and promised Russian companies significant benefits from the integration of the Ukrainian economy into a pan -European one.

The President of Lithuania Dalya Gribauskaite, re -elected in May, took the oath in the Sejm (parliament of the country). According to ITAR-TASS , the head of state promised "to pay special attention to the country's defense capabilities." “Military threats near Lithuania rallied us even more. Once again I vowed to protect the integrity of the Lithuanian lands, ”she said from the stand of the Sejm.

Russian checkpoints of Donetsk, Gukovo, Novoshakhtinsk, closed due to the threat of shooting in the neighboring Ukrainian territory, resumed their work. This was announced by the official representative of the FSB of the Russian Federation for the Rostov Region Vasily Malayev, Interfax reports. As the interlocutor of the agency noted, there are practically no people on them - there are only those who want to cross the border at the Donetsk checkpoint.

The Prosecutor General’s Office of Russia applied to the French supervisory authority with a request for legal assistance in criminal cases, in which she asks to arrest the property hiding from the investigation of the former Finance Minister of the Moscow Region Alexei Kuznetsov and ex-heads of the Bank of Moscow Andrei Borodin and Dmitry Akulinin. About this on Saturday writes " Kommersant ".

The supporting points, mortar and firing positions, bases and camps of armed opponents of the Ukrainian authorities on Friday were subjected to aircraft manufactures of the Ukrainian Air Force, as a result of which, according to the Ukrainian side, up to 500 militias were killed. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the head of the group of informing the power operation Vladislav Seleznev.

The Foreign Ministry of Ukraine sent a note to the Russian foreign policy in connection with the shelling of the Marinovka checkpoint in the Donetsk region. According to the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry, the checkpoint was fired from Russian territory. “On the night of July 12, from the area of ​​the village of Kuibyshevo (Rostov Region, the Russian Federation), a mortar shelling of the Marinovka checkpoint was held,” the widespread message said.

Vitaly Khrennikov Marina Kovtun photo: b-port.com On the eve of a single voting day, which will be held on September 14, 2014, the question comes to the fore, what does the governor answer for? On the one hand, it is clear that there is a very specific, defined circle of powers and areas of responsibility of an official, and it will not be difficult for any interested person to get acquainted with him.

Five -year -old Katya Efimenko, who was in a coma after falling in the pool in a Turkish hotel, died. This was reported by the press service of the children's ombudsman Pavel Astakhov. According to the report, the girl died in the Turkish clinic on July 5. On June 18, she fell into the pool of the hotel of the Turkish resort Alanya and was under water for some time.