Igor Svinarenko On a swing Polit.ru publishes the continuation of the column of the writer Igor Svinarenko, who was born in Mariupol and until 17 years old lived in Makeevka. This is a series of stories from archives and memories - about childhood, about the Donbass and about the people who lived there before the war. Read the first part here .

The chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Alexei Pushkov sympathized with American Senator John McCain, since the United States has not yet decided to supply weapons to Ukraine. “McCain’s heart is“ tearing ”. Then from the fact that the United States is not bombing Damascus, then from the fact that they do not give weapons to Kyiv. What heart will withstand this?

Russia advocates strengthening the provision of the UN Declaration of 1970 with an emphasis on the inadmissibility of the anti -constitutional change in power. This was stated by the head of the Russian Foreign Ministry Sergei Lavrov, speaking at the UN Security Council, Interfax reports. According to him, Russia opens against the realization of interests by changing regimes.

The representative of the Ministry of Defense of the self -proclaimed Donetsk People’s Republic, Eduard Basurin, said that as of February 23, the militias took more than 30 units of heavy weapons from the demarcation line, TASS reports.

Russian President Vladimir Putin, in an interview with VGTRK, rejected applications for the involvement of the assistant to the President of the Russian Federation Vladislav Surkov to shoot demonstrators on the Maidan. According to Putin, reports of Surkov’s involvement in these events are “complete nonsense”. The Russian leader urged to carefully use the information provided by the special services.

Robert Fitzo believes that such measures will help to support the Minsk agreements, RTV reports. The prime minister explained that "the current truce achieved in the east of Ukraine must be supported by gradually mitigating some sanctions against Russia." Fit is sure that the sanctions interfere with the general political dialogue, because due to the ban, Russian politicians cannot visit the European Union and America.

The examination showed that the athlete died of acute heart failure, the Minister of Physical Culture, Sports and Youth Policy of Udmurtia Igor Krasnov told Interfax . The Minister did not exclude that after all laboratory tests, new clarifying data may appear. The body of the biathlete will be taken to their homeland, to the city of Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan). Krasnov said that the girl’s parents planned to hold a funeral on February 24, the body of the deceased had already been sent home.

According to a source in the department, during the study of Polish cheese and raw-like products, violations of regulatory requirements were discovered, RIA Novosti notes. So, after the examination of the cheese-like product “Funny Cow” (the production of the Polish company Ostrowia SP.

The number of victims of the terrorist attack in the center of Kharkov during the memorable march grew to three. According to Interfax with reference to the press service of the Kharkov City Council, a 15-year-old boy died in the hospital. “He died today, despite all the efforts of the doctors,” the press service of the City Council said.

The first figurine went into the hands of Jay Kei Simmons for the “Best Supporting Male Role” in the film “Obsession”, according to the Twitter film award page. Today in Los Angeles the 87th Oscar Award ceremony is being held. In 2015, the favorites are the films "Berdman" Alejandro Gonzalez injarita and the "Grand Budapest Hotel" "" Wes Anderson with nine nominations. In the category “Best Foreign Language”, the sensational “Leviathan” Andrei Zvyagintsev is presented.

In Paris, unknown people defiled a memorial in memory of journalists who died during the attack of terrorists on the satirical weekly Charlie Hebdo. It is reported by The Telegraph . The impromptu memorial with flowers and photographs was installed in the center of Paris on the Republic Square. According to the leader of the group created in memory of the victims of the attacks, the monument was attacked for the fourth time in two weeks. The police have begun the investigation of the incident.

On the channel of the YouTube Lena Podlugnaya service user, a video of today's terrorist attack in Kharkov appeared. These personnel are made by an eyewitness near the place where the explosive device worked, Lenta.ru reports. Currently, an anti -terrorist operation is being performed in Kharkov. The Security Service of Ukraine has already detained suspects in the explosion, the individuals of the two dead were also identified .

Russia will send another party to humanitarian aid to the Donbass. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the Ministry of Emergencies of the Russian Federation. “On February 24, a car column with humanitarian aid for residents of Donetsk and Lugansk regions is sent from the Noginsk rescue center of the Russian Emergencies Ministry to the Rostov Region,” the agency said in a statement. Most of the cargo is food, medicines, essential items and other necessary drugs.

The DPRK leader spoke on Monday before the Central Military Commission of the ruling labor party of North Korea, where he declared the need to be ready, Renhap reports. Kim Jong -un ordered to immediately begin to modernize the armed forces. According to the publication, the North Korean leader spoke at the first expanded meeting of the party’s military commission in 10 years.

The editors of the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo introduced the cover of a new number, which will be released on February 25. A caricature depicting a dog with Charlie Hebdo in his teeth will be published on the cover of the magazine. Behind her in the form of a pack of dogs, critics of the editorial policy of the publication are chasing, including the Chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel and Pope Francis.