This Sunday, April 9, in the Republic of South Ossetia, the presidential elections and a referendum on the return of the historical name are held - the state of Alania. These are the fifth presidential elections in the modern history of the republic.

Intelligence of the self-proclaimed Lugansk People's Republic identified “female snipers” fighting on the side of the Ukrainian army. Luganskinform reports this with reference to the official representative of the so-called people's militia, Andrey Marochko. “Our intelligence continues to record the intensification of foreign mercenaries on the contact line, among which there are groups of snipers, in most cases these are women from Latvia, Lithuania and Poland,” he said.

The head of the British Foreign Ministry, Boris Johnson, nevertheless canceled the visit to Moscow, which was scheduled for April 10.

The head of the British Foreign Ministry, Boris Johnson, nevertheless canceled the visit to Moscow, which was scheduled for April 10.

On April 9, 1927, Tatyana Zaslavskaya, sociologist and economist, academician of the USSR Academy of Sciences and RAS were born. Personal business Tatyana Ivanovna Zaslavskaya, nee Karpova (1927 - 2013), was born in Kiev. From the age of five she lived in Moscow. During the war, she was evacuated to Tashkent. Returning from there in 1942, she graduated from high school. In 1943 she entered the Physics Department of Moscow State University.

In the Egyptian city of Tanta, 15 people were killed in two explosions, the Dot Masl portal reports. The first explosion thundered in the church of Margis. In the explosion, 6 people were killed. As a source in the security organs noted, an explosive device of high power was laid in the church on the ground floor in the Prayers Hall. Now the area of ​​the incident is cordoned off by the police. The second explosion occurred in the area of ​​the city police training center.

Law enforcement agencies of Sweden were able to detain the second suspect in the case of a terrorist attack in Stockholm. This was reported by the local publication Aftonbladet with reference to the country's prosecutor's office. The name of the suspect is not yet called. The detention occurred on the morning of April 9th. The second person involved in the case was placed in the same prison in Stockholm, which contains the driver of the truck who hit the passers -by on April 7.

Collision of train and electric trains in Moscow Voiceesevas.ru Late in the evening of April 8, on the Kuntsevo -Fili railway line in the area of ​​the Filevsky Park in the west of Moscow, a passenger train of Moscow - Brest and the train of Moscow - Usovo occurred. In the accident, from 30 to 50 people, including citizens of other states, suffered, according to various sources. 15 people were hospitalized, including three citizens of Belarus.

The US Navy strike group left the Singapore port and headed for the western part of the Pacific Ocean to the Korean Peninsula area. It is reported by Reuters with reference to a source in the US administration. CNN, with reference to its military source, also confirms this information. Such movements can be associated with a nuclear threat from the DPRK, as well as an increase in the country's military potential. The shock group will include the aircraft carrier of the USS Carl Vinson.

The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlut Chavushoglu turned to Russia with a call to abandon the support of Syria President Bashar al -Assad. It is reported by Reuters . According to the diplomat, he told his Russian colleague that the Russian leadership did not take the necessary steps during the operation of the ceasefire. At the same time, Türkiye, according to him, retains commitment to a ceasefire in Syria.

In Spain, at the request of the United States, another Russian programmer was detained. This was reported by RT with reference to the spouse of the detainee, 36-year-old resident of St. Petersburg Peter Levashov. “At night, a crowd of policemen burst into our apartments, hacking the door. And they put all of us on the floor, and all this in front of a four -year -old child.

Maria Blokhina Elections in South Ossetia / 1tvnet.ru 1tvnet.ru This Sunday, April 9, in the Republic of South Ossetia, the presidential elections and a referendum on the return of the historical name are held - the state of Alania. These are the fifth presidential elections in the modern history of the republic.

The Russian Foreign Ministry said that the abolition of the planned visit of the British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson in Moscow testifies to "a misunderstanding of the purpose of diplomacy in principle." This is stated on the website of the department. “Judging by Johnson’s statements, he currently has different priorities, namely a discussion with partners in the“ seven ”of the situation in Syria and the“ Russian support of the Assad regime ”.

The presidential election in South Ossetia is recognized as held. This was reported by TASS with reference to the head of the CEC Bellu Pliev. “As of 14.00, 52.79%voted. At 14.00 elections throughout South Ossetia took place, ”she said. It should be noted that the current President Leonid Tibilov, the parliament speaker Anatoly Bibilov and the KGB officer Alan Gigloev participate in the elections as candidates.

The Islamic State terrorist group (prohibited in the Russian Federation) took responsibility for today's explosions in Egypt. It is reported by Reuters . “A group of persons belonging to the Islamic State carried out attacks on churches in the cities of Tanta and Alexandria,” the report said. Explosions thundered in Alexandria and the city of Tanta. 36 people became their victims.