Pro -Russian activists in front of one of the administrative buildings in Donetsk, May 2, 2014 In Donetsk, supporters of the self -proclaimed "Donetsk People’s Republic" with shouts of Russia captured the building of the regional department of the SBU. According to the Internet publication "island", the assault lasted a little more than two minutes, breaking the windows the crowd burst into the building, which no one guarded.

In Moscow on Manezhnaya Square on Saturday, civil activists, replacing each other, held single pickets in support of Ukraine. "Brani.ru" reports that they stood with posters "Putin’s power kills people in Ukraine", "Hands off Ukraine." One of the participants in the action was detained by Mikhail Kirzer. He was delivered to the Chinese Gorod police department, where he became ill. According to OVD-Info, Kirter was released without drawing up the protocol and taken to the hospital.

Sebastian Stopper in the Bryansk Museum A German historian studying the partisan movement in the Bryansk region, in Russia was declared an extremist The works of the military historian Sebastian Stopper were in the Russian federal list of extremist materials. Sebastian Stopper studies the partisan movement in the Bryansk region.

John Kerry and Sergey Lavrov US Secretary of State John Kerry and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Saturday discussed an aggravation of the situation in Ukraine by phone. Kerry welcomed the liberation of OSCE observers, captured by pro -Russian activists in eastern Ukraine. He said that Russia must stop supporting the separatists who seized government buildings in eastern Ukraine.

Dinara Safina The former first racket of the world, Russian tennis player Dinara Safina officially announced the end of her career. It is reported by the French edition of L'Equipe. The last time the 28-year-old Safina went to the court at official competitions in 2011. Then, after the tournament in Madrid, the Russian woman decided to pause in speeches due to problems with the back. After that, a three -time finalist of the large helmet series did not play.

- Guys, how long are you going to stand here? - Before the elections. Let's make sure it goes well. If necessary, we will stand after the elections. The guys, dressed in camouflage, are 22 years old, a carpenter and an auto repair shop worker from the Ivano-Frankivsk region. They have been on the Maidan for four months. One was fired from work, the second is on leave without pay.

Kyiv, Poster on the corner of Khreshchatyk Embed Share Embed Share The text of the copy Width PX Height PX The url has been copied to your clipboard No Media Source Currently Available 0:00 0:55:00 0:00 Download the media file Can the Russian language of the state security of Ukraine threaten? How does the Ukrainian language threaten the well -being of officials? Is one country one language? What is the state, public, regional language and why should Ukrainian be the only state?

OSCE military observers detained in Slavyansk The OSCE military observers, who were released on Saturday through the mediation of the representative of the President of Russia Vladimir Lukin, arrived in Kyiv. Previously, they were delivered to Donetsk from Slavyansk, where they were captured by separatists on April 25. Together with the inspectors of the OSCE, five Ukrainian troops accompanying them were liberated.

Mustafa Dzhemilev The head of the Crimean Directorate of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia Sergey Abisov, arrived at the place of manifestation of the Crimean Tatars in the city of Armyansk and announced to the audience that Mustafa Dzhemilev would not be allowed to enter the Crimea. It is reported by the Crimean News Agency QHA.

In Odessa, the police detained more than 130 participants in clashes between opponents and supporters of the unity of Ukraine. Ten criminal cases have been opened about "mass riots", "intentional murders", "capture state buildings." Interrogation of detainees is underway. The regional administration of the Ministry of Internal Affairs clarified that 37 people became victims of unrest in Odessa, about two hundred were injured, including 22 policemen.

Sergey Mironov ("Fair Russia"). The chairman of the Fair Russia party, Sergei Mironov, called for the entry of troops into Ukraine. He made the corresponding entry on his microblog on Twitter. The head of the Communist Party, Gennady Zyuganov, did not support Mironov’s proposal and spoke out for negotiations and diplomatic means of resolving the crisis.

Mark Jansen The very existence of Ukraine is under threat today, ”says the Dutch historian Ukraine did not have time to comprehend its history, and its existence was again in jeopardy, writes the Dutch Slavist historian, in the past-Professor of Amsterdam, Mark Jansen in his new book Border Land. History of Ukraine ( Marc Jansen . Grensland. Een Geschiedenis van Oekraïne ).

This method is proposed in an interview with Radio Liberty Bill Browner, the head of the Hermitage Capital investment fund in the program "Today in America" we discuss the effectiveness of the new round of sanctions against Russian citizens and companies introduced by the United States.

15 people got into the new "black list". Among them are 10 Russians and five people involved in the riots in the southeast of Ukraine. In total, the list has 48 surnames. Switzerland authorities emphasize that the main goal of adopting such a list is to stop ignoring international sanctions related to the situation in Ukraine.

Situation in Odessa, May 3, 2014 The Council of Security of Ukraine and the Foreign Ministry of the country announced the involvement of Russian citizens in the riots in Odessa, as a result of which, according to the latest data, 46 people were killed and about two hundred were injured, including 22 policemen. The SBU noted that among the detained participants of clashes between opponents and supporters of the unity of Ukraine at least three citizens of Russia.