Mikhail Saakashvili, Maria Gaidar and other characters in Ukrainian politics. The editor-in-chief of the Internet publication "Censor.n" is discussed by Yuri Butusov, Odessa publicist Alexander Kovalenko, editor-in-chief of the Vesti Radio Iskander Hisamov and assistant professor of the Higher School of Economics Elena Galkina. Elena Rykovtseva: The entire Russian press, all federal channels exploded with reports that Maria Gaidar would be appointed vice-governor of the Odessa region.

The price of oil fell by more than three percent per day, by a month - by ten percent On Wednesday, the price of oil on the New York commodity exchange decreased by more than 3 percent-to $ 49, 19 cents per barrel. This is the first in more than three months a decrease in the price of the so -called Westhekhas oil produced in the United States below $ 50.

The disgraced Ukrainian oligarch Igor Kolomoisky claims to be able to establish relations with any new head of Ukrnafta To what extent will Igor Kolomoisky be able to maintain control over Ukrnafta after the appointment of a new head of the company? The supervisory board of the Ukrainian oil and gas company Ukrnafta today held a meeting of shareholders. The issues of the payment of dividends were considered, and also - which is more important - the question of the election of the new leadership.

Human rights activists, politicians, economists, figures of science and culture, concerned about the state of human rights in Russia, as well as citizens who suffered from the arbitrariness of the authorities, speak of rights and freedoms.

The Ukrainian humanitarian mission to search for the bodies of the dead in the Donbass is suspended due to the lack of funding "Black Tulip", a humanitarian mission to evacuate the bodies of those killed in the conflict zone in eastern Ukraine, may cease their activities due to the lack of funding. Over 10 months of work, the expedition search engines "Black Tulip" found and took out the remains of hundreds of military personnel from the front line.

Says the leader of the "Right Sector" Dmitry Yarosh

The hospital destroyed by shelling in Donetsk Separatists conduct mortar fire on Avdeevka Donetsk region In eastern Ukraine on Wednesday, separatists conduct mortar fire on Avdeevka, Donetsk region. According to Facebook, the head of the regional department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Ukraine Vyacheslav Abroskin , two local residents were injured, several residential buildings were completely destroyed.

In an interview with Radio Freedom to the Radio in Warsaw, Alexei Dzikavitsky, the former head of the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry actualizes the tasks of Kyiv diplomacy, gives assessments of the attitude of Ukraine with Poland and the EU, and also explains the reasons for the execution of the anti -Putin ditties

The director of the Mother Foundation Veronika Marchenko and the lawyer of the Foundation Nadezhda Kuzin is talking about the responsibility of the state to the relatives of the dead military personnel

Says Radio Liberty correspondent George Kobaladze

Says the current chairman of the OSCE Ivitsa Dachich

Signature of Isaac Brodsky (1883-1939) on the portrait of the mother of Stalin Ekaterina Geladze The newspaper Kommersant said that experts confirmed the authenticity of the canvas of the Soviet artist Isaac Brodsky, who in April 2014 was trying to take out the former Deputy Prime Minister, and now the emigrant Alfred Koch Former Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian government Alfred Koch questioned the conclusions of the examination, which studied the authenticity of the picture, which he tried

Earlier, the Russian Military Historical Society proposed to establish a 24-meter monument on the observation deck on the Sparrow Hills The height of the monument to Prince Vladimir can be reduced from 24 to 17 meters. This was reported to "Interfax" by Vladislav Konov, Executive Director of the Russian Military Historical Society, which initiated the installation of the monument. According to him, the monument can be reduced if you abandon a pedestal 7-8 meters high.

Co -chair of the Voice Association Grigory Melchonyans In November 2012, the Norwegian Helsinki Committee awarded the Voice Prize in the amount of 7.7 thousand euros. The money was transferred to the organization’s account, however, the “voice” returned it back The leadership of the Voilk Association confirmed information on the return of fines to the traffic account, and also stated that the procedure for excluding the organization from among foreign agents.

Vladimir Kulistikov Sources of Radio Liberty in the company itself do not consider Kulistikov’s departure by the issue finally resolved Russian media reported on Wednesday that NTV General Director Vladimir Kulistikov, who heads the TV channel for more than 10 years, would leave his post in the near future. According to the Vedomosti newspaper, Kulistikov’s departure is related to the financial problems of the television company.