In Chita there is heavy smoke due to forest fires, and there is a burning smell, Interfax reports . Earlier, the Ministry of Emergency Situations in the Trans-Baikal Territory reported that due to a wildfire in the village of Smolenka in the suburbs of Chita, more than a hundred patients of the regional hospital were evacuated. According to the Chita.Ru portal, a decision is being made to evacuate from the dispensary in Karpovka.

The death toll as a result of fires in Khakassia has risen to 23 people, said Vladimir Markin, a representative of the Investigative Committee. He also said that cases regarding a natural disaster in the republic have been combined into one proceeding Elimination of the consequences of a fire in the village of Shira The number of victims of fires in Khakassia, caused by grass burning and strong winds, has risen to 23 people.

Gazprom will build the Turkish Stream without discussing it with the European Union. After 2019, it will carry gas that Europe currently receives in transit through Ukraine Photo: Getty Images Without regard to the EU We will begin building the Turkish Stream [a gas pipeline that should replace Russian gas supplies to Europe through the territory of Ukraine] as soon as we receive all the approvals.

NOVATEK wants to sell 9% of Yamal LNG before attracting project financing, which is scheduled for mid-2015, company head Leonid Mikhelson told reporters. “Negotiations on the sale of a 9% stake in Yamal LNG are ongoing. It is not correct to name potential buyers without their consent. We aim to complete negotiations before the opening of external financing,” Interfax quotes Mikhelson as saying.

Experts talk about new opportunities for the St. Petersburg fast food market Photo: K. Salmela (Hesburger) and O. Papazov (MegaGroup) / RBC At the beginning of April, the Finnish fast food restaurant chain Hesburger announced a significant expansion of its presence in the Russian market. By the end of May, nine Hesburger fast food outlets will open in St. Petersburg alone, and the total number of retail locations throughout the country will reach forty.

Chairman of the board of directors of the Avtotor investment group Vladimir Shcherbakov told RBC how he became an auto industrialist from a Soviet minister, how Avtotor tried to buy Opel and what will happen to the plant after GM leaves Head of the Avtotor investment group Vladimir Shcherbakov (Photo: Alena Kondurina for RBC) “It became clear that GM would leave last summer” — Why do you think GM is leaving the Russian market?

The accused is a former researcher at the 1st Central Research Institute of the Ministry of Defense and a specialist in surface ships In St. Petersburg, 69-year-old Vladislav Nikolsky, a scientist and captain of the first rank, 69, is being tried for treason in the form of espionage. As Fontanka reports , the FSB has calculated $200,000 in national damage from an SMS message sent to Ukraine.

Estonian President Toomas Hendrik Ilves explained his words that the Russian army could occupy Estonia in four hours. “I did not assess Estonia’s defense capabilities. Not at all. This is the assessment of NATO experts, which I only repeat on the topic of how quickly Russia can mobilize to do something,” he told Estonian Radio.

The Central Bank revoked the license of Pacific Vneshtorgbank. The bank pursued a high-risk policy, including those related to lending to the business of the main owner. The bank's beneficiary is a witness in the Khoroshavin case Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC The Central Bank of Russia has revoked the license to carry out banking operations from Pacific Vneshtorgbank OJSC, reported the regulator’s press service . The license was revoked as of April 13.

One of the examinations in the case of the murder of Boris Nemtsov should answer the question of the involvement of the accused in drug trafficking: chemists will study the white powder found in the apartment on Veernaya Street, Kommersant has learned. Photo: TASS One of the examinations ordered in the criminal case of the murder of politician Boris Nemtsov will answer the question of the possible involvement of the accused in drug trafficking and drug use, writes .

In the Amur region, due to the risk of forest fires, a state of emergency has been introduced. This decision was reached by members of the commission for emergency situations and fire safety under the regional government. This is stated in a message published on the website of the regional headquarters of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. Previously, a state of emergency in forests was introduced in the Blagoveshchensky and Selemdzhinsky districts of the Amur region.

Mostotrest called competition in road construction low in its 2014 report. There are more and more construction companies in difficult financial situations, but Mostotrest itself has increased its net profit by almost three times Photo: TASS Positive result The net profit of the Mostotrest group, the largest shareholder (38.6%) of which is Marc O'Polo Investments (68.5% owned by Igor Rotenberg), increased by 2.7 times compared to 2013, to 6.1 billion rub.

A Prague court sentenced Russian Evgeny Rotshtein to 2.5 years in prison for causing trouble on a Moscow-Geneva plane, Novinky.cz reports . According to the publication, in 2006, Rotstein went on vacation with his family on a flight from Moscow to Geneva. He boarded the plane while intoxicated and, during the flight over Prague, began threatening to explode. In exchange for a bomb, he gave out a bag from duty free. The Russian demanded that the plane fly to Egypt.

Entrepreneur Gleb Markov intends to teach Russians to pay offline using their phone Entrepreneur Gleb Markov (Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC) The fashion for payments using QR codes seems to have reached Russia. Over the past six months, several startups have appeared on the domestic market offering online stores and restaurants to accept payments using QR codes.

Information about the income of judges will be checked by employees of the Judicial Department. The department is confident that the measure will effectively combat corruption, but the judicial community fears leakage of personal data of judges Photo: Ekaterina Kuzmina / RBC The Presidium of the Supreme Court introduced a new procedure for collecting and verifying information on the income and expenses of judges.