Georgy Bedzhamov, who disappeared shortly after the arrest of the head of Vneshprombank in a fraud case, turned out to be the owner of a small flotilla, two aircraft and several properties in Europe and the USA.

In Grozny, the chairman of the human rights organization Committee for the Prevention of Torture, Igor Kalyapin, was attacked.

In the Tula region, gypsies staged a brawl with the police: they threw sticks and stones at law enforcement officers and burned tires. This was reported by the publication “My Sloboda” from the scene. The clashes were preceded by an attempt by Roma to illegally connect to a gas pipeline, which left 400 private homes without gas. According to the newspaper, when trying to cut in, they made a mistake, and water got into the gas pipes.

Lockheed Martin is close to creating a plane that can reach speeds six times faster than the speed of sound. In addition, Lockheed is working on creating laser weapons Lockheed Martin stand at the international aerospace exhibition Dubai Airshow-2015 (Photo: RIA Novosti) Lockheed Martin CEO Marilyn Hewson spoke at a press conference on March 15 about the company's new developments, including the creation of a supersonic aircraft and laser weapons, the Financial Times reports.

Within almost two days after the announcement of the withdrawal of the bulk of its forces from Syria, Russia withdrew about half of its aircraft from the territory of the Arab Republic.

The Russian Ministry of Health proposed introducing into legislation a requirement for those entering the country to present medical insurance with a limit of 2 million rubles.

Senator from Florida Marco Rubio announced the suspension of his participation in the campaign to select a US presidential candidate from the Republican Party, reports Reuters . “While this may not be a year with a hopeful and optimistic message about our future, I remain hopeful and optimistic about America,” Rubio told supporters after losing the primary to billionaire Donald Trump in his home state. Florida.

The statement by Polish Foreign Minister Witold Waszczykowski, who compared the plane crash near Smolensk with an attempt to eliminate the leadership of Poland, contributes to the escalation of Russophobic sentiments in the country. This opinion was expressed in a conversation with RSN by the first deputy chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Vladimir Dzhabarov. “I think this is a completely irresponsible statement. This is complete nonsense.

General Director of the State Hermitage, head of the Union of Museums of Russia Mikhail Piotrovsky asked to explain the reasons for the dismissal of the director of the Tsaritsyno Museum-Reserve Natalya Samoilenko. He sent a corresponding letter to the head of the Moscow Department of Culture, Alexander Kibovsky. “I would also be grateful for an explanation of the reasons for this dismissal.

Indian companies have agreed to purchase up to 49.9% in one of Rosneft’s largest projects, Vankorneft.

Russian tourists are much more active in booking flights and hotels in Crimea than last year. Some hotels are already sold out for the summer. Prices will be approximately 20% higher than in 2015 Tourists on Mount Ai-Petri in Crimea (Photo: Mikhail Pochuev/TASS) "Quite high season" Statistics on early bookings of flights and hotels in Crimea indicate that the demand for beach holidays on the peninsula is growing significantly this year.

Deutsche Boerse and the London Stock Exchange (LSE) have agreed to a merger that will create one of the world's largest trading platforms. The combined company's capitalization will be about $30 billion. London Stock Exchange (Photo: Reuters/Pixstream) The fact that the parties have agreed to merge is stated in a statement on the website of Deutsche Boerse, which is based in Frankfurt am Main.

The FSB is conducting operational activities in the offices of the St. Petersburg Metrostroy and the City Transport Construction Directorate. According to some reports, they are interested in fulfilling contracts for the continuation of two metro lines Metropolitan St. Petersburg (Photo: Ruslan Shamukov/TASS) Employees of the FSB department for the city of St.

The reserve fund may be completely depleted by 2017. This is stated in the response of the head of the Ministry of Finance Anton Siluanov to a request from State Duma deputies from the Communist Party of the Russian Federation Sergei Obukhov and Valery Rashkin, a copy of which is available to RIA Novosti . “In 2015, funds from the Reserve Fund in the amount of 2.6 trillion rubles were used for these purposes.

After the US Federal Reserve's decision on the key rate, the dollar fell by more than a ruble, falling below 70 rubles. The European currency lost less - about 80 kopecks. Photo: Dmitry Rogulin/TASS The dollar exchange rate dropped below 70 rubles on Wednesday evening. The dollar's fall was recorded after 21:00, when the US Federal Reserve's decision on the key rate was announced.