The Crimean government reported that from April 11 to April 17, the energy bridge to the peninsula may be completely turned off. During this period, repair work will be carried out and “there is a possibility of an emergency shutdown” The territory of the Kafa electric substation near Feodosia (Photo: Ruslan Shamukov/TASS) The energy bridge to Crimea may be completely shut down during repair work, the peninsula government reported , citing the operational headquarters of Krymenergo.

Three people on Friday morning, April 8, tried to illegally enter the territory of the Russian embassy located in the center of Tokyo. this to TASS . The press service of the Russian diplomatic mission reported According to the press service, these were three Japanese citizens, according to them, of Swiss origin - a father with two daughters who looked to be between 15 and 20 years old.

The investigation is asking for the arrest of a new defendant in the Bolotnaya case, Maxim Panfilov, press secretary of the Basmanny Court Yuno Tsareva told RBC. According to her, Panfilov is accused of participating in mass riots and using violence against a government official (Part 2 of Article 212, Part 1 of Article 318 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation).

Former British Foreign Secretary 77-year-old David Owen stopped consulting Russian billionaire Alisher Usmanov in December 2015. Owen and Usmanov have collaborated since 1995 An independent member of the House of Lords, former British Foreign Secretary Baron David Owen has stopped providing consulting services to Alisher Usmanov's companies.

Andy Warhol Square will appear in the village of Minai in Transcarpathia. This is reported on the regional administration website. The press service of the Regional State Administration said that in honor of the “world-famous artist of Ukrainian origin, one of the founders of pop art,” the square, which was previously called “Oktyabrskaya,” will be named. Also in Transcarpathia, the names of seven streets will be changed.

Deputy Minister of Agriculture Dzhambulat Khatuov was unable to answer the question of a second-year student at the Timiryazev Agricultural Academy, who asked him to name the differences between sugar beets and fodder beets. The events unfolded last Thursday, April 7, at a meeting of students, teachers and representatives of the university administration with Deputy Minister Khatuov, where the transfer of land to the academy for housing construction was condemned.

Photo: bz.ru The icebreaker "Viktor Chernomyrdin" will be completed through the joint efforts of USC subsidiaries. As the Kommersant newspaper writes , citing Yevgeny Zagorodniy, vice president for civil shipbuilding at USC, part of the work will fall on the Admiralty Shipyards. The order itself from FSUE “Rosmorport” is carried out by “Baltic Shipyard - Shipbuilding”.

Drummer Dennis Davis, who worked with British musician David Bowie for many years, has died. this on his Facebook page . announced Bowie producer Tony Visconti “There will never be another drummer, person and friend like Dennis,” Visconti wrote. The producer remembers him as one of the most creative drummers with whom he was able to work. According to Pitchfork, Davis was battling cancer.

The Russian Ministry of Defense described the details of the liberation from the terrorist group “Islamic State” (banned in Russia) of the Syrian city of Al-Qaryatein in the province of Homs. According to the official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Major General Igor Konashenkov, this operation was unique.

While some major oil-producing countries such as Russia and Saudi Arabia are trying to reach an agreement to freeze production, Iran is seeking to increase its market share by selling oil at lower prices, reports Bloomberg . Thus, in May, the National Iranian Oil Company will sell Forozan Blend oil at a price lower than that of its competitor, Saudi Aramco, which is the average for Arab companies, according to Bloomberg data .

The Moscow City Court did not consider the lawsuit of Kirovles against opposition leader Alexei Navalny.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov explained the words of Vladimir Putin, who the day before spoke about the apologies of American officials. “This happened earlier, before the Panama Papers,” Peskov told reporters, TASS reports . “Since the president himself did not name those who did this, I do not consider myself entitled to do this,” Peskov said, refusing to give any additional explanation.

The Board of Directors of PJSC RusHydro included the head of Rosneft, Igor Sechin, among the candidates for the updated collegial management body of the company, the re-election of which should take place at the next meeting of shareholders.

The Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline project is a Russian Trojan horse for Europe. This was stated by the head of the Ukrainian gas company Naftogaz, Andrey Kobolev, Interfax Ukraine reports. “Like a Trojan horse, Nord Stream 2 has a gift wrapper, but it was created in order to weaken the EU,” he said at the Nord Stream-2 conference (Nord Stream 2. - RBC) - Energy Union at a crossroads" in Brussels.

Member of the Federation Council Committee on Social Policy Eduard Isakov proposed assessing regions based on the state and effectiveness of spiritual, moral, patriotic and sports education, Interfax reports . “In my opinion, it is important to create in our country a rating of the state and effectiveness of spiritual, moral, civil, patriotic and sports education in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation,” Isakov said in a statement.