The Syrian opposition said it would respond “with force” to any actions by the government army, which the rebels believe is opening fire on civilians Free Syrian Army soldiers (Photo: AP) The Syrian opposition will respond “with force” to any actions by President Bashar al-Assad’s army, which it says opens fire on civilians.

Colonnade of the Kazan Cathedral (Photo: Sergey Kulikov/Interepress) A commission of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation is checking information about possible violations of legislation on the protection of monuments during the restoration of the Kazan Cathedral in St. Petersburg. As a representative of the Ministry of Culture for the Northwestern Federal District told RBC St. Petersburg, it is planned to be completed on April 28.

A court in Kyiv found Russians Yevgeny Erofeev and Alexander Alexandrov, whom Ukrainian authorities call “GRU fighters,” guilty of all charges and sentenced them to 14 years in prison Evgeny Erofeev (left) and Alexander Alexandrov in the Goloseevsky District Court.

During the crisis, the Azbuka Vkusa chain was hit by two misfortunes - some customers began to save money, and the products loved by many were unavailable due to the embargo. What did the premium retailer do in response? Territory without negativity The introduction of the embargo and the decrease in the purchasing power of the population had a particularly strong impact on food retail.

The Khimki City Court refused to recognize the initiation of a second criminal case for fraud related to IKEA as illegal and unfounded, writes . Kommersant The lawyer of the Russian subsidiary of the Swedish company IKEA, Alexander Khokhlov, filed a complaint.

The results of the negotiations in Doha, where the participants did not agree on freezing oil production, will lead to a fall in fuel prices, experts say. This will also lead to a depreciation of the ruble. Photo: AP The results of the negotiations in Doha, where OPEC members and countries outside the organization did not reach an agreement on freezing oil production, will lead to a fall in fuel prices, experts say.

The Russian air defense concern Almaz-Antey clarified that the non-participation of the latest S-400 Triumph anti-aircraft missile systems in the Victory Parade in Moscow is not related to cost savings. This is stated in the concern’s press release, which RIA Novosti refers to . “The composition and quantity of equipment participating in the Victory Parades is determined by the leadership of the Russian Ministry of Defense.

According to preliminary data, there are no Russians among those killed or injured as a result of the earthquake in Ecuador, TASS reports , citing a statement by the press attache of the Russian diplomatic mission in Ecuador, Nikita Kuznetsov. “Ecuadorian rescuers are contacting the embassies of those countries whose citizens they discovered; they have not yet told us anything. Our compatriots with whom we were able to contact and employees of Russian companies are doing well,” Kuznetsov said.

About ten St. Petersburg companies turned to the Commissioner for the Protection of Entrepreneurs' Rights in St. Petersburg, Alexander Abrosimov, with complaints about the size of the recycling fee for equipment. The ombudsman told reporters about this. The government has established the size of the new recycling fee for self-propelled vehicles, which include construction, road, and agricultural equipment, as well as snowmobiles, ATVs, all-terrain vehicles and snow and swamp-going vehicles.

The death toll from a powerful earthquake in Ecuador has risen to 272 people, and the search for missing people continues, Reuters reports , citing a statement by the country's President Rafael Correa. He also said that 2,068 people were affected by the earthquake and expressed concern that this figure would rise. Coastal areas close to the epicenter were hit the hardest, especially the province of Pedernales.

State Duma deputy Alexander Starovoytov will propose that Rosavtodor consider the option of building roads made of plastic. The parliamentarian refers to the experience of the Netherlands Photo: "RIA Novosti" Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Transport, deputy from the LDPR faction Alexander Starovoytov will propose to the Federal Road Agency (Rosavtodor) to study the experience of the Netherlands in the construction of roads made of plastic.

An intelligent video surveillance system will be launched in the Moscow metro by the end of the year, which will scan the faces of passengers. about this in an interview with the Izvestia newspaper . spoke The head of the capital's metro, Dmitry Pegov, “The new cameras will scan the face of each passenger at the entrance and track him further, thereby helping both police officers and security inspectors in their responsible work,” Pegov said.

The explosion in Jerusalem was caused by a small explosive device, a spokeswoman for the city's mayor said. The explosion occurred earlier on Monday. According to various sources, from 15 to 18 people were injured A bomb caused an explosion on a bus in Jerusalem, told Reuters city mayoral spokeswoman Braha Sprung . “It was small, but it was definitely a bomb,” she emphasized. An explosion on a bus in southeast Jerusalem occurred earlier on Monday .

Türkiye has announced a visa regime for Russian citizens entering with an official passport. The Russian Foreign Ministry has already reported that it has introduced “mirror retaliatory measures” Photo: AP Turkey has introduced a visa regime for Russian citizens entering the country using a service passport, said on Facebook the Turkish Embassy in Moscow . The visa regime has been introduced since Friday, April 15.

After the opening of trading on the Moscow Exchange, the dollar and euro rates increased by more than two rubles. The Russian currency weakens amid falling oil prices after the failure of negotiations on freezing production volumes in Doha Photo: Oleg Yakovlev / RBC Currency trading on the Moscow Exchange opened on April 18, 2016 with a sharp fall in the ruble exchange rate.