Since the end of January 2017, 18 Russians who fought on the side of the Syrian government troops have died in Syria. It is reported by Reuters , which was based on the data of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT). According to the agency, among the dead two personnel military personnel, whose death did not declare the Ministry of Defense. We are talking about the officer of Sergei Travina and the commander of the mountain intelligence battalion Igor Vorone.

The damage from the actions of the FSUE "ATEX" (FSO structure) during the construction of state facilities is estimated at 225 million rubles. This was stated in the message of the Investigative Committee. Investigators will apply for the arrest of detainees in the case of fraud and the creation of a criminal community. Earlier in this case, six people were detained , including the head of ATEX, Andrei Kaminov and his former deputy Stanislav Kühner.

The shareholders of the Svyaznoy and Megaphone are discussing the possibility of the merger of the Euroset and the Svyaznoye. About this in the issue of March 22 writes "Kommersant" with reference to unnamed sources. “There is a plan for a transaction, as a result of which a separate company will be created, which manages the communication salons of both retailers,” the source said.

A billionaire Oleg Deripaska is suing due to contracts with the former head of the campaign headquarters Donald Trump Paul Manafort. This was reported to "Interfax" by the official representative of Deripaska. “Manafort at one time really provided Oleg Deripaska with an investment consulting in the framework of contracts, which concerned exclusively business interests by Oleg Deripaska. Currently, these contracts with Manafort are the subject of the trial, ”he said.

2016 was rich in news about hacking politicians with hackers and “monitoring” people in social networks using Big Data technologies, and the New Year began with the “Shali-Boltya” case and news about an unprecedented cybergosmene in the FSB. A new reality, which implies a complete revision of the concepts of secrecy and confidentiality, scares many. How do these changes perceive the special services and their employees? What will be a secret agent of the future?

Politician Alexei Navalny rejected the proposal of the Moscow City Hall to hold a rally “He is not Dimon” in Sokolniki or Lublino. The opposition was reported in his blog. “Sorry, but no. You, the defenders of Dimon, have already violated the law without proposing the site on time, ”Navalny said.

Several people were injured as a result of shooting at the UK parliament building in London. It is reported by Reuters . According to the representative of the parliament, now the entrance to the building is blocked. According to him, two people were injured. The agency’s photographer reports a dozen wounded on the bridge by the building.

The maximum nominal cost of federal loan bonds (OFZ) will be limited to 15 million rubles. It is reported by RNS with reference to the advertising booklet of the Ministry of Finance. Earlier, the Ministry of Finance reported that for one issue, investors will be able to buy bonds worth up to 25 million rubles. The minimum price of OFZ is 30 thousand rubles. The expected maturity of securities is 3 years.

The new case against the former governor of the Kirov region Nikita Belykh applies to a bribe of € 200 thousand. This was told by the Belya lawyer Andrei Grokhotov, Interfax reports. “Allegedly, through a bunch of people, businessman Laritsky handed the white bribe,” the defender explained. According to Grokhotov, investigators believe that the intermediary, when transferring a bribe, was the deputy white Sergey Shcherchkov.

As a result of the fighting in Syria in 2017, at least a dozen fighters of the Russian private military company (PMC) Vagner died. This was reported in their review on March 22 by the activists of the Conflict Intelligence Team (CIT); The document is at the disposal of Republic. According to CIT, PMC fighters participated in two operations to free Palmyra from ISIS.

The price of Brent oil for the first time from November 30, 2016 fell below $ 50 per barrel. The fall of oil quotes was facilitated by the data of the US Treasury on the growth of reserves of raw materials in the country. During the auction, the cost of a barrel of oil Brent dropped by 2.5% and amounted to $ 49.71 per barrel. The price of WTI oil fell to $ 47.38 per barrel.

Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Khloponin instructed the Ministry of Finance to set a minimum price of 0.5 liters of vodka in the amount of 219 rubles. About this "Interfax" was told by his press secretary Natalya Platonova. According to her, such a price was agreed with the federal executive bodies and market participants. The Ministry of Finance must prepare the corresponding order before April 1, Platonova added. Now the cost of a bottle of vodka of 0.5 liters is 190 rubles.

The London police investigate the case of shooting next to the parliament on March 22 as a terrorist attack until he receives evidence of the reverse. This was reported on the Twitter of the police. https://twitter.com/metpoliceuk/status/844572599342518273 According to eyewitnesses, which is cited by The Guardian, a man in black attacked a policeman with a knife and tried to break into the parliament building. He was later shot dead.

The Canadian transport company Bombardier used ties with the comrades -in -arms of the former President of Russian Railways Vladimir Yakunin to enter the CIS markets, and in exchange lobbying Yakunin from Canada's sanctions lists. About this in the issue of March 22 writes New Gazeta, which, together with OCCRP journalists, Swedish public television, SVT, news agency TT-News and Radio Canada, studied the criminal case of the Swedish "daughter" Bombardier-"Bombardier Transportish".

The Security Service of Ukraine for three years banned the entrance to the country by the Russian participant in Eurovision Yulia Samoilova. This was reported to "Interfax" by the SBU representative Elena Gitlyanskaya. She emphasized that Samoilova violated the legislation of Ukraine. The Russian Foreign Ministry called the SBU decision "outrageous, cynical and inhuman act." The Council was called upon to boycott Eurovision.