Chronicle of sporting events Hockey. NHL. Stanley Cup. Semi-final. “Edmonton” – “Anaheim” – 5:4 (series score 3:0) – Samsonov “E” (0+2). Edmonton is one step away from reaching the Stanley Cup finals. To win the Western Conference finals, the Oilers only need to win one match against Anaheim. It's an easy task considering the Mighty Ducks haven't won on the road against Edmonton in over seven years. The last match of the Western Conference finalists went like a swing.

Co-owner of RosUkrEnergo bought a gas field Before the sensational details about the real beneficiaries of the Swiss gas trader RosUkrEnergo had died down, the newly revealed co-owner bought a solid gas asset in Russia. Yesterday it was announced that the structures of Ukrainian businessman Dmitry Firtash, who controls 90% of the Ukrainian half in RUE, acquired 74.87% of Astrakhan Oil and Gas Company OJSC. The blocking stake still belongs to the regional administration.

The second flight recorder of an Armenian plane was recovered from the bottom of the Black Sea Last night, at the site of the crash of the Armenian Airlines A320 plane, the second flight recorder of this airbus was recovered from the bottom of the Black Sea. Let us recall that the airliner, operating on May 3 from Yerevan to Sochi, crashed and sank in the sea 6 km from the coast while landing at Sochi airport. Everyone on this flight - 105 passengers and eight crew members - died.

The State Duma slightly violated the Constitution On Wednesday, the State Duma voted by 426 votes to approve in the first reading a law prohibiting persons with dual citizenship from being members of the Federation Council, State Duma deputies, and deputies of regional legislative assemblies. Chairman of the Central Election Commission Alexander Veshnyakov reacted harshly to such an initiative, hinting at the deputies’ poor knowledge of the Constitution.

CSKA remains to win the main match of the super final The repeat game of the “golden” series of the Russian championship among men’s teams, like the first match, ended with the victory of the CSKA basketball players over “Khimki” in the home walls of the universal gym on Leningradsky Prospekt - 81:68. Unlike the opening match of the super final confrontation, the intrigue in yesterday's match lasted longer.

150 years of the Tretyakov Gallery The joyful mood about the anniversary is partly replaced by bewilderment: but excuse me, three years ago we celebrated the 110th anniversary of the Tretyakov Gallery. Indeed, in 1892, the collection of merchant Pavel Tretyakov was solemnly transferred to the city of Moscow. Today in the Hall of Columns there is an apotheosis with a concert and state speeches in honor of the first purchase of P.M.

A new outbreak of a mysterious disease has been discovered in Chechnya. Yesterday, psychologists and specialists from the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the republic left Grozny for the village of Sernovodsk, Sunzhensky district of Chechnya, to understand the causes of mass fainting of children. On Monday, 11 students lost consciousness during classes at a local school. Doctors noted familiar symptoms in the sick - suffocation, chills, convulsions, hysteria.

The Moscow City Duma expands the boundaries of administrative responsibility of citizens The city authorities intend to introduce their own administrative code in the city, providing for liability for offenses not prescribed in federal legislation. At yesterday's meeting of the Moscow City Duma, deputies voted for the bill introduced by United Russia in the first reading.

The Gazprom Board of Directors yesterday unanimously confirmed the extension of the contract of the company's chairman of the board, Alexey Miller. According to Vremya Novostei, Mr. Miller did not give any report on the work done, but only thanked those gathered for their trust. The new five-year contract will take effect on May 31. According to some reports, the basic annual salary is $1.4 million.

Olic took part in the defeat of Austria Several teams, which will take to the fields of Germany in two and a half weeks, held test matches. The Croatian national team, which will feature Army player Ivica Olic at the World Championships, defeated the Austrian national team - 4:1. The most notable in this game was Werder forward Klasnic, who scored two goals before the break, the first from a pass from Pršo, the second thanks to individual actions.

In Chechnya, the search continued all day yesterday for militants who on Wednesday night fired at a military checkpoint near the village of Eshilkhatoy, Vvedensky district of the republic. An ensign and three contract soldiers of the 22nd Special Forces Detachment were killed, three more were wounded, and the criminals fled into the mountains. According to the republican prosecutor's office, which opened a criminal case into the attack, the incident occurred around 11:30 p.m.

The visit of Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the Emirate of Qatar, where he took part in the international conference “Dialogue on Cooperation in Asia” (DCA), ended yesterday with the arrival at the headquarters of the most famous Arab television company Al-Jazeera.

Yesterday in London there was a regular meeting of representatives of the five permanent members of the UN Security Council (Russia, USA, China, Great Britain and France) and Germany on the Iranian nuclear issue. The content of new proposals to Tehran was discussed, including the provision of a light water reactor and the supply of fuel for the needs of Iranian nuclear energy in exchange for Iran's refusal to independently enrich uranium.

Politicians and military slow down train from Korea to Korea The long-awaited trial run of trains on the reunited Trans-Korean Railway, scheduled for today, will not take place. North Korea canceled the ceremony yesterday, citing a lack of military guarantees for the test flight and South Korea's unstable position.

Ukrainian trade unions are protesting against a 25% increase in gas and electricity prices for the population. This is provided for by a government decree that came into force on May 1. Yesterday, the Federation of Trade Unions of Ukraine (FTU) and the Communist Party gathered 5-10 thousand people for a protest in Kyiv (it was promised to withdraw 50 thousand).