Dmitry Peskov The President of Russia Vladimir Putin on the defender of the Fatherland Day scheduled a number of working events. About it told the official representative of the Kremlin, Dmitry Peskov, on Wednesday, February 22, reports “Russian newspaper”. According to him, February 23, the President will lay a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and meet with the participants of the Russian naval group led by the cruiser “Admiral Kuznetsov” to the shores of Syria, as well as with heads of delegations of the Military sports games. In addition, on this day, Putin will hold a meeting with the permanent members of the security Council of Russia. Earlier, the leader of LDPR Vladimir Zhirinovsky has urged to postpone the celebration of defender of the Fatherland Day in April. “The army is not created on February 23, 1918, 99 years ago, and lake Peipus, 5 April 1242”, —
Day: February 24, 2017
In St. Petersburg police officer shot a robber with a pistol award
Reserve officer shot one of the robbers who attacked him in the Parking lot near a shopping Mall in St. Petersburg. On Wednesday, February 22, “Interfax” reported the press service of the Main Department of internal Affairs across Petersburg and Leningrad region. The incident occurred at about 14:15 GMT on the street Savushkina. The Ministry said that shortly before the attack the man received the money. When he came out to the Parking lot, a group of attackers were already waiting for him. One of them shot at the officer, presumably from a traumatic weapons. The bullet hit him in his briefcase. After that the victim returned fire with a premium gun, which he had with him. “One of the attackers was killed. Presumably, the second (…) shot. After that, the criminals fled the scene. Currently, the city police declared the plan “Interception”, aimed at their detention,” — said the
In Tver lit up the children’s regional hospital
In Tver lit up the Children’s regional clinical hospital (DOKB). On Friday, February 24, according to the portal Tverigrad.ru. According to him, around midnight, the flames on the roof of the building on the street of Stepan Razin. At first the fire was given the third difficulty level, and then he was promoted to fourth. It was reported that the fire spread over an area of 150 square meters, but in 01:00 it became known that the fire area was 250 square metres, and after half an hour — more than 1,600 square meters of the attic, the fire spread to the third floor. There have been several collapses of ceilings. From the burning building were evacuated more than 130 people — all of the patients and staff. There were no injuries. First, children were placed in nearby new hospital building, later the portal said that “preparing the evacuation of
In Tver in children’s clinical hospital there was a fire
In Tver in children’s clinical hospital there was a fire The fire was rated the fourth level of danger. TVER, 24 Feb. /TASS/. In children’s clinical hospital of Tver there was a fire, the evacuation, the press service of the regional emergencies Ministry. “There was a fire of the roof in the old building of children’s regional clinical hospital in the street of Stepan Razin. Fire assigned to the fourth level of danger, the fire area is about 1.6 thousand square meters. The building evacuated 215 people,” — said in the MOE. Just to extinguish the fire brought 89 people and 27 units of equipment. All the people currently located in the new hospital building. According to preliminary information, no injuries. Crews arrived from neighboring districts. Currently, there is open burning 3 floors and roof. In a press-service of the regional government reported that the Governor of the Tver region
Hard landing of a passenger plane in Amsterdam was caught on video
Hard landing of a passenger plane in Amsterdam was caught on video Online placed the video on a hard landing passenger plane of British airline Flybe to Amsterdam airport Schiphol. According to Sky News, the incident occurred on February 23, around 14:00 local time. During the landing EN route from Edinburgh flight BE1284 aircraft broke the chassis, he banked to the right and propellers scraped the runway. On Board were 59 passengers, they were evacuated, no injuries were reported.
Germany demanded the inclusion of sausages vegetarian festival
Germany demanded the inclusion of sausages vegetarian festival The city Council in the German city of Kassel expressed outrage to the organizers of the vegetarian festival due to the fact that among the dishes are not sausages of local production. During a meeting with the organizers of the event, members of the city Council demanded that sausages and other meat products from local producers was presented at the festival. According to representatives of the city authorities, the failure to present meat products to a vegetarian festival can be regarded as disrespectful of local traditions, and local smoked sausage is a traditional product of the North Hesse and the city is not only food, but also one of the components of their identity. The organizers of the festival from environmental organizations UmweltHaus said that the room where the festival will take place is not very big, and room to install some
Space truck Dragon docked to the ISS at the second attempt
Space truck Dragon docked to the ISS at the second attempt MOSCOW, February 23. /TASS/. The cargo spacecraft Dragon American company SpaceX successfully docked to the Harmony module of the International space station. The broadcast is NASA TV. “Now the ship firmly docked to the station,” said the speaker, commenting on the stream. Earlier, the European space Agency in his microblog on Twitter reported that an American astronaut Shane Kimbrough and his colleague from France pesquet has successfully captured the manipulator “Canadarm” space truck. LIVE NOW: Watch as @SpaceX’s #Dragon cargo vehicle is attached to the @Space_Station, where it will stay for a month: https://t.co/mzKW5uDsTi pic.twitter.com/v2txWMdijJ — NASA (@NASA) February 23, 2017 The day before the ship was unable to dock to the ISS as on-Board computers gave the command for cancellation of a transaction due to incorrect figures on the location of the station. Space truck Dragon was launched
Adviser to Putin has compared Facebook with Smoking and promised to throw
Adviser to Putin has compared Facebook with Smoking and promised to throw MOSCOW, 23 Feb — RIA Novosti. Advisor to the President of Russia on development of the Internet Herman Klimenko told journalists that with humor reacted to the fact that he blocked on Facebook, noting that this is a good reason to start using “Vkontakte”. “With a sense of humor appropriate. I have long wanted to get away from Facebook in “Vkontakte”, but you know, there was no reason to, and so this is a good occasion appeared”, — he told, answering a question about how he took the information about the lock. “I seven years ago I quit Smoking. Need to quit Facebook, it’s a bad story. Need to get used to “Vkontakte”. I blame the fact that I close the Internet, then you need to be prepared to use domestic,” he joked. That Facebook for three days
The head of the European Commission did not see the prospects of EU enlargement until 2020
The head of the European Commission did not see the prospects of EU enlargement until 2020 Moscow. On 23 February. INTERFAX.RU — European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker sees no prospects of admission to the EU of new members, at least, before the expiration of his mandate in 2019. “There will be no new members until 2019 when I’m gone (from this post)” he said Wednesday at a conference in Livenskom Catholic University (Belgium), answering students ‘ questions. He recalled saying that in 2014, when he took office. None of the candidate countries does not meet the Copenhagen criteria (required for entry into the Union — if). But, undoubtedly, in the future expansion Badalian-Claude Underglove of the European Commission He recalled that the ongoing negotiations with the Western Balkan countries that the EU has already promised a “European perspective”, last year opened a new article of negotiations with Turkey, which, however,
North Korea has accused the neighbouring country in “dance to the US tune”
North Korea has accused the neighbouring country in “dance to the US tune” PYONGYANG, February 23. /Offset. TASS Yuri Sidorov/. The news Agency of DPRK KCNA issued a comment to the “neighboring countries, previously called himself friendly”. The authors of the text note that the country “began to dance to the US tune”. In Pyongyang, said KCNA, has caused outrage voiced in this country, “the negative assessments made recently in Korea to launch a ballistic missile medium-range “Buckanan-2”, which was led personally by Kim Jong-UN. I also think it’s in Pyongyang, the country is “committed an inhumane act, which had negative effects on the standard of living of the population through the introduction of the ban on trade with the DPRK” in accordance with the resolution of the UN Security Council. Such measures, noted in comments, is “tantamount to actions of the enemies of the DPRK who sought the overthrow