Day: May 6, 2017

Vladimir Putin President Vladimir Putin promised to discuss with Prosecutor General Yury Chaika and interior Minister Vladimir Kolokoltsev gay rights in the North Caucasus. Such a promise the President gave during the meeting with the Commissioner for human rights Tatyana Moskalkova, reports TASS. “Of course, I will discuss it with the attorney General and Minister of internal Affairs so that they support you on the topic that you raised now, according to the known information or rumors you can say, about what is happening in the North Caucasus with people of different sexual orientation”, — assured the President. On 19 April the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov at a meeting with Putin in the Kremlin has denied recent media information about the persecution of gays in the country. According to him, the publications are provocative, and all the supposedly dead people, referred to in the materials alive and well. 1

In a high-rise building in the South-West of Moscow there was a fire, have informed “Interfax” on Saturday, may 6, the press service of the Metropolitan emergency Department Russia. According to the interlocutor of the Agency, discovered a fire in the cable channels. Rescuers started fire extinguishing and rescue, evacuation of residents is carried out. In turn, another source said that burns is a 35-storey residential complex “Airship” at the address Profsoyuznaya street, building 64, building 2. As reported on the website of Central Board MOE, at 23:57 minutes the fire was rated grade 3, at 00:16 is reduced to the second. Saved by 29 people. On the scene are 39 pieces of firefighting and rescue equipment and 140 personnel. To coordinate fire and rescue units on the scene arrived the head of the Moscow Central Board MOE Ilya Denisov. On Friday, may 5, a fire occurred in the center

The fire, which occurred on the night of Saturday, may 6, in a high rise building in the South-West of Moscow, injured nine people, including three children. About TASS reported in the emergency services. In turn, the press service of the Metropolitan EMERCOM of Russia reported that doctors examine almost 80 people. “According to updated information, evacuated 77 people, including 17 children. All passed inspection for the ambulance, unfortunately, there are victims,” — said the source. The fire occurred in one of the skyscrapers of the residential complex “Airship” on Union street, 64, building 2. On the ground floor of a 40-storey building caught fire cables for which the fire spread. The house was immediately de-energized. Fire-rescue units simultaneously with the extinguishing of the fire commenced rescue and evacuation of people. The building was evacuated 70 people. At 01:18 the fire was extinguished. The causes of the fire are established.