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Identified the bodies of the three victims in the crash of a cargo ship in the Black sea KRASNODAR, April 20 — RIA Novosti. Identified the bodies of the three victims in the crash of a ship in the Black sea, one of them is a citizen of Russia, two from Ukraine, reported RIA Novosti a source close to the search and rescue operation. In the night of Wednesday near the Kerch Strait was wrecked cargo ship “Heroes of Arsenal.” According to preliminary information, the cargo ship of grain followed from Azov, Rostov region in Turkey. Rosmorrechflot reported that on Board were two Russians, one of whom is the captain, nine Ukrainians and one citizen of Georgia. According to the latest saved one sailor, the citizen of Ukraine Konstantin Chernenko, the bodies of three dead raised to rescue the ship. Criminal case about infringement of safety rules of movement and

Russian military were killed in Syria in an attack by militants Moscow. April 20. INTERFAX.RU — a Russian military Advisor major Sergei Burgundy died in Syria in the militant attack on the military garrison of government troops, said on Thursday the Ministry of defence of the Russian Federation. “The soldier was part of a group of Russian military advisors, carrying out the task of preparing one of the units of the Syrian forces,” — said in the defense Ministry. “During the attack by militants of a Russian officer organized actions of Syrian troops, not allowing a breakthrough of terrorists in the residential town. During the fight the officer was fatally wounded”, — reported in the defense Ministry. Lost major presents the command to the state award. The Russian defense Ministry said that reports by some Western media about the death in Syria two Russian soldiers is not true.

Akram Asimov gave evidence at his brother in court He noted that they together with the brother has committed acts that contributed to the explosion. The brother of an alleged organizer of the terrorist act in the subway of St. Petersburg Akram Asimov gave in his statement. The journalists said the investigator in the Basmanny court of Moscow. “During interrogation as a suspect Asimov said that he and his brother had committed acts that contributed to the explosion”, — quotes the investigator “RIA Novosti”. Asimov Akram also confirmed that he gave such testimony, but said it was not involved in the terrorist attack. Earlier it was reported that the FSB detained in the “new Moscow” Akram Asimov, the elder brother of the alleged organizer of the terrorist attack in St. Petersburg metro Abror Azimov. According to preliminary data, he was helping to smuggle money, used in the preparation of a

Moskalkova suspected denounced in the reports of the persecution of gays in Chechnya Moscow. April 20. INTERFAX.RU Commissioner for human rights in the Russian Federation Tatiana Moskalkova, questioned the veracity of reports of abductions of homosexuals in Chechnya. “I suspect that it is provocation, what is it — a false accusation. We need to bring to the end (…). I’m not ready today to make these conclusions, but the findings have to do. What is it, really hurt people, or someone wants to speculate on this?” — said Moskalkova at a meeting with deputies of the state Duma Committee on civil society development, public and religious associations. She noted that further validation is hampered by the lack of names of people who allegedly suffered in Chechnya. “Yes, promise to give, I have the opportunity to personally go, request to see their documents. The law on protection of witnesses and victims

Officials of the Moscow region Ministry of health brought a case of corruption Moscow. April 20. INTERFAX.RU — Official suburban health Ministry is suspected of receiving multi-million bribes for rigging tenders for the supply of consumables in clinic of the Moscow region, have informed “Interfax” on Thursday the official representative of the Ministry of internal Affairs of Irina Volk. “Employees of management of economic security and combating corruption (Webirc) of the regional Glaucus Ministry of internal Affairs jointly with the Russian Ministry of health revealed facts of giving and receiving bribes the chief of one of managements of the Ministry of health of Moscow region and a number of representatives of commercial organizations. The bribes ranged from 25 thousand to several million rubles”, — said the Wolf. According to police, the money, the suspect contributed to the issuance of owners licenses to conduct medical activities and assisted in the victory

In the Kerch Strait resumed its search of crew of the sunken cargo ship Moscow. April 20. INTERFAX.RU — Search and rescue operations at the crash site of the ship in the Kerch Strait was resumed on Thursday from 6 a.m., reported “Interfax” the press-service of the southern regional emergency center. “In the morning a search and rescue operation resumed, there are six rescue vessels. 19 operational groups of 72 people and 20 pieces of equipment carry out monitoring of the coastal zone”, — said the Agency interlocutor. He noted that for participation in operations in readiness is a diving group of seven people with experience of working at great depths. They are equipped with a mobile diving system with hyperbaric chamber, the small-sized remotely operated underwater vehicle “Falcon” and side-scan sonar. Wednesday at 3:30 in the Black sea on the removal of 19 nautical miles from the Cape of