Top news for the weekend April 29 – May 1 – Kommersant
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In the Bryansk region on the afternoon of May 1, at the 136th kilometer of the Bryansk-Unecha railway due to undermining tracks derailed a train carrying fuel and building materials. The train belonged to the Belarusian Railways. A fire broke out at the scene of the incident, which was extinguished a few hours later. There were no casualties. Russian Railways called the cause of the incident “illegal interference by unauthorized persons.” According to media reports, the “Interception” plan was introduced in the south-west of the region.
On the morning of May 1, in the Gatchina district of the Leningrad region, undermined power line tower. According to media reports, three more explosive devices were found at the site of the explosion. The FSB opened a case under Art. 281 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (“Sabotage”) and Art. 222.1 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (illicit trafficking in explosive devices).
Ministry of Defense developed changes to the provision on conscription for military service as part of the digitalization of military records in Russia. According to the project, military registration and enlistment offices will form electronic personal files of conscripts using state information resources.
Position of Deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, responsible for the logistics of the RF Armed Forces, took Colonel General Alexei Kuzmenkov, the press service of the defense department reported on April 30. The previous deputy minister, Colonel General Mikhail Mezintsev, resigned on April 27.
Russian Jan Nepomniachtchi April 30 lost match for the title of world chess champion against Chinese grandmaster Ding Liren. The victory in the duel, which took place in Astana, was ensured by the stubbornness of the Chinese, which allowed him to win back three times in the classical part, and the courage that brought him success in the fourth game of the tie-break.
The governor of the Bryansk region, Alexander Bogomaz, said that during the shelling from the side of Ukraine of the village of Suzemka died two civilians. One residential building was completely destroyed by the shell, and two others were partially destroyed.
US President Joe Biden Meets with the family of The Wall Street Journal journalist Evan Gershkovich, who was arrested in Russia on charges of espionage. According to the White House press pool, “U.S. President and First Lady Jill Biden are participating in an informal meeting with the family of Evan Gershkovich” – his parents Ella Milman and Mikhail Gershkovich, as well as his sister Danielle Gershkovich. The meeting took place in Washington.
April 30 died fashion designer Vyacheslav Zaitsev at the age of 86. As REN reported, according to preliminary data, he died in intensive care at a hospital in the city of Shchelkovo due to gastric bleeding.
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