In Astrakhan, from 14.00 to 17.00 Moscow time, a sharp increase in air temperature is expected - from 36 to 55 degrees. According to Ekho Moskvy, this is being discussed in the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. The representative of the department recommended the residents of Astrakhan not to go outside during this period of time. "This is especially true for citizens suffering from cardiovascular diseases," the Emergencies Ministry officer added.

In the Karabudakhkentsky district of Dagestan, a clash between the special forces of the internal troops and a group of militants took place. About As ITAR-TASS was informed in the press service of the republican Ministry of Internal Affairs, as a result one serviceman was killed and three militants were destroyed. The collision occurred on Tuesday night in a forested area near the village of Gubden.

In Crimea, 2 people died, 20 were injured of varying severity as a result of a collision between a Zhiguli and a minibus. According to Infox.ru with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of Ukraine, among the victims were 10 Russian citizens from Bryansk, including five children. Two boys born in 1996, a girl born in 1996, a girl born in 2000 and a boy born in 2003 were taken to the hospital.

The bill on tougher punishment for pedophiles will not be adopted in the third reading. According to Nezavisimaya Gazeta on Tuesday, it will be returned for consideration in the second reading. This decision was made at the presidium of the United Russia faction on Monday. The Duma Committee on Legislation prepared several more proposals for the presidential text. According to the publication, further tightening of some articles of the Criminal Code is expected.

First Deputy Prime Minister Viktor Zubkov said that he considers offshore companies to be the destroyers of the global financial system, RIA Novosti reports. "It seems to me that this is one of the destroyers of the global financial system, and this should be seriously considered," Zubkov said.

The Cherkizovsky market closed not temporarily, but permanently, Moscow Mayor Yuri Luzhkov said on the air of the TV Center channel's program "Facing the City". According to the mayor, the last straw for the country's leadership was the discovery of a huge volume of smuggled goods on the market. "The question should be asked to the customs, the border service," Luzhkov said.

One of the Dagestan recruits, beaten in a unit in the Altai Territory, was beaten again after being transferred to a new unit. According to Kommersant , this was stated by Oksana Biymurzayeva from Khasavyurt. According to her, her son Marat was transferred from Aleysk to unit number 31466 of the Biysk garrison, and already there he was beaten in a smoking room. Biymurzayeva claims that Marat's head and back are injured, but he is not receiving medical assistance.

Over the past two days, the Central Bank has spent $4 billion to halt the depreciation of the ruble, writes Kommersant . Over these days, the ruble exchange rate against the dollar fell by 3.1 percent. On Monday, it stopped at 32.78 rubles per dollar. The cost of the dual-currency basket on Monday reached 39.03 rubles - the maximum since the end of March this year. As a result of the auction, its value amounted to 38.63 rubles.

Two people have already been detained in the Moscow region, from whom sapphires, emeralds and rubies were confiscated while trying to transport or sell them. In Podolsk, employees of the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs for the Central Federal District detained a man who was trying to illegally sell emeralds, sapphires and rubies.

In Rome, on Tuesday night, at the age of 98, the youngest daughter of Fyodor Chaliapin, Marina Chaliapin-Freddie, died. It is reported by RIA "Novosti" with reference to the press secretary of the State Central Museum of Musical Culture. Glinka Elena Davydova. Marina Fedorovna - designer, officer of the Italian Navy, "Miss Russia" in 1931 among emigrants, widow of Italian Minister of Culture Luigi Freddi. The family of Fyodor Ivanovich left Russia in 1922. The singer died in Paris in 1938.

The fourth case of influenza A / H1N1 was detected in Russia, the chief state sanitary doctor Gennady Onishchenko told RIA Novosti. It turned out to be a 19-year-old young man who returned to Russia after a holiday in Spain. "On July 13, a 19-year-old Russian citizen arrived at Domodedovo from Spain, who spent two weeks on the island of Ibiza with his mother. He fell ill on the 13th and was hospitalized right from the plane," Onishchenko said.

Isa Yamadayev wrote a statement to the head of the UPC Alexander Bastrykin with a request to protect him from the killers. According to Life.Ru, Yamadayev is sure that an assassination attempt is being prepared on him and that the order has already been received by "very serious killers." Earlier it was reported that Chechen law enforcement agencies would try to forcibly bring Isa Yamadayev to Chechnya.

The Moscow authorities will oblige owners of city minibuses to replace Gazelles with safer, more environmentally friendly and comfortable minibuses, reports Infox.ru . With companies that refuse to change their fleet, the city government will terminate the contracts. New requirements for passenger transport are set out in a bill developed by the city's Department of Transport and Communications.

On the night of the national holiday - Bastille Day - 307 cars were burned in France. According to Reuters, according to police statistics, this figure increased by 6.73 percent compared to last year. Last year, 297 cars were burned on the same night. In addition, during the whole night the police had to detain 240 people. This figure exceeds last year's already twice - in 2008, only 121 people were detained on the eve of the holiday. In general, the police characterize last night as calm.

Russian billionaire Oleg Deripaska said in an interview with the BBC that he was ready to sever his business ties with the UK. "I'm not sure that I will maintain any links with Britain in the future," Deripaska said. The reason for this statement was the accusations of British journalists who claimed that Deripaska uses friendly relations with politicians for personal gain.