17:27 // 21.02.2009 During the August conflict with Georgia, the losses on the Russian side amounted to 64 people killed, 283 - wounded, 3 people are missing. This was announced in an interview with the Radio station "Echo of Moscow" by the state secretary, deputy Minister of Defense of the Russian Federation, Army General Nikolai Pankov.

12:34 // 21.02.2009 In the OPEC member countries, about 40 industrial projects in the field of exploration, oil production and processing in the field of construction of oil pipelines were canceled or postponed until 2013, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Er-Riyad newspaper.

13:56 // 21.02.2009 The gas supply contract does not oblige Ukraine to buy fuel in volumes exceeding its needs, said Igor Didenko, First Deputy Head of Naftogaz of Ukraine, acting head of the company, in an interview with the Ukrainian weekly Mirror of the Week, RIA Novosti reports. According to the contract signed on January 19 in Moscow, Ukraine should annually purchase 52 billion cubic meters of gas from Russia.

11:40 // 21.02.2009 The current financial crisis, which is “actually stronger than the great depression”, is comparable in consequences with the collapse of the Soviet Union, the famous American financier George Soros, who is quoted by RIA Novosti, cites RIA Novosti with reference to the Reuters agency, believes.

13:36 // 21.02.2009 The Russian biathlonist Ivan Cherezov won the bronze medal of the World Cup, which takes place in Pyeongchang (South Korea), in the race from the mass starting 15 km, ahead of the legendary Norwegian Olea Einar Bjurndalen, RIA Novosti reports. The Golden Medal sensationally was won by the young Austrian Dominic Lander Lander, silver by his compatriot Christophe Zumann, the leader of the World Cup in this discipline of biathlon this season.

12:25 // 21.02.2009 The regime of the counter -terrorist operation (LO) was introduced in one of the villages of Makhachkala, the representative of the Public Relations Group of the Federal Security Service of Dagestan told RIA Novosti . "From 8.00 Moscow time, one of the villages of Makhachkala - Alburikent introduced the regime of a counter -terrorist operation.

18:00 // 21.02.2009 Iraq Prime Minister Nuri Al-Malika is preparing to make his first official visit to Russia in March, a source of Iraq Foreign Ministry told RIA Novosti . “Probably, the premiere’s trip will take place in March this year,” the source said, asking him not to give his name, since he was not authorized to make statements for printing.

13:45 // 21.02.2009 The unknown threatens the explosion in the Preobrazhensky market of the capital, the police evacuated people from retail premises, a source in the capital’s law enforcement agencies told RIA Novosti . According to him, an unknown person called the "02" service at 02, who reported an allegedly preparing explosion in the grocery market building at 17 Preobrazhensky Val. The police arrived at the scene of the incident, firefighters, and ambulance teams were on duty.

10:46 // 21.02.2009 Greece is going to greatly reduce gas dependence from Russia, which makes up most of the gas import of the gas, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Greek state television of NET. “Over the next few years, the government intends to reduce dependence on Russian gas from 70% as of 2008 to 45%. Diversification of energy sources is a global priority after the recent energy crisis between Ukraine and Russia, which“ froze ”Europe,” the TV channel said.

11:22 // 21.02.2009 The ruble this week reduced the dynamics of oscillations to the bivalyut basket (0.55 dollars and 0.45 euros). The Bank of Russia, it seems, managed to achieve the balance of supply and demand in the domestic foreign exchange market, as a result, the ruble began to respond more noticeably to external news, experts say, RIA Novosti reports.

14:49 // 21.02.2009 The European Union reduced by 50 million euros to finance the Nabucco project for the supply of natural gas from the Caspian pool to Europe to bypass Russia, RIA Novosti reported with reference to the Turkish media. The European Union previously promised to allocate 250 million euros to finance the project, the Sabah newspaper recalls. The Nabucco project, estimated at $ 7.3 billion, will be a continuation of the Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipeline.

14:58 // 21.02.2009 The Russian women's team won the relay race of 4 in 6 km, bringing the first gold medal of the Biathlon World Championship in Korean Pyeongchang to the domestic team, RIA Novosti reports. Olga Zaitseva, who fled at the last fourth stage, made a decisive contribution to the victory of Russian biathletes. The previous stages of the relay were held by Svetlana Sleptsova, Anna Bulygina and Olga Medvedtseva. Source: gzt.ru

10:37 // 21.02.2009 The films "Sex Guru", "Phenomenon", "Unreal Blockbuster", "Acquaintance with the Spartans", "Beauty and Ugodin" and "In the name of the king: the history of the siege of the dungeon" will compete in the title of worst film work of the year. The presentation of the "Golden Raspberries" or, as they also call this award, "Anti -Oscars" annually takes place on the eve of the distribution of "Oscars" - gold figurines of the American film academy, RIA Novosti reports.

10:55 // 21.02.2009 Oil prices in world markets slightly decreased in the conditions of the ongoing financial crisis, RIA Novosti reports with reference to the Reuters agency. The price of April futures on the North Sea oil mixture of the Brent Crude Crude Oil brand on the ISE London Exchange (Intercontinental Exchange Futures), according to the results of the trading, dropped by $ 0.1 to 41.89 dollars per barrel.

15:53 // 21.02.2009 Estonia provided humanitarian assistance to the most restless and “warring” Afghan province of Helmend, sending medical equipment for the oldest hospital in the city of Lashkarkgs, a representative of the press service of the international security forces in Afghanistan (ISAF) told RIA Novosti .