On March 19, in Buinaksk, a group of military personnel picketed at the checkpoint of the 136th motorized rifle brigade, demanding repayment of debts. About 20 people, mostly women, take part in the action. According to them, the action will take place throughout the day. The military personnel demand the repayment of all debts owed to them regarding rations and daily allowances for participation in hostilities.

What will Orthodox Christians eat for 49 days? 36 1 min. ... Yesterday, Orthodox Christians began Lent - a time of prayer and repentance, cleansing the soul and body before the bright holiday of Easter. The first six weeks of Lent are an attempt to spiritually repeat the feat of the Savior, who was tempted by the devil for 40 days in the desert. And the last, seventh week before Easter - Passion - is dedicated to memories of the last days of the Savior’s earthly life, his suffering.

On March 18, 4 Russian peacekeepers were kidnapped by Georgian militants in Abkhazia. On March 19, information about their release appeared, but it turned out to be premature. Captain Starovarov, lieutenants Belov and Starovoitov, as well as private Podshivalov are still in the hands of the militants. It was previously reported that Russian military personnel are at the location of their unit.

The trial of Ziyavudin Ziyavudinov began yesterday in the Supreme Court of Dagestan, 189 2 minutes. ... The Supreme Court of Dagestan yesterday began the trial of Ziyavudin Ziyavudinov, who, according to investigators, participated in preparing the explosion in Buinaksk on September 4, 1999. Then, as a result of the terrorist attack, a five-story residential building was destroyed, 58 people were killed and about a hundred were injured.

On March 19, the press service of Gosstandart reported that in 2002, the transition to summer time throughout Russia will take place on the night of March 30 to 31 by moving the clocks forward 1 hour. According to Gazeta.ru, summer time on Russian territory will be in effect until October 27, 2002. The transition to summer time has been carried out in Russia since 1981.

Today, March 19, is the birthday of singer Nadezhda Babkina 122 1 min. ... Poet and producer Lyubov Voropaeva congratulates Nadezhda Babkina on her birthday: — Dear Nadezhda, bright, talented, beautiful! You are the best and most reliable nuclear power plant on the territory of our fatherland, you charge everyone around you with inexhaustible energy of creativity and optimism. I always admire you - strong in your indomitability, fragile in your tenderness.

On March 19, the online publication Gazeta.ru reported about a huge traffic jam resulting from a car accident on the 94th kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road. The length of the traffic jam is 10 km. Currently, traffic from the accident site to Shelkovskoye Highway is difficult. Let us remind you that as a result of a collision on the 94th kilometer of the Moscow Ring Road between two cars and a fuel tanker, 2 people were killed and 3 more were injured.

To elect a new board of directors 181 2 minutes. ... At a meeting of the board of directors of OJSC "Moscow Confectionery Factory 'Red October'" held on Saturday, the dates for holding meetings of shareholders - regular and extraordinary - were approved. The latter was demanded by the new owners of about 30% of the shares of Red October. According to Kommersant's information, these are companies close to Guta Bank and Gosinkor Holding.

On March 19, Russian Transport Minister Gennady Fadeev again spoke out “categorically against” raising tariffs for long-distance rail passenger transportation.

On March 19, the President of Slovakia arrived in Moscow for a one-day working visit. The program of his visit includes meetings with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin and the capital's mayor Yuri Luzhkov. In addition, Rudolf Schuster will present his book “Ultimatum” and attend the musical performance “Dracula”. At the meeting with Vladimir Putin and Yuri Luzhkov, the President of Slovakia will discuss issues of bilateral relations, primarily trade and economic cooperation.

On March 19, the creation of the World Blood Bank was announced in Florida, USA. It will be intended to help children from developing countries who suffer from AIDS, malaria, cancer and other serious illnesses. The initiators of the program, which includes three Nobel laureates - former Soviet President Mikhail Gorbachev, South African Archbishop Desmont Tutu and former Costa Rican President Oscar Arias - hope that the Blood Bank will help save the lives of tens of thousands of children.

992 11 min. ... Although the Georgian military is trying to convince everyone that nothing unusual in the country is happening, much testifies to the opposite - Georgia is preparing for a new war with Abkhazia. This was convinced by the correspondent of "power" Olga Allenova. Cabinet There have never been so many journalists here.

24k 33 min. ... Exactly ten years ago - March 20, 1992 - the Supreme Council of the Russian Federation laid the foundation for the new award system of Russia. Since then, the list of orders and medals that a citizen who distinguished himself before his homeland has changed several times. "Power" gives a final list of titles, orders, medals and insignia in the order of seniority and with a brief history of each of them.

On March 20 at 12:30, the State Duma will consider the issue of dismissing Viktor Gerashchenko from the post of Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation and appointing First Deputy Minister of Finance Sergei Ignatiev to this post. The corresponding decision was made on March 19 by the Council of the Lower House of Parliament.

40 1 min. ... Australian dollar 16.2964 English pound 44.2349 Belarusian ruble* 18.3281 Danish krone** 36.8036 U.S. dollar 31.1119 Euro 27.3598 Icelandic krona*** 30.9972 Kazakh tenge*** 20.4432 Canadian dollar 19.6252 Norwegian krone** 35.2104 HAPPY BIRTHDAY 39.0815 Singapore dollar 17.0523 Turkish Lira**** 23.0118 Ukrainian hryvnia** 58.4481 Swedish krona** 29.9643 Swiss frank 18.6937 Japanese yen*** 23.8515 *For 1000. **For 10. ***For 100. ****For 1,000,000. According to Reuters.