Early in the morning of August 23, a Su-24 front-line bomber crashed in the Khabarovsk Territory during a training flight. The plane's crew managed to eject and are in satisfactory condition. The military prosecutor's office of the Far Eastern Military District has begun an investigation into the crash of the bomber, after which a decision will be made to initiate a criminal case.

The FAS did not like the expansion of its network at the expense of other operators 23 2 minutes. ... The 9th Arbitration Court of Appeal confirmed the decision of the previous instance that Dalsvyaz, one of the seven enterprises of Svyazinvest, illegally charged alternative operators joining its channels a fee for “strengthening” its network.

28 2 minutes. ... Yesterday, Kommersant became aware of the details of the attempted theft of 68.6 million rubles from the federal budget (see Kommersant of August 21). Unknown persons tried to obtain this money from the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation based on a fake decision of the Arbitration Court of Chuvashia on the recovery of losses of the non-existent Kanashsky ATP (Chuvashia) for the transportation of benefit passengers.

Vodka as the future of blue chips The Russian alcohol market, due to rising incomes and a conservative structure of consumer spending, may become the largest in the world in the coming years. As follows from the Renaissance Capital review “Vodka: a Sober Look” published last week, Russia is currently already ranked second in the world after the United States in terms of the gross spirits market - $16.9 billion versus $19.2 billion in 2006 (calculated in retail prices).

Today, August 23, in Geneva the report of the working group on Ukraine’s accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) will be considered, at which the final details of Ukraine’s entry into the WTO should be settled. At the end of July, the Ukrainians already held informal consultations in Geneva. Previously, Minister of Economy of Ukraine Anatoly Kinakh stated that the preliminary conclusions of the working group experts were positive.

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The assumptions of Russian scientists were confirmed: the Lomonosov ocean ridge is a continuation of the continental platform, which means it belongs to Russia. The first results of studies of soil raised on August 2 from the bottom of the Arctic Ocean during the Arctic-2007 expedition were published by the All-Russian Scientific Research Institute of Oceangeology.

"Princess of the Dnieper" removed from the reef Last night the motor ship "Princess of the Dnieper" was removed from the reef. Let us remind you that on Monday at 3:20 a.m., the “Princess of the Dnieper,” traveling along the Kyiv-Zaporozhye route with 237 American tourists on board, landed on the “Natasha” reef near Dneprodzerzhinsk. The ship was holed and leaked (see Kommersant, August 21). Yesterday the ship was towed to Zaporozhye, and traffic in the area of ​​the accident was unblocked.

1K 1 min. ... Sychev, 21; Pavlyuchenko, 34 — Kshinuvek, 73; Blazhnovsky, 77 Russia: Vladimir Gabulov (Anton Shunin, 46) — Vasily Berezutsky (Alexander Anyukov, 46; Roman Vorobyev, 86), Denis Kolodin, Alexey Berezutsky (Dmitry Torbinsky, 58) — Igor Semshov, Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Yuriy Zhirkov (Konstantin Zyryanov, 46) ), Andrey Arshavin, Ivan Saenko — Dmitry Sychev, Roman Pavlyuchenko (Pavel Pogrebnyak, 46).

Novosibirsk authorities want to get maximum return from urban land 38 3 min. ... Yesterday, deputies of the Novosibirsk City Council, together with officials of the mayor's office, discussed the possibility of increasing rents for monopolistic companies that place power lines, pipelines and line-cable communication structures on city lands. Kommersant correspondent Polina Dobrolyubova delved into the intricacies of the heated discussion that unfolded.

As Kommersant writes today, yesterday, the District Administrative Court of Kiev decided to consider in a general manner the claim of members of initiative groups to collect signatures for holding a referendum to the Central Election Commission (CEC). Considering the number of cases related to the election process, which the court considers as a matter of priority, the hearing on the registration of initiative groups can take up to two months.

Maya Kovalevska and the wonders of technology in the opera by Hector Berlioz opera festival One of the intriguing premieres of this year's Salzburg Festival is Hector Berlioz's opera Benvenuto Cellini, which, if ever performed, is mostly in concert version. But this time they turned it into a full-fledged performance, directed by music video director Philipp Stölzl and maestro Valery Gergiev. EKATERINA Kommersant-BIRYUKOVA reports.

Two police officers were killed and 7 were injured as a result of shelling of a police convoy in the Buynaksky district of Dagestan, the Buinaksk police department reported. “Unknown criminals fired at the OMON-1 convoy returning from the Untsukul district to its place of permanent deployment. As a result of the shelling, two OMON-1 soldiers were killed, seven were injured, five of them in serious condition. The wounded were taken to the Buynaksk regional hospital.

Deputy Chairman of the Estonian Republican Union of Russian Citizens Petr Rozhok accused the Russian Embassy in Tallinn of wasting money allocated for the needs of compatriots and caring for military graves. “I received reliable information from Moscow, and if necessary, I can provide the relevant documents,” said Mr. Rozhok.

17 4 min. ... CONFLICT The staff of the Ufa airport demands that the Federal Property Management Agency begin conciliation procedures The staff of Ufa International Airport OJSC (UIA) will declare a warning strike if the owner of UIA, Rosimushchestvo, does not submit its composition to the commission for conciliation procedures within five days, Tatyana Nikonova, chairman of the UIA trade union organization, said at a press conference yesterday.