The latest weapons - domestically produced anti-helicopter mines (AHM) - will be supplied to the Russian army from 2013, an official representative of the State Government Scientific Testing Site for Aviation Systems, which developed the new product, told RIA Novosti on August 22. Previously, the company's management stated that the new weapons would enter the Russian army no earlier than 2014. “The complex is now being prepared for adoption, most likely this will happen before the end of 2012.

Four people died when residential buildings were flooded in the Tuapse region Kuban, where a month ago during a flood in Krymsk killed 168 people and damaged 7 thousand residential buildings, was again under water. In the Tuapse region, due to heavy rains, the Nechepsukho River overflowed its banks, flooding 600 houses in the resort village of Novomikhailovsky. According to preliminary data, four people died.

The criminal case of the chairman of the Committee on Legislation and State Construction of the Kurgan Regional Duma, director of the Kurgan State College, Tatyana Skok, who is accused under Part 2 of Article 285 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation “Abuse of Official Powers,” has been sent to the court for consideration on the merits.

Expert on the proposal to limit the functions of the Central Bank The government will take away from the Central Bank the functions of determining the refinancing rate and the composition of the currency basket. Corresponding amendments to the law on the Central Bank were introduced to the State Duma by a group of United Russia deputies. Head of the Laboratory of Monetary Policy, Institute of Economics named after.

The first military factories began to appear in the Urals during the time of Peter the Great, but a huge part of the modern operating enterprises were created during the Great Patriotic War. Then it was necessary to quickly mobilize the industry of the USSR, rebuild it to produce products for the front, and the Urals became the main center of concentration of the country's productive forces.

The country's authorities intend to deprive Alexander Barankov of the status of a political refugee As it became known on Tuesday, the Ecuadorian authorities intend to revoke the refugee status of Belarusian dissident Alexander Barankov and extradite him to his homeland.

Dmitry Gudkov begins publishing information about the assets and business of United Russia Information about the entrepreneurial activities of United Russia members will appear on Dmitry Gudkov’s blog. The State Duma deputy will begin to publish information about the assets, participation in joint stock companies of large holdings and companies of State Duma deputies from the party in power, senators and officials.

The next round of negotiations on revising the terms of Russian gas supplies to Ukraine will take place on August 22 in Moscow, the Ukrainian agency UNIAN reports, citing a source. The negotiations will be held by the Minister of Energy and Coal Industry of Ukraine Yuriy Boyko and the Chairman of the Board of Gazprom OJSC Alexey Miller. “Today in Moscow there will be another meeting between Yu. Boyko and A. Miller.

China Telecom's profit fell by 10%, Reuters reported on August 22. The company's profit for the first half of 2012 amounted to 8.814 billion yuan ($1.4 billion), while in 2011 the same figure was 9.616 billion yuan.

Two residents of the Volgograd region died from West Nile fever In the Volgograd region, as of August 20, 85 cases of West Nile fever (WNF) were registered, two of them fatal, according to the regional department of Rospotrebnadzor. Cases of infection were identified in Gorodishchensky, Sredneakhtubinsky, Mikhailovsky districts, the city of Volzhsky and mainly at dachas in the suburbs of Volgograd. In 26 cases, victims noted mosquito bites locally.

Passengers of the St. Petersburg metro are evacuated due to smoke in the tunnel. Smoke is observed in the tunnel on the “blue” line near the Moskovskaya station, RIA Novosti reports on August 22. “There is smoke in the tunnel near the Moskovskaya station, the reasons are being determined,” the source said. Currently, trains run from Parnas station to Victory Park, drop off passengers there and pass Moskovskaya without stopping.

It is proposed to create a state corporation from a federal agency with 17 departments The Federal Space Agency (Roscosmos) must prepare a project for restructuring the agency into a state corporation within a month. As Kommersant learned, the first version of the project of the state corporation Roscosmos is already ready. Its main objectives are to maintain a strict management vertical and a clear division of powers and responsibilities.

Sales have resumed in the markets A correction has begun in stock markets: after prolonged growth, global investors are taking profits, guided by evidence of falling consumer demand caused by the deterioration of the global economy. Global investors are taking profits after a rally that has seen US indices hit four-year highs. The reason is the fall in stock prices of high-tech companies, as well as negative macroeconomic statistics from Europe and Asia.

Andrey Sheiko headed Olympia-Perm The regional authorities have decided on the head of the largest water complex in Perm - Olympia-Perm. In the recent past, he became the Ural Great player and head of the Perm Territory Basketball Federation Andrei Sheiko. Sports Minister Pavel Lyakh believes that the main task of the new general director will be to complete the construction of the third stage of the sports complex.

The search operation in the resort village of Novomikhailovsky has ended, the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Krasnodar Territory said. As a result of the flood in the Tuapse region, four people died and 1.5 thousand residents were injured. Details for presenter Alexey Korneev, editor-in-chief of the Yuga.ru portal Anton Smertin. On the night of August 22, due to a river flood in Novomikhailovsky, 600 houses were flooded. The water level reached 2.5 m.