Nine Ukrainian shells, fired, according to preliminary data, from the Grad multiple launch rocket system, exploded in the Tarasovsky district of the Rostov region, RIA Novosti reported on August 2. “Nine shell craters were found in the area of ​​the Mityakinskaya settlement. The elements of the shells at the explosion site presumably indicate that the ammunition was fired from the Grad multiple launch rocket system,” the agency’s source said. No one was injured as a result of the incident.

A member of the Federation Council died in Crimea In Alushta yesterday, a 65-year-old member of the Federation Council from the Magadan region, retired Colonel General Vladimir Kulakov, died. The senator swam behind the buoys, where he was hit by a boat. The entrepreneur who operated the ship faces up to two years in prison. Senator Kulakov did not return from Crimea Photo: Gleb Shchelkunov, Kommersant / buy photo In Alushta, Vladimir Kulakov rested at the Aquapark hotel.

Fighting continues in the area where the plane crashed A team of international experts and OSCE observers on Saturday again arrived at the site of the Malaysian Boeing 777 crash in Ukraine to continue the search for remains. Meanwhile, fighting in the area of ​​the plane crash site does not subside, which complicates the work of experts and journalists.

The head of the Formula 1 world championship, Briton Bernie Ecclestone, is ready to pay a German bank $100 million in compensation for ending the lawsuit against him, ITAR-TASS reported on August 2, citing local media. Earlier, the Briton said that he was ready to pay €25 million instead of the €100 million that the prosecutor’s office had previously demanded. As a result, Mr. Ecclestone decided that the amount presented was too high, so he was ready to pay in dollars rather than euros.

The second defendant in the case of beating the head of the Don State Traffic Safety Inspectorate was sent to a colony In Rostov, a sentence was passed on the second defendant in the criminal case of an attack on the head of the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate for the Rostov Region, Sergei Morgachev.

Pavel Mitrofanov's lawyers were unable to cancel his federal wanted list Yesterday, the Tyumen District Court refused to cancel the federal wanted list for a well-known Tyumen businessman, former first deputy governor Pavel Mitrofanov. His defense filed a corresponding complaint, pointing out that he is not hiding from the investigation, but simply lives and works in Latvia. According to experts, the cancellation of the search is necessary for Mr.

Blitzinterview The chairman of the department for external church relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, Metropolitan Hilarion of Volokolamsk, told Kommersant correspondent PAVL KOROBOV about how the Russian Orthodox Church views the situation in Ukraine in general and the election of the primate of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church in particular. —Which of the Ukrainian bishops, in your opinion, has a good chance of occupying the Kyiv see?

The Ministry of Finance of the Rostov Region declared invalid three auctions for the right to conclude agreements on opening credit lines with a total limit of 4.234 billion rubles, according to the SPARK-Marketing system. This decision was made due to the fact that the regional Ministry of Finance did not receive a single application for participation in the auctions.

The United States plans to spend $19 million in 2015 on training the Ukrainian National Guard, RIA Novosti reported on August 2. “The Departments of Defense and State have notified Congress of our intent to use $19 million from the Global Security Reserve Fund to train and equip four Ukrainian National Guard companies and tactical barracks. This is part of our effort to build homeland defense capabilities,” said Pentagon spokesman Rear Adm. John Kirby.

Born October 27, 1969. Education: higher economics (St. Petersburg State University), higher technical (Leningrad Shipbuilding Institute). Graduate of the EMBA program at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo. Until 2001, he was the director and shareholder of one of the largest enterprises supplying construction materials, equipment and rolled metal in St. Petersburg and the North-Western region - the Petrostroykomplekt company (Glavleningradstroy).

NATO does not confirm the use of ballistic missiles by Ukraine. The organization called the previous information “an error in communication,” reports Deutsche Welle , which contacted the NATO press service with a repeated request on August 2. “Ukraine faces serious threats to its security and has the right to use force to defend itself to the extent justified.

Riot police prevented a mass brawl between fans of the Moscow clubs Torpedo and CSKA during the Russian Championship match in Khimki, RIA Novosti reported on August 2. The incident occurred a few minutes after the goal that Torpedo scored against CSKA during the first half. Fans of the “black and whites” tried to get to sector B, where CSKA fans are located. As a result, riot police intervened, which prevented more serious clashes.

The financial guarantees of the tour operator “Labyrinth” are not enough for all of its clients, RIA Novosti reported on August 2, citing the press secretary of the Russian Union of Travel Industry Irina Tyurina. “The company’s financial guarantees are not enough. Moreover, part of it is financially supported by the notorious Voskhozhdeniye company, whose license has already been suspended by the Central Bank,” said Ms. Tyurina.

Natalya Osipova danced “Solo for Two” with Ivan Vasiliev The Stanislavsky and Nemirovich-Danchenko Musical Theater hosted the Russian premiere of “Solo for Two,” a three-part project by Natalia Osipova and Ivan Vasiliev, produced by the artistic agency Ardani Artists. With details - TATYANA KUZNETSOVA.

The national team and clubs may suffer due to the crisis in the RBF Russian basketball could suffer a severe blow as early as Monday. The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) sent a letter to the Russian Basketball Federation (RFB), which states that if, by August 1, the Russian clubs do not ensure the signing of the FIBA ​​declaration, establishing that teams in their activities are guided primarily by its standards, the RBF faces disqualification.