The Chertanovsky Court of Moscow sentenced the leader of the nationalist organization “Moscow Defense League” Daniil Konstantinov to three years in a penal colony, but immediately granted an amnesty and released him from criminal liability, RIA Novosti reports. Earlier, the court reclassified the charge against nationalist Daniil Konstantinov from murder to hooliganism.

The city held its first land auction for residential development this year After a break of almost a year, the city held an auction for the sale of a large plot of land for residential construction. Despite the difficult economic situation, the lot was sold with almost one and a half times the starting price. The winner was CJSC SMO LenSpetsSMU, which will pay more than a billion rubles for the site. Land plot with an area of ​​30,565 sq.

The trial of the managers of Omsk agricultural enterprises has begun In Omsk, the court began to consider a criminal case against the brother of the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the region, Vitaly Erlikh, Anatoly, and the director of Znamensky Len LLC, Vladimir Bitenyuk. They are accused of stealing 6.4 million rubles from the regional budget.

The Russian Defense Minister commented on the statements of the head of the Pentagon The head of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Sergei Shoigu, commented on the words of US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel, who said the day before that the American armed forces “will have to deal with the Russian army standing on the threshold of NATO.” Mr.

A train derailed in the US state of Arkansas, leaving 12 people injured. Information about the incident is being clarified. Law enforcement officials do not exclude the possibility that an explosion occurred at the scene of the accident. Law enforcement officers and medical workers are working at the scene, KNWA TV channel reports.

Prime Minister of Ukraine Arseniy Yatsenyuk, speaking on the Shuster Live program on Channel 24 on Wednesday evening, said that, if necessary, a visa regime with Russia could be introduced as an additional means of control. “If it is necessary to introduce additional means of control, including a visa regime, it will be introduced,” Mr. Yatsenyuk said. He also believes that Ukraine currently carries out sufficient controls at official checkpoints on the Ukrainian-Russian border.

The Central Bank today moved the boundaries of the bi-currency corridor up by 25 kopecks. As of October 15, the boundaries of the corridor amounted to 36.95-45.95 rubles, according to the regulator’s materials . The Bank of Russia has been moving the corridor limits upward in October for nine working days in a row due to reaching the limit of accumulated interventions.

Context 473 1 min. ... Yesterday, answering questions from journalists, Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin said that the authorities had not considered the option of introducing paid entry into the center of the capital. According to him, this is a “private initiative of experts.” However, the mayor did not rule out that in the Moscow City area such a measure could help relieve traffic. “We are in favor of this, it’s probably reasonable,” said the mayor.

The cost of the bi-currency basket on the Moscow Exchange reached 46 rubles for the first time. as of 12:10 Moscow time, adding 45.5 kopecks, according to exchange data . The dollar and euro increased their growth, the ruble again reached the intervention zone of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation. The US dollar was worth 40.85 rubles/$ on the UTS at 12:06 Moscow time, which is 40 kopecks. higher than the previous close. The euro reached 52.3 rubles/€, adding 52.5 kopecks.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich instructed the relevant departments to work on the issue of introducing fees for the passage of ships along certain sections of inland waterways, ITAR-TASS reports, citing two informed sources. “There was an order from Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich to consider the possibility of making part of the inland waterways toll,” said one of the agency’s interlocutors. Another added that an expert opinion was being prepared on the proposal. Mr.

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev signed an order to exclude the National Film Center OJSC from the forecast plan for the privatization of federal property for 2014-2016, the government’s official website reported on October 16. The main activities of CNF OJSC are the production of films, commercials, music videos, duplication, rental, screening and restoration (restoration) of films, participation in film festivals (film markets), etc., ITAR-TASS reports.

Driver Konstantin Altukhov, who spent almost a day in his car parked on a tow truck, seeking to cancel the decision to transport the vehicle to the impound lot, was released without issuing fines. A follower of Altukhov is seeking to cancel the evacuation of a car at the intersection of Tverskaya and Vasilievskaya streets. Deputy from United Russia Viktor Zvagelsky and head of the A Just Russia faction Sergei Mironov discussed the topic with presenter Anatoly Kuzichev.

Apple today held a presentation on the iPad Air 2 and iPad mini 3 at the Flint Center in Cupertino. iPad Air 2 with Wi-Fi with 16 GB of memory in Russia will cost 24.49 thousand rubles, 34.49 thousand rubles. - from 128 GB. The model supporting Wi-Fi + Cellular will be available at a price of 30.99 thousand rubles. for 16GB, 35.99 thousand rubles. — 64 GB and 40.99 thousand rubles. for 128 GB.

Context 464 1 min. ... The troops of rebel Libyan general Khalifa Haftar, who is leading a military campaign against Islamists, yesterday launched an attack on Benghazi, the country's second largest city. A full-scale attack on the city, which has been controlled by Ansar al-Sharia (Supporters of Sharia) and the Shura Council of Benghazi Revolutionaries for several months, was carried out with the help of tanks, heavy armored vehicles and aircraft.

Viktor Basargin explained why he needs city managers Yesterday, the Governor of the Perm Territory, Viktor Basargin, met with members of the region’s public chamber and answered their pressing questions. Chamber members representing Perm theaters lobbied for increased funding. At the meeting, the governor for the first time explained his attitude to the mass introduction of the institution of city manager in Perm municipalities. It turned out that Mr.