Former rector of PSFA charged In Perm, the investigation period in the criminal case against the former rector of the Perm State Pharmaceutical Academy Tatyana Odegova has been extended until July 2. According to investigators, she participated in the theft of university funds allocated for the renovation of the educational institution’s premises, as well as for issuing voluntary health insurance policies for employees.

The official representative of the Russian Ministry of Defense, Igor Konashenkov, denied the statement of Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko about the presence of Russian troops in eastern Ukraine. Earlier, Mr. Poroshenko said that “on the territory of Ukraine there are 14 Russian combat battalion tactical groups of more than 9 thousand military personnel.” “There are no “regular Russian troops,” not to mention “combat tactical groups,” in Ukraine.

The Central Bank allowed financial institutions to refuse to service foreign exchange contracts to clients. According to changes in the regulator's instructions, banks can block such transactions if there are doubts about their legality. This measure will help fight money laundering, but it needs to be finalized, Kommersant FM’s interlocutors note. Photo: Oleg Kharseev, Kommersant Banks were allowed to block clients' foreign exchange contracts.

Krasnoyarsk drug police seized a shipment of marijuana weighing 224 kg, which drug dealers wanted to sell for 4.5 million rubles. or exchange it for a Toyota Land Cruiser 200, reports the press service of the Federal Drug Control Service for the region. Police officers, having infiltrated the group, detained the criminals near a cafe in Achinsk, where the criminals had come to make a deal.

The first Il-76MD-90A aircraft will be delivered to the Russian Air Force by the end of 2015. This statement was made on the Rossiya 24 TV channel by the commander of the Air Force Military Transport Aviation, Vladimir Benediktov, RIA Novosti reports. “We hope to receive the first two aircraft this year; they are correctly called Il-76MD-90A,” the military man noted. Earlier it was reported that the Russian Air Force will receive three Il-76MD-90A aircraft by the end of the year.

About 200 million rubles. will go this year to continue the gasification of Khabarovsk CHPP-1. As a result, the station’s sixth boiler unit will be converted from coal to natural gas. The previous five were gasified in 2006-2012. “The conversion of Khabarovskaya CHPP-1 to gas will help improve the atmosphere in the regional center, which is especially important given the location of the station near residential areas.

Elvira Nabiullina, during her speech at the International Banking Congress, noted that although economic indicators turned out to be better than expected, risks for the Russian economy still remain, RIA Novosti reports. “Current economic indicators turned out to be better than the expectations of economists, who spoke out during the most tense moments of last year, but at the same time, I think it is premature to say that all the crisis phenomena have passed.

The Moscow highway from Kirov Avenue to the exit from the city will be repaired in Samara for 6.8 billion rubles, according to the bidding website. According to the bidding documents, the contractor will have to completely replace the road base and asphalt surface, build two overpasses - interchanges at the intersection with Kirov Avenue and at the intersection with Rakitovskoye and Volzhskoye highways.

expert ALEXANDER VASILENKO, head of the VMware representative office in Russia and the CIS, told Kommersant correspondent LEONID KHOMERIKI about what is happening in the market of virtualization and software-defined data centers in Russia and how these technologies help customers develop during a crisis. — What can IT give to customers today, in extremely difficult times?

Lawyer Francisco Palomo, who represented former Guatemalan President Efrain Rios Montt, who is accused of genocide, was shot dead on his way to the country's capital. The attackers fired at least 12 shots into the lawyer's face and chest, local fire department spokesman Raul Hernandez said. According to him, Mr. Palomo, remaining conscious, tried to hide from the attack. He drove a few more meters before crashing into a tree.

The project to introduce food cards in Russia will be ready by the fall and will become an option for targeted food assistance to the population, according to the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The program itself will start working in 2016. Kommersant FM host Alexey Korneev discussed the topic with Andrey Bilzho, an artist, writer and restaurateur, and a psychiatrist by training.

At the final meeting, the Egyptian Court of Cassation upheld the appeal of the Prosecutor General's Office against the acquittal of former President Hosni Mubarak in the case of the death of demonstrators during the 2011 revolution. It is noted that the first meeting to review the case will be held on November 5.

Inflation in the Rostov region in May of this year was 0.6%, and compared to December last year, prices for goods and services increased by 8.5%, Rostovstat said in a statement. Food products, including alcohol, increased in price over the month by 0.7% (since the beginning of the year - by 12.6%), non-food products - by 0.6% and 8.9%, respectively, paid services - by 0.2% and 1 ,5%.

Billionaire John Paulson donated funds to the Faculty of Engineering Harvard University received the most expensive gift in its history. Harvard graduate billionaire John Paulson, founder and president of the hedge fund Paulson & Co. John Paulson donated $400 million to the Faculty of Engineering and Applied Sciences.

Several houses burned down in an elite cottage community In the Engels district of the Saratov region, a fire occurred in the elite cottage community "Park House", located in the village of Shumeika. The fire occurred late Tuesday evening; seven houses were destroyed by fire in just an hour. Law enforcement and supervisory authorities are inclined to believe that there was no arson.