Inspectors from the Kiev Department of Veterinary Medicine found two Amur tigers in military unit number 227, Ukrainian News reported . The animals were kept in an enclosure on the territory, which, according to Glavred , is rented by the Stroyavtoservis company. The Kyiv administration, which told reporters about the found tigers, noted that it does not have information about the origin of the animals, as well as the purpose of their stay in the military unit.

On Tuesday, February 12, Vladimir Putin approved a law denouncing the agreement with Ukraine on missile warning systems and space control in Sevastopol and Mukachevo, RIA Novosti reports . Previously, the bill was approved by the State Duma and the Federation Council of the Russian Federation. The refusal to use radar stations is motivated by the Ukrainian side’s chronic failure to comply with the terms of the agreement.

The post of chief guest choreographer of the St. Petersburg Mikhailovsky Theater (Mussorgsky Theater, Maly Opera Theater) will be taken by Oleg Vinogradov, artistic director of the Kirov Academy of Ballet (Washington) and artistic director of the Universal Ballet (Seoul), chief choreographer of the Mariinsky Theater. Vinogradov spoke about this in an interview with Interfax on Tuesday, February 12.

VTB Bank opened a branch in India based on its existing representative office in New Delhi. This is stated in the bank's press release . According to the President and Chairman of the Board of VTB Bank Andrey Kostin , VTB assets in New Delhi will amount to $50 million with a net worth of $27 million. In 2009, the branch's assets will increase to $90 million.

The band Deep Purple and singer Tina Turner became the main participants in the concert in honor of the 15th anniversary of Gazprom, held on Monday evening at the State Kremlin Palace, Interfax reports . The festive evening was opened by Russian President Vladimir Putin , who congratulated the gas monopolist on turning 15 years old.

In the Sovetsky district of Krasnoyarsk on Tuesday early in the morning, a Gazelle minibus exploded in the courtyard of one of the residential buildings, Interfax reports , citing representatives of the Main Directorate of the Ministry of Emergency Situations of the Krasnoyarsk Territory. According to them, the shock wave from the explosion blew out windows in ten apartments of a building owned by the Ministry of Defense.

Two NBP activists who staged a protest at the premiere of the film “A Kiss Not for the Press” on February 11 were charged with extremism, Interfax reports , citing NBP press secretary Alexander Averin. Soon after the start of the screening of the film, based on the biography of Russian President Vladimir Putin , Yana Kubaeva (according to other sources Khubaeva) and Andrei Nikitin began scattering leaflets with the inscription “We blame you, citizen Putin” and shouting anti-Putin slogans.

The Italian ski resort Rein will hold a charity snow golf championship, Ananova reports. A 9-hole golf course will be specially equipped for the competitors. To prevent players from losing the ball on white snow, it will be painted orange. The event is aimed at raising funds to support athletes and promote sporting events. The tournament will take place on February 23. This is not the first golf competition on snow in the winter of 2008.

Representatives of the election headquarters of Russian presidential candidate Gennady Zyuganov rejected the Central Election Commission's accusations that their leader received unregistered gifts in the amount of 17 thousand rubles, the Interfax agency reports . LDPR leader Vladimir Zhirinovsky also expressed his disagreement with the CEC’s claims on the party’s website.

The head of the Department for Combating Economic Crimes of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Komi Republic, Igor Turshatov, accused of exceeding official powers, was released from custody on his own recognizance. reported this on February 12 RIA Novosti , citing a source in the republican prosecutor's office.

The self-proclaimed Republic of Transnistria dumped sewage into the Dniester River, and now a multi-kilometer patch of mud is moving towards the Dniester Estuary and Odessa. reported this on Tuesday Deutsche Welle . According to experts, a patch of mud will reach the estuary on Tuesday.

One of the leaders of the Union of Right Forces, Boris Nemtsov reports , announced on Tuesday, February 12, that he was suspending his membership in the party, Interfax . However, he did not comment on his decision. Boris Nemtsov emphasized that, despite the suspension of his membership in the Union of Rightist Forces, his relations with the party leadership remain good.

The Moscow Arbitration Court rejected the claim of the Ingosstrakh company to invalidate the acquisition by structures of the Czech PPF Investments through the Cypriot company Durbe of 38.5 percent of the insurer's shares from businessman Alexander Mamut . newspaper writes about this The Vedomosti . The court considered that it should not consider this dispute, since the transaction was concluded between foreign companies on the territory of another state.

Switzerland's second-largest bank, Credit Suisse, announced a 72 percent decline in fourth-quarter 2007 profit, Bloomberg reports. The decline in earnings was driven by $1.2 billion in asset write-downs due to the mortgage crisis. The company's net profit fell to 1.33 billion Swiss francs ($1.22 billion), or 1.21 francs per share. This amount was less than analysts predicted (1.43 billion francs). Overall, Credit Suisse's write-downs were modest compared to its peers.

The Executive Committee of the International Biathlon Union (IBU) has decided that the 2011 World Championships will be held in the Russian city of Khanty-Mansiysk. In addition, in 2009 and 2010, Khanty-Mansiysk will host the World Cup stages. Another Russian city, Ufa, will host the 2009 European Championship, reports the press service of the governor of the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (KhMAO).