CSKA Moscow played a draw with the Czech club "Victoria" in the first match of the group stage of the Champions League. The match, held in the Czech Republic, ended with the score 2:2. In the first half, the initiative was taken by the players of the Czech club. Several times CSKA goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev saved the goal, but in the 29th minute of the match the players of Victoria managed to open the score: Michal Krmenchik made an accurate shot after a free kick.

Izhevsk court sentenced two former policemen for staging a robbery. It is reported by the Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee (IC) for Udmurtia. The investigation established that the deputy head of one of the city police departments of Izhevsk, in order to overestimate performance indicators, decided to stage an attack, for which he involved his friend as a dummy victim, and an operative officer as an accomplice.

The European antitrust regulator is checking online retailer Amazon for unfair competition. It is reported by Reuters with reference to European Commissioner for Competition Margrethe Vestager. She said that Amazon lists items from various sellers on its site. Thus, the online retailer could use the data to increase their own sales and compete with them. Amazon also sells its own products while being an online platform for other sellers.

In the Chelyabinsk region, a rock collapse occurred at the gold mine of Yuzhuralzoloto GK OJSC, one person died. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the regional department of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “The collapse occurred at a depth of 850 meters, two people were at the site of the collapse.

The head of Danske Bank resigned due to a scandal with money laundering from Russia and the former republics of the USSR Photo: EPA On Wednesday, in the main office of Danske Bank in Copenhagen, a press conference was held, where the results of an internal investigation were published. According to the leadership, about 200 billion euros passed through the Danske Bank branch in Estonia - mainly from Russia and the former republics of the USSR.

Mediazona publisher and Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov received a report on the investigation into the murder of Russian journalists in the Central African Republic (CAR) on September 10, the day before he was hospitalized. It is reported by Dozhd with reference to Pussy Riot member Nadezhda Tolokonnikova. She said that the investigation report is stored on a phone located in Russia, and only Verzilov knows the password for it.

Russian politician, candidate for the post of head of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Arkady Dvorkovich filed a petition with the Swiss prosecutor's office to prosecute the vice-president of the organization Georgios Makropoulos for libel. Dvorkovich announced this on his Twitter. “I will take all possible legal steps to protect my reputation and good name.

The Russian Emergencies Ministry said that the service did not evacuate the territorial election commission in Vladivostok during the second round of voting in the elections for the governor of Primorsky Krai on September 17. This was reported by TASS with reference to the press service of the Ministry of Emergency Situations. “After inspecting the premises, finding no signs of fire, at 08:25 (local time) the firefighters left for their permanent deployment.

The United States announced a decision to certify the Russian Tu-214 surveillance aircraft for use under the Open Skies Treaty. This was reported to TASS by a representative of the US State Department. Official certification will be granted on Monday, September 24th. that the United States had blocked the aircraft's access to observation flights under the treaty .

The Russian killer we lost In the UK, the first episode of Killing Eve was shown on BBC One on 15 September (the series was nominated for an Emmy for Best Screenplay). Two days after the release of an interview with Alexander Petrov and Ruslan Boshirov, in which they confessed their love for Salisbury Gothic and a certain Mont Blanc. That's a coincidence.

From January 1, 2019, five billion rubles will be needed to increase the minimum wage (minimum wage) in the public sector. This is stated in the financial and economic justification for the bill, which was reviewed by RIA Novosti. It follows from the document that the cost of raising the salaries of employees of federal state institutions will amount to 1.4 billion rubles, and employees of Russian regions and municipal institutions - 3.6 billion rubles.

The Office of the United Nations (UN) High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said more than 3,000 people have died since the start of the conflict in eastern Ukraine. The OHCHR report is published on the organization's website. The department noted that from April 14, 2015 to August 15, 2018, 2,737 civilians died in the Donbass, but taking into account the 298 deaths in the Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 on July 17, 2014, the total number of civilian deaths was 3,035 people.

The defendant in the New Greatness case, Dmitry Poletaev, appealed to Tatyana Moskalkova, Commissioner for Human Rights in Russia, with a request to transfer him to house arrest. A copy of the letter was published by Dozhd. In the appeal, Poletaev said that he had joined the New Greatness not in order to "influence the authorities" in Russia. “I wanted to help the family improve their living conditions.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has chosen Vladimir Kozhin, former assistant to the President of Russia for military-technical cooperation, to represent the executive branch of the capital in the Federation Council. This is stated in the decree published on the website of the mayor. Prior to this, Kozhin was dismissed from the post of assistant by decree of Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Lawyer of the Public Verdict Foundation Irina Biryukova denied the statement of the deputy director of the Federal Penitentiary Service Anatoly Rudy that the videos of torture in the Yaroslavl penal colony No. 1, published in Novaya Gazeta, were stolen by one of the prisoners. Her words are reported by Interfax. “FSIN is justified. There was no theft.