Hasin Raduev, Grozny: The Square of Freedom in the center of Grozny is today filled to capacity. People stand on the avenues adjacent to her. In the capital of Chechnya, a nationwide rally is held against the bombardment of the territory of the republic and against the upcoming new bloody conflict. Today in Grozny, by 12 o’clock in the afternoon, about thirty thousand people gathered. They hold posters calling for Russian leaders to change their minds about the consequences of a new war.

Alexander Makarov, Krasnoyarsk: The journalist of the Krasnoyarsk television company Marina Dobrovolskaya handed over to the chairman of the Legislative Assembly of the region to Alexander User the original documents confirming that the election headquarters of Alexander Lebeda spent significantly more on the election campaign than allowed by law. These are four receipts in receiving money. The amount affixed there is twice the limit provided for by the election law.

In Russia, the volume of industrial production in January - August of this year increased by 5.9% compared to the same period of the 98th year , the Russian Statistical Agency said. The most significantly volume of production increased in industries: microbiological - more than 30%, chemical and petrochemical - over 18%, forest and woodworking - more than 14%, machine -building - more than 10%.

The terrorist act in Volgodonsk does not threaten the safety of the Rostov nuclear power plant and does not pose a threat to radioactive infection of the territory , the press service of the Rosenergoatom concern reported. The explosion of a residential building occurred 13 kilometers from the nuclear power plant. Currently, the station is on conservation.

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14 people - including two children - died this morning as a result of the explosion of a 9 -story residential building in the city of Volgodonsk, Rostov Region. 45 people were hospitalized, 16 of them are children. 25 people are injured. On the facade of house 35 on Gagarin Street, panels collapsed, balconies were destroyed; The facade of the local police building is damaged. According to reports, the GAZ-53 car exploded, parked on the side of the road opposite the house.

2 people were killed and three were injured last night in St. Petersburg - as a result of the explosion in the residential building number 15 on Dvinskaya Street. According to the St. Petersburg Internal Affairs Directorate, an explosive device with a power of 4 kilograms of TNT, was laid on the stairwell on the 7th floor. The stairwells collapsed, a strong fire began. One of the apartments was completely burned out.

On Wednesday, the first round of the first group round of the European Football Champions League ended . With the victory, he began his performance in the Group "Z" Moscow "Spartak". In the Dutch city of Tilburg, the champions of Russia met with the local club Villem Tveya and won - 3: 1. The hat-trick of the Spartaks was made by Captain Andrei Tikhonov. In the same group "Z" Czech "Sparta" in Prague tied with the French "Bordeaux" - 0: 0.

Hot baths can serve as an auxiliary treatment for diabetes of the second type . This is evidenced by the results of a small clinical experiment, performed by the American doctor, Philip Khuper from the state of Colorado. For three weeks, he daily prescribed eight volunteers suffering from sugar illness, to sit for half an hour in water heated to 40 degrees.

Anxious demography of Russia Leading Lev Roitman Lev Roitman: On September 1, the school year began in Russia - joy for first -graders. But demographers are in alarm: first -graders turned out to be about half a million less than last year, but a year ago there were 600 thousand less than in the year before last. What next? "Is Russia the death of the nation really ahead?" - Such a heading on August 18, British Gardian summarized the demographic situation in Russia.

An analysis of the attitude of the West to Russia is given today in the European edition of the newspaper Internet Herald Tribun in the article by the observer of the Washington Post newspaper Richard Cohen. The article is called "look more carefully, and you will see that Russia is not lost." I would like to start a discussion of questions about who lost Russia and where it left, from one joke, ”writes Richard Cohen. A certain Mr. Sidorov decided to swim in the ocean and did not return.

Mikhail Sokolov: Says Radio Liberty. On the air, the weekly program of the Moscow editorial office of Radio Liberty "Elections-99". Mikhail Sokolov is broadcast. On September 12, the governor of the Sverdlovsk region was re -elected with sixty three percent of Eduard Rossel. The leader of the socialist movement "May" Sergey Burkov lost. Why? In an interview with our correspondent, Sergei Kuznetsov is explained by political scientist Ilya Garfinkel.

Aya Kuga, Belgrade: International representatives in Kosovo officially reported that registration of those who wanted to join the Kosovo corps began - to a new civil defense organization, into which, after demilitarization, part of the CoA will be transformed, as far as it is known, five thousand fighters will be involved in the Kosovo corps.

Presenter Mikhail Sokolov Mikhail Sokolov: Radio Liberty speaks. The weekly program of the Moscow edition of Radio Liberty "Elections-99" is on air. The program is hosted by Mikhail Sokolov. On September 12, Eduard Rossel was re-elected as governor of the Sverdlovsk region with sixty-three percent of the votes. The leader of the socialist movement "May" Sergei Burkov lost. Why? In an interview with our correspondent Sergei Kuznetsov, political scientist Ilya Garfinkel explains.

Oleg Kusov, Dagestan: At the meeting of the National Assembly of Dagestan, the first question was the question of the attack of armed groups on the territory of the republic. The deputies who took a direct part in the events gave detailed information about the course of combat clashes from the beginning of August to yesterday, when the territory of the republic was completely freed from the formations of extremists.