Oleg Kusov, North Caucasus: At least two cruise missiles were launched today in the direction of the Chechen capital. Today's shelling of the territory of Chechnya by tactical missiles, according to some reports, has become the fourth over the past month. The tactics of the federal group in Chechnya are a complex interaction of missile parts, artillery, aviation and ground forces. On the way to Grozny, the military sweeps away all obstacles. No one spares ammunition.

On the live air of Radio Liberty, the performance of the President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko in the State Duma of Russia and the prospects of the possible unification of Russia and Belarus are discussed. The program is conducted by Peter Vile. It is attended by a deputy of the State Duma, Deputy of the Duma faction of Yabloko party Sergey Ivanenko, an employee of the Belarusian edition of Radio Liberty Vitaly Taras and a parliamentary correspondent of Radio Liberty Mikhail Sokolov.

Mumin Shakirov, Moscow: Alexander Korzhakov has repeatedly announced reporters that Boris Berezovsky persuaded him to kill Yuri Luzhkov, Vladimir Gusinsky and Joseph Kobzon. This time, the former head of the Security Service of the President of Russia is ready to attach evidence to the Moscow prosecutor’s office, that is, audio recordings regarding this request.

The journal "Science" has published an article by Martin Citron and his colleagues from the California Biotechnological Company "Amdin" about the discovery of beta secretsis - an enzymes, which is the culprit of Alzheimer's disease - deadly senile dementia, from which many millions of people around the world suffer. The discovery of enzyme beta secretase, according to experts, first gives real hope to synthesize medicines that can delay the development of the disease or even prevent it.

In Shanghai, the tour of the Mariinsky Theater began, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the union of diplomatic relations between the USSR and China. During the six -day tour, Russian musicians will present Kantata Prokofiev "Alexander Nevsky", the sixth symphony of Tchaikovsky and the third symphony of Malera. Behind the conductor's remote control is Valery Gergiev. He conducts the opera Evgeny Onegin, and the “Figaro Wedding” is Dzhanandrea Knozed.

Russian artillery continues the shelling of the outskirts of Grozny. In the northern and western directions, the advanced Russian units are 7 kilometers from the city. According to the Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Vakhi Arsanov, a plan for the protection of the Chechen capital was discussed tonight at a meeting of the defense committee. By order of Aslan Maskhadov, the Chechen detachments left their positions on the Tersky ridge and retreated to the city.

The positive balance of the Russian trade balance, that is, the excess of export volumes over imports, over 9 months of this year reached the maximum level for all 90 years - $ 27.1 billion, and taking into account the officially not recorded trade - $ 21.2 billion. These data were informed today by Interfax in the Ministry of Economy of Russia. The total amount of capital of all Russian banks - excluding Sberbank of Russia - amounted to 86 billion rubles on September 1, 1999.

Marina Katys, Moscow: According to the Federal Migration Service, over the past week, there were no more than three thousand refugees from Chechnya. At the same time, in the previous days, about 12 thousand people crossed the Chechen-Ingush border a day. The head of the Federal Migration Service refused to comment on this fact and a possible relationship of reducing the number of refugees with the closure of the Chechen-Ingush border.

Yuri Zhigalkin, New York: In the last five to eight years, the World Bank and the IMF have tried to take on the role that he was assigned 55 years ago by Bretonwood agreements - the role of the stability of the international foreign exchange system and the source of financial assistance to the member countries who were in economic misfortune. They allocated tens of billions of dollars to the countries of Southeast Asia and Russia. And now they can, roughly speaking, are punished for this.

Oleg Kusov, North Caucasus: Today, at noon from the territory of the military unit located on the eastern outskirts of Vladikavkaz, two ballistic missiles were released in the direction of Chechnya. They were seen by many residents of the city, thanks to the clear sky. The noise of the rocket engine resembled the noise of the engine of a low flying aircraft. As it turned out later, both missiles exploded after the formidable after a while. Their fragments were covered by city quarters.

Evgeny Novikov: The Italian investigation now reveals how the money received by racketeers from small private Russian merchants and firms operating in Italy passed through a number of Italian companies, through Russian banks and through the New York Bank. On the other hand, in the United States, the prosecution is charged to three persons related to the New York Bank. In this case, the account of Leonid Dyachenko, the husband of the daughter of President Yeltsin Tatyana, is also held.

26 children and adolescents from Grozny aged three months to 18 years old will spend a month near Kharkov in the Hero Holy Camp , the regional department for family and youth affairs reported. After that, children from the family -type orphanage, along with three educators, will go to the Czech Republic for another six months. Rest of children in Ukraine and a trip to the Czech Republic is paid by the Karitas International Foundation.

Hasin Raduev, Grozny: The city of Argun is 12 kilometers southeast of the Terrible. On the side of the highway people are standing and carefully peering into the sky. I stop the car. “Airplanes bomb the railway station,” an explains what is happening in the years that sells gasoline in glass jars. Suddenly a terrible roar begins. Somewhere nearby shells are torn. “And this is shot from Grad,” she continues. They say that the Russian troops storm Hudermmes.

Author and presenter Vladimir Tolts Mass riots in the USSR under Khrushchev and Brezhnev Vladimir Tolts: I don't often do programs about books. Because authors are always offended: why did they say about such and such, but not about me... Today's program about the book is a special case. What is it about? Vladimir Kozlov: In short, the book is about what is written on the title - about riots.

Oleg Kusov, North Caucasus: The Russian military is talking about the assault on Grozny as an imminent military operation. Its contours have already been outlined. To the Terrible, federal forces are pulled simultaneously from three sides - Western, Northern and Eastern. The most active hostilities unfold in the western direction. Here, federal divisions entered the battle with Chechen armed groups almost on the outskirts of Grozny. The Chechen capital is divided into four defense sectors.