Hasin Raduev, North Caucasus: Russian units continue the so -called "stripping" of Argun. Checking the passport mode is made selectively. On the outskirts of the city there are still small groups of militants. The troops, bypassing the city, advance to the district center of Shali, where, according to some reports, there is the rate of President Maskhadov. According to available information, the Russian advanced parts in this direction came close to the villages of Hermenchuk and Avtura.

Elena Rogacheva, Yoshkar-Ola: As of today, the popular radio station “Radio M” in the Republic of Mari-El, operating in wire broadcasting, has suspended broadcasting. The official reason indicated in the order of the founder of the radio station, the Martelcom joint-stock company, is technical - in connection with complaints from radio listeners about the poor sound quality of Radio M programs.

Before the New Year holidays, it is possible to increase by 3-4 percent of meat and butter prices - this is the forecast of experts of the Institute of Conjuncture of the Agrarian Market. At the same time, prices for vegetable oil will decrease by 2-3 percent. Two people died during a hurricane that swept over Kaliningrad on the night of Saturday - the Ministry of Emergencies reported in the Kaliningrad regional department.

The Russian command presented the ultimatum to the Chechen fighters in Grozny - to leave the capital of Chechnya along the Corridor of Security for 5 days. The military claim that the remaining in the city after December 11 will be destroyed. The Russian command states that from 3 to 5 thousand Chechen fighters is located in Grozny. According to reports, civilians still remain in the Chechen capital, mostly elderly and sick, who are not able to leave the city on their own.

The program is conducted by Peter Vile. He conversations with a special Radio Liberty in the North Caucasus Andrei Babitsky. Peter Vile: On the air, a special correspondent of Radio Liberty in the North Caucasus Andrei Babitsky. Andrei, the hottest news that came today is that the Russian command presented the actual ultimatum to the residents of Grozny: those who do not leave the city until Saturday will be considered terrorists, that is, they will be destroyed. What do you know about this?

Today in our program: - The general candidate of the Communists and the Bloc "Fatherland - All of Russia" in Udmurtia Yuri Maslyukov wants to close the Izhevsk newspaper "Day". - Primorsky governor Yevgeny Nazdratenko, seeking the re -election, completely blocked the campaign activities of rivals. - In the Ivanovo region, a candidate for deputies of the Duma, a vodka tycoon from Shui Andrei Serov disappeared.

Andrey Babitsky, North Caucasus: I managed to get into the territory of Chechnya without much difficulty. This is generally not very difficult task. A full -scale life comes to life in Chechnya at night, the movement of groups of armed Chechens from different regions of this republic begins, which in the dark, they feel especially free. The point here is in several reasons.

The Australian Tennis team won the Davis Cup , winning the France team in the final match in Nice - 3: 2. On Saturday, Australia stepped forward 2: 1, after the famous Woods - Mark Woodford and Todd Woodbridge in four sets won the factory Santoro and Olivier Deleetra. The decisive third point on Sunday was brought to guests by Mark Filippussis, who outplayed Cedric Pioolin - 6: 3, 5: 7, 6: 1, 6: 2.

The programs "Dances of the Peoples of the World" and "Polovtsian dances" will present the Moiseev dance ensemble in the Olympic Village in Moscow on December 9 and 10 . From January 4 to January 31, the ensemble leaves for tour in China. He will perform in Shanghai, Beijing, Nankin, Hanjou, Vux. 94-year-old Igor Moiseev flies on tour with his dancers. The first Russian animated series "Dunno on the Moon" appeared on video cassettes in Moscow .

Preparations of the Statin family, widely used to reduce cholesterol, can be useful for the prevention and treatment of age -related fragility of bones - osteoporosis . This is evidenced by the results of experiments on rats performed at the Center for Medical Research of the University of Texas at San Antonio.

Sergey Novikov, Tula: The government transfers money to the Tula region for the payment of children's benefits, but they do not reach the addressees. The control commission of the Tula Regional Duma came to this choice after the audit just completed. According to the federal law, Tula children should already receive 129 million 268 thousand rubles this year. Further, a quote from the materials of the audit: "This money was received on time to the Tula region from a special federal fund.

Elena Rogacheva, Yoshkar-Ola: From today, the radio station "Radio M", working in wired broadcasting, has suspended the broadcast in the Mari-El Republic. The official reason indicated at the disposal of the founder of the radio station - the joint -stock company Martelkom, the technical - in connection with the complaints of the radio listeners about the low quality of the sound of the programs "Radio M".

The program is conducted by Giovanni Benxi and Elena Kolomiychenko. Radio Liberty correspondents participate in it: in London - Natalya Golitsyna, and in Paris - Semyon Mirsky, military experts: British aviation marshal Tony Mason, brigade general John O'Connor, the former head of the British special for combating terrorism and especially dangerous crimes, and Pavel Felgenhauer, a well -known Russian publicist and specialist on military affairs.

The command of the Russian group in Chechnya states that Russian troops completely took control of the Achkhoy-Martan district. The Russian military also claim that they managed to partially block the city of Urus-Martan and block roads leading from the city to Grozny. The shelling of the road connecting Urus-Martan continues with the Grozny-Shatu highway, as well as the Urus-Martan-Roshny-Chu road.

The growth rate of consumer prices in Russia in November amounted to 1.2% - by 0.2% less than in October . These data announced today the Russian statistical agency. In general, over 11 months of 1999, inflation in Russia amounted to 34.8%. Consumer prices for gasoline in Russia in November increased by 0.6% compared with an increase of 7.7% in October .