Russian President Vladimir Putin was informed about the destruction of the leader of the Chechen militants Aslan Maskhadov. The head of the Russian Federal Service, Nikolai Patrushev, informed the head of state about this. In response, Vladimir Putin stated the need for additional examination to identify the body of A. Maskhadov.

The tournament “who can drink the most tequila,” which was organized at a disco in the Dominican Republic, ended in tragedy. The competition champion, 21-year-old Ricardo Ivan Garcia, died from alcohol poisoning. A dose of 50 servings of the famous drink (more than 2 liters) turned out to be fatal for the unfortunate man. It is worth noting that the reward for R. Garcia's victory was only $330. True, the 21-year-old tequila lover never saw the money.

An unpleasant scandal broke out today in France. There, the tax files of five prominent French political figures disappeared from the safes of one of the Parisian tax offices. In particular, the Ekho Moskvy radio station reports that documents for former Finance Minister Hervé Gaemard, who resigned two weeks ago due to accusations of using budget money to pay for his luxury apartments of more than 600 square meters located near the Champs-Elysees, have disappeared.

A serious road accident occurred early this morning in Spain. Five representatives of Spanish law enforcement agencies became its victims. According to the Efe agency, a truck carrying a metal channel crashed at high speed into a checkpoint located on a highway 70 kilometers north of Madrid. As a result of the collision, five of the seven Spanish police officers present at the checkpoint were killed, the remaining two were hospitalized. Doctors assess their condition as serious.

Jordanian businessman Ibrahim Maharmeh has been released after his family paid $100,000 to his kidnappers in Iraq. I. Maharmeh was kidnapped on Friday in the Baghdad suburb of Mansur. The bandits who captured the businessman demanded $250,000 from his relatives, but eventually agreed to lower their demands. It is worth noting the fact that the Jordanian Embassy in Iraq has already offered I. Maharmeh to return to his homeland. Last August, his brother Taha was kidnapped in Baghdad.

There was a hostage taking in Greece. As reported by the Associated Press, ten people were in the hands of one of the former employees of the mayor's office of the city of Sesprotiko, located in the north-west of the country. The hostages included nine city hall employees, as well as the mayor himself. For their release, a 46-year-old man armed with a pistol demanded six thousand euros, which the authorities allegedly owed him.

Advisor to the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Akbar Salehi admitted that there is an underground uranium enrichment facility in one of the central regions of the country. According to the minister, the installation in the city of Netenz, which was previously unknown to international observers, is located underground in order to ensure its safety in the event of an air strike. A. Salehi called this a preventive measure to protect the technology.

The leader of Chechen militants, Aslan Maskhadov, was killed by his own bodyguard. This was announced by the First Deputy Chairman of the Government of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. According to him, the former president of Chechnya “died as a result of careless handling of weapons by the bodyguard who was next to him.” Ramzan Kadyrov also said that members of the security service of the President of Chechnya took part in the special operation in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt.

The Constitutional Court of Russia today refused to accept for consideration a complaint about the award of compensation to victims of the terrorist attack on Dubrovka. The lawyer for the victims, Igor Trunov, asked that Article 17 of the Law “On the Fight against Terrorism” be declared unconstitutional, on the basis of which Russian courts paid only material damage to victims of terrorist attacks, while refusing to compensate for moral damage.

"Rosbusinessconsulting" congratulates its dear readers on the upcoming holiday - International Women's Day on March 8. We wish you love, happiness, spring mood. May your faces be illuminated by a smile that will bring joy to everyone around you. May loving children, husbands and everyone who is dear to you always be with you. And let your home today turn into a small flower greenhouse. This year International Women's Day will be celebrated for the 96th time!

Aslan Maskhadov was born in 1951 in the village of Shakai, Kazakh SSR, into a family of deported Chechens. Originally from the village of Aleroy. In 1972 he graduated from the Tbilisi Higher Artillery School. He served in the Far East, in the Southern Group of Forces (Hungary), and the Baltic Military District. Since the fall of 1990 - chief of staff of the missile forces and artillery of the Vilnius garrison and deputy commander of the 7th division.

Prime Minister of the Autonomous Serbian and Montenegrin Region of Kosovo Ramush Haradinaj resigned today. The Associated Press reports this. The head of the regional government explained his decision to resign by the charges of war crimes brought against him by the Hague Tribunal. He also asked government members to remain in their posts. In today's interview with the AP, R. Haradinaj said that in the near future he intends to fly to the Netherlands and answer all the court's questions.

In Chechnya, militant leader Aslan Maskhadov was killed. This was announced today by the official representative of the joint press center of the regional headquarters for managing the counter-terrorism operation in the North Caucasus, Major General Ilya Shabalkin. According to him, Aslan Maskhadov was killed during a special operation carried out by special forces of the Federal Security Service of Russia in the village of Tolstoy-Yurt, Grozny region.

Western analysts, commenting on reports of the murder of separatist leader Aslan Maskhadov in Chechnya, characterize him as a moderate Islamist, in contrast to Shamil Basayev, whom they classify as a follower of the radical branch of Islam. Experts also note that recently there has been a clear discord in relations between A. Maskhadov and radical Islamists due to divergent views on the future of Chechnya. Analysts point out that A.

The Chinese parliament - the National People's Congress - approved the resignation of 78-year-old Jiang Zemin from the post of chairman of the Central Military Council of the People's Republic of China. 2,853 deputies voted in support of this decision, and 8 parliamentarians voted against it. Thus, Jiang Zemin resigned from his last high position in the Chinese leadership.