Military personnel of the Baltic Fleet were alerted as part of the joint Russian-Belarusian operational exercise “Union Shield 2015”. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the Russian Ministry of Defense. As part of the exercises, the personnel of the military command of the Baltic Fleet, ships, naval aviation, as well as a number of formations and military units of the coastal forces of the fleet were raised, the military department said in a statement.

Aeroflot is ready to fully compensate the cost of tickets to all Transaero airline passengers who refuse to fly, Aeroflot announced today. Tickets of all categories, including non-refundable ones, can be purchased without penalties, an Aeroflot representative clarified. On Monday, September 7, Aeroflot took over operational management of Transaero, which was unable to cope with its gigantic debts.

The preliminary voting of United Russia before the State Duma elections will take place on one day - at the end of May. The party expects to attract 10–15% of voters to the polling stations Photo: Kommersant The United Russia primaries, based on the results of which the election list of United Russia members for the State Duma will be formed, will be held in all regions on the same day, Sergei Neverov, secretary of the party’s General Council, told RBC.

Apple shares fell in price by almost 2% following trading on the New York Stock Exchange. The new products presented by the company failed to inspire investors Traders on the New York Stock Exchange. File photo (Photo: Global Look Press) The presentation of new Apple products, held last Wednesday in San Francisco, did not inspire investors; the company's shares remained in the red following trading on the New York Stock Exchange.

The Austrian railway company OeBB has suspended sending trains to Hungary due to the influx of migrants, Reuters reports citing a company message. The OeBB explained that due to too many refugees wanting to travel from Hungary to Germany via Austria, trains have been overloaded in recent days. Train tickets will not be sold in the next few days. On September 8, members of the European Parliament adopted a non-legislative resolution on respecting the rights of migrants .

Ramzan Kadyrov has no information about Arseniy Yatsenyuk’s participation in hostilities against Russian military personnel in Chechnya. The head of the republic called the Ukrainian prime minister a “nerd” who is not capable of fighting Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov (Photo: RIA Novosti) Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has no information that Ukrainian Prime Minister Arseniy Yatsenyuk participated in the first Chechen war.

Apple held a presentation of new devices on Wednesday. And on Thursday, the corporation presented a surprise to Russian customers: prices for outdated devices in the online store increased by 15–20%, with the exception of the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus Apple gadgets in a store in Moscow (Photo: RIA Novosti) After the presentation of a new generation of devices, Apple raised prices for equipment in the Russian online store, writes Hi-Tech.mail.ru.

A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis during the UN General Assembly in September will take place only if the schedules of the Russian leader and the head of the Catholic Church allow it. Russian President Vladimir Putin and Pope Francis during a meeting in the Vatican.

The government proposes to leave it up to the courts to bring witnesses and victims to the hearing. This amendment was included in the bill of the Supreme Court, which wanted to shift this responsibility to the prosecutor and lawyer Photo: Lori On Monday, September 14, the State Duma Committee on Legislation will consider amendments to the bill clarifying the procedure for reading out in court the testimony of witnesses or victims in the event of their failure to appear.

Activists of the Moscow branch of the All-Russian Popular Front proposed removing bicycle paths from the Boulevard Ring in Moscow. This is stated in a message published on the website of the Moscow branch of the ONF.

Photo: RIA Novosti Mechel agreed to restructure its debt with one of its largest creditors, VTB Bank, for a total of 70 billion rubles. Igor Zyuzin’s company has only one major creditor left to reach an agreement with – Sberbank. Mechel has agreed with VTB to restructure its debt for a total of 70 billion rubles, the metallurgical company reported. Under the new agreements, Mechel must begin repaying the debt monthly from April 2017 to April 2020, the report says.

From 2016, the size of the recycling fee paid by automakers may increase by 50%, writes the Kommersant newspaper , citing sources in the auto industry. According to the publication’s interlocutors, the idea of ​​indexing the recycling fee by 50% is being studied by the Ministry of Industry and Trade. The level of increase is tied to the devaluation of the ruble since the levy was introduced in 2012.

Press Secretary of the Russian President Dmitry Peskov refused to comment on the statement of the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov, who criticized the verdict of the judge from Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk. In August, the Yuzhno-Sakhalin City Court recognized extremist material the book “Prayer to God: Its Meaning and Place in Islam” with quotations from the Koran as . It is an explanation of the verses of the Koran. Kadyrov sharply criticized this decision .

The military camp, which should appear in Valuyki, Belgorod region, by May 2016, will begin to be built by the Megaline company, associated with St. Petersburg restaurateur and acquaintance of the president Evgeniy Prigozhin The beginning of construction work near the village of Soloti, Valuysky district, Belgorod region (Photo: REUTERS 2015) The contract is worth 3.3 billion rubles.

Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin has launched a short-term car rental system in the city, reports . the Moscow agency The operator of the new type of urban transport will be the Delimobil company, whose investor is the Italian General Invest. The Italian Ambassador Cesare Maria Ragaglini took part in the presentation of the new system. “Many cities around the world have implemented a modern car sharing project. This is an additional transport service.