The cause of the death of a fighter of the National Guard of Ukraine near the Verkhovna Rada was a bullet wound in the heart. The Minister of the Interior Arsen Avakov wrote about this on his Facebook. Earlier it was reported that an employee of the Ministry of Internal Affairs (his belonging to the National Guard was not specified) died as a result of a grenade explosion near the Verkhovna Rada building.

In Turkmen schools, shirts and dresses with short sleeves were banned. This, as reports the human rights publication of the Chronicle of Turkmenistan , was announced at the meetings of pedagogical groups last week. As this decision is officially justified, it is not specified. In accordance with the requirements for school form, boys, in particular, should wear skullcaps, white shirts with long sleeves, as well as black trousers, ties and shoes.

The general director of Rossete, Oleg Budargin, may soon resign, Vedomosti reports with reference to top managers of two state energy companies and a source close to Rossetti. According to the publication, the issue of Budargin’s resignation may be submitted to the meeting of the board of directors of the company on September 3, where it is also planned to consider the issue of additional minimum for 64 billion rubles.

Entrepreneur German Sterligov was detained at the Moscow Domodedovo airport. It is reported by Interfax . According to lawyer Sterligov, the entrepreneur was detained along the interstate wanted list, in which Azerbaijan declared him. “We do not really understand why this detention was made, it should be released in the shortest possible time,” the lawyer said. Later, a source in law enforcement agencies specified the legal status of Sterligov to the agency.

The Ukrainian police detained a suspect in the blow of a combat grenade during protests near the Verkhovna Rada building. This was reported with reference to the head of the Kiev police by Interfax . In total, more than 100 police officers and fighters of the National Guard suffered as a result of the explosion. Earlier, the National Guard said that about 50 military personnel were injured, some of which are in serious condition.

The profit of Gazprom in the first six months of 2015 increased by about 50% to 691 billion rubles compared to the same period in 2014. This is evidenced by the reporting of the gas concern for IFRS (international financial institution standards). The growth of profit is partly associated with the fall of the ruble exchange rate relative to foreign currencies.

The Government of Russia is increasingly discussing the idea of ​​unification of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Economic Development, Vedomosti write with reference to two high -ranking officials, government official and two officials from both departments. According to the interlocutors of the publication, so far this is only an idea, but it constantly arises in the corridors. “From tough disputes to“ it would be done correctly, ”one of them emphasizes.

The President of the Unrecognized Republic of Transnistria, Yevgeny Shevchuk, decided to marry the Foreign Minister Nina Standa. This was reported by Komsomolskaya Pravda in Moldova . According to Interfax , at a press conference, the head of Transnistria said that in the near future, Standa would become his wife. At the same time, she will leave the ministerial post. The name of the new head of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of an unrecognized republic is still unknown.

The US presidential administration is developing a package of economic sanctions against Chinese individuals and legal entities. This is written by Washington Post with reference to one of the employees of the Barack Obama administration. The sanctions will be a response to cyber attacks to American state institutions, which, as suggested in Washington, is Beijing. According to the newspaper, the final decision has not yet been made. It is expected over the next two weeks.

During the clashes near the building of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, about 50 fighters of the National Guard suffered. This was reported by the press service of the National Guard. Four military personnel were seriously injured. Ambulance carriages continue to export the war grenade that injured from the explosion, which was thrown towards the police and the National Guard fighters from the crowd of protesters.

Rosneft's net profit in January - June 2015 decreased by 26.1% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 190 billion rubles. This is evidenced by the reporting of the oil state -owned company on IFRS (international standards), published on August 31. In the second quarter of 2015, Rosneft's net profit was 2.4 times more than in the first quarter. In April -June, the company earned 134 billion rubles against 56 billion rubles in January -March.

The Chinese journalist Van Xiaolu, working in the Caijing business journal, admitted that he was the reason for the collapse in the country's stock market. It is reported by Sinhua. According to the correspondent, he wrote a report on the state of the Chinese exchange market, based on hearing and his own guesses.

The average price of Russian Urals brand oil in August of this year was $ 45.63 per barrel. This was reported by Interfax with reference to the expert of the Ministry of Finance of the Russian Federation Alexander Sakovich. In August 2014, the cost of a barrel of Urals was at $ 101.09. Thus, in annual terms, Russian oil fell 2.2 times.

In Kyiv, activists who protest against the adoption of the law on decentralization of power began an attempt to storm the building of the Verkhovna Rada. This was reported by UNIAN. Demonstrators use stones and smoke bombs, in response, the police, the police, use rubber batons. According to Interfax , there are victims as a result of the incident. UNIAN notes that supporters of the nationalist-oriented Freedom party are most actively behaving.

As a result of clashes of demonstrators with law enforcement officers near the Verkhovna Rada building, a policeman died in Kyiv. This was announced on the air of Gromardisk TV by the mayor of the city Vitaly Klitschko. According to the television channel, two grenades were blown up near the Rada building, and not one, as previously reported. According to preliminary data, they were abandoned by supporters of the nationalist association "Freedom".