On the afternoon of September 18, Wildberries reported that the husband of the company’s founder, Tatyana Bakalchuk, Vladislav, together with security, tried to “illegally enter” the marketplace office in the Romanov Dvor business center. Shooting started outside the building. Bakalchuk himself claims that he came to a business meeting and his people were not armed. The Wildberries press service states that it was those accompanying Bakalchuk who opened fire.

Unnamed importers and intermediaries told Vedomosti about problems with payments through Turkey, whose banks Russian businesses use to transit payments to other countries, including Europe. As the newspaper writes, European banks began to periodically refuse to accept payments from Turkish banks for goods in favor of Russian business suppliers. In particular, one businessman faced such a problem in Bulgaria.

The Ministry of Education recommended admitting no more than three children of foreign citizens who do not speak Russian well into a kindergarten class or group. As Izvestia writes, this is stated in the department’s documents, which have already been sent to the regions. The department’s appeal to the State Duma states that if there are many foreign students in a class, this has a bad effect on the educational process.

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The Investigative Committee opened a criminal case into the shooting at the Wildberries office in the center of Moscow. As a result of the shooting, seven people were injured, including two police officers who responded to the call. Two office security guards were killed. The Investigative Committee’s report called the armed attack on the company’s office a “shooting incident.” The statement from the Investigative Committee appeared almost four hours after the attack on the Wildberries office.

In southern Lebanon and in the suburbs of Beirut, portable radios used by Hezbollah began exploding on Wednesday evening. This was reported by Reuters, citing a security source and an eyewitness to the explosions. One of the explosions occurred during the funeral of Hezbollah militants who died the day before in Beirut, The Jerusalem Post writes . The ceremony was broadcast live but was interrupted after the explosion.

Russia’s loss of control over some border areas in the Kursk Region did not prevent the authorities from holding mayoral and gubernatorial “elections.” The vote, which lasted 12 days instead of three, ended in victory for Alexei Smirnov, the incumbent interim governor, who took home an official 65.28%. Authorities announced a record turnout at the election — more than 61% of residents.

During the recent U.S. presidential debates, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were asked about their economic plans. Their answers were often vague and sometimes contradictory. Both promise to address inflation, which voters see as their most urgent economic issue. Harris plans to do this by supporting small businesses and capping prices on essential goods, while Trump has remained silent on his specific measures.

The police blocked the entire alley near the Wildberries office, RIA Novosti reports. Employees of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the National Guard are on duty at the scene, and a car from the Investigative Committee also arrived. Passage through the lane is permitted only for special vehicles. Earlier today, the husband of Wildberries founder Tatyana Bakalchuk, Vladislav, along with security, tried to get into the company’s office in the Romanov Dvor business center in Moscow.

The head of the armored service of the Central Military District, Major General Denis Putilov, was detained on suspicion of receiving a bribe in the amount of 10 million rubles from an entrepreneur during the execution of the State Defense Order, the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation reports.

The website of the Unified Military Registration Register has launched in Russia. It indicates that the register is currently being checked in three Russian regions: Mari El, Sakhalin and Ryazan regions. As noted by the Telegram channel “Agency. News”, regional authorities and publications reported the start of the experiment on sending electronic subpoenas on September 15 with reference to the Ministry of Defense. After that, the site did not work for another two days.

POLITICS Mark Elesar 18 September 2024 During the recent U.S. presidential debates, candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris were asked about their economic plans. Their answers were often vague and sometimes contradictory. Both promise to address inflation, which voters see as their most urgent economic issue. Harris plans to do this by supporting small businesses and capping prices on essential goods, while Trump has remained silent on his specific measures.

Vladimir Pozner said that the release of his film “Turkish Notebook” on Channel One does not imply his return to work on the channel. The TV presenter told the Msk1.ru portal that about a year and a half ago he proposed making a film about Turkey. Channel One liked the idea and bought it. “This is the kind of work that will be shown on Channel One if they show it. But this does not mean at all that I returned to Channel One, because I did not return.

From September 18, Sberbank will suspend registration for transactions under the preferential program “Family Mortgage” due to the exhaustion of the limit of funds allocated by the authorities under this article. RIA Novosti reports this with reference to the press service of the credit institution. It is clarified that for clients who have already signed up for the deal, the issuance of mortgage loans will take place as usual.

SOCIETY Maria Alexeeva 18 September 2024 Russia’s loss of control over some border areas in the Kursk Region did not prevent the authorities from holding mayoral and gubernatorial “elections.” The vote, which lasted 12 days instead of three, ended in victory for Alexei Smirnov, the incumbent interim governor, who took home an official 65.28%. Authorities announced a record turnout at the election — more than 61% of residents.