The Yeltsin Center reported that it had repaid the main part of the 2 billion ruble loan that was allocated for its construction. The 2 billion rubles were paid to the Sverdlovsk Region Treasury exactly two years after the deal to purchase the premises of the Demidov business center was concluded. The center's press service recalled that the loan was extended four times, and the debt was repaid before the last extension deadline - October 31, 2017.

The Defense Ministry's Department of Information and Mass Communications reported that the Strategic Missile Forces conducted a test launch of the RS-12M Topol intercontinental ballistic missile. It was launched at a simulated target at the Sary-Shagan test site in Kazakhstan, Interfax reports. The purpose of the launch was said to be testing of advanced combat equipment for intercontinental ballistic missiles.

By August 31, the share of Russian-assembled cars on the Russian market was 82.2%, which is 2.5 percentage points more than a year ago. As TASS reports , this is stated in a study by the analytical agency Autostat. According to the agency, this is the maximum level in the entire history of the Russian car market. For example, in 2012, the share of cars assembled in Russia was 64.1%, and in 2008 – 44.3%.

The Zamoskvoretsky Court began studying the written evidence presented by the prosecution at the trial of former Minister Alexei Ulyukaev. As prosecutor Pavel Filipchuk reported, the summoned witness did not appear in court that day. He did not specify who exactly was summoned that day, the Moscow agency reports . The court began by studying the protocol for the seizure of money from the accused, which, according to the prosecution, was a bribe.

Vnukovo Airport will accept all VIM-Avia flights from Tuesday, the Ministry of Transport reported . Within two days, a schedule schedule will be agreed upon with the participation of carriers ready to support the transportation of airline passengers.

Russia's participation in the peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine is "absolutely impossible" because Russia has joined one of the sides in the conflict, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko told CBC. He called Russia an "aggressor" with whom "there are no discussions". Kiev and the West accuse Russia of supporting separatists in the self-proclaimed republics in eastern Ukraine, Russia denies involvement in the conflict. Poroshenko called Moscow's latest proposal on peacekeepers unacceptable.

Law enforcement officers are checking a native of Stavropol Krai, who according to some reports was leaving for Syria, for involvement in organizing mass calls about bombing buildings in Russia. A source told Interfax about this. According to him, one of his acquaintances gave testimony regarding the 27-year-old man, a resident of Stavropol. In particular, he said that the young man graduated from a communications college, after which he allegedly went to Syria.

Banker Oleg Tinkov and Tinkoff Bank have prepared and filed applications to dismiss all cases (civil and criminal) brought against the Nemagia bloggers, a bank representative told Vedomosti. After this, all legal proceedings and trials will be terminated, he said. The scandal surrounding bloggers Nemagia (Alexey Pskovitin and Mikhail Pechersky) erupted after a video about Tinkoff Bank and Tinkov was published more than a month ago.

KB Home then released a statement that the company's board of directors had decided to cut Metzger's bonus because his "recent behavior toward neighbors is unacceptable and tarnishes KB Home's reputation" / Depositphotos/PhotoXPress Home builder KB Home has announced it will cut CEO Jeffrey Metzger's annual bonus by 25% after a recording of an argument between Metzger and his neighbor, famous actress Kathy Griffin, was leaked to the media.

September 26, 2017, 14:41 / Finance / Video How the first private Moscow loan and commercial bank went bankrupt Reconstruction of the scene “Meeting of the Minister of Finance M. H. Reitern with the directors of the Moscow Loan and Commercial Bank.” Cast: lawyers, partners of law firms Vedomosti

Bank Zenit denied information about plans to lend to the troubled airline VIM-avia. Representatives of the bank reported this to RNS and RBC . On September 25, it was said at a meeting in the Federal Air Transport Agency that 1.5 billion rubles. Bank Zenit (owned by Tatneft) is ready to give VIM-Avia a loan, a source who spoke with a participant in the meeting told Vedomosti.

Novosibirsk Region Governor Vladimir Gorodetsky declined to comment on media reports about his possible resignation. As reported by TASS, he told journalists that if such a decision is made, the president should announce it. “The president has not commented on anything, what should I comment on? It’s a bad [practice],” he noted. “Political scientists name names – it’s tactless. The time for rotation comes, and the president announces his decision. It’s not for me to judge.

September 26, 2017, 00:12 / Business / News Three VIM-Avia flights were delayed in Antalya undefined Vedomosti Passengers on three VIM-Avia flights spent more than 19 hours at Antalya airport, a passenger on the Antalya-Moscow flight told Vedomosti. According to him, all passengers on his flight were brought to the airport 2 hours before the expected departure, scheduled for 1.30 am on September 25. The airline's planes were standing on the runway.

Two days after the Bundestag elections, the two leaders of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) announced their withdrawal from the party – Frauke Petry and her husband Markus Pretzel. The right-wing populist party received 12.6% of the votes in the elections, sharply improving its previous result, and entered parliament for the first time. The first to announce her withdrawal from the party was its co-chair Frauke Petry, Deutsche Welle reports .

At an extraordinary meeting, shareholders of the reorganized bank FC Otkritie will consider the issue of increasing the authorized capital. This is reported by Interfax with reference to materials from a meeting of the bank's supervisory board. The meeting will be held in absentia. It is not specified who will take part in it; the volume of the additional issue is not specified. The voting register closes on October 6.