The relative majority of Muscovites (37%) reacted positively to protests in the capital related to the upcoming elections to the Moscow City Duma, 27% - negatively and 30% - neutrally. This is evidenced survey by the results of a Levada Center commissioned by the Civil Society Development Fund ( FORGO) .

The operation to detain the former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev began on the evening of August 7 at about 20.00 local time ( 17.00 Moscow time) . Conflicting information was received from the scene about Atambayev’s whereabouts; some media outlets reported his detention almost immediately after the start of the operation. This information was later denied by Atambayev’s daughter Aliya Shagiyeva.

The damage from forest fires in Krasnoyarsk Krai will amount to at least 1.5-2 billion rubles, the region's Minister of Forestry Dmitry Maslodudov told journalists (he was quoted by RIA Novosti). The assessment was conducted using a method that takes into account only the economic value of timber, but does not take into account the damage to the environment, he emphasized.

At the residence of ex-President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev in the village of Koi-Tash there are about two thousand of his supporters, reports the April TV channel . They are strengthening barricades, burning tires and preparing for a new assault on the residence by special forces. In the Koi-Tash area, several roads leading to the city are blocked.

In July, Sberbank earned 75.5 billion rubles. net profit, and in total since the beginning of the year – 519.7 billion rubles, follows from the state bank’s reporting under RAS. This is 10.8% less than in seven months of last year. Read on vedomosti.ru The state bank's net interest income decreased by 1.3% to RUB 718 billion.

The US Embassy in Russia has confirmed the resignation of Ambassador Jon Huntsman; he will resign in October, TASS reports citing the American diplomatic mission.

August 07, 2019, 03:02 / Business / News Kommersant learned about the failure of a quarter of government purchases of vital medicines undefined Vedomosti The number of failed tenders for government procurement of vital and essential drugs (VED) in the first half of the year doubled . This was reported by the Kommersant newspaper with reference to calculation data from the analytical company Headway. The Ministry of Health did not respond to the newspaper’s request.

this reports Supporters of the former President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev are demanding the resignation of the current President of Kyrgyzstan Sooronbai Jeenbekov, the April TV channel with reference to a correspondent at the scene. The TV channel's presenter said that broadcasting was disrupted in Kyrgyzstan and was broadcast only through YouTube and social networks.

Bank VTB has become the sole owner of the Energy Systems and Communications company, Kommersant writes , citing several sources. Energy Systems and Communications operates under the First OFD brand and is one of the largest fiscal data operators. Previously, the company belonged to the ESN group of Grigory Berezkin. The parties to the transaction confirmed the information about the sale of the company to the newspaper, but did not disclose the amount of the transaction.

The exhibition, which occupies the entire space of the Garage, will be extremely long-lasting. For the rest of the summer and throughout the fall, works by more than fifty artists from Russia and abroad, created over the past 500 years, will be exhibited here. Their reflections on the theme of dying nature are united in the project “The Coming World: Ecology as a New Politics.

Testing of a system for automatically checking whether drivers have compulsory motor liability insurance policies using traffic cameras has begun in Moscow, Kommersant writes, citing several sources. The joint experiment is being carried out by the State Traffic Safety Inspectorate, the capital's Traffic Management Center (TCO) and the Russian Union of Auto Insurers (RUA).

07 August 2019, 16:31 / Finance Payment of dividends and expensive deposits reduced Sberbank's income But the state bank’s net profit increased by 10.8% - since the beginning of the year it earned 519.7 billion rubles Anna Tretyak Andrey Gordeev / Vedomosti In July, Sberbank earned 75.5 billion rubles. net profit, and in total since the beginning of the year – 519.7 billion rubles, follows from the state bank’s reporting under RAS. This is 10.8% more than in the seven months of last year.

The Preobrazhensky Court of Moscow granted the request for the parole of former Deputy Minister of Culture Grigory Pirumov, who was sentenced to three years in prison in the case of restorers, reports . RIA Novosti Read on vedomosti.ru At the court hearing, Pirumov recalled that he admitted his guilt, fully repaid the damage and paid a fine. According to the former official, his health deteriorated significantly during his detention in the detention center.

Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky said that he had a telephone conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which he discussed the death of Ukrainian soldiers in Donbass, reports the 112 Ukraine TV channel. “I called him urgently and said that this (the shelling – Vedomosti’s note) does not bring us closer to peace. I really ask you to influence the other side so that they stop killing our people,” the publication quotes Zelensky.

The prime minister's candidacy is submitted to the Rada for approval by the president at the suggestion of the ruling coalition / Gleb Garanich / REUTERS The Servant of the People party, which won the elections to the Verkhovna Rada, proposes four candidates for the post of Prime Minister of Ukraine, the future leader of the party faction David Arakhamia told Radio NTV.