The Department for Combating Economic Crimes of the Central Internal Affairs Directorate of the Rostov Region neutralized several gangs involved in theft from an oil pipeline running through the region in the direction of Tikhoretsk. Moreover, in the Salsk region, criminals not only crashed into an oil pipeline, but also laid their own three-kilometer branch underground. Oil thieves were also identified in the Dubovsky and Remontnensky districts of the Rostov region.

The verdict of major swindler Viktor Mosny was recently handed down by the Tagansky Court of the capital. For the theft of more than $5 million that belonged to the Joint-Stock Bank of Consumer Cooperative Unity, he will serve seven years in prison. Mosny acted with a group of accomplices, and his main partner was the director of Unity, Bureichenko.

Most-Banka found a professional observer The Most Bank liquidation procedure is gaining momentum. The Moscow Arbitration Court yesterday introduced a monitoring procedure against the bank and, at the request of the Central Bank, appointed Andrei Intse as temporary manager. Mr. Intse has not yet been “exposed” in high-profile scandals surrounding the bankruptcies of large credit institutions. His last job was as bankruptcy manager of the European Trade Bank.

Sibur issues ruble bonds Another Russian company has become a victim of a new fashionable hobby - the issue of ruble bonds. The board of directors of the oil and gas chemical holding Sibur last Friday approved a prospectus for issuing bonds for 2 billion rubles. “It will take a month and a half to complete and register the issue, after which we will be ready to place new securities on the market, we won’t delay,” Elena Struk, Sibur’s vice president for finance, told reporters yesterday.

Deputy Prime Minister accused of kidnapping Former Deputy Prime Minister of Chechnya Khamzat Idrisov, who recently headed the republic's state procurement committee, was formally charged yesterday, as the Vremya Novostei newspaper correspondent was told by the Directorate of the Prosecutor General's Office for the North Caucasus. He is charged with Article 126 of the Criminal Code - kidnapping. The hostage-taking story stretches back to the mid-90s, and, according to Mr.

Russian citizens are becoming seasoned virtuals In the near future, the number of Runet users in large Russian cities will increase by 1.3-1.6 times, believe analysts from F-Squared Market Research & Consulting, who conducted a study commissioned by ru-Net Holdings, known for large investments in Russian Internet - companies Ozon, Yandex, iXcelerator.com and eTops. On the streets of Moscow, St.

Provincial financiers urged to prepare for better The Ministry of Finance tested its vision of the 2002 budget yesterday in Rostov-on-Don with representatives of the financial departments of all 89 constituent entities of the federation. It turned out that even in their most pessimistic forecasts, the country's monetary authorities proceed from good expectations.

Svetlana Sorokina will anchor news on TV-6 On Channel Six, starting from June 4, daily on weekdays at 21.00, news releases of the “Today” program with Svetlana Sorokina will begin to air. In a week she will alternate with Mikhail Osokin, who yesterday for the first time held a nine-hour evening broadcast on TV-6. As Ms. Sorokina said in an interview with the Vremya Novostei newspaper, the decision to return to the air was “very difficult and not indisputable” for her.

Europe and America do not want to spend money on cars The spring for the global automotive industry ends with a sharp drop in sales. In May, according to Bloomberg, sales of new cars in America will decrease by almost 7% compared to the same period last year. Trade in passenger cars has been falling globally for seven months in a row, and experts do not yet predict the situation will improve.

The prosecutor is waiting for Roman Abramovich Investigators from the Russian Prosecutor General's Office intend to interrogate the Governor of the Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Roman Abramovich, in the coming days. As an official representative of this department told a correspondent of the Vremya Novostei newspaper, investigators are interested in several points related to the Sibneft company owned by Mr.

The rich will not help improve public utilities Counting your own and other people's rent is the most fashionable activity these days. The State Council will think about the reform of the country's housing and communal services today; The heads of these regions are scratching their heads over housing and communal services reform in individual regions.

The Russians improved their standings The Russian men's team in the third round of the group stage of the World League won two double matches away from the national team of Poland - 3:1 (31:33, 25:23, 25:21, 25:23) and 3:0 (25:23 , 25:22, 25:19). In the opening game of the first match, the atmosphere in the hall put a little pressure on the guys, because 9.5 thousand Polish fans came to the game. Striker Roman Yakovlev performed unsuccessfully again, experiencing a clear decline.

The handsome, romantic hero of the Soviet screen, Nikolai Eremenko, died of a heart attack at the age of 52, having survived his father, his full namesake, by only a year, because of whom he lived his whole life with the prefix “junior”. The younger Eremenko’s popularity was much higher than his father’s, but their connection always remained patriarchally close. As a child, the elder Eremenko Jr.

Energomashcorporation intends to build two power plants on the Don The administration of the Rostov region held negotiations with the management of Energomashcorporation (EMK), which announced its intention to build two gas turbine thermal power plants on the Don. We are talking about small power stations of 20-30 MW, costing 12-18 million dollars each. Equipment for them will be manufactured at EMC factories and with its money.

Russia is intensifying its Middle East policy. Former Prime Minister Yevgeny Primakov went on a tour of Arab countries, and Yasser Arafat is expected in Moscow today. The head of the Palestinian Authority arrived a week earlier than planned. The Middle East is on the brink of a protracted regional war, and the Palestinians are asking Russia to urgently intervene. How exactly can Russia help?