Conscripts are becoming increasingly unhealthy From today until the New Year, military registration and enlistment offices will work in enhanced mode: the next autumn conscription has begun. According to the plans of the Ministry of Defense, a total of 170,280 people should be called up. This means that more than a million young people must go through the draft boards. According to army estimates, only 12 percent of registered citizens are actually conscripted.

One person was killed and one was seriously injured as a result of a mysterious terrorist attack that occurred on Sunday evening in the city of Aleksin, Tula region. A homemade bomb, equivalent to 100 g of TNT, built into a purse, exploded in a PAZ passenger bus. According to the regional department of Civil Defense and Emergencies, at the final stop, the bus driver, 36-year-old Vladimir Ganin, began cleaning the interior and found a bag in the back seat.

Football. Spanish Championship. 4th round. Athletic - Mallorca - 0:2, Racing - Villareal - 1:1, Celta - Malaga - 2:2, Espanyol - Sevilla -- 0:0, Atlético -- Recreativo -- 1:1, Osasuna -- Real Sociedad -- 2:3, Valencia -- Rayo Vallecano -- 3:0, "Alaves" - "Deportivo" - 1:2, "Betis" - "Barcelona" - 3:0, "Valladolid" - "Real" - 1:1. Leading : Valencia, Celta, Real Sociedad - 10 points each.

Acting the governor is ready to rule as long as necessary Yesterday morning, as expected, the election headquarters of Alexander Khloponin filed a lawsuit in the Krasnoyarsk Regional Court and demanded that the decision of the regional election commission to cancel the results of the gubernatorial election be declared illegal. Usually such processes last two months, but this time, given the greater political and social significance of the case, it will be considered faster.

After watching stories about kidnappings on TV, 16-year-old Nikolai Sintsov from the village of Tselinnoye, located on the border of the Omsk region and Kazakhstan, kidnapped a woman and demanded a ransom from her husband. Now the prosecutor's office of the Cherlaksky district has arrested the kidnapper, and now he faces several years in prison.

Shareholders of the Moscow Refinery will meet more often Yesterday it became known that by decision of the board of directors of the Moscow Refinery elected on Friday, Sergei Ilyin, a former member of the board of directors and commercial director of the Bryansk Machine-Building Plant, became the new general director of the enterprise.

The head of the Basque government demanded "free association" with Madrid The Basque terrorist organization ETA promises to target the ruling People's Party (PP) and the opposition Spanish Socialist Workers' Party (PSOE). From now on, all branches and activities of the PP and PSOE on Basque territory will be considered by the separatists as “military targets”.

The Supreme Court of Russia yesterday declared the detention of Deputy of the Legislative Assembly of St. Petersburg Yuri Shutov illegal. The court considered illegal the ruling by which the St. Petersburg City Court decided to extend the term of detention of the deputy in the pre-trial detention center from July 1, 2002. Mr. Shutov was arrested in the spring of 1999 by the St.

Ferrari worked in sync Brazilian Rubens Barrichello won the US Grand Prix thanks to the courtesy of his Ferrari teammate Michael Schumacher, who confidently led from the start until the last meters of the distance. The finish of the two Ferrari drivers side by side was the main sensation of the uneventful race in Indianapolis, in which David Coulthard took third place in the McLaren. The fight didn't work out this time either.

Yesterday, an An-2 passenger plane disappeared in the Irkutsk region while flying on the route Bodaibo - the village of Svetly - the village of Perevoz. According to the regional department of Civil Defense and Emergency Situations, the plane of the Bodaibo airline was supposed to deliver a cargo of products and spare parts for equipment to one of the mining cooperatives. There were five people on board the Ana - four crew members and a passenger accompanying 700 kg of cargo.

Serbia prepares for second round of presidential elections Preliminary results of the presidential elections have been summed up in Serbia. As expected, FRY President Vojislav Kostunica (31.3 percent of the vote) and Yugoslav Prime Minister Miroljub Labus (27.7 percent) advanced to the second round. Vojislav Seselj, representing radical nationalists, came into third place (22.6 percent), supported from the chamber of the Hague Tribunal by Slobodan Milosevic.

The efforts of one racer to maintain authority are not enough The final day of the World Track Cycling Championships added another medal to the Russian team’s treasury. Olga Slyusareva, who has already won gold in the points race and silver in the pursuit, completed her collection of Danish trophies with bronze in the scratch (10 km group race). Scratch is a new discipline in the world championships program. There were few races at such a serious level, and Slyusareva invariably won them all.

Public transport has become more expensive in the capital The capital's transport workers broke the resistance of the Moscow government, which for several months did not dare to raise prices for public transport. From today, the cost of one trip and one piece of luggage in the metro, bus, trolleybus and tram will be 7 rubles. A travel pass for 70 trips underground will cost a passenger 250 rubles. And for a single travel card from October 1 you will have to pay 500 rubles per month.

Yesterday, the coaching staff of the Russian national team announced the list of players who will prepare for the European Championship qualifying matches with the teams of Georgia and Andorra.

The most artistic of documentaries has been released in Moscow The film "The Birds" by Jacques Perrin is certainly one of the most unusual and interesting cinematic spectacles. And you should definitely watch it. But, going to the 35 mm cinema, where it has been shown since last week, you need to be aware that apart from amazing, mesmerizing footage of bird flights, mating games, hunting and relaxation, nothing else will be offered to you.