Counterintelligence officers reported the disruption of a new series of terrorist attacks Representatives of the FSB announced yesterday that on the eve of the March 14 presidential elections they managed to prevent at least nine major terrorist attacks being prepared by Chechen separatists. As it turned out, the militants were going to “celebrate” this event with a series of explosions in the Stavropol Territory, Rostov Region, Karachay-Cherkessia, Chechnya itself and even Moscow.

The Navy is becoming dangerous to operate Commander-in-Chief of the Navy Vladimir Kuroyedov yesterday, on the sidelines of the Ministry of Defense, during a meeting with the participation of President Putin, had the imprudence to be frank about the condition of the heavy nuclear cruiser "Peter the Great" and some types of naval weapons. The naval commander’s statements were heard by several people, among whom was a columnist for the Vremya Novostei newspaper.

May 1960 - Nazi criminal Adolf Eichmann, who lived in Argentina under the name Ricardo Clement, was kidnapped in Buenos Aires by Israeli intelligence agents Mossad. He was flown to Israel on board an El Al airline, sentenced to death and executed in May 1962. April 1973 - Three leaders of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) were killed in Beirut (Lebanon): Youssef Najjar, Kamal Adouane and Kamal Nasser.

In the first half of 2005, Russian Railways OJSC (RZD) intends to enter the Eurobond market and borrow $1 billion. As the company's vice-president Fedor Andreev said yesterday at a board meeting, the railway workers are hoping for a very low interest rate. In the best case, if Russian Railways receives a BB rating (negotiations are currently underway with S&P, Moody`s and Fitch), the borrowing rate will be 2%, in the worst case, with a BB- ​​rating, it will be 7.5% per annum. According to Mr.

Alexander Veshnyakov is ready to sue the communists for libel The Central Election Commission yesterday officially approved the results of the presidential elections on March 14. This procedure was a pure formality, since after a manual recount of votes, practically no difference was found with the data received on March 15 through the electronic system of the State Automated System “Elections”. The discrepancies did not exceed hundredths of a percent.

In the issue of the newspaper “Vremya Novostei” dated March 17 this year. in the article “The Mayor is a Peacemaker,” with reference to the Georgian press, there was mention of “a dacha that allegedly belongs to Luzhkov on the coast” of Adjara. This statement turned out to be unverified and did not find documentary evidence. The editors regret the publication of unverified information and apologize to Yu.M. Luzhkov.

Forecast for the coming days In the center and south of European territory, spring-like warm weather has settled in, with an average daily air temperature 4-6 degrees above the climate norm. This afternoon in the center +2...+9оС. But tomorrow the weather will deteriorate thoroughly. The reason for this is the approach of a southern cyclone, which will cover the sky with dense clouds. The rains will come.

Alexey Miller fails to find consensus with the presidents of Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz Almost two months after the formation of the consortium of Gazprom, Rosneft and Surgutneftegaz, company leaders decided to meet and discuss the prospects for joint work in Eastern Siberia.

Russia promised to help refugees from Kosovo Russia returned to the aid of its Serb brothers. On behalf of President Vladimir Putin, a Russian delegation led by the head of the Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations, Sergei Shoigu, arrived in Serbia and Montenegro (S&M). It consists of businessmen, parliamentarians and experts from the Ministry of Emergency Situations.

The court did not believe the voices from above The murderer of Anna Lindh, the Swedish Minister of Foreign Affairs, a good wife and mother of two children, was found by the court to be absolutely sane. Yesterday he was sentenced to life in prison and ordered to pay the family of the deceased $20,075. The 25-year-old son of Serbian refugees, Mihajlo Mihajlovic, brutally stabbed Ms Lind, 46, to death in a Stockholm department store last September.

CLUBS Tarwater, To rococo rot, Sensor . Concert of three German electronic groups as part of the “Days of Berlin in Moscow” program. "B2" , 22.00. Alexey Aigi and the ensemble “4`33``”. In “House,” where the ensemble will play, their music is called “avant-pop.” A few years ago, Aigi and his ensemble played minimalist compositions of classics of the genre and their own compositions, but now their concerts are increasingly reminiscent of simply “pop”.

The Russian Orthodox Church wants to act as a peacemaker in Kosovo The Russian Orthodox Church intends to send its delegation to Kosovo to resolve the conflict between Serbs and Albanians. The hierarchs of the Russian Orthodox Church announced this yesterday at a meeting of the executive committee of the European Council of Religious Leaders (ECRL) held in Moscow.

The struggle of the leading clubs went far beyond the court A sad situation has developed in Russian women's basketball. On the eve of the playoffs of the national championship starting today, few people are interested in its sports component. Endless scandals and conflicts between the leaders of two leading clubs - UMMC (Ekaterinburg) and VBM-SSAU (Samara) - have long overshadowed the very essence of what is happening on the basketball courts of Russia during the Olympic season.

Officers who killed Chechen civilians are being tried again in Rostov The authorities are keeping their promise not to hush up the crimes committed by federal forces against civilians in Chechnya during the period of “restoration of constitutional order” in the rebellious region. Yesterday, a trial similar to the high-profile case of Colonel Budanov began in the North Caucasus District Military Court. This time in the dock are internal troops lieutenants Evgeniy Khudyakov and Sergei Arakcheev.

The summer season will begin with an increase in the price of travel on suburban trains Moscow region authorities and railway workers have finally agreed to increase ticket prices on suburban electric trains. From April 1, the cost of travel within one railway zone (10 km) will increase from the current 3 rubles. 80 kop. up to 6 rub. First Deputy Regional Minister of Transport Andrei Kokurin announced this yesterday at a meeting of the government of the Moscow region.