Judge Natalya Urlina was killed in Dolgoprudny In Dolgoprudny near Moscow yesterday morning, unknown criminals shot and killed federal judge of the local city court Natalya Urlina. According to the main version of the investigation, the assassination attempt is directly related to her work, and the regional prosecutor’s office immediately opened a criminal case under Art.

In the case of frozen conscripts, the last one was appointed The scandalous story of how several dozen conscripts were frozen last December, and one of them died, ended no less scandalously. At the investigation stage, Russian President Vladimir Putin promised the public that those responsible would be punished. The culprit has been found: the border guard colonel has been given a suspended sentence.

The liturgy of Gia Kancheli was performed for the first time in Moscow The Moscow premiere of the liturgy “Mourned by the Wind” by the world-famous author of music for dozens of films and performances, the composer of symphonic and chamber works favored by the European market, Gia Kancheli, began with a slight - in a bus style - scandal.

The 2004 Olympic fever took a short break. Preparations for the Games are almost complete, and if there is something that hasn’t been finalized yet, it still won’t be done in the last few days. The sports festival itself will begin only on August 13, but for now the athletes come to Athens, settle in and get used to the Greek climate and the Mediterranean rhythm of life.

Leonid Tyagachev announced that Russian Olympians will receive additional The bulk of Russian athletes are flying to Greece today, where the grand opening of the XXVIII Olympic Games will take place on August 13. Our Olympians left for Athens in high spirits. Yesterday, the President of the Russian Olympic Committee (ROC), Leonid Tyagachev, promised additional bonuses to all those Russian athletes who are lucky enough to win gold medals in Athens.

At Japan's Mihama nuclear power plant in Fukui Prefecture, 320 km west of Tokyo, four people were killed and 11 injured yesterday. Five wounded are in serious condition. The victims suffered serious burns and their lungs and respiratory tract were damaged. Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi called the incident "an unfortunate incident that requires a thorough investigation." According to Mr.

Ministries and departments practiced strategic planning On August 12, at its meeting, the government will consider the consolidated plan of ministries and departments for the coming years. Ministries are still just learning about strategic planning. And if something is wrong, their figures will be corrected by their “senior comrades”.

Forecast for the coming days The anticyclone, which brought truly warm weather to most of the European territory, collapsed. The cold atmospheric front, having passed through the northwestern region, will move south, and on Tuesday afternoon it will pass through the center of European Russia. By mid-week, cold from the north will lead to worsening weather in most of European Russia.

Kuchma successfully played on the emotions of the West Yesterday, Russian President Vladimir Putin congratulated his Ukrainian counterpart Leonid Kuchma on his 66th birthday. The event, it would seem, is not God knows what, but in light of the presidential elections in Ukraine on October 31, it takes on special significance. It is known that Moscow is betting on the current Ukrainian prime minister, 54-year-old Viktor Yanukovych, a candidate from the party in power and Kuchma’s man.

Veterinarians demand permission to use ketamine The ketamine scandal involving the use of narcotic drugs for anesthesia by veterinarians has continued. Today in the Zamoskvoretsky District Court of Moscow there will be a hearing in the case of veterinarian Alexander Duka, who is accused of illegally using ketamine, a drug for pain relief during short-term operations and painful instrumental interventions.

"Invasion" moved to the Volga The two-day marathon, which Nashe Radio has held annually for the past six years, has brought together about fifty domestic rock bands. The “Invasion” once began in Ramenskoye, near Moscow. Last year, the festival was held at Our Radio - after the Wings tragedy, the organizers feared terrorist attacks. Now the musicians and their fans had to move to the Tver region, to a village with the beautiful evangelical name Emmaus.

Fiscal officials are mastering fines for motorists and tractor drivers Car owners will soon face new fines. But not from the traffic police, but from the tax inspectorate. In Krasnoyarsk, Chelyabinsk, Sverdlovsk, Novosibirsk and other regions, tax authorities have already begun to collect fines and penalties from car owners for non-payment of transport tax. Moscow owners of “iron horses” are next in line.

FAS is looking for compromising evidence on Gazprom The Federal Antimonopoly Service has begun to fulfill the spring promises of its leader Igor Artemyev. In March, immediately after his appointment as comptroller of monopolies, he said that he would “strive to facilitate independent suppliers’ access to gas infrastructure.” Since then, no active steps have been taken in this direction.

Latvian court seeks status for Slivenko family The Senate of the Supreme Court of Latvia will decide today to resume the trial of Tatyana and Karina Slivenko, the wife and daughter of Soviet officer Nikolai Slivenko, expelled from the country in the late 1990s. In October, the Slivenkos won a victory over the Republic of Latvia in the European Court of Human Rights. The European Court found that the state violated their right to privacy.

Andrei Zvyagintsev's film "Return" won the FIPRESCI International Federation of Film Critics award, which named it the best foreign film of 2003. This was announced in the Californian city of Palm Springs, where the XV International Film Festival ended. In total, more than 200 films from more than 60 countries were brought to this film festival, which took place from January 8 to 19.