Russians will take food and cooks with them In Kashira, near Moscow, where a bridge brigade is stationed, fully staffed by contract soldiers, preparations are being completed for sending a Russian battalion to Lebanon. The press service of the rear services of the Armed Forces of the Ministry of Defense told Vremya Novostey that a separate bridge battalion of up to 400 people will be transferred to Lebanon to participate in restoration work.

70 years ago, the most successful cartridge factory in Russia was created One of the most failed branches of the Russian military-industrial complex is the cartridge industry. Only related ammunition fell below: in all hot spots they fired Soviet shells taken from warehouses, without thinking about reproduction. Today, out of six cartridge factories, four are still lying “on their sides”. And only two - Tula and Klimovsky Specialized (KSPZ) - rose.

Investigators are looking for clues to the explosion in Krasnogorsk in sewer wells In Krasnogorsk, near Moscow, emergency work continued all day yesterday at the site of a powerful explosion, which on the morning of September 16 completely destroyed the building of sewerage and pumping station (SPS) No. 1. As a result of the emergency, three people were killed and seven more were injured. Three of them remained in hospital in serious condition yesterday.

The day after tomorrow, Iran's Vice President and curator of its nuclear program, Gholam Reza Aghazadeh, will arrive in Moscow from the session of the IAEA General Conference in Vienna. One of his interlocutors will be the head of Rosatom, Sergei Kiriyenko. Today, Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez will speak at the UN General Assembly in New York. And yesterday Ahmadinejad visited Caracas, where he met with the same Chavez.

Oil prices have been falling all week The past week was marked by a fall in oil prices. Last Friday, quotes dropped to their lowest level in five months - Brent cost $62.24 per barrel in London. Since mid-summer, when the price of oil set a historical record amid the conflict over the Iranian nuclear program, the price of raw materials has fallen by almost 20%.

The new united left party begins to score points The inclusion of the Russian Party of Pensioners in the new alliance of “actual leftists” with the participation of the Party of Life and “Motherland” raised the rating of this alliance, so far tentatively called the “Union of Trust.” The core of the new party's electorate may be pensioners, voters over 60 years of age.

Today Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in New York to participate in the 61st session of the UN General Assembly. His speech in the forum discussion is expected on September 21 in the afternoon. Taking into account the number of speakers, speakers are given up to 15 minutes. The minister's New York program schedules bilateral and multilateral meetings for September 19-25.

Grigory Grabovoi began to “educate” his cellmates The Tagansky Court of Moscow yesterday refused to release from custody the notorious “magician, healer and teacher” Grigory Grabovoi, accused of fraud. The “Messiah,” famous for his promises to resurrect dead people, was arrested back in April of this year. A few days ago the case went to court. However, even before the start of the hearing, Mr.

Russians won the World Cup thanks to jumping The Russian women's track and field team won the World Cup for the second time in a row, which this year was held in Athens. The Russians scored 137 points, ahead of the European and American teams, which took second and third places, respectively. The winner among men was the team of the Old World, which last achieved such success a quarter of a century ago in Rome - 140 points.

Rosprirodnadzor will seek to continue the demolition of houses on the Istra reservoir The protracted conflict between residents of the village of Ekaterininskie Vali and bailiffs over buildings in the water protection zone of the Istrinsky reservoir, which sometimes turned into hand-to-hand combat and special operations using heavy construction equipment, can be considered settled.

The Hermitage discussed the problems of the art market “Museum and Art Market” was the name of the International Symposium on Contemporary Art, held in St. Petersburg from September 14 to 16. It was held by the State Hermitage with the participation of the PRO ARTE Institute, the Consulates General of Great Britain and the USA, the French Institute, with the support of Christie's.

The XV anniversary Open Film Festival of the CIS and Baltic countries began in Anapa on Sunday The opening ceremony of the festival, as always, took place in Anapa itself, in the building of the summer theater, where the public made its way with the same fervor as at the Madonna concert. However, those lucky ones who managed to get inside were not rewarded with anything other than a cold (due to the cold, not at all southern wind).

Foreign auto giants intend to engage in auto lending in Russia themselves Foreign automobile companies, impressed by the rapid growth of auto lending in Russia, are trying to expand their influence here by creating banking institutions. Yesterday it became known that the German concern BMW is going to open a bank in Russia. DaimlerChrysler, one of BMW's biggest competitors, has similar plans. In addition, in March of this year, Japanese Toyota announced its intention to create its own bank here.

CONCERTS "In the chamber genre." "Moscow Trio" consisting of: Vladimir Ivanov (violin), Mikhail Utkin (cello) and Alexander Bonduryansky (piano) - will play Trio for piano, violin and cello in C minor, Sonata for violin and piano, Sonata for cello and piano in D minor, as well as Trio for piano, violin and cello in E minor by Shostakovich. Small Hall of the Conservatory , 19.00. MOVIE "Perfumer. The story of a murderer" (France - Spain - Germany, 2006). Directed by Tom Tykwer.

The exchange began selling its shares The investment company Antanta Capital and Gazprombank became new shareholders of RTS. Yesterday they bought 1.5 and 0.5% of the shares of RTS OJSC put up for auction, respectively. For 2% of capital, the exchange received 22.5 million rubles. - much more than she expected. Thus, after the sale of another 8% of shares, the capitalization of RTS may increase 14 times.