Estonian special forces captured the Liberator Warrior The Estonian government at dawn yesterday began implementing its plan to dismantle the monument to the Soviet Soldier-Liberator in the center of Tallinn on Tõnismägi Square. Masked Estonian special forces forced out activists of public organizations who opposed the liquidation of the monument and the reburial of the remains of Soviet soldiers from the square and adjacent streets.

In the coming days, cold air will begin to invade the European territory of Russia, behind the cyclone passing through the north. The first on its path will be the northwestern regions, where on Friday, with a cold front, rain and gusty winds of up to 12--14 m/s are expected, during the day +9...+14оС. In the central region on Friday it is still warm, +15...+20оС, and rain is possible only in places.

The President ordered to toughen penalties for flaring associated petroleum gas The topic of utilization of associated petroleum gas, tens of billions of cubic meters of which are flared in Russia every year, is again in the center of attention of the authorities. For more than a year now, departments have been active in developing state policy measures in this area, but no official instructions from the government or initiatives from ministries have yet appeared.

Chelsea managed to beat Liverpool in the Champions League For the third time in four years, Chelsea are in the semi-finals of the Champions League. But now, after winning the home match over Liverpool - 1:0, the Blues have an excellent chance to finally reach the final of the tournament. And on the way to this goal, Mourinho’s team is ready to destroy traditions that are unpleasant for them. Chelsea have never managed to beat Liverpool in the Champions League.

CLUBS "Picasso's Children" , Cheese People . Bilingua , 21.00. “Kvartal” , Billy`s Band , “Bi-2” , “Umaturman” and Andrey Makarevich . "B2" , 23.00. Lisa Germano (USA). One of the most bohemian and democratic singers in America, who has worked with David Bowie, Iggy Pop, Sheryl Crow, U2, Simple Minds, Billy Joel and many other stars, will perform at the Club on Brestskaya , 22.00. Victoria Tolstaya (vocals, Sweden). The jazzwoman and great-great-granddaughter of Count Tolstoy is from Sweden.

Politicians and political scientists praised the president's latest message Vladimir KATRENKO, Vice Speaker of the State Duma, First Deputy Head of the United Russia faction: — I consider the most important and fundamental idea of ​​the message to be that in it the president paid special attention to the traditional, basic moral values ​​developed by the Russian people over thousands of years of their history.

The reduction of rural hospitals and doctors' salaries has become a threat to the population of the Far East Special courses “help yourself” or “learn to heal” were developed at the Khabarovsk Institute for Advanced Training of Doctors. This simple know-how is a desperate way to teach the local rural population to provide medical care to themselves in the face of a catastrophic shortage of professional doctors.

The President joined the pension reform Addressing the Federal Assembly yesterday, President Vladimir Putin proposed a way out of the pension crisis . According to the head of state, in order for pensioners not to live below the poverty line, it is necessary to stimulate voluntary pension provision. To do this, the Pension Fund will double the amount of funds contributed by citizens to non-state pension funds (NPF).

The Bank of Moscow fulfills the wishes of Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev The Bank of Moscow has almost fulfilled the wishes of First Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev regarding the national project “Affordable Housing” , for the first time in Russia offering a non-preferential rate on mortgage loans at the level of 7% per annum (Mr. Medvedev spoke about 6%). This became possible thanks to the introduction of lending in Swiss francs and Japanese yen.

Yushchenko's new decree escalated the confrontation A new round of crisis began in Ukraine yesterday, caused by President Viktor Yushchenko's decision to dissolve parliament and hold early elections . On Wednesday, the president corrected his decision made on April 2 and postponed parliamentary elections from May 27 to June 24. This maneuver caused a storm of indignation among deputies of the ruling coalition and the government .

Yesterday, Czech President Vaclav Klaus arrived in Moscow at the invitation of Russian President Vladimir Putin for a four-day official visit. He is accompanied by Minister of Finance Miroslav Kaluzek, Minister of Industry and Trade Marty Riman, and members of parliament. The agenda includes a discussion of a whole block of bilateral economic issues.

Georgia is unhappy with the receipt of Russian aid South Ossetia has again become a reason for the Georgian-Russian dispute. Tbilisi accused Moscow of uncoordinated financial investments in the unrecognized republic and threatened to withdraw from the 2000 intergovernmental agreement. This document provides for the participation of Russia and Georgia in the restoration of the national economy of the former autonomous region, destroyed by the armed conflict of 1989-1992.

Vladimir Putin delivered his last presidential address It is now impossible to imagine how Vladimir Putin’s last presidential message would have sounded if the world had not seen off the first president of Russia the day before. The death of Boris Yeltsin greatly changed the current political circumstances, and the reflection of a bygone era forced us to look at both today and tomorrow differently. He forced everyone, including Vladimir Putin.

Melnikov's house is again in a special risk zone The long-suffering house of the Russian avant-garde genius Konstantin Melnikov, built by him on Krivoarbatsky Lane for his family in 1927-1930, again needs protection.

The President unpacked the Fund for Future Generations The country's leadership has set a course for a new increase in budget spending in the pre-election year. This became clear after Vladimir Putin announced his next message to the Federal Assembly yesterday in the Kremlin . Moreover, the appetite is so serious that budget revenues will not be enough for the expenses announced by the president: part of the funds is expected to be withdrawn from the stabilization fund.