During Thursday sitting of the Krasnokamensk court, which considers a complaint of Khodorkovsky`s lawyers for imposed penalty, witnesses supported innocence of "YUKOS" ex-head. This was announced by lawyer of Khodorkovsky Natalia Terekhova.
Office of Public Prosecutor regards terrorist action as main version of explosions, which took place in Vladikavkaz in the evening of February 2.
Experts of Serbsky Institute of forensic psychiatry, where assaulter at synagogue parishioners Alexander Koptsev was examined, didn`t agree with statement of Moscow prosecutor about mental health of the criminal.
The court has returned Oleg Sherbinsky guilty of traffic violation, which has led to death of Altai governor Mikhail Evdokimov. Sherbinsky was sentenced to 4 years of deprivation of liberty in colony-settlement.
A journalist and cameraman of First TV channel were beaten by people in police uniform at attempt to get into the hospital where the injured as a result of explosions in North Osetia were placed.
The head of North Osetia Teimuraz Mansurov intends to close all gambling institutions in the republic.
At 4.15 p.m. Moscow time Russian Trade System suspended all auctions on stock market (including market of "Gasprom" shares), classical market and term market FORTS.
The Russian Federation Ministry of Internal Affairs has suppressed the attempt to bring in a large lot of poached black caviar, informs the press-service of the department of economics safety attached to the Russian Federation Ministry of Internal Affairs.
Investigation of synagogue attack case has been finished and passed to the court, informs Moscow prosecutor-general Anatoly Zuyev.
On Thursday morning in Bolshaya Pereyaslavskaya street (central administrative district, metro station "Prospekt Mira") an administrative building has partially collapsed, informs the press-service of Russian Emergency Ministry of Moscow city.
40 tons of oil spilt in Kurgan oblast, informed press-service of local Emergency administration.
More than 5000 citizens remained without water supply as a result of breakdown in Vladivostok.
In the morning of February 2 Vladivostok administration of Interior Affairs was reported about explosive assembly in the building of Naval State University named after Nevelsky.
Russian citizen got serious injury today as a result of explosion of carbonic acid in Swedish port Ohus in the course of repair works on one of the merchant ships.
In Krasnodar region an avalanche has blocked the highway connecting Adler town with the resort Krasnaya Polyana. Reportedly, the avalanche descended on February 1, 2006 at about 2 a.m. Moscow time 25 km from Adler. Early in the morning road services started work on clearing the road. Casualties have not been reported.
Office of Military Prosecutor of Vladimir garrison instituted criminal proceedings according to article 236 of Russian Criminal Code ("violation of sanitary and epidemiological security rules")by fact of mass meningitis illness among servicemen in Moscow military district. All hospitalized soldiers served in Kovrov town of Vladimir oblast.
Volcano Karymski in Kamchatka throws out ashes to the height of 2.5 km. The ashy trace stretched for 13 km south-east from volcano. This was informed by Kamchatski research-methodic seismological group.
Mass investigation of Amur and its biological resources started on Wednesday in Habarovsk krai.
254 apartment houses with 9600 lodgers temporary stayed without heating as a result of pipe valve breakdown in boiler-house "Azino" in Kazan.
29 servicemen of Moscow military district were hospitalized on suspicion of meningitis.
Soldier Andrei Sychev, the victim of unregulated relationships in Chelyabinsk tank institute, will be transported to Mosow military hospital named after Burdenko as soon as state of his health improves.
5 million rubles have been hijacked from cash messengers in Moscow on Tuesday, informed the source in law machinery. According to his words, information about the robbery appeared at about 5 p.m. Moscow time. The personnel of one of Moscow private guarding agencies carried 5 million rubles.
70 tons of oil spilt to the ground and 1.2 tons - to the ice cover of the Medlinka river near Arikovo settlement (90 km north of Votkinsk town) during conducting of planned repair works at main oil pipeline "Kholmogory-Klin" with diameter of 1200 mm. This was informed by press-service of Russian Emergency Ministry.
Gas supply from Russia to Southern Osetia is to be resumed on Tuesday before the end of the day, director general of "Yugosetgas" Vladimir Bitiyev has announced.
State of maimed soldier Andrei Sychev is on the verge of death. Blood infection grows progressively worse. The situation could be prevented if young man was rendered medical treatment on time.